Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-31
CHAPTER XXVI.

1ty. lcleleS a yard long hung TO the
caves, and the snow lay unmelted for
days together on the roofs. More often
than not we were without wood for our
fire, and when we had it, it was green
and unseasoned, and only smoldered
away with a smoke that stung and irrl-
tated our eyes. Our insufficient and un-
wholesome food supplied us with no in
ward warmth. At times the pangs of
hunger grew too strong for us both, and
forced me to spend a little Of the money
/ was nursing so carefully. AS soon as
could make myself understood, l went
out occasionally after dark to buy bread
and milk.
/ found that | had no duties to perform
as teacher, Tor none OF the three frencn
pupils desired to learn Engllsn. Engilsh
glrls' VINO nad peen decoyeo INTO tne
same snare by the same raise photograph
and prospectus which had entrapped me-
were all OF families too poor TO De aDie
20 forfeit the money "nlch hau Deen pau
IN advance Tor tnelr frencn educatlon.
Two OF them, however, completed thelr
term at christmas anu returned nome
weak ana III; the tnlrd was 10 leaVe Ill
the spring.
Very fast melted away my money. l
could not see the child plnlng with nun
ger though every sou spent made our
return TO England more dlhcut. MAD
anne Ferflef put no hlndrance IN my way
III -. Inc ole 80 10ou We W. pui ~ Lo. tobio M
80 CO. III tes We W. ave a. ne 20, go ~
DI;,io,a Chs d e eU44se I;+.fe 80 80" W.
-n - an
~ e r. ~ a,,d - 80 hanof+ ~ ho
Larad g.: ;e ~ -, lT;n;,,,o d;d
not 49,. ~ +ho - add.ass Id - a,u - onn 90 tha ,
.n Lo5 ,,,,s..;lJ o., -, ~,
pot;0 so4;o,, 80 Io-S Sls &C., IL.
eaIon ane Doalu. Sne ""S as L ienuiess
!" -
30 Iar away were Dr. rMartln Dopfee
ana !afdI that dared not count theni
as Iflenos VINO coula nave any power. 70
nelI me. Detler ZOE Dr. martin Dopfee
II ne could altogether Iorgel me, anQ
return 10 ms cousin Juila. Ferhaps ne
haa zone SO aiready.
IoWards tne mlddle Oh feDruary MAD
anne Perrler coarse race was always
overcast ana monsieur seemed gioomy,
TOO gloomy 10 retain even french pollle-
ness ol nldhher toWarus any OF US. Inc
household was unaer ciouu, pul eouio
not discover why. iviiat iittie qlsclpiine
and work there had been IN sne scnoel
was quite at an END Every one was lelt
~ u0 % 'A
Early one morning, long before the day
break was startled out OF my sleep by
hurried knock at my door. II proved
to De Mademolselle Morel. opened the
door for her, and she appeared in her
bonnet and walking dress, carrying a
lamp III her hand, winch lit up her weary
tear-stained face. She took a seat at
the foot of my bed and buried her face
in her handkerchief.
"Mademoiselle," she said, here is
grand misfortune, misfortune without
parallel. Monsieur and madame are
gone"
"Gone" l repeated; "where are they
gone"
Il do not know, mademoiselle," she
answered; Il know nothing at all. They
are gone away. The poor good people
were in debt, and their creditors are as
hard as stone. Ihey are gone, and
have no means to carry on the establish
ment. The school is finished"
'But | am to stay here twelve months,
/ cried, in dismay, land Minima was to
stay four years. The money has been
paid to them for it. What is to become
Of 'us?''
"T cannot saw. mademoiselle: I am des-
olatnd myself" she ranlied. with a fresh
hurst of tears: call is finished here, If
Won have not money enough to take YOU
hack to England. YOU must write to your
ID
deaux. I detest Normandy; it is so cold
and triste,"
"But what is to be done wits the other
nuniIs?u I innuired.
I,Tba EngIish nuniI goes with me tc
porisn y Che answered. "she has he,
friends there. The French demoiselles
n ra not far from their own homes. and
thew return TODAY by the omnibus -tc
Grsnv;lla If is misfortune without
narallel mademoiselle-a misfortune
without q narallel"
IT. crown all che was goino +o start
;,,,modiateiv hy the omnibus to FaIaise
and on hv rail to Paris nor waiting fo,
tbo s+orTn tn bnrst She kissed me on
,hotb checks hade me- adieu and was
cone leaving me in utter darkness before
fairly comprehended the rapid French
in which she conveyed her intention.
had seen nv last of Monsieur and Mad
anne Perrier. and of Mademoiselle Morel
All had to do was to see to myselt
and Minima. carried our breakfas 81
hack with me. when I returned TO Min
ina.
81 wish I'd been born a boy," she said
plaintively; 'they can get their own liv.