The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-06-20
They always hate you for It

He is safe, - thought Cigarette, and
she made her way toward the place
where she had left him, to see how it
went with this man whom she was SO
careful should never know that which
he had owed to her. 1t went well with
him, thanks to her. Care and strength
ening nourishment and the skill Of her
attendance had warded off all danger
from his wound.
How goes the day. NJ. Victor? So
you got sharp scratches, hear? Ah,.
that was a splendid thing we had yes
terday! When did you go down? We
charged together she cried gayly to
him. Then her voice dropped sudden
~, with an >indescribable sweetness
and change of tone. $50 you suffer
still!' she asked softly. .@
Coming close up to where he lay on
the straw, she saw the exhausted Ian
guor of his regard, the heavy darkness
under his eyelids, the effort with which
his lips moved as the faint words came
broken through them. ~
Not very much, my dear, thank
you. l shall be fit for harness in day
or two. Do not let them send me- into
hospital. I shall be perfectly-well-
soon." ->
Cigarette swayed herself upon the
wheel and leaned toward him, touching
and changing his bandages with clever
hands.
'They have dressed your wound i'll.
Whose doing is that?'
1T is nothing. I have been half cut
to pieces before now This is a mere
bagatelle. It is only -
"That it hurts you to breathe? /.
know. Have they given you anything
to eat this morning%'
mo- Everything is in confusion.
We
She did not stay for the conclusion
of his sentence. She had darted off
quick as swallow. Of the few hun
dreds that had been left after the ter
rifle onslaught Of the past day some
were employed far out thrusting their
own dead into the soil; others were re-
moving'the tents and all the equipage
OF the camp; others were busted with
the wounded, of whom the greatest suf-
ferers were to be borne to the nearest
hospital (that nearest many leagues
away over the wild and barren coun-
try, while those who were likely to be
again soon ready for service were to be
escorted to the headquarters of the
main army. Among the latter Cecil
had passionately entreated to be num-
bered. His prayer was granted to the
man who had kept at the head Of his
chasseurs and borne aloft the tricolor
through the whole of the war tempest
on which the dawn had risen and which
had barely lulled and sunk by the set
ting of the sun. Chateauroy was away
with the other five of his squadrons,
and the zouave major, the only officer
of any rank who had come alive through
the conflict, had himself visited BERTHE,
and given him warm words of eulogy
and even of gratitude that had soldier
~ sincerity and cordiality in them. H.:
"Your conduct was magnificent" he
E.a said as he had turned away. cit
shall be my care that it is duly re-
ported and rewarded
Cigarette was but a few seconds
absent; she soon bounded back like
the swift little chamois she was, bring
ing with her a huge bowlful of red
wine with bread broken in it.
"This is the best I could get" she
said; 1T is better than nothing. It
will strengthen you"
"What have you had yourself, little
one?'
"Ah, bah! Leave off thinking for
others; I breakfasted long ago." she
answered him. (She had only eaten a
biscuit we'll nigh as hard as a fint.)
Take There, I will hold it for you"
She perched herself on the wheel
like bird on a twig; she had birds
power of alighting and sustaining her.
self on the most difficult and most
airy elevations; but Cecil turned his
eyes on the only soldier in the cart
besides himself, one of. the worst men
in his regiment-a murderous, sullen,
black browed, evil wretch, filter for
the bench Of the convict galley than
for the ranks of the cavalry.
"Give half to Zackrist," he said. 81
know no hunger, and he has more
need Of it,"
"Zackrist! That is the man who stole
your lance and accouterments, and got
you into trouble by taking them to
pawn in your name, year or more
ago." s:s.'s::|:.z '@5:5-:ss, e a1sscrs!-""
"Well, what of that? He is not the
less hungry"
what of that? Why, you were going
to be disgraced for the affair, because
you would not tell of him, if Virefou
had not found out the rights of the
matter in timer
what has that to do with it?"
"This, M. Victor-that you are a
fool" ,>:-...ss: 80: So: -, = ssss,
Il dare say am. But that does not
make Zackrist less hungry"
He took the bowl from her hands,
and emptying a little of it into the
wooden cup that hung to her belt, kept