Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27
SJ.ENETT YEETS
.rRoK OF THE HONOUR or sA'
Copyright 1897 BY Longman', Green. Co.
CHAPTER 7

-r. with an impatient sweep OF MS
scattered the little spotted cubes
.+1e floor Of the deserted and half
t hut. wherein we were beguiling
rarness OF our picket duty before
rs-, with q shake Of our elbows
few fagons Of wine. captured
~ Monsieur the King Of Navarro, as
our folly. called him STILL
.v DAYS before we had cut out
r which the Bearnais was send
ITO the bcleaguered town. Some
good things the convoy bore
s their way TO the outpOsJs; and
night / speak OF We had made
lay with our goblets that it was
swarm of bees buzzed in my
.r AS for De Gomeron. he was in
r case. and his sun-tanned face
uE a purple red with anger
....- .s and the strength OF the
h 90 which combined 70
ham usually sinister look
.t.. -u and lowering features. In
..- v. we- each of us in a condition
..- any mischief; hot with wine
..s --e fire of dve-and-twenty years,
-.+-. Gamer-u suuenly drunk. a re-
-.-.-.f fury Wondering in his eyes.
o.r.T been playing by the light Of
.- -a. and as thee flame of it
ss.-t-s end fro in the wind, which
-... .r r--r ecked through a wide
s. vau Of the hut, where the
..-..-a -r chung 90 a bent and
.......- .-..tsa shadow Of de GomerCn
che Nr behind him moved its huge
..a-.. rn-1s.y. although the man
,-..s s.- silent and stin, and there
-a word spoken between us. Hid
. ana distorted. this phantom on
,rs r-u may have been the soul Of de
cameron. stolen out Of the mans body
md now lowering behind him, instinct
with evil. and this couceit OF mine be-
rn 20 appear q reality, when / turned
nv glance at the stu figure Of my
,-mnan,5a. showing no sign Of life. ex-
cent I'm the sombre glitter of the eyes
that razed al me s,ea3iy.
knew little Of dc G0meron. except
that ne was Of the Camorgue. and had
allowed the fortunes Of GAumale from
from Argues to- Ivry. from Ivry TO the
Fy,ei the Low Countries, and that he
t.rr % commission from the duke as
c.p-afr i'm his guards. He carried a
r. before his name. but none of us
,.rH saw whore his lands lay. or OF
what family l- came; and it was
s.raFrv suspected that he was one
ot-l. weeds tossed mp by the storms
9th. times from the deep where they
shout. have ---ed for ever. There
ser. many srch as he. canaille who had
rs.a from -haucks. but none who bore
fs Ganr1s reputation for intrepid
ouea and p.alesS cruelty, and even
Oh. hardened veterans Of Velasco
srra w.tll8var tones when they told
o-hs lsarsa. the sack of Dourleus and
to pfage IF Ham. OF our personal
relations i enough 20 say that we
hated each other. and would have
crossed swords ere now but for the iron
discipline maintained by de Rone-a
discipline The boQuet Of which 1 had
already scented having escaped 10y
r skin " my teeth after with de
Ca-o- who rod on my toe at the
Generals Leyee. and was run through
I'll. Ills a- sunrise the next morning,
hearth. rard elms. hard by the Red
1,u ODD the left bank of the Serre.
Up q, -.a time this occurred l had
been attached to de Rone's stan, with
ra or twelve other young gentlemen
who's. pgtlsreo's were as long as their
ssr.s. but after the accident to de
Gnr.-- foot slipped and l thrust
,t.-ftr,l -,,,o,, 7 was sem with the
...--..~. ,, r..or and then banisbed
81. -t. o--,o... 4bfplsirp myself lucky
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