The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24

bewildered air, and asked, In extreme s's'"''N
"Where am II Who are your ~,
As he glanced around the room, bis eyes ie,,
upon Bella. He uttered q cry OF JOY "N"
called:
!. .Isabell IsabelI' .,o.,ess
Then, as if restored to perfect conseiousnesss
at that moment, be seemed to De sne yri,b his
hands, he exclaimed: f,tbar
"Yes, yes..,I !, know 1 know'-my poor '"'n9''
There was so much of agony in the tone o,
bis voice, that Bella trembled with pity anu
when she saw his tears flowing, sne couiu w
longer control herself, but che wept WIN hini;
The physician turned to the iatnhy' "nN
said ,ot;ent
should not be- excited in any manner Desioes'
I must dress his wounds. Let Aunt Sla:S 5 H |
main to aid me. BE- of good heart; he Is de-
oidedly better" . , o,osad |
They left the room, ana 0fo 0"f s0
"if this man be Bosacq," said Joseph,
thoughtfnlly. "we must ackno ledge 'nA' A0
, has not the appearance of an assassin.
",The yaprant of the strand must have mis-
informed you, Joseph" observed Father sGoIH. i
the stranger grieves as tnGugI no danger.
What association of ideas could exist between
! that and a combat of q party oil shussioi'
with qenddrmes ~ ..
at the contest" ,, :. ~
+ But" objected the young girl, " he is con
= ftiruallg g-ealling upon his sister her naHe n .s
. isabel. When he imagines himself to be
> a"aaking to her, there is a tenderness in his
voice which would tonch a heart ,Ga OF ~ sLone
n That man an assassin,-it Is lmpossi ote
Indeed" said Joseph, g. 1t Is scarceiy pro
bable that Bosacq should have sister aiGing
V bis band cannot fnd clue to the ahItr
n His speech would seein TO Indicate toaU no ""'
D from Western Flanders A.;
"a Bat he speaks French also. When we DIS, :,
\, | covered him we thought hs was trenc 1nlan.
{. He ia French my caId," said the old man ;
n "his accent proves him to be from Dnnklrk.
i. am certain that he is a native OK ffench
Flanders" o,-;,,, ,,o,
u if ia his voice we hear. Probable no Is inform
in ing the doctor who he is but the tone is 80
n low we cannot make out " hat he says .,
a. For a long time the mnrmuT OF Velces IN tne
~ adjoining room Ioacbed their ears the physi,
ey clan was apparently iuterrogating the "ounoeu
at man, W hose replies were intercepIeu oy sous
ct Deeply moved by curiosity whlcn aros'
from tender compassion, they awaited lmpa
in tientIy the doctors return.
,ss As soon as he entered he took his het ant
cane, as if eager to leave Immediately:
Ter "Unhappy young man" he SAID. MS 10
sad history. How strange, in the designs o
he Providence, THAI such crueties should pe Foi
ter mitted! He will recover; but quiet Is aost
,ns lutely necessary for him to-day DO not, ther'
fore, disturb him uselessly: have not un N
laa now to impart to you what l know OF tt
wounded man. Ann5 Clara will tell you al
he She is woman of good sense, and has a "ar
,ia heart Follow my directions. will call aga
and to- morrow. Unless something unforeseen
curs we may hope for his recovery"
pht, AS the doctor left the house, Aunt Cla
, he entered the room. Tears were Id ner eyes, a.
Iike abe was making the greatest etfort TO cohti
,ier | her emotion. Bella and Joseph ran1t9 me
aw her, overw whelmng her with questlons'
# of old woman was silent for a moment then,
if she had gained courage, she SAID, as
:; he seated herself near the table;
the MAKE no noise. Snouiu nae h :. ~ Tpf'
,ino cause YOU to weep, let him not near IL.
his You kno" VINO ne 40 ~
taus was lis it really Bosacq ~ demanded Joseph
""' "Bosaco, indeed! You will find that sta
| HOh he falAe.
oS = he A nobleman /" they all exclaimed, with
thinking OF lowering their voices
aDar "Yes; and more than that, be has ne
not harmed any one in his life. On the contrs
come he is the innocent victim OF the eVen'S
~ which France is now agitated: M,
+ the "AhW said the young girl, sighing' ="
tone. happy this makes mel
Hush Bellal he will hear you"
uDo "He ia then rich Z" continued Joseph.
Poor "Richp repeated Aunt Clara; he lives
vonr. chateau between Bergues and Donkirk"
1--WE must give information to his pare
daed that they may send for him." .
'ninc Hush, Joseph; you always talk foolish
ginS "But sister, relate what you have olsco
z the ed" interrupted the olo man es nS
.radu- shall never Kho" eho oiAoU' -
~ for case"
gular, "" "Father 10 fien'' "0uo" Ao'
: will tell you, if Joseph will stop talk
man Iisten att entively, for l must speak in v
nyste. per. AS l mentioned, this young gentle
lives in q chateau near Bergues. Ills hai
plers Edmund de Mival."
I'm the "Edmund de Milval-what pretty ma
ny up, saio belia. pouo1;st Hawai- acc
of conspiring against the Government, an
al man rested. AS they were engaged in searoh1n
ersons, other consPl!aIoEs ~ Sn htSI of tho viI
lty re- imprisoned nlm III W: Suo W III a-a to he hro
before the tribunal. Mad from excessive
/, they and excited 10 frenzy ny vaI SGS srasoIv
y were mother aho slsIer, ~ uo NJ ~ f.tbar a,
eep. make an atGemPC W fIoou 500 LIS .ona I,aas
asked with hun TO flanoers. Alu1p ,T OS oopeod
iberatipg his father. They travelled to'
,ou be- the frontier with all possible speed, il
darkness of the night and rough 6y,I
knows But they were pursueo Ny dat,aa nen ~ fr'
me. Ko fleet horses. JusI as Cney tI EI;sb A
,en the rejoicing in their escape they were sua 4
,aco !" surrounded and cut to pieces. Young
'owered fell, wounded in the head. He saw his pu
looked take his tather prisoner Huu iSTo 80 ~ of