The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-28


u. gold and blue OF his Dragons uni
tssm and sven send fire flashing from
tAe heavy brass helmet he held in bis
iasA AZ Tor Mademoiselie Corinne. the
distress o. the Hotel Bcautrellilz. she sat
IL : Low chair drawn so FAR behind the
tnrfsia o. toe window that her pretty face
was al In tne shadow. nor could you dis
fiaE3,sh the color Of her robe nor the
Tat & lhe lace which hid her exquisltely
White neck. But It @as plain that she
vas yeFy serious. and the same might
aays been said of her old physician Anto-
RE who sat az 4 great writing table in
re esnter OF the apartment and dipped
Ais aaT gull pen into the ink-hOrn be-
faFs Aim With irritating regularity. Never
cnee Cd he look at the young officer nor
sss1 = remember the establishment which
waFi o. als bad Just created. And this
sss more surprising since that word had
fsif % the officers death.
Monsieur" he had said. ~ you go 10
TIE Chateau saint Manae tonight. you 60
70 ne honse Of man who is waiting
fe HI you"
T1e ehevsller spranE from his chair. and
standing moment with the crimson Hight
flashing w7en hfS young face. he appeared
HE ore about - resent savage insult
usea." cried be. do you forget that
ar gasug 70 tile house OF nay BROTHER
Il forget nothing" answered the old
Esa witaout looking up from his paper.
Should you Doubt my words. monsieur.
y y EASY 10 prove them by continuing
ye'r Journey immediately TO the chateau.
Be- THE proag viii ee with us-for your
seay vii lie IN the Marine before mid
rirAt"
~si4eat lis words well. bat so terrible
a.. 81
AL 10 Voice broke the silence IN the
music room. As FOR Eugene Sabstisr. he
mixht hsvs bean stricken dumb. Doubt.
oFfsa anger ;ear--ach % thess played
p7ea bis h0yiAh face ia tseir turn Say
iag TO himself AZ ere moment that
hs story was hideop> calumny.
n re aeNt be remembered the
naisA wrongs bs had suffered at
~ trotsers hand ard a voice whis-
ped IN b. ear. ''ths physician Is right"
ssf-lnolsslle Corinns watched her guest
fiih SAD EYES ard troubled mind. There
fas sornethlng beyond mere friendship Ia
: glance Ike that Had her thoughts
rra uttered aloud she would have said
owe him HAPPILY for her. the curtain
~ her face and TIE pretty flush which
a1@a ornament 70 e. When she spoke.
,a1Te vas scarce a ring % tenderness IN
ess veie~
Cugene~ she said. for they had been
eesirs0 together and no forrna lifies
seat between them. Eugene 40 not
t@ak that Antonio would lest witA you
such q moment. This IS no new thing
htnA lie has known your brother.
."in' Of hTlves. for twenty years I sert
II Ten tonight 20 save your iife--epsy
~ Forgetting everything but the
Fiaoe ana ire tusUre which tonight may
asng 90 yen"
ne Touag soldier. distracted by Q
HeeaTee thoughts turned upon her q
san feh OF affection. yet hardly fol-
toweG her wortis
Cesioa~ 3" c-ea 10. ~ know that my
sFAtasF hates rn--yet. that n. would kill
''oa N.ea. 7 cannot heliev. that"
NeTeytAeicss 20 chtrref ~ fhs old ply
sssAn. - Killed your brother Gilbert
n exclamation almost % resentment
sFeke from SauatIer.
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keAt year 5rother CGharr va. poi
aed ~ tee Count 81 Brives in TIRE
.ssa sain, Nande two years sso to-
"a" sTelsir'sa saSstisr. 'oca grant
al Eoa are uroug"
Aataaio . never vrcns" sal5 ccrtnns.
- u you ask him - vii tell yea
- 1@@F brother was pofsar 81 three
sSs after - became marshal @ me
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s hsa ap3lis3 Ssr but BAD sAi.s 70
- 0e sans SAY thRt yes. monsieur. "a
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S44s2>ls Deccss-ry. Eugene