Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-18
ICE BOUN D.
By w. cLARK RussRIL
Author of "Tae Wreck Of the Grosvenos" I"
"Jacks Courfship,1 .sMy Watch Be-
Iop, The Lady Nasd Ito
(ooNrinuuD.l
CHAPTER XIV.
THE FRENcHMAN DIES.

however, III i expected my FrenchmAn
TO sit very long silent, he soon undeceiyed
me by beginning TO COMPLAIN IN nj. tremu-
lous, aged voice OF his weakness and aching
limbs.
"'Tis the terrible cold that bos ssYocted
me,n said he, while his head nodded nerv.
ously. IL feel the rheumatism In every
bone. There is no weakness like the rheu.
matte, have heard. and It's true tits truei
1t may Law me along-yes, by the virgin. 'tis
rheumatisin-whate elser' Here he was inter
rupted by a long lit Of coughing, and when
It was ended he turned to address me again.
but looked at the bulkhead on NV right "a n
his vision could not fix me- "But my capers
are not over" he cried, setting up his rick
ETY., shrill throat; mo, no! Vive ramourl
Vive la joiel The sun is coming; the sun Is
the fountain of life; ay, mon brave, there
arc some shakes in these stout legs yetln He
shook his head with fine air Of cunning
and knowingness, grinning very oddly; and
then falling grave with "A startling sudden
ness, he began to dribble out piratical love
story he had once before favored me with.
describing the charms of the woman with a
horrid leer, his head nodding with the nerv-
Gus affection Of age all the time while he
looked blindly i'm my direction-a hideous
and yet pitiful objecti
but he talked with many breaks for breath.
and not very coherently, as though the Office
OF his tongue was performed by habit rather
than memory, SO that he often went far
astray, and babbled into sentences that had
no reference to what had gone before, though
on the whole managed to collect what he
meant. was sure he had not power enough
OF vision to observe me in the dim reddish
Light OF the cook room, and this being SO he
could not know was present-more particu-
iariy as he could not hear me; yet lie persisted
IN MS poor babble, which was behavior In
MN that, more than even tho matter OF ms
speech, persuaded me OF his iinbecllity.
ne made no reference TO our situation,
ana in solemn truth believe his memory
Ie.nlhed no more .hah iew odds ana ENDS
,,,,y =, ,no .'n 'eoiy vi MS ile-hAe pits oi .ar-
=: .t' ,.. oIu I"s'y ou,.on vi wv iyhs
III the oottom Q. DARK chest that mas long
been emptied OF the clothes 1t once held.
puI my cohdition hlade such heavy de-
In1nus upon my tnoughts that had very
Inueh less a1'ei,'ioh 10 give 10 TINS surprising
Pneno'nehoh oi seniity than its uncommon
merits ueSei'eu ~ mas puzzled every mem-
oer VI .he iacuity .nat nave mentioned IL
'n' suPPosi'ioh oeing tnat, given tne case
vi suspehueu aililna.ioh' tnere Is no waste,
anu .ne person would quit MS stupor with
'ue same po"ers anu aspect as ne possessed
"nen ne eii'e,eu IT, though IL iasted a thou-
"a. Sano yea,s. but granting tnere Is no waste,
time Is always present, waiting 10 settle ac-
M "nen ..e sieepeI Nus us heao' mere
ay ~ aii ai',liel,i ihterVai, curing wnicn
49, n;A4, ,.' in ~. y. 'noW as my PiraVe uiu-pu'
Jau PSI p ~ ia ss'u. W yeu's s severeu OH suu-
han. al ,,;,y, '.iH .s anA 1oee suLeiincuhi-
se..,.. a.. WIN 'uo Neisne conies 'ne .rahs-
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,,S =. 'ue mar ,e,ous .ning, VIII hoio
e,,, anu inaiI.ai, "hiie nave preath III my pody
~. :.
:....; nm saophiig 10 oiiihsen-sometihes
s;f.; S,ns as II greatly diverted sometimes
;.pS .i's ueh'oiihg hahu 10 heip ms ghostiy
aud m . nt an equaily ghostly dump SHOW
",,u ".n. vi oeek, sa'ishet ,hat ne was 700
~ s,,sai,,,,, " "" lio anu neuuie WIN II,
,,;n,.s" .as. y. M.isoia'eu oy ms iong
.he to,,a:. e'' uP "i'nou' 'uiiiohng on
TL;. -.
s,aoti,,o L. n' WIN me an oiu per
- ,'ai'; 10 lau ho'iceu III 'he cheso ih
nai ;''S.,,,. nu .st III mhich were the hauti.
,a~,o,ad :. -. -, .n'u's anu Paieis-anu
~ ,,,as ,,eau ae Z, .no soasI ci tne isia,ai ou'
ara naarI,, IL sss' iu unu iounu coulu man
Tbora ,ras M asa "i.n .ie hakeu eye.
that there yaS n Sansih,a a;r,iy,t; 2 @ oy
hIoryins, 80 tba ,si,.s . u,,'nuI,oh III .ne
5ecrsasa in tha hai,h. % as a.. = @ e'honuins %n
stratched in q cansidorohta 81 n 49, 10
hand the shin and ahoad 90 ~. n ~. er.aer ator
frotbad fraeIv over - al tho,s -, sn. 49,.
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7 80. 80 III a., ioei 81. neaNny N. Wy lhem;
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49,, .Hat y. .tI .I anu no.eeu WIN satis,ac
.hi,,nna - .t's poulins Vi 'ne see naa
os a. loast tnn. en Tni. 'nom - " .ne uep.h
hone that tho raStiass a.. ,o''ia 30 ,no W
rsaI ~ ieast and ,,n, h"r in.o .oa'u sap " iel
easily ,onncbaJ hr tbo h,a,,' 20 posvuo ~ 70
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