Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-15
Madame ursule shock at the head of the

Madame Ursule shock at the head of the
stairs
'sM's'r williams"
NV hostess paused and looked at us.
did she come to you of her own &C
cord?"
yves madame"
''I never knew her to notice strang-
er before
Madame, do you know who this is2"
Madeleine Jordan"
''It is the Marquise de Ferrier.
1.-THE Marduise de Ferrier?"
Yes madame"
do you know herr
I have known her ever since can re-
member"
"The Marquise de Ferrieri But. M's'r
Williams, did she know your"
''She knows me" asserted. But not
as myself am sure she knows me!
But she confuses me with the child she
LOST cannot explain to you, madame,
how positive I am that she recognizes
ne: any more than I can explain why
Ihe will call me Paul. I think ought
TO tell you, so you will see the position
In which / am placed. that this lady is
the lady once hoped to marry
Saints have pity. Ms'r Williams!~
ct want to ask you some questions"
Bring her down to the fire. Come,
dear child, saio 1adodme OiSuIS, Soa1-
ing Eagle. Nobody is there. The bed
rooms can never be so warm as the log
IRE; and this is a bitter evening"
The family room was unlighted by
candles, as often happened. For such an
illumination in the chimney must have
olfenched any paler glare We had a few
moments OF brief privacy from the
swarning life which constantly passed In
and out.
I placed Eagle by the fire and she sat
there obediently, while / talked TO
Madame Ursule apart.
was her mind in this state when she
came to your
.'she was even a little wilder than she
Is now. The girls have been benefit
to her"
They were not afraid Of herr"
''who could be afraid OF the dear child?
she is lady-that's plain. All. Msr
williams. what she must have gone
through -
.'Yet how happy she Iooksr'
"She always seemed happy enough
She would come to this house. So when
the Jordans went to Canada, Pierre and 1
both said, Let her stay.
who are the Jordans?"
The only family that escaped with their
lives from the massacre when she lost
her family. Madame Jordan told me the
whole story. They had friends among
the Winnebagoes who protected them.
'sDid they give her their name?"
mo, the people in La Baye did that.
We knew she had another name. But
think II very likely her title was not
used in the settlement where they lived.
Titles are no help in pioneering"
Ibid they call her Madeleine:'
"she calls herself Madeleine"
How long has she been with your fam
ily?"
Nearly a year"
Did the Jordans tell you when this
change came over herr"
Yes. It was during the attack when
her child was taken from her She saw
other children killed. The Indians were
afraid Of her. They respect demented
people; not a BIT Of harm was done to
her. They let her alone. and the Jordans
took care of her"
The daughter and adopted daughter Of
the house came in with rush Of outdoor.
air, and seeing Eagle first, ran to kiss her
on the cheek one after the other.
Madeleine has come DOWN. said Ma
RE.
II thought we should coax her in here
sometime" said Katrina
Between them, standing slim and tall.
their equal in height, she was yet little
sister. Though their faces were unlined,
hers held a divine youth.
To see her stricken with naind-weakness.
and the two girls who had done neither
good nor evil, existing like plants In sun
shine. healthy and sound. seemeI- an in
iquitous contrast
II ever woman was made for living and
diving in one ancestral home. she was
that woman. Yet she stood on the border
OF civilization, without foothold TO call
her own. II ever woman was made for
one knightly love which would set her In
high places, she was that woman. Yet
here she Stood her very name lost, no
man so humble as to do her reverence.
Paul has come" Eagle told Katrina