Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-11

her silence. IL is your duty 10 report 70
Gen. Montcalm, to have the negro ar
rested, and every house in town searched
for the young lady. Believe me, she
will be found; but not amid these
ruins"
There is life and hope in your words,
my friend" exclaimed De Barzac, grasp
ing his hand.
Major Chevreul thought the arrange
ment plausible, but resolved neverthe-
less 70 have the ruins searched to re-
move all doubt.
Mrs. Vernon, who was one of the first
to offer sympathy and service, insisted
on Nine. Chevreul sharing her house
during the absence of her husband, to
the great relief of the latter.
When Montcalm was informed of the
events of the night he ordered the ar
rest Of the negro, and search of all the
houses, as suggested by Major Chevreul
He also sent for Marden and thanked
him for his share in the rescue of De
Barzac from the assassins.
mot for this only. Mr.. Marden," said
the brave Frenchman, ''but for many
acts of kindness to her children has
France to thank you, and in her name l
restore to you your parole and your lib
erty; you are Internationally free"
He unbuckled the sword which he
wore. Accept" he said, this souvenir
| from the representative of King Louis
Should We meet again in peace or war,
the wearer of this sword may claim the
friendship of Montcalm."
| inpse
to be found, and the search of
the houses also proved futile; but
the shadow OF despair fell upon the
friends of Mile. Destain when the
workmen who were engaged in clear
ing the ruins discovered under the floor
of the drawing-room oharred and
blaeksned human skeleton. Then hope
retired, leaving in its place an implaca-
BILE desire for vengeance in the heart of
one at least of the three men who gased
with tear-dimmed eyes upon the sacred
relies.
Then the rappel sounded; the regi-
ment formed on the esplanade, and
amid enthusiastic cries of ''Vive la
Frances" "vive Montcalmr' embarked
for the expedition against 0swego.
The work of clearing the ruins hav-
/ ing ceased at the moment that the fear
fnl discovery occurred, Ariel, impelled
by some motive which he did not dis
close commenced a search amid the
ashes on the spot where the relics lay,
which resulted in the discovery Of two
or three objects which no carefully pre-
served and then turned his steps in the
| - n \
in the afternoon, accompanied by that
| lady, he visited some of the Indian fam
| lilies on the shore.
1t was decided among her friends that
it would be prudent to conceal from
Nine. Chevreul the result of the sear,h
in the ruins, and to let her cling to the
hope of some day rescuing her niece
| from the hands of her prosecutor. Her
! family pride, however, was fully aroused,
and her Indignation at tho insult offered
to lady of the French noblesse almost
overcame her grief.
"But You will admit that my pre-
monitions were not without founda-
tion?" she said to Mrs. Vernon;
"Ah, those mysterious warnings!
why are they sent if not to help us to
parry the stroke which is about to fall?
And why should we be compelled to
bear the double curse OF apprehension
and reality?"
Mrs. Vernon was not logician,
and, although often perplexed by
such questions, she was ever ready
with an answer, often derived from the
royal Psalmist, or the deep and exhaust
less we'll of her own pure faith, and II
they did not quite convince, at least
| they gave some consolation to the muir
murer.
"You forget" she said softly, "that
our thoughts are not all from God, nor
does he send all the troubles which af-
| flict us. And think that these pre-
sentiments are tricks of the Evil One to
confound our faith and tempt us to
question the wisdom and justice of Him
who doeth all things we'll"
"Who will carry on the search for
Ninon?" asked Nine. Chevreul, after a
| pause, during which she crossed herself
and breathed an Ave Marie by way
of penance for the offences which her
| friend limited at. NOW that my hus-
band and De Barzac are removed, who
will search for her? Who will rescue
her from that bandit?'
81 do not think that her life is in
danger" replied Mrs. Vernon; land we
have friends who are bold and true and
more than match for Lemourier in
courage and address. Therefore fear
nothing, hope everything"
Marden, oppressed by the horror Of
the late catastrophe, his friends grief
and his sudden departure, scarcely real
lied the fact of his own liberation from
captivity and the prospect Of rcjoin-
ing his compatriots, as he paced the
room which he had occupied with De
Barzac. impatiently awaiting the arrival
OF Ariel.
'Well, thou art come at lastr' he ex-
claimed as the boy entered the room.
What hast thou doneP Are the prepar-
atoms made? Are"
He paused abruptly, struck by the
eager. triumphant expression of the
boys face.