The Irish standard., 1890-06-07
THETIRlsH STANDARD: 81 TURDAY - UNEI7.

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which he 50 not, and scorn the world'f
opinion for his sake. ''a
Il Nine. Chevreul was silent. For a
I moment her heart sank at the thought
i that Ninon loved this an-this bravo
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. She will make the
sacrifice to family pride and her fathers
authority, and what q sacrifice! But
Nine. Cheyreul 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 Nine. Chevreu]
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 $50
ciety' 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
barksof the natives. To these children
of the forest she seemed being almost
divine. She talked to them in their
own language, ministered to their sick
and wounded, especially to the children;
spoke words of Christian hope to the
toil-worn and neglected mothers and
won from their love and gratitude a
title which, in their soft, expressive
language, signifed the Daughter of the
Great Spirit, for she was Of their own
race pure-blooded princess of a
noble line. Not many of the loungers
on the promenade suspected that the
vail which shrouded her from their
curious chances concealed the features
of an aborigine, but Nine. Chevreul had
been attracted by the sweet, resigned
expression in those fathomless dark
eyes, and succeeded in winning her con
fdence.
To-day the scene on the river was un
usually lively; several transports laden
with troops and military stores had ar
rived from Quebec and were being un-
loaded; the soldiers glad to be relieved
from confinement, singing as they
marched to their quarters with their
knapsacks on their shoulders-heroes
every one of them, lured on to glory by
! the hope OF one day wearing the ohev
rons of sergeant; for in those days the
epauiets of an officer could only be worn
| by one who could boast noble descent
of three hundred years
!, Nine Chevreul and the Indian
! princess walked along the river-path,
almost unconscious of the stirring
scene, the French lady pouring into
the ear of her friend the story of Mile.
Destain's. unfortunate engagement to
! Lemourier, his cowardly attack on De
Barzac on the night previous, and her
anxious desire to prevent an alliance
| which promised the most unhappy re-
Suits She listened with grave atten
ton.
''Your plan Is then to place M. De
| Barzac before your niece in such COM
| parison with his rival that her heart
| will revolt against the sacrifice. But
reflect. There may be another danger.
| De Barzac may not respond to her love
| because he does not know that her at
| tention has been drawn 20 him. For
! men are not observant of the signs of
woman's partiality if she tries to con-
ceal it. Besides, you know Lemourier's
desperate and INSCRIPTIONS character
object of hatred by other means than
that of the duel"
GLOW shall I proceed, then?' asked
Nine. Chevreul, anxiously.
s.Your policy will be simply that OF
| delay. Throw obstacles in the way OF
| the marriage. Doubtless Lemourie,
will soon be ordered to join in the ap-
| preaching campaign, and the fortune OF
war may relieve you of your anxiety"
s'Ah, here comes De Barzac,'' ex-
claimed Nine. Chevreul, as the young
man approached.
"Haye you seen Montcalm?' she asked,
eagerly.
II have, Madame; he questioned me
about the affair of last night. Perhaps
you heard rumor?"
s'We know it all by heart. We were
| speaking about it-Mrs. Vernon and /.
ssThe General was most kind. Thanks
to the provost marshal, he knows the
facts. He dismissed me with the hope
that would soon be fit for active serv-
ice."
s:And Lemourier?''
Received reprimand--and gave his
parole of honor to abstain from duelling
for six months"
"Was that all?"
s'Ah, madame, you know the cam
paign is at hand, and Lemourier is too
valuable a soldier to be spared from
service"
.sAnd you? You are an invalid"
"Until the trumpet sounds, said the
young man, gayly.
ssBut see! They are landing some pris-
oners.''
A crowd of Indians on the river bank
were gazing with savage eagerness at q