Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-29

sIf I could h0UeSeen yo1L home 0gGSr." him, Rake raised himself erect, his arms stretched outward to the east, where the young day was breaking.
 q knew, I knew! I never doubted. You will go back to your own some day, and men shall learn the truth. Thank God! Thank Godr'
 Then, with that light still on his face, his head fell backyard, and with one quick, brief sigh his life fled out for ever.
 Cecil raised the body reverently in his arms and with long, laborious eff fort drew it's weight up across the sad dle of the charger, which stood patient 1y waiting by, turning it's docile eyes with plaintive. wondering sadness on the form of the rider it had loved. Then he mounted himself, and with the head of his lost comrade borne upon his arm and rested gently on his breast he rode westward over the great plain to where his mission lay.
 CHAPTER XVII.
 f~ THUS burdened he made his way for over two leagues. The s=sse$ hurricane never abated, and eszzzg the binding dust rose around him in great waves The horse fell lame He had to dismount and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the dropping head of the lifeless rider. It was bitter, weary. cruel travail of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain. At last he drew near the caravansary where he had. been directed to obtain change of horses. It stood midway in the dis tance that he had to traverse. The groups in the court paused in their converse and in their occupations and looked in awe at the gray charger with it's strange burden and the French chasseur who came soS blindly forward Ikea man feeling his passage through the dark Cecil moved slowly on into their midst, his hand oh the horses rein Then a great darkness covered his sight. He swayed to and fro and fell senseless on the gray stone of the paved court When consciousness re- turned to him, he was lying on stone bench in the shadow of the wall, with the coolness of the fountain water bub bling near and a throng of lean, bronzed eager faces about him.
 Instantly be remembered all.
 sWhere is heY Y he asked.
 They knew that he meant the dead man and answered him in a hushed murmur of many voices. They had \ placed the body gently down within in darkened chamber.
 A shiyer passed over him. He stretched his hand out for water that they held to him.
 Saddle me fresh horse. have my work to do.''
 He knew that for no friendship or grief or suffering or self pity might a soldier pause by the wayside while his errand was still undone, his duty unful- filled
 He drank the water thirstily; then, reeiing slightly from the weakness that was still upon him, he rose, reject ing their offers of aid. "Take me to him." he said simply. They under stood him.
 He motioned them all back with his hand and went into the gloom of the chamber alone. Not one among them followed.
 When he came forth again, the reck- less and riotous soldiers of France turn ed silently and reverentially away, so that they should not look upon lis face, for it was we'll known through out the army that no common tie had bound together the exiles of England and the fealty of comrade to comrade was sacred in their sight
 The fresh animal saddIed, was held ready outside the gates. He crossed