Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-15

10 you IN compara-
son with Monsieur Emile. dear Chic
taane. said jules: -Sni, indeed he i a
paragon. And nov that my strength
has returned. and something Of my
own spirits. ] assure you 1 shall be Of
better service than you imagine"
Nay. dear Jules. have all possible
confidence in you. and 50 has ny un-
Gle he told me about your generous
ana heroic interference for the poor
OLD priest In Paris. 1 have been sad
because ! could not thfow Of the de-
preston the lack Of his cheerful en-
courAgement was likely enough 70 in
daee. and ] have been haunted with .
fear Of some danger Detailing hin- Re
- 80 thoroughly acquainted with the
forest. and 30 accurately informed Of
the revolutionary movements, his loss
20 as would be certain destruction"
II Nouid indeed be irrep4rabie.
am overwhelmed Hith gratitude and
admiration for him What . wonder
fal man he Is. No king could seem
half 20 grand 20 me"
And yon Enos not the half. / only
wonder that he has ever been one Of
the rexoluiiorists
Nay. that Il the least Of my won
derment With his talents. his varied
information. his heroic nature and
great heart. cannot blame him for
rising up against tbs oppression. for
tbs LAWS o. France we're horribly grind
Ing upon the under glasses: and that
such 40 he should be insnlted and down
trodden By . titled lgnoramas would
Indeed be shameful
yet ! am sure be Il troubled and
remoYHeful for the part be has taken.@
Yes. his sensitive nature Is shock
ed By the bloody issue o. events. HAD
such heroic. maEnaninous natures as
his held entire control. We should have
seen quite another form Of revolution.
There Is General Lafayette. knos
that he believed IN the overthrow OF
the throne. and the establishment Of
republic. similar 10 that Of his favorite
United States lie Is woefuiiy made
aware THAI he who touched the straw
with IRE eaano; hope 10 control the
flame"
And your sympsthics. Jules. you
have not told me which way they
turn - asked the girl.
Indeed. both ways. may say. ! do
not blame the people for declaring in
L favor Of equality. cannot bear 20 see
4 the nobility massacred. Al present
because Of this last sentiment ] am
/ hunted down like q wolf. and grieyous-
/ IL hated BY the peoples party. ] sup
pose therefore might be called an ar
/ istocrat-
You do not seem like one Of the
| people" observed Felicie. thoughifuily.
Il may rei,sraie the remark con-
corning you. chlotlide. l never saw
/ duchess or marchioness more thorough
1 ID ariatocrasic in appearance"
She blushed and answered hastily:
my associates have all been nobiy
born people"
II should know II. II In the same
| with your uncle. II all goes to prove
the much yaunied aristoerscy Of blood
IL ali moonshine. Educate one OF the
common people into the reAnements Of
wealth. and they are far nobier than
nobility. take them at their best.
FelIrie recalled some similar remark
OF her mothers and a sorrowfui ex-
preston came over her face. and she
sat long time in silence. her head
dropping on her arm.
Jules. perceiylng Il. FASTENED to find
an interesting book. and read aloud.
After which he playfully proposed he
should serve her TO a lunch, and to
divert her mind, assumed the manners
OF an Arab host. and actually brought
merry smile to her lips by his quaint
language. Ms he brought forward some
figs and dates from the generous store
Emile had taken from the chateau.
So passed the time, each endeavoring
TO add to the others cheerfulness and
divert the approach OF melancholy.
Every evening they went up TO the
higher room, carefully examined the Vi
cinity. and then In utter silence
stepped out to breathe the delicious
freshness OF the outer air. But as the
days wore on into weeks. apprehension
and anxiety seized either mind. though
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other.
They still practiced their little inno-
cent arts for diversion and entertain
ment, but the blank smile, the absent
look. revealed that their cheerfulness
was all pretense
They discovered, too, the watch In
the forest had been more closely en-
forced, for Jules had taken Emiles
place in the upper room and several
times heard the conversation OF the
men.
He came down one night and found
Fclicie weeping bitterly.
Dear, dear Chlotilde, take heart,
beseech YOU" cried he; do not despair
ali will yet be we'll"
she tried vaIniy to represe her grier
and then burst forth piteously.
emile ia gone; they have killed
him, my noble, generous friend - lost
Oh. am ali aione-all alone In this
cruel. pitiless world!"
Jules knelt down before her, ano