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

who treated him with Infinitely more
insolence and Indifference than she
would show to some battered old setef-
an or some WORKOUT old dog who had
passed through the great Kabaiia raids
and battles
You will 60 to your coIonel's To
nightf" she said qnestioninglg an he
drank the champagne and thanked her,
for he saw the spirit In which the gift
was rendered. He shrugged his shout
ders. He did not care to discuss HIS
colonefs orders with this pretty little
Bacchante.
"Oh. q chfefs command you knew
"A fig for chiefy' retorted Cfga-
rette impatientfy. why don't you
say the truth? You are thinking ron
will disobey and risk the rests
well. why not? ] grant hts right
IN barrach and field. but
But" echoed Cigarette, leaning out
Of her oval hole perched in the quaint,
gray. Moresco wall, particolored with
broken encaustics Of varied hue. THAT
little word has been the unfeing ct the
world eyer since the world began.
But Is blank cartridge and never
did anything but miss FIRE yet So
yop won't obey Chateauroy In this7''
He was silent again. He would not
answer falsely and he did not care to
say his thoughts to her.
NO." pursued Cigarette, transfat-
Ing his silence at her fancy, you sar
to yourself, / am an aristocrat--I will
not be ordered in this thing ron say.
I am a good soldier; win not be gent
for like a hawker-you say; ! was
noble once; win show my bioed at
last, II I dieY All, you say thatF'
He laughed a little az he locked up
at her. !. *
mot exactly that, but something as
foolish, perhaps Are You 3 witch, my
pretty oHeY'
Whoever doubted 1t, except your
can put two and two together and read
men. though don't read the alphabet.
So you mean to disobey the Hawk 10
night? ! life Joy for that. Hut Hasssa
here--tlid you eyer hear them talk of
MarqutseY'
"No..s
"Parbteup swore the vtvaadiere ia
her wrath. "YoH look onat bamtnnta
as II 1t were only a bear cub dancing
and can only give one Yes and no.
as If one were a drummer boy, Bahs
Are those your Parts courtesiest'
Forgive me. my pretty o1es i
thought you called yourself our com
Fade and would have no fine manners
There tn ne knowing how to please
you.''
"The marquis was what You are, a
hawk among carton crows, q gentle
man In the ranks. How handsome be
was! Nobody ever knew his real name.
but they thought he was Of Austrian
breed, and we called him Marquiss be-
cause he was SO womanish white in
his skin and 80 dainty To ali his waYa.
Just like yous Marquise could fight
fight like hundred deYils-and rpouf@~
| how proud he was! Very much Hike
/, you altogether! Now one day aattiee
thing went wrong in the exercise
ground. Mafquise was not to blame.
but they thought he was. and an adtu~
tant struck him flick, dack, Ike THAT
across the face with a riding sYltch,
Marautse had hts bayonet fixed, and
before he knew what was up, crash the
blade went through the bfeastooue
and out at the spine. and the adtu9aus
fell as dead as a cat, With the blood
spouting out like fountain. ! come
| OF great race that never foes Insult
| without giving back DEATH was aig
| that Marquisa said when they geazesi
him and Brought him to 1udgu,ens. ssssbt
| he would never say OF what r.ace chat
was They shot hfn -ah. alb. discipline
must be kept-and saw him, with i've
| great wounds In his chest and his bean
tiful golden hair all soiled with the
sand and the powder, lying there by
! the open grave that thes threw hint
into as II he were offal, and We ueYer
| knew more OF him than th2t.g ,--...aZ Il ),
Cigarettes radiant laugh had died,
and her careless voice had sunk oyer
the latter words. Then, grave ssiiI,
| she leaned her brown, bright face near.
er down from her oval hole tn the wait.
| Now" she whispered very lew. tIr
| you mutfny once they viii shoot you
Just Like Marquise, and you wiz die
| Just as silent, like him.
| Well" he answered her slowly, t'sglsy
not? Death Is no great terror, risk
1t every day for the sake Of q cot1lu1eas
soldiers raftons. Why should not
| chance It for the sake and IN the de-
Tense OF my honor7'
| Bah! Men sell their honor for their
daily bread all the world oYerse aafts
Cigarette. with the satire that had try
bic raciness from the slang IN which
she clothed II. "Rut 1t is not you alone.
See here, one example set on Your part,
and half your regiment witt nluttnyT sss.
| It Is bitter work TO obey the Haseas
Hawk. and II you give the sigsaas of
revolt three parts Of your comrades
| will join you. NoW, what viii that end
in, eh r.
Tell meyou are a soldier yourself,
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