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two useless shots ran 70 him and pr0pped
his back against the oak tree, and whilst the
stranger gave MIN brandy Lawrence examin.
ed him to see where he was hurt. The beau
tiful new boots were laid open with great
cleanness In two places at the ankles, and
the sOles We're scored across and across Us II
by chiSel. Tue face Of the fat gentleman
was exceedingly pale, aud his head olled on
his shoulder in quite an alarming manner,
whilst his hands lay loose in the snow.
| Others who We're within distance 10 hear
the cries came hurrying up one by one, and
! the fat gentleman recovered Consciousness.
| When he saw the dead boar he made a move
ment to get away from it.
He is dead, said one, and everybody be-
! gan to pour questions on the fat man as to
how it had all happened.
He ran like the wind" said the rescued
sportsman, sObbing. Il wounded him with
the second shot, and he attacked me. /
threw my gun at him and climbed"
Somebody had given him a small metal
cup unscrewed from the top of hunting
flask, and he sat holding this in one hand,
with brandy trickling from it TO the snow,
and his face, which was mustached and
whiskered in the most warlike fashion, was
pdlc WIFI ltIIOT anu excitement.
"WhO shot him?' chOrused half a-dOzen
voices.
The rescued did not know; but the man
who had missed indicated Lawrence. Then
the fat man, rising, fell upon the young En-
glishman ere he was aware, and threw both
arms about his neck and Rugged him. And
being forgetful in his manly emotion of the
little cup he held, he poured what remained
OF its contents between Lawrence's neck
and the collar Of his flannel shirt, greatly to
the rescuer's discomfort. When Lawrence
(who was rather more scandaIized in his in
most soul by the fat gentleman's embraces
than he would have felt at being publicly
Rugged BY a LADY, had escaped the grateful
fat man followed him, and insisted on shak-
ing hands many times, to his great embar-
rassment.
The spot on which the stirring event just
narrated had transpired CHANGED to be the
rallying-place of the sporting forces, and
hither came all the traqueurs and the sports
men, and, gathering round the group already
formed, listened to the thrilling story Of the
rescue. In the pauses of his narrative the
fat man looked about for Lawrence with in
tent, In the feTvOr of his gratitude, to en-
brace him anew; but the young man, taking
two or three Of the heaters with him, had
gone to look after quarry number one, who
was presently hauled up hill and laid side
by side with his brother.
When he saw the two great creatures ~
ing there, the successful sportsman felt
thrill of pride, though he endeavOred to con-
ceal his pleasure in proper English fashion.
In his heart he eXulted in the adventure,
though the thanks and congratulations were
naturally little difficult to endure.
By and by, the rescued sportsman, break |
ing through the crowd re-apprOached his |
preserver. Lawrence, smiling somewhat |
awkwardly, extended both hands to hold |
him off, but discovered that, for the present, |
the fat gentleman was merely offering bis |
card. Having accepted it, and rendered his |
own in exchange, he was amazed to find |
himself reading Monsieur lie Baron de |
ROze, Chateau Beauregard, Colgny."
Il thought" he said little clumsily, that
had meet the Baron de ROzs last night at |
MOntcOurtois."
my brother" said the fat man, without
doubt. Are you parent" he demanded in
English, Ito one Monsieur Lawrence, who
was RENTER near MOntcourtois?'
81 am his grandson" answered Lawrence;
and again the fat man fell upon him and
rugged him in the sight of all.
81 loved him. he CRIED as Lawrence
struggled to release himself, like the sloe
If my eye. He was dearest of nv friends.
Il Is in his grandson | find the preserver Of
ny life"
He set forth in rapid French and with
passionate gestures this new element of rO-
nance in the history. and everybody was
Ouched. Even the traqueurs We're moved;
md in the new access of emotion all the
Gentlemen of the chase produced their hunt
ng-iasks, and everybody took nips with
else in a general enthusiasm.
81 go to join my brother tonight" said
he old gentleman to Lawrence. II was on
ny way 10 him when ! met my friend De
Sruycker at Luxembourg yesterday, and he
ersuaded me to join the chase for to-day.
ly brothers house is mine; and neither he
or / will permit that my preSprver shall
tay elsewhere. You shall come with me
his evening
Il am staying" said Lawrence, making a
eeble struggle against his own wishes, "at
he little hotel at Montcourtoi-; and all my
are there"
DE Bruycker snail send man for them
his minute" said the old gentleman. Law
ence still made a feeble resistance but the
,rateful, friendly old man would have no
lay, and at length he yielded.
He would meet that delightful girl again.
lie blushed when he thought of this, because
lie felt he had been taking a most unwar-
antable liberty with the young lady when
ven the hands of dream had drawn her
.olden head to his bosom. He blushed again
when he thought how certain the old gentle
nan was to make hero Of him, for the
cry simple and easy performance Of the
morning. But, taking the thing altogether,
e was delightfully."- fluttered by it, and on
he half-dozen beats that followed he forgot
he game, and stood enrapt in the snow,
linking Of nothing but Olivia, until it be-
an to dawn upon him with sort Of sweet
hame that he was falling in love with her.
The new Baron de ROze insisted on stick
ng to the hunt until the close of the day,
tut insisted also on the cOmpanionship Of
he Garde. There was but little more sport;
nd at nightfall he and Lawrence set out
ogether, bearing their trophies with them.
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