Thomas County cat., 1890-10-23
CHAPTER VII.
wOMAN'S TACTICS

vost marshal contented himself with a
reprimand Of the two officers, secretly
resolving, however, TO lay the matter
before the Commander-in-Chief. But
with view to prevent renewal Of the
quarrel, requested Do Barzac to &C.
company him as Tar - the officers
quarters.
The character Of Lemouriep was SO
we'll known that the marshal had no
doubt that he was the chief offender,
and De Barzac, whom he questioned,
confirmed his opinion, while he vas
careful to omit the name of Mile. De-
stain. In the marshal's mind, there
fore, the occurrence resolved itself into
drunken freak on the part Of Le-
INQUIRER, which it was his duty to re-
port The next morning, therefore, he
war arrested and marched to Mont
calm's quarters, while De Barzac re-
ceived polite note requesting his at
tendance. at the same place. Rumors Of
the affair, however, were not wanting,
nor were they long in reaching the ears
of Nine. Chevreul and her niece.
THE coward! the assassln!" ex-
claimed the former, 10 draw his sword
upon wounded man! and oh! how de-
lighted am to know my young hero
defeated him! how brave he is! Like
the Chevalier Bayar1, without fear and
without reproachr'
Dear aunt, you forget that am be-
trothed to Colonel Lemourier. Doubt
less he was under the influence Of wine
and may have been provoked"
"Ninon," exclaimed the elder lady,
sit is your pride that prompts you 70
excuse this bandit He is your fancee,
and therefore he must be purged of his
erimes-the stains Of drunkenness and
cowardice erased from his name-that
the world may believe him to be, what
he is not, man of honor!"
1T is your partislity for NJ. De Bar
Eac that warps your Judgment. he may
be all that you say-but what is that 70
me? am bound, chained, perhaps you
will say, to Lemourier; not by love or
choice, but the command Of my family.
If he is brave and honorable l will be
proud Of him. If he is not, what then?
His wife must believe that he L. that
which he is not, and scorn tho worlds
opinion for his sake"
Nine. Chevreul was silent. For .
moment her heart sank ct the thought
thst Ninon loved this man-this bravoi
But no; there was NO indication of ten.
derness in look or tone. Then came the
second thought But she will marry
him all the same. Sho will make the
sacrifice to family pride and her fathers
authority, and what sacrifice! But
Nine. Chevreul was proud herself
proud Of her name, her ancestry, like .
grand dame of France, and, above all,
proud of her husband. Therefore she
sympathized with the young girl. her
sisters child, and recalling the military
aphorism that when fortress can not
be taken by assault, it must be under
mined, she resolved to tax her woman's
wit for the inception of some scheme to
prevent the marriage of Ninon and
Lemourier.
Among the friends Of Mme. Chevreul
was lady, the widow of an English of
fcer, and for some years a resident of
Montreal. So quiet and unobtrusive in
her habits, she attracted little atten-
ton among the crowd of officials and
their families, who constituted the 80
eiety" of the embryo city, although her
stately figure was daily to be met in
the hospital and ON the river bank,
which was usually lined with the
barks of the natives. To these children
OF the forest she seemed being almost
divine. She talked 70 them in their
own language, ministered to their sick
and wounded, especially 70 the children;
spoke words of Christian hope to the
to1l-worn and neglected mothers and
won from their love and gratitude a
title which. in their soft, expressive
language, signiied The Daughter of the
Great Spirit. for ske vas Of their own
race-s pure-bloodeA princess Of
nome nne. NUt many q sue guunxrn
on the promenade suspected that the
vail which khrouded her from their
curious glances concealed the features
OF An abofigine. but Nine. Chevreul had
been attracted By the sweet resiened
expression In tAooo fa&Aomlens aark
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