The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-12

simple Every sRsual stranger can ssil
round ana Iuund me, and stare int my
galley windowS!~ But he was only
half displeased. This little bout had
warmed him after all, and he felt the
sanguine current Of hope and active
thought running through his brain like
mill-race in the spring sunlight. He
hal escaped the dreaded good fortune
that had threatened him with imme-
diate Punishment. and he had begun
to find his bargain with Camilla even
more profitable than he could have
ventured to expect when he made 1t.
It was not until close upon 8 O'Clock
that Camilla returned. However. when
she did come, she came alone, and that
was consolation worth waiting for.
She Joined Dick in the morning-room
downstairs, and settled herself by the
fire with perfect ease Of manner. He
felt that his confidence might forsakc
him IL he waited, and after he had re-
piled to her inquiries he took q plunge
at once.
Are you really Irish, and not French
at air. he asked
Irish by BIRTH - she replied: '.Frenc,
by breeding and adoption. o. It Is no
secret" she went On, with, smile, az
DICK hesftated to press the inquiry:
and would gladly tell you all about
1t It thought 1t could interest you;
but your sympathies lie, as told you,
IN another direction altogether
Everything interests me that COT
Germs you! burst out Dick IT am
longing to hear more.''
ut is true that the more T tell you,
the more completely you will acknow!-
edge me to be In the right" she, replied,
and that consideration would tempt a
woman to even greater imprudences
than this"
She laughed and looked him, frankly
In the face. He felt that this was not
an opportunity for sentiment. and
caught gratefully at the camaraderfe
she offered him instead.
Good" he said. smiling. back; at her;
then I will abandon my sympathies
and own you to be right;:and IT. shall be
simply story that you tell me, If you
will"
Eyes; but shall claim one from you
In return. And now listen. was
born" she began; Gin the year 1896, in
the county Of Tipperary. My mother
died when was but few weeks old.
My father. Anthony Donoghue of Castle
Carol. was wrongfuily suspected of
being concerned In Wolfe Tones con-
spfracy, and when the rebellion, broke
out in ~ the Orangemen' were upon
him nike tigers: He. took me-a child Of
less than a year-upon the saddle, in
front Of him and roder for his life.
HE succeeded. after many narrow es-
capes. in reaching Bantry Bay. where
number OF patriots. under FITZGERALD
ana OConnor were met tu,receive Gem
Hoche' and the French, troops which he
was bringing over at their invitation.
My father, who had previously held
eIoof, was now tempted to join them
for the sake OF revenge.
He sent me over TO France lin: charge
OF deserter's wife, to,whom tie,was al
SO obliged to- entrust the realized part
Of his fortune and the Jewels. which you
have sometimes seen me, wearing. She
proved worthy Of his confidence, and
when he came to, Paris after the, final
collapse Of the. rebellion he found both
his daughter and his. diamonds. safe Ii,
Z.
to whose protection I had been cons
mended by letter from Hociie.
All! said Napoleon, when, my. faith
er went to thank him.. here comes Meta
bus In search OF his little Camilla, Z:
appears that there is q story In, Virgil
OF warrior pursued by his enemies,
and encountered by the burden of am III
FAINT daughter named Camilla Stopped
in his fight by rapid stream; he binds
the child to his spear, and with a,prayer
to Diana hurts her across. and himself
swfms the food, to. find her safe and
sound upon the farther siile In graft
tude he vows her to the lifelong SER
vice Of the goddess who has answered
his prayer. It was to- this adventure
then-whtch our own so much resembsed
that Napoleon was referring.
''My father, who had an THE, wit OF
his race, took up the allusion at once
From this moment he said, she shall
be called Camilla, and dedicate her t.
the great protector who has saved U.S.
Napoleon was pleased with the read.
mess Of the reply, and took him into
high favor. He afterward gave him g
high command in the Irish brigade. and
heaped him with rewards. He. remem.
bered me. too. and after my fathers
death he married me to M. de Montaut
a gentleman Of an ancient and wealth,
house. and entirely devoted to the EN-.
peror, in whose service he met an honor.
able death in 1914. was but Is then
and I have been an exile ever since
for neither my brother-fn-law nor have
stopped to make our peace with the
Bourbons.
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