Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-03-15

good smoke IN a week. want to smoke
awhile lefune talk"
! nuw knew that b.. lad heen a wit
ncss Co all 80 at lea>t e. the larger part
81 L.
'-Therc i some tobacco un the table"
! said humhly. I felt that had wrong
~ him In some manner. though min-
ieniionally. The Princess n iidegar,le.."
! murmure,l
The very person" said Tllllars. He
III his pipe and sat on the edge of the
bed. lie pulled and pulled. and
thought he never would lsgln. Pres
entity he said. And you never suspect
ed who she was:"
ION my word OF honor. | did not.
Dan" said |. staring mt the faded de-
signs IN the carpet. The golden gal
leon had gone down. and naught but a
few bubbles told where she had once
80 proudly ridden the waters Of the
sea. The Princess IIildcgardc. The
dream was gone. Castles. castles,
Il am glad you did not know" said
Dan. because ! have always believed
ia your friendship. Yet il is something
we cannot help. this loving n woman.
Why. man will lay down his life for
his friend. hut he will rob him of tho
woman he loves. II Is life You love
hei. - course"
Yes" | took out my own pipe now.
but what's the use! She II Il prin-
cess. Why. thought her at first a
barmaid-a harmaid. Then thought
her to Ice in some way lawbreaker. a
socialist conspiratOr. II would be droll
If il We're not sad. The Princess Hide
Iar,le." | laughed dismally. Dan,
old man. LET'S dig out at once and close
ne page Wen talk IL over when we
are older"
NO; we will face IL out. She loves
YOU Why not? So do l." He got of
! the bed ana came over to me and rest
I'd his hands on my shoulders. Jack,
my son. next to her love you better
than anything in the world. We have
worked together. starved together
smoked AMI laughed together There
is Il bond between us that no human
/ force can separate. The princess. II
| she cannot marry you, shall not marry
| the prince. | have vague idea that
| il is written. The moving finger
writes and. having writ. moves on.
/ We cannot cancel line of IT,"
"Dan, you will do nothing rash oil
recklessF"
"Sit down. my son. sit down. Pre-
meditation is neither raShnrss moi
reckleSsness. Jack, life has begun Will
you. With me il has come to an end
When there : nothing more to live for
ii is time to die. But howI That II
the question. war would he IA god
send. But these so called war lord.
are lazy lot or cowardly or both. HaC
| Il regiment. what death! Jack. d,
YOU not know what il il to fight thu
invisible death Imagine yourself OF
the line. with the enemy laundering
toward you. sabers flashing in the sun
light and lead singing about your ears
1t is the only place in the world {,
de--On battlefield. Fear passes ava!
as a cloud from the face of the sun
The enemy is bringing you glory-o
death. Yes, | would give good dea
for regiment and bad moment 70
our side. Pat the regiment non est
Still, there is left
Dan. what are you talking about :?
cried.
Death-grim, gaunt and gray death
whose footStep is as noiselesS rs tin
fall of snow; death, the silent one, a
,he Indian calls him."
He knocked the ash from his pip
and stuffed the brier into his pocket.
Jack, am weary of II ALL If
cannot die artistlcally, | wish to die
sudden and awful death. What. D.
| look like man to die in bed. in tn
inebriates' ward? For surely | shall
land there soon. | am going to piece
like sand house in windStoim
suppose I'm talking nonsense Afte
all. | haven't as much to say as
thought had. suppose we turn In
I'm tired. You see. those fellow
moved me around today"
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