News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26

the hard run Of II miles he had given
the painting beast now being led TO the
stables And Horace's tribute Of un.
consciousness of self was scarcely suS.
tanned 10y the faultlpSAly fitting suit.
unlocked collar and fashionably adj
justpd npckScarf. the dainty shoes and
carefully oiled locks resting on his
shoulders in glossy black roll. And
slisnicinn of dnndinnss- might have
had confirmation in the delicate per-
fume scattered from his handkerchief
as he passed ii across his brow.
How was the sport today, my boy?"
Horace asked cheerily us Evariste en-
tered the room.
zone excellent half mile race between
QuilleUerts Charlotte Corday and
Judge Elgee's Belle Cheney" said Ev-
ariste. THE others were only o.di-
nary"
How was the Eetting?"
quite brisk. The odds were in IA
vor of Belle Cheney. | took Charlotte
Corday and won $50 She came in by
! III uCCh. I1GOHItluS lcllOltlIo blNhNh bA'S
Elgee mare and lost heavily. Father
Galottp parted with some of his tithes
on The anne risk. Somebody told Ell
gee that his jockey had been tempered
with by Quillebert, and he swore he
would kill them both If the charge
could be proved. For time it looked
as if some blood might be let. but
| friends interfered, and the matter
| queted down"
WHO rode Charlotte Corday?" Hor-
ace inquired
"Quillebert's yellow boy Leon. By
the way, brother" said Evariste, guile
! bert got into a boastful vein when his
mare came in winner. He said he had
set in to beat Belle Cheney and knew
from the beginning he would do 1t and
declared that when he made up his
mind to a thing nobody in Avoyelles
could overmatch him. Little FL Fer
rer spoke up and asked how about you
electing Estelle Latiolais godmother or
the bell. He said it was not you that
did it. Father Galotte asserted it was
you; that he had it on good authority.
Quillebert was stunned. He had never
suspected that you had hand in that.
He became furious and | believe was
about to relieve himself of some I'M
complimentary remarks about you
when he caught my eye looking steadi-
| ly at him and concluded to bottle his
rage. But never saw so ferOcious an
| q mans pnIIDtp-
nance as that which came over guile
] berts as he turned away. | fear he is
your mortal enemy from this time on
Beware of him, brother"
HE is a bad man and hurtful to the
community" said Oakfell. but he is
coward and need not be feared. only
watched. | very much regret my name
was mentioned in connection with the
contest over the christening of the bell.
1t was quite contrary to my wish"
"If you had seen how delighted Els
telle was when her grandfather told
her what Father Galotte had said, your
regret would not be so poignant"
did you see her? Where"
"At Father Grhe's house. The priest
! insisted upon my dining there with her
and her grandfather, and tell you,
brother, the priest is your stout friend
though you are not a Catholic. He de-
clared there never has been in this par
ish your equal in all the good qualities
of head and heart and that you were
the ablest, safest leader the people
could choose Estelle's eyes spanked
and her face flushed with pleasure at
these encOmiums upon you, and she
charged me with so many pretty mes
sages Of gratitude to you that my
horse was blown up with the weight of
them When her face lights up in that
way, 1t is radiant beyond compare.
am sure at 20 she will be the loyeliest
woman In Louisiana"
TContinued next week