Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-23

sty.pDess oUt into the garden. Lyanging
across the sOft turf. be 5000 came ~
% Lance. who Wa ssan9lng beside .
noSer bed, where the opea white low-
egS Of the fobaoeo plant mace The
nigh heavy with ihesg fragrance
Something eneryafipg about that
perfume / always think BE- said. tn
his Hight, airy way, - b. s.o0d Al
I1anee's side
sDo yea think so2 ! like Il. said
the lad. BREEZY IL vas not very fond
Of his fathers friend. Rene. Count de
Mar9ae, and he often answered hln
Sith considerable brusqaeness
we do not often like the same
things, do We, dear boyge sald ths
count, sith caressing tntonation 81
the voice which tendea TO irritate
LeDceiot. Bur you are like your
mother IN thar way your father and
i always agreed your mother aid |
never
Lance turn ID On him sharply. But
he Seemes 70 restrain himself on SEC
ond thought, he turned away, folded
bis arms and said nothing
lyon were going 10 say said Rene,
~did yo0 know nay mother will
answer your question which you ala
mot Ask did know your mother
knew her well, she waa ore Of the
loveiiest WON Of her time | con-
slider her very handsome STILL
"What2" said Lance in tones 81
thunder Bnt again he tried 10 re-
strain himself Excuse me. ! 1id not
mean % gay that get my iniorma-
uon about family affairs from my
father.
~Quite right ! admire your feeling.
dear boy. said the count, gliby But
an a matter u fat, ! have a little
statement n make from your father
himself The colonel IA man OF
action, not Of words. ! am essentially
( -aan Of words and ahominate action.
Therefore It falls naturally to my lot
thai should toll you the story Of the
coioneI'a early life"
lance was pale with anger n do
MOI wish to know what BIZ does not
tell me himself" he said
80
hand on I.ances arm and the grip was
of steel Don't be- a fool he said
In a grave quiet way. which produced
an uawonted impression on him be-
ransc Il differed 70 widely from hii
usual methods Of speech You must
hear this story sooner Or later and
your father shrinks from The pain Of
telling Il to you himself"
DO You mean that he has deputed
yCn 10 do ~"
Precisely So
There was little silence. The
snunt tried 70 see hts companions fare,
but II MAS sedulously turned away
And when Lancelot spoke IL was with
the decision and the frmness Of a
m'ts no longer with the petulance OF a
hslfgroNn boy
viii listen. Il ms father desires
Az There III 4 aeat here sif down ana
Aeii ms the story hut II Il contains
a word against either 81 my parents
sahA refuse 10 hear It from other
lips man hls own
or from hers suggested Rene.
pfii,
no Yoa mean y say that she she"
'Tfat shr ~ aiiye9 Certainly shp
r. Irving H London ID ihis rlameW
uniier her maiden name She n known
ar Nine Zafertai"
sie could not understand fance's
ejaculation Of establishment
Sae' Mime Zarorai'
you know Tito uarte said Reue.
corning toward hm With interest as
aiey seated themselves IN IT, garden
bench 10 which lancelot had led the
~ay Yoa haze not seen her surely?
nave seard tbe name mat is all 70
@1id ace stolidy fle Was no, 70.
ang fe say whom nr where 1ut NJ
.1r nbefed kecn, and sgilly tbe
Tac, maj hts father had 4ent 4 tele-
gran 10 Nine Zayertai from Dover
On hts aeaYa ia England
almost wonder Mt fAH said tife
souBt crossing his legs ard takug his
Cigarette case out Of his pocket viii
yen smoke No think Il cigarette
tnteh enable YOU rs hedg my story
3A'&f. tAfEktf{HNiuNAtt}N4 IA 10 q NAfi'Nli
ching either 20 tell or 10 listen 10 q
rather tragic tale without being ma
duly proposed on one side OF the
other
II sou arc going % tell me- anything
shai oHehi N h,ar saId the ad
ruther nereeh wln ynu - ~ KIND
~ q ~ o. sour point
Rene laughed quietly to himself
What You mean he said softly is
That Saa cannot Imagine why I should
maW anything TO toll yoH al All. OF
Wlia fia should alheIsi between your
naillu atheg ANA mt4eIf speak out
Sour Hslti4h iruukne-e mind tel
e inekHess not insaieafe does not
s5Hea No / have been Your fathers
ltrand si0ee we were lads 81 your age
together We met for The aest slime
shen Wis amusing myself al PARTS
and Your father waA studying Franch
Il preparation for thp stun corps ~
piip u wears " separation We renar
friends sill y Il IS remarkable