The Yale expositor., 1895-03-15
CHAPTER VI.
In the Chateau.

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CHAPTER vi.
In the Chateau.
As she bent over him his eyes
opened. and with a 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 gamezeeper, who was
among their number, looked down
with savage scowl into the Germans
face.
ut is the butchering rogue who
killed your dog, Mademoiselle Blanche!"
he said between his set teeth. $50
back to the house, and leave him
to u.s."
"No, no." cried Blanche. at was
not he; it was the other. Doctor
Huet, you will protect him9"
"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 are
wanted"
lis he much hurt?" asked Blanche,
anxiously.
"His arm is broken, and he has
| some flesh wounds. | have done all |
can. Houzel, / 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"
'He is one of the two officers / saw
the other night, and he spoke to me
very kindly. am so sorry for him!
Do you think that he will die?"
DEP of course not. These Uhlans
take a deal of killing. Besides. one
does not die of a shot in the arm,
AMI his flesh wounds are slight. With
watching and 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.
.'Do you hear that, Huet? Some
thing is going to happen down yon.
der. We must hasten"
Very WE'LL" said Huet. II will
see this fellow placed in some sort OF
shelter, and then will follow you"
Meantime, Blanche had been under
going 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: IL
should be sorry il any evil came to
you; over there in Germany 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, Godl
if it had been her own dear father
who was lying thus, helpless, sur.
rounded by strangers! Such a thing
might have been-might still be-and
then-She turned to the men, who
were moving past her with their bur.
den.
Garry him into the chateau" she
cried.
ITO the chateau, mademoiselle!"
repeated Houzel, savagely.
"My lady, are you mad?" said
Hubert, pluclring 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 off, 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.