Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-10-04

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Let me put him where he'll need
no help said rough looking fellow
springing forward with a bayonet in
his hand. 'Niye la Republique So,
cial"
But before he could strike the blow
his murderous heart dictated, the cir
had covered the body Of the young
officer with her own.
Coward !. she cried; 'to seek te
kill Il fallen man !
There WAS the sudden sound of {
horses hoofS, and an officer, on whose
breast glttered the star of the lie
gion of Honor, drew rein before tho
PROSTATE woman.
What does this mean? :? he cried
Put up your bayonet, man ; woulo
you strike a woman =
The girl sprang to her feet. 'HelF
me general she cried, passionately
God will forever bless you if you
give aid to me now. There lies ono
whose life is dcarer far to me than
my own. Protect him; let me re.
move him 10 a hospital where | car
nurse and care for him.
She looked so beautiful, 80 brave
as she stood there, her dark eyes wore
a look Of such passionate appeal, that
the general heart aoftened.
1T shall be as you desire, he said
I will act as your bodyguard, my
brave girl
Half an hour later the young off
Ger so miraculously saved lay in a
comfortable bed in the house Of kind
American, tanderly guarded and car
ed for by the dark-eyed girl who had
dared so much for his sake.
But it wa. many days before h,
knew anything of what WAS passing
around him; days in which he lay il
the valley Of the shadow of death
deaf to the tender words whispered
in his ear, blind to the anguish il
the face Of his sweet nurse, uncon
scious Of the tears which fell fast or
his face as she bent over him.
But the crisis was safely passed a
last. and the blue eyes opened once
more with II look of intelligence.
Where am ? the palid lips ask
ed, family.
With me, Hugo, answered the
nurse, bending over him, a world o
gladncss in her lustrous eyes.
lie smiled as if we'll content. TO,
weak to make further inquiry he wa
satisfied with the knowledge tha
Nictor!ne was near him.
1t was from the doctor that h,
learned how his life had been saved
and how unEaitering had been tn,
courage and care Of the girl he hac
thoughG never to see again when h,
left her in the desolate cabin in tn,
forest.
'Nictorine " he said, one day whcl
he was feeling almost Wei again, an,
was sitting by the window with hi
gentle nurse beside him. 4 haven
spoken to You yet Of what | owe you
| wanted to wait until | was strons
enough to talk with you about it
Tell me, why did you come to Paris!
Nictorine shuddered, and her chrel
paIed.
The night You left NE had ,
vision, she answered. i saw 70,
lying in the street, wounded ant
helpless. About you We're soldiers
removing the dead and dying. Sud
denly you raised your head, and ut
tured the single word Come Thel
all was blank about me. | saw nt
more. But | lost no time. knew
that heaven had sent a message, ant
that | must obey it. set ont on foot
for Paris, and reached there five
hours before | found you. | knew
from the first that my search would
not be in vain.
'Nictorine, I have . confession to
make. From the first hour | met you
| loved you, | think. Bnt between
us was gulf | feared to cross. | am
not plain Hugo Lascelles, | am a
marquis, the son of the Duke de Vii
lars, and my blood is among the eld-
est Of the land. | feared my fathers
should | mate with one
50 lowly as the daughter of a poor