The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-08-28
words. A Frenchman S respect for the
military uniform prevailed. He went

Il words. AsHFenchmanSTeS respect Tor the
military uniform prevailed. He went
within.
In the best chamber Of the caravan
sary Venetia Corona was sitting. list
less il the heat, when her attendant
entered. She had heard the day be-
fore q story that had touched her Of a
soldier who had been slain crossing the
plains and had been brought through
the hurricane and the sandstorm at
every risk by his comrade. who had
chosen to endure all peril and wretch
edness rather than leave the dead body
to the vultures and the kites. It was q
nameless story to her-the story Of two
obscure troopers. who, for aught she
knew, might have been two of the riot
GUS and savage brigands that were
common to the army of Africa. But
the loyalty and the love shown in it
had moTed her. When her servant APP
preached her now with CeciFs mes
sage, she hesitated some few moments.
then gave the required permission. tie
has once been gentleman. It would
be cruel to wound him." thought the
imperial beauty, who would have re-
fusedsa prince or neglected duke with
chill indifference. He bowed very low
that he might get his calmness back
before he looked at her, and her voice
in it's lingering music came on his ear.
You have found my chain, I think?
4 lost it in riding yesterday am
greatly indebted to you for taking care
Of IT,
Tits I. madame. who am the debtor
of SO happy an incident. =
His words were very low, and his
voice shook a little over them. He was
thinking not of the jeweled toy that he
came here to restore, but Of the in
heritance which had passed away from
him forever and which, possessed,
would have given him the title to seek
what his own efforts could do to wake
a look of tenderness in those proud
eyes.
Your chain is here, madame, though
broken, / regret to see" he continued
as he took the little box from his coat
and handed it to her She took it and
thanked him without for the moment
opening the enamel case as she mo-
toned him to seat at a little distance
from her own.
You have been in terrible scenes
since ] saw you last" she continued
1.-THE story Of sZaraila reached US. Sure
" they cannot refuse you the reward
Of your service now
a very weary smile passed over his
face.
h q have no ambition, ma dame, or if /
4 have it is not q pair Of epaulets that
will content it."
She understood him. She compre-
hended the. bitter rnockery that the
ItaWdry, netericious rewards of regi-
mental deco alton seemed to the man
who had waited to#die at Zaraila as
patiently and as grandly as the Old
Guard at Waterloo.
II understand. The rewards are pitt
fully dispropo rtionate to the services in
any army. Yet how magnifcently you
and your men, as i have en&told, held
your ground all through that fearful
dayr' nj.
We did Our duty, nothing more. We
IRE called human machines. We are
$50, since we move by no will of our
own. But the lowest among US will al
times be propelled by one single i'm
pulsea desire to die greatly. It is all
that is left to most of US to do
es, she said thoughtfully. while
over the brilliancy of her face there
passed a. shadow. There must be in