The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-12

Marie =
"For your own good. Think of the
trouble that would come unless. You
will go, Gambler"
His reply came with a low force:
Never, never! Remember how YOUR
brother blamed himself, and she was
an actress, you said. To leave you
now, how 1 would hate myself! New
err His voice was strong and de-
cisive; there was no wavering There
are a hundred men, better men. to
take my place there, Marie, but is
there any to take my place here?" He
ran his arm around her waist. There
is no one," he added.
mo one, Camille she said family,
The man had in a vague yet direct
way, too, realized that to save a bruis-
ed life at your feet is better than to
so a-hunting for souls with the kings
men. He had wandered out to the
crossroads and had been motioned
back to his own door. The woman had
been willing to save the man, but her
heart beat for joy that he did not go.
'Come what will. Marie" he said
fervently, clasping her hands and gath
ering her eyes to his. I'VE must not
part again"
''You do not fear the church," she
asked.
81 am a manv' he cried, drawing him
self up proudly.
perhaps they will not She
paused in sweet confusion.
Perhaps they will not-marry us?"
he said, piecing out the sentence. His
eyes flashed. "How dare they notY'
he added. 81 was not yet a priest"
How strange that sounded in her
ears! Already they had begun a new
life, and how proud she was of him,
the rebel for her sake! She ran hand
over his shoulder
"You must go 10 the cure" she said,
@'to good M. Fabre. He knows ALL
confessed to him."
He thought moment. eyes, l will
CO." he said, 81 will 60"
"You must go at once-now," she
urged. Then she added hastily, eve
have been here too long-I forgotv'
With laugh he picked up the over
coat which had dropped from her
shoulders and carefully wrapped it
around her. He was big with energy,
emotion and courage, rebel who
doubted not Of success.
A moment afterward they weEa
about to issue into the other room.
"Wait," she said discreetly. "You
can go out another door leading from
this room, and the cure lives just above
on the top of the hill"
She opened creaking door. He shut
it for an instant, clasped her to his
breast then opened the door again,
drew his cap from his pocket, put it
on and was gone into the frosty night
She shut the door slowly and went
back to the dancing room. 1t was
nearly filed, and dancers were clam
oring for the fiddler and Marie. AS
she entered the room Alphonse strut
ted over to her
"Been for walk with the fiddler in
my coat?' he said in a rough way.
Here is your coat, and thank you,
Alphonse," she said quietly and re-
provingly.
He flung it over his shoulder. Lucky
that the fiddler wasn't wearing it or
I'd never seen it again. Perhaps he
was running off with it and you stop
ped him, eh?' he added.
She turned on him with a still, cold
face, her eyes all fire. Behind his
back, Alphonse. It's so easy"
"Ill say it to his face. He's only a
tramp anyway"
you'll find him at the cures" she
added coldly, turning away to Medal
lion.
Anxiety showed in Medallion's eyes.
@'What has happened?' he said.
She hesitated
II wish you would tell me-" he add
ed. cts better that a girl should not
go through some things alone"
Their eyes met. The love that he
had once borne her mother gave now a
kind of fatherliness to his look. Vague
ly she felt it and with her fresh, frank
nature responded at once.
''You remember the story told aft
er the dance Of the Little Wolf?' she
asked.
He nodded. "Yes yes''
'Well, that was all true. He-Ca-
mille-was studying for priest. 1t
could not be, and we parted. He has
come back; that's ALL"
''What has he come back for?" Me-
dallion gravely asked.
A look of triumph showed in her
eyes "W'hat do you think?" she said
SIS he priest now"
''No."
''He is giving it all up for you, Ma
rie?"
"For me-" she said, with a proud
flash of her brown eyes.
Medallion's hand closed on hers
warmly, strongly. "Begad. he's a man,
he said, land, begad, you're worth it
and hundred such menw
ooh, you don't know, you don't know,
how good and brave he isl" she re-
Joined.
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