Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-10
l know not what it meaneth,
fl,l,n4 7 ON, eo cod 4a.daxy.
But a song Of the times departed
VIII not from nv brain away.'

''You are constantly humming that 'Ad
dia. Do you know it, Natalie mines'
Whercat, Natalie infected by her flow o.
spirits, laughed and said;
''tIoW absurd it all is is 1t nots And
after all. what foolish creatures we are"
Lydia, not comprehending this irrelevant
remark at first, stared; then, remembering
the eccentricities of her friend, ventured
the equally irrelevant and non-committal
statement that:
THE whole sum and substance of the
matter is, rs Solomon says: Fear God and
-ahem ~ add, obey your husband, when
you get one.n
Laughing heartily, they could not have
told why, both dashed away, two magnifi.
cent specimens Of womanhood, noble
hearted girls, fearless, frank and true
The all-observant Fairfax had noted, eau.
tiously, one other fact-that the stone
by which Natalie had mounted lay directly
against the huge trunk Of an enormous
willow-trce.
Oxford was now all eagerness to return
to the village Immediately
''Wait,u said Fairfax, putting out his
hand to restrain him and looking steadily III
the direction whence the girls had first ap.
peared.
ltlt,N Ten minutes dlA-
fax silent and thoughtful, revolving some
scheme or other in his brain, but observant
all the time; Dick, too, quiet, but chiefly
from curiosity.
A carriage was heard approaching. II
contained the lovers, Catharine and Dimitri,
who seemed more oblivious than ever to the
surrounding world. There horse was,
clearly, the only one of the party who had
his wits about him. Being sagacious and
docile beast, with vision of oats in the dis
lance, he was directing himself homeward
with energetic steps
After they had passed out of sight, Fair.
fax then motioned to his friend to follow
him. Going over to the stone from which
Natalie had mounted, the pair sat down.
'.As told YOU began Fairfax, II leave
tonight for Havre, or for Paris, via St.
Malo; and want you to leave tomorrow
night at the same hour-both of us ostens;-
bly not 10 return. You will tell landlord
Baudray that you are going to Paris UNDER
stand? | shall inform him, that am going
to take a steamer to America. tomorrow.
/ want TO create 4 firm impression that we
have gone cleared out, vamosed the
ranch, and are hundreds of miles away
from this place
Now continued he, "as to your occu-
patton while here, my boy; first of all, let
me retail to you several important items Of
interest have noticed that twice already
the Princess has ceased sketching just be-
fore sunset that the servants follow az
some distance behind; that she dismounts,
waters that black charger and mounts fror.
this stone on which we are now sitting, ana
that year friend, Lydia, has been with hel
but once"
IL, oil. "a tv,,
press his listener, my boy, | must ask you
to take observations in my place, tomorrow
If they all agree with mine I shall take il
for granted that they indicate regular oc
currence of what have just told you. More
especially-do you hear, friend.-am ] anx
ions to learn whether Lydia will be with hel
again. | must pOsitigelg learn that. You
get these points,
do said Richard.
Now, can that valet Of yours keep a Sc
crot."
The rack wouldn't extract it from him,
If he makes up his mind to do so.
"Will he falter; or have any qualms of
conscience about taking part in hazardous
sch me!'
Hell do whatever l tell him"
every well, | want his assistance, too, in
this matter. ] want you both to pack up;
say farewell; go to st. Malo; buy your
tickets tc P lris-being exceedingly cautious
to keep in the background, and, on no &C
coaItf, make known your names send al
your baggage through TO that city; bat get
off-both Of you--at Dol viii arrive a few
4 moments later We will then hold con
sultation together Do you get the dear
Il do, replied the attentive and very
much puzzled Oxford.
sWill you act accordingly!p
Il will"
VERY well, then, let's join hands on it
/ Meanwhile | must ask you to wait longer
before | admit you to my secret"
Il see and acquiesce, meeky said Dick
Upon which they got into the buggy and
silently drove home to the inn, each one
occupied with his own peculiar thoughts.