Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-26
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4 THRILLING STORY OF THE
FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.
by MAURICE LEGRAND.
CHAPTER ri.

With what strength, what steadlness OF
mind,
He triumphs in the midst OF all his suffer
lngs, ADDISON.
$3.50 remain with the garrison, a
~ strange fancy, truly. And you
such Il tire-eater, Colonel Won |
Brandstein."
"You are doubtless surprised, Herr |
General, but my health isnot sufficient
ly restored to join the forces.'
'Well, doubtless you know your
own affairs best, you must please
yourself i
''And you will urge my request in
the proper quarter?
"Assuredly All the same, how
ever, think the best of the fighting is
over, and"
And you have no desire to sit
quietly at the gates of Paris until the
silly fools think fit to come out CT their
trap"
Exactly His Majesty will be
back soon, now; that, in itself, proves
the campaign is over
Your reasons for staying are adj
mirable, Colonel. l have nothing
more to say
The above conversation was taking
place at Colonel Brandstein's military
quarters, the day succeeding his inter-
view with Ninette.
The naughty Prussian officer had
been thoroughly fascinated by the
girls beauty and more by the piqu-
ancy of her manner, and the scorn
with which she treated his advances.
TO will and to have had SO long meant
one and the same thing for him, that
her GOODNESS and Indifference reused
in him an interest far deeper, a deter
mination more fierce than any woman
yet had been capable of inspiring. TO
this interest was now added jealousy.
He was sure she loved this man-this
French prisoner whom the fortunes of
war had delivered into his hands-so
sure of it that he had been content to
remain idle in the city while the fate
of his country still hung undecided in
the balance of events. So
sure of it, indeed, that his
| eyes flashed, and his heart
grew furious at the thought. He
had fancied this girl would be an easy
conquest, and now an array of difficult
ties faced him, all the more tantalizing
because of their strangeness and un-
familiarity.
"She shall be mine yet" he said to
himself, with stern and savage earnest
ness. And Leopold Won Brandstein
had never thus resolved without &C
complishing his purpose.
To him it seemed but a mere ques-
ton of time. Sooner or later the
bOugh must bend or break-the fruit
be plucked or fall, according to its
own tendency, according 10 its own
limits of patience.
She had allured, angered, incensed
him all in one, but he r(nolved none
the less to bear the sharpness of he,
scorn, the good of her irony, the spur
of her GOODNESS, for the sake of thai
allurement which was in itself sc
sweet and by difficulties grew more
tempting. His eyes had read the
hearts and natures of many women
they had never read one like this. IL
be pure in an atmosphere of vice, con
slant in the fire of temptation-these
were indeed virtues he had never ex
perienced, and which. though the,
won his reluctant admiration, never
altered the determination of his heart
And with thoughts like these burnin
in his breast no went TO the presenc,
! Of his rival.
$50! and that is the fellow-a hand
some brute! BONNER, bring that sol
der, Pierre Leroux, to me in tn
guardroom. The soldier gave tn
salute and departed on his errand
while the colonel-his inspection Q
the prisoners Over-sauntered ava,
from the barrick-yard, his face dark
his eyes wrathful.
Ere long his commands were Obeyed
! The man he had desired to Sc
stood before him calm, grave
I patient. On his face. no sur
. prise, in his eyes no question, thong
the summons was unexpected. TIL
= colonel glanced at the list of name
in his hand, then at the figure befOr
him.
"Pierre Leroux?" he questioned.
1.-The same, monsieur" was the ar
swer given in French.
II want a few words with you, y sal
. the colonel, in the same language
: "Bohmer, you may CO." The ma
d obeyed and left them together.
!. Leopold Won Brandstein darted
a quick look at the face before hin
y "You are not trained soldier?" h
. asked.
4 "NO, monsieur"
"A recruit, supposed"
II Joined of my own free will"
al "What were your reasonse"
Il was not aware that impertinez