The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-05-21
THE LIE TONY TOLD.

had known Jacques de horoualles
at Fontainebleau years before the war,
and when he was brought into my little
field hospital amid the luxnriant vine
yards Of Marry sur Seine, only few
miles from the edge Of the great forest,
he recognized me at once. 1t was early
morning. Indeed the dawn had scarce
come, and the river below us was pearly
gray in the growing light, as rivers are
before sunrise
"L'Anglais, " he cried joyously, for
De Keroualles was u merry soul He
raised his blood stained hand i'll little
gay salute make no doubt he had
fought bravely and in n manner worthy
of the old blood in his veins He was wet
through and covered with dirt The
battle had taken place on the previous
afternoon, and the wounded were conse-
quently allowed to lie out on the fields
the whole night. lie petit jeune
homme, " he added, "wo meet again. y
Then he tainted, with the smile on
his lips. 1t is only in books that men
die different from what thoy have lived
| 1t did not take me long to look at this
gay youth's wound, cutting away his
/ English made linen, slicing the cloth of
his rough uniform of a private soldier
Of the Army of tho Seine-a mere band
of volunteers despite their grand name.
| knew o seminariste in it-not yet or
| dained priest-who fought bravely
/ through it, although he lacked tho
strength to hold his rifle straight with
out n support.
! | saw at once that the career of
| Jacques de Koroualles was nearly over.
Suddenly it all came back to me
Fontainebleau and the happy, careless,
reckless life in the old town where the
| very paving stones are saturated with
| history and worn by tho tread of hose
that made it Jacques de Keroualles;
Tony, vicomte do Muy, Raoul de Kol-
les, and half q dozen others-harum
scarum fellows who made life one long
laugh.
How often had we shouted the one
line chorus in the Rue do France as the
slow morning crept up the sky behind
the palace!
l. l rose from the wounded mans side
and went out to the veranda of the villa
converted into q temporary field hospi-
tai A cavalry officer in the gay blue
uniform Of his immortal regiment, with
n short, fur trimmed cape thrown care
lessly oack from tine shoulder, STOOD
modify looking down over the Vlne-
yards. he turned at the SOUND OF my
footsteps and shook hands gravely. |
looked hard at him. 1t was Tony do
Muy-a grizzled, hard faced soldier
weir he asked. lie looked into
my face sharply and made grlmace.
You need say nothing see from
your face.
lie threw away haif burnt cigarette
and resumed his attitude OF gloomy re-
Effectiveness had known him young
man few years earlier, and CHANGING
at HIM wondered whether looked as
middle aged as that
The devil take all womenF he sud
denly exclaimed with his absurd French
vlvacity and stamped his spurred heel
on the tessellated pavement. The
devil take all women, mon ami.
he VIII nave as many as ne can
manage " l suggested, for l was young
in those days, and the little wound
still carry had a smart IN 1t yet,
You remember my sister, Tony
said CURLY, and l nodded. We had all
been III love Win Mile dc Muy, ana
she mad managed IN some way 10 Keep
US all III hand at once she was fresh
from convent, where 1t seems these
httle arts must be acquired inc
'ootte that gave me my own hurt
was, by the way learned there so lar
as jacques de horoualies had been con-
cerhed' however, we had always known
that IL was serious matter
before the war; Tony dc Muy Went
on they were engaged linen jacques
joined the army What else could he
do' AS Tor me- nad always been IN
IT, as you Know IL Is Tor our country
anu '"oquos was ainons the hrs~ ~ Is
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iio WI hou an" iooAou iHVo 'ie uiii'
room whero the cots were ranged IN
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iooi I,
no InilAs 'na' sue mas hep' her
"oiu, no saiu, anu = "ohuefeu ~"
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nim' ,
anu
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eu VIZ %o.uH n.,
''a' '"ou' ionyI o"iiTu ou' 'no
ohoeiy 'oloo l,oni wi'nin; ~ was I'M
poSsioie W leaiiNo 'i"' theso were 'ne
ZONES Vi Tying man nave seeh TWO
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herouaiies smiled when he saw us side
ny sue lony 10 Muy towering ABOVE
me,
An ne cried' III Is ike OLD
uines'
MADE shiit TO smile put inc whlte
look was already about his lips wish
Ell that could get away
oee you iohy' ne sa'u' WIN a SUD
ueh chahee 10 gravity which mad al
ways poen characteristic OF him' ENG
,isn people ana tnere are Always rev
LIVING az fontalhepieau' thougnt De
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s W. oou wants me- What VIII you'
w nus. pe sa'isneu
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