Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-22
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A THRILLING STORY OF THE
FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.
by MAURICE LEGRASD.
CHAPTER /.

UHND so Ninctte marrics tC-mor-
True enough And fair wife.
and good one, too, she will make. "
You may think so. Mere Mivcrt;
to my mind it seems that Eighty,
giddy girl, always thinking OF her own
wax-doll face and the dress for her
next dance, and the new kirtle for the
village feast, is not by any means the
best wife for Woodworking man like
Pierre Leroux."
"You arc very harsh on tho young
thing, Rose Michel. She is so fair
and sweet, and so dainty in all her
ways, the wonder is that she is not 9
thousand times moro vain with all the
tlattery she has received since ever
she could run through the village
alone"
"Shc's como OF bad stock, and
will bring no luck to any honest mans
house." muttcred brown-faced Nor
man peasant women who stood gossip
ing in tho market place with her
neighbors this fair summer morning.
| SAY. ay, true enough" exclaimed u
| fresh looking cOuntry-woman, joining
in the conversation with alacrity. Il
re member her mother; the girl is just
like her. She was beautiful If you
like-handsomer far than even Ninette
will be. They came of a good family,
and were very proud. The girl had q
craze for the stage-she ran AWAY TO
Pan IS"
"Yes, yes, we know all that
chimcd in tho market-woman.
l. "Ah, we'll, she came back, you re-
member, so changed; all her beauty
faded, all her gay bright eyes gone.
And then the child was born.
nursed her. Dear heart, how she
wept over the babe! 1t was so like iii
father, sho said. And the pretty tales
she told it, of how he would come t.
see it, and what it must do, and how
it must look-she was such a Chile
herself; and then time wont on and h
never came. and she pinned and faded
and ew pale and SO thin ono woul'
not have known her for the same."
land he?" asked tho gossips.
..IIe OF course, never came. Sh
! died with his name on her lips. /
life thrown away for u mans sake
All, we'll, it i common enough.
..Do you believe sho was married?
II saw her wedding-ring. She a
wsys sad he married her; but in tina
great vile city it would DO SO easy
deceive, and then--hc never came.'
ale has never been near the chill
eitherp"
0 ..No; and tho grandmother is SO oil
: now, and the girl SO fair. All! it is
t good thing for all that she will mari
9 soon, and have one SO loving ar
. steady rs Pierre Leroux to look aft
|. uer."
a ut is to be hoped Pierre Lero,
= won't find it moro than he can mana!
to do that" said The sour visaged Ro
Michel.
;. "True," echoed the others; "sho
u so gay and Eighty. A pity ono so W.
,, TODD as Pierre did not choose IL stea'
= we'll ordered maiden to keep his hOu
" and study his welfare. Ninette W
l. want everything and give nothing"
?. "you have all daughters mo
suitable for Pierre Lcroux tn
tho girl he has chosen.
It not so?" laughed the cheerful-fac
ID country woman who had spoken
ns fore. "A pity that no could not /
,e it as plainly as you do" and taught
IN and nodding to the knot OF mark
49, women. she passed on with her basil
poised on her head.
"Hush! hero comes Ninette h
Ok self."
The gossiping tongues ceased.
score OF curious eyes turned tow,
! tho street, up which girl was &C
On ing-a girl with a face and fig
rk whose swelling curves and delic
OF outlines were shown to perfect adva
.rs age by the pretty Norman costu'
he She came gaily up to tho group. n
he ding to ono, laughing TO anotf
chatting to all In her free. girl