Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-01-17
CHAPTER vi.
In the Chateau.

A6 Suo UeuJ oNoF ulu ul6 Dyes
opened, and with q faint smile he
recognized her. As she drew back
nervously, the crowd surrounding her
uttered an angry murmur; fists were
clinched, arms brandished, and angry
looks leveled at the wounded man.
Houzel, the gamekeeper. who was
among their number, looked down
with q savage scowl into the Germans
face.
"It is the butchering rogue who
killed your dog, ,Mademoiselle Blancher'
he said between his set teeth. go
back to the house, and leave him
to u.s."
'No, mol" cried Blanche. at was
not he; it was the other. Doctor
Huet, you will protect himp"
"Stand back, all of you'll" said the
doctor, in tone of command. 1.-The
lady is right; he is prisoner OF war.
and shall be protected. Then,
turning to Blanche, he added, 1.-The
fellow must take his chance. There
is fighting down yonder, and we ara
wanted"
.Is he much hurt?" asked Blanche,
anxiously.
"His arm is broken, and he has
some fesh-wounds. have done all
can. Houzel, l leave him to you.
Get him into one of the outhouses; it
is bad for him to be out here in the
cold air."
"Stay!' cried Blanche. "Oh.
Doctor Huet, II know him!"
"Know him, mademoisellep"
aau se 1f
the other night, and he spoke to me
very kindly. am SO sorry for him!
Do you think that he will diep"
Diep of course not. These Uhlans
take deal of killing. Besides, one
does not die of shot in the arm,
and his flesh wounds are slight. With
watching and a little careful nursing
he would be right enough. But
corbleu! in times like these he must
take his chance. After all, it is the
fortune of war;"
Here the rapid roll of the drum was
heard in the distance. The young
officer came up quickly.
edo you hear that, Huetp Some
thing is going to happen down yon-
der. We must hasten"
| V0fy WChs odlu 11uob. IL Will
see this fellow placed in some sort of
shelter, and then will follow you."
Meantime, Blanche had been UNDER
going a strong internal struggle.
Divided between her pity for the
wounded man and her dread of him
as one of the invaders of her country,
she knew not what to say or do. Then
she remembered her fathers gentle
warning, SO full of Christian charity
and sympathy, and illustrated so ten
derly by the very words OF the man
who lay wounded before her: al
should be sorry If any evil came to
you; over there in Germany I have a
dear sister Of my own"
With full heart and dim eyes, she
looked again at the unfortunate Off
Ger. He lay in the same position,
with his eyes fixed on her. All, Godi
If it had been her own dear father
who was lying thus, helpless, sur
rounded by strangers! Such thing
might have been-might still be-and
then-She turned to the men, who
were moving past her with their bur-
den.
"Carry him into the chateau!" she
cried.
ITO the chateau, mademoiselle!"
repeated Houzel, savagely.
''My lady. are you madp" said
Hubert, plucking at her sleeve-"a
monstrous German!"
"Silence. Hubert! and help them to
bear him in. Doctor Huet, you know
my dear father. Even now, some-
where afar of, he may be
in trouble-wounded perchance, and
prisoner, with no loving daughter
near to watch and tend him. For his
sake I'll shelter this poor gentleman. /"
TO BE CONTINUED.