The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-07-03

fhey has aIrays tacit il not open per- s.
mission % DO. Cecil advanced ana
fYonted him.
Mine il TIM .biame, sif. Z
He spoke simply. gently, boldly.
standing With thu. ceremony that he
never forgot TO show to their chief,
and his eyes met the dark glance OF
the Black Hawk unf1inchingfy He
never needed that there was gay.
varied, numerous group behind Cha
teauroy, visitors who were looking over
the barTack He only needed that his
soldiers were unjustly attacked and
msnaceh
The marquis gave q grim. significant
smile that cut dke so much cord Of
the seoufgR
Whenever there is Decentralization
81 the regiment the blame Is very GER
tain to be yours! Corporal, II you al
low your chambree to be turned into
the riot Of q public fair you will soon
find yourself degraded from the rank
you SO signaIly eontrire to disgrace"
Cecil stood mute, bearing the rebukes
az It became corporal to bear his com
mander's anger. A very keen observer
might have seen that faint flush rose
over the sun tan OF his face and that
his teeth clfnched under his beard. but
he let no other sign escape him.
The very self restraint irritated Cha
teRuroy, who would have been the first
to chastise the presumption of reply
had any been attempted.
Back to your place, sir:" he said,
with 2 wave Of his hand as be might
haye waved back a cur. Teach your
men the first formula of obedience, at
any rate|
Cecil Fell back IN silence. With 3
Iswift warning glance at Rake, whose
mouth was working and whose fore
head was hot as fire, where be clinched
his Hon skin and longed To be once free
to pull his chief down as. lions pull III
the death spring. he went TO his place
at the farther end OF the chamber and
stood, keeping his eyes on the chess
carvings lest tho control which was so
bitter to retain should be broken IL he
looked on at the man who had been the
curse and the antagonist OF his whole.
life In Algeria. AYoice woke him from
his reveria.
Are those beautiful carvings yours p
He looked UP, and In the gloom OF
the alcove where be stood be saw a
Weman's eyes resting on him, proud,
lustrous eyes, q little naughty, very
thoughtful, yet soft Withai as the deep.
est hue OF deep waters. He bowed TO
Der with the old grace Of manner that
had so amused and amazed the little
vivandiere.
Yes, madame: they are n1ine.'
All. what wonderful skiIlp'
She took the white king. an Arab
sheik on his charger. Ia her hand and
turned to those about her. speaking OF
its beauties and Its workmanship IN q
voice low. very melodieus, ever so
slightly languid, that fell on Cecil's ear
like = chime OF long forgotten music.
He looked ar her, at the CLEAN of the
brilliant hair, at the arch Of the proud
brows, at the dreaming, imperial eyes.
Il was face singularly dazzling. I'M
nressfve and beautiful at all times,
| most SO OF all in the dusky shadows of
the waving desert banners.
You have an exquisite art. They
are FOR saie9" she asked him. She
spoke with the careless, gracious cour-
tesy OF 4 grande dame to corporal Of
chassenrs, looking little at him, much
at the ivory kings and their mimic
hosts OF zouaves and Bedouins
| They are at your service, madame
and their priceP Old habits van
quished; be forget who and where he
now was. he bowed as in other days
he had used to bow in the CIRCLE of St
3altIes'.
the honor OF your acceptance. IL
yuG win deign to give that
He forgot that he was not as he once
had been. He forgot that he stood but
| as private OF the French army before
an aTistocrat whose name he had never
heard She turned and looked at him,
which she had never done before, SO
absorbed had she been In the chessmen
and SO little did a ehasseur OF the
| ranks pass Into her thoughts. There
was an extreme OF surprise, there was
something OF ofense. and there was
still more OF coidness IN her glance, .
proud, ianguid, asfoiaished GOODNESS OF
regard. though 1t softened slightly as
she saw that he had spoken In all cour-
tesy OF intent. She bent her graceful,
regal head.
II thank you. Your very clever work
ean OF course only be mine by pur-
chase
And with that she laid aside the
white king among his little troop OF
ivory Arabs and doated onward with
her friends Cecil never moved till the
echo Of the voices aud the cloud OF the
draperies and the fragrance OF per-
TUNED Iaces aud the bril1iancy OF the
staff ofshsrs uniforms had passed
away and left the soldiers alone in
their ehambree. Those careless, cold
words from Woman's lips had cut him