Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22


| II is TOO late, Max. There is no wa,
out. The marriage will take place il
TWO months time, if nothing hinder
Then l will intrude no longer. Max,
my excuses to the general and Eva;
! must to Berlin"
week later his friend and fellow
( onicer, Goetz Won Berlingen, burst in
: upon him before he was out of bed.
e nse, sluggardl" he shouted.
) hrlegs Mobil We are to mobilize for
/ war. In fortnight the cavalry of the
, guard must be beyond the Rhine"
J The Chateau Revenant in the neigh
oorhood of Nancy had been forsaken
! oy ITS aristocratic owners. When. in
spite OF their splendid bravery, Mac
mahon and his gallant troops had been
driven in headlong rout from the blood
stained field of Worth, the ancient
family fled westwards, too, leaving
behind only Gabriel Monod. the aged
putler, to whom it would have meant
death to go forth from the home of his
masters, where he had lived, man and
COY, TIL now so summers whitened his
mead. He would guard and care for it
lovingly while they were away.
a patrol of Uhlans had ridden up to
the main entrance, and the officer an
nounced to the pale and astonished
Gabriel that the must prepare break
iast Tor Gen. Helm Won Grubsch and his |
STAN who would arrive and take up
thelr quarters for the day, and pos |
sibly the ensuing night.
mat was day never to be forgotten
by the aged servant of the Revenants.
IN ana out of the parquetted rooms
stamped the spurred and booted Ger
mans, and instead of decorous still
ness there was the clank of sabers.
ana the costly hangings Of the stately
ulhlhg and reception rooms showed
through wreaths and spifals Of 10.
bacco smoke. And the wine cellar
the pride of the butler and the wonder
OF the neighborhood for miles around
what gaps were made in It'll Was
there ever such thirst known? Al /,
i !, the DAY came to an end, and the Of Z
heers amused themselves with song :
and jest. .
IN corner of the lofty drawing :,
room card table was set out. and here
Helm Won Grubsch and three of his
lrlheipal officers sat down to whist.
VERY now and then they would adj
ourn TO a massive sideboard In the
leXt apartment and quaff goblets Of
hat wonderful champagne Of the
.evenants, which was quite priceless. u
'aorlel came and looked at them from
nearer distance every now and then. 10
mould he tell them the story of the
eVenant ghost, and thrill the nerves WI
| those naughty, martial Teutons?
last he plucked up courage. and ha
iked permission from the "Messieurs
S officers Allemands." Helm Won wi
rubseh laughed consent, and to a
oeking group Gabriel told his tale no
nd this is its substance.
A young man had been cheated of his a
ny love by wealthy member Of the lar
'Fenant family. He. in despair but I
'gulsing his grief, had come one NO,
sht and played cards with his rival. or
te, towards dawn, when the ROSY n
gers of the coming day were caress- ana
the hill tops, the rich Revenant rois
lmped the ace OF hearts with dia- !,
hds. At that moment D'Estrees
ang from his seat and blew his
llns out with a pistol. His rival ~
d two days later, thrown from a
sc. And since that date il was the lott
dltion that il anyone who had sonar ~ W
q two loving hearts should play at 81
DIS in the room, to him voung mr. prev
Is would appear in the shape of the Oh y
ng lover and be a portent of the IL
IN OF the rich and ruthless DESTROY ror
IF loves young dream. il TO
ne Germans heard the story
'ugh, and then guffawed. Helm posi-
Grubsch laughed less merrily son
the others. Indeed. he bsd To
Yned once or twice during the mar To
We. the
Veil" he said at last, GIVE viii play shoei
lawn and test your ghost, my man. To
wine is good. Let tomorrow take or Il
OF itself disk
e next rubber opened with dia- the
DIS, but interest in hearts there left,
none till Won Grubsch's partner.
ng second, put down the ace of ~,
Is. A look OF perplexity passed WOl
the generals face as he gazed A.
is cards. hI
wfully sorry to trump your trick"
the words whose German EQUIV
came to his lips. But no soon
d he taken the card between two Kidn
e fingers of his right hand than courag
as laid hold of. He looked up. $50
here, standing in front of him. a.
the tall figure of an officer of tFHTk
avairy of the guard. The ewes -sH f1stit
fixed in a strangely absent man F,lfd
IN the distant dawnlight. All
but took what they saw for real ,LISN
and blood, till moment later /JlA
CURE was gone. The general IL
] the ten of diamonds. -
e rest of the tricks are mine. 1920
'men," said he, showing hand control
h.