Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-26

Cred meters further away the sentineIs
were Posted who guarded the camp. The
rest Of the soldiers slept. drank or
L.andci their uniforms.
Ne DreraCnt. vino vas not in the least
slc2,'r. 10; IL al II tho humor for view
~ lie Country &ld reGretful of the
o,....,...s q re lille music teacher, was
Gt,4ueIly v-e;.ry, lot 10 soy bored. by the
sltU&;i-u.
"E.&y cars, ;Lcn:" cried Leroy pres
emily. 9 ..t;lc su.-. tern, With turned up
lose, ''W!.>f d you So. LecGudey. to
i,;:r,e Of CT: 80
I'd PLAY il minute" sid LecauGcy.
l." i;al.tcucrt 0! ;he troop, but never
W.. r.0r4'J ;hc ricy!'
"..nI !ou, Ne Llluont?" appealing TO
HI c" ,,2i..
"ill -. no win I'm with YOU" he re-
sn -!Gci. l:41 ;-!r2&dy tic "brusher," as
: -c- called TIC orderly vino UGite1 on tie
L.c-s. ...,. cr2nc, oac Of the camp trunks
;,4G va, iuat IL it, { -?t: IS searching for tae
60 - - i.iu2, ct the Thousand and
o..c U.y-u.; lat soldiers know h0r to
cr..tA ...-J IL sMG!--. space. Tive III.
G.cy i:t~r = .ssc.l--o list lit gotA Ceai &c
be desired in tlt way of comfort and ade-
Gu"t" Light W., i:rIari3g to begin be-
tween Louis nIi his friend upon the top
of the trunk Iuw closed and serving US Il
gaming tahie
You'd Il crcG. deal better talk" cried
Lcc3ud"y cnrppaininrlv and stooning to
pick upa roll oi sonnet hing that had fallen
from he trunk aS the 'brusher" had re.
placed the contents, its deviliSh slow
kicking my heels whilas you tS'o amuse
y"urs Ives BOUNDS" he added his eye
all-hting uI"n the package in his hand;
there's d tr,.-it ; paper"
And the ;.amc-wl.at snail it be-" de
maudcd Ee Ercmoni, cutting for deal.
''Ecarte. of cots"sr; il goes quicker"
Are you ready" cried LecaUdey, IN
folding the si.c"t: ven wouldn't talk to
me. sol revenge myself by reading TO
you Political BE!irtin-Paris. April 90:
The Gazette de France refuses -
"Oh. enough. enough, Lecaudeyl" cried
Louis; throw it i'll the lire. man: stop
the stuff"
"Will you stop your playing. then?
viii you talk 10 me-
No, | Won't" replied De Fremont:
''voIa, my RESPONSE turn up the ace
of spades"
'-rcl"scs. Lecaudev began again.
Mercy mercy l.ecaudeyl added De
Fremont 'sldversary; pitch it away. that
internal PAGER give us L rest from poll
ties AID ti;iincel"
Don't listen to himl" said the captain.
Think of the camel Attention to the
turn up. ace of s'adcsi'
But tine news of Paris. the letters
from Italy. follow the 'informations.'
turn al tie news in the province. official
appointments. the hunt, the balls -
''s'ac.ie;If trom time To time Groaned
the little subuitcrn, bat it's long. that
Journal"
Nevertheless the reading went on. and
with ii the gfi'mblng-'Ihey had come
to struggle with the Chachou!a, and not
with Lcraudey and his divers facts
Again it was De Eremont's play. and
again he turned the ace of spades To
you, my readers, the card speaks volumes;
to him it said-n0tningi Love. you see,
goes so quicklyl
"Chrouce of the court" read Lecaudey;
legal AFFAIRS" but, like love, the longest
paper has its end. the lieutenant had
come at last To fatalities. to marriages. to
deaths.
"Etienne Godefrey. aged a3. Rue de
Courceles.
'Aline Bernier. 50. Rue Saint Honore."
jean LySart, ct Get. ct Get, the play
erS meal"Eie continuing To manipulate
the cards
Ace of spades" called Louis for the
third time, making the turn up.
"Lucienne d'Arcueii." concluded Le-
caudey. widow. 25 years. Rue Saint
Ger
De Fremont started to his feet.
what Gid You say. LecaudeyT' said he
"Lucieune d'ArcUCIl, mon ami; | was
finishing up the list OF deaths!''
Lucienne d'Arcueil Dead, Widowedl
and that card, that exc of spades, once so
benetcent, today 50 accursed! and which
returned anew at he naIae-is if called
at the name of his forgotten love!
But would LuCicnne be dead if he
Louis. her lover, had called her as it had
been arranged he should do? This was
the question the captain asked himself as
he stood there, his eyes fixed upon tho ace
of spades that he had seized in his hand
All ut once shot broke the silence of
the night.
"To arms! To arms" cried the voices
of the sentinels. followed by rafting
volley
'To arms" repeated the captain; ito"
- the words Cied iii his throat; he had
not time even TO draw his sword a bail
had struck him III the heart: he fell, the
fatal card riddled between his fingers
lie had not called Lucienue d'Arcueil to
the rendezvous of love. but she. widowed
and dead, had called him,-Translated
from the French for The New York Mer-
curry by Z. c. Waggcaer