Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-02
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his late majesty, Henry the Fourth,
| remember-than whom no drawer
lnan wore sword, who loved danger, in
deed, for its own sake. and courted it as
mistress, could never sleep on the
night before an action. l have heard
him say himself that it was so before
the fight of Argues. Croisette partooll
of this nature, too, being high-strung
and apt to be easily over-wrought. but
never until the necessity for eXertion
had passed away; while Marie and /.
though not a whit stouter at pinch,
were slower to feel and less easy to
move-more Germanic, in fact.
name this here partly lest it should
be thought after what l have just told
Of Croisette that there was anything
OF the woman about him-save the ten
derness: and partly to show that we
acted at this crisis each after his man
ner. While Crosette turned pale and
trembled. and hid his eyes, | stood
! dazed, looking from the desolate house
to the face stiffening in the sunshine.
and back again; wondering, though
had seen scores Of dead faces since day
break, and a plenitude of suffering in
all dreadful shapes, how Providence
could let this happen to us. 10 us. In
his instincts man is as selfish as any
animal that lives.
| saw nothing indeed Of the dead face
and dead house after the first convinc-
ing glance. | saw instead with hot, hot
eyes the old castle at home. the green
fields about the brook. and the gray
hills rising from them; and the terrace,
and Kit coming TO meet us, Kit with
face and parted lips and avid eyes that
questioned us! And we with no COM
fort to give her. no love to bring back to
1 her.
/ a faint noise behind as of sign
creaking in the wind, reused me from
this most painful reverie. turned
round. not quickly or in surprise or
fear. Rather in the same dull wonder
i The upper part of the booksellers door
was ajar. 1t was that | had heard
opened. An old woman was peering out
at us.
! AS our eyes met, she made a slight
/ movement to close the door again. But
/ | did not stir, and seeming to be reas-
surred by second glance. she nodded
to me in a stealthy fashion. | drew
step nearer, iistlessly. psf! psf.
/ she whispered Her wrinllled old face
/ which was like Normandy apple long
kept. was soft with pity as she looked at
/ Croisette. "Pst."
Welt" said, mechanically.
/ us he taken2" she muttered
/ "Who tal<en2" asked stupidity.
She nodded towards the forsaken
/ s4gsa L.,
i who lodged there? All. sirs," she con
tinued. ''he looked gay and handsome
/ if you'll believe ne. rs he came from the
kings court yester even! AS bonnv
4 siaht in his satin coat. and his ribbons.
as my eyes ever saw. And TO think that
they should be hunting aIm like q rat
/ to-day!"
The woman's words were few and
simple But what change they made
! in my uorldi Tow my heart awoke
from its stupcr. and leagt Up with
new joy and "a newborn hope. *Dia
/ he Get AWAY R" 1 ceied eagerly "Dli
! BE escape mother tAen"
"Ay that he did, She replied, qnjof-
! ly "That poor fellow Eoaa ia IL
quiet enough now, Sod forgive hlm
heresy. say i.-EeFt Tire door mani
ly while this ecntIeman set ga Tie fa
ana ran rieht 300a tiie street an d.
+ tops 81 The houses s1ita 1hen firing
hootiar ut hiin; for a tae NoEa
if he haa Seen Il squirrel aad f'hv
pack II boys WITH stones
-ard he escaped
'l-caHaat SHE answered faoE iot
tr efeelur Her ola beau s. lCubs