Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.

to transact and the constant passage of
the military one way and the other along
it, the crossing was noways easy.
1t seemed, in addition, that during these
latter days since the return from the sea,
Jean Cavalier had charged to them. His
once frank countenance had clouded over,
and instead Of dropping in every evening
to talk over the chances of the defence and
the affairs of the day with Patrick and
Maurice, no avoided them both.
But really there was very plain and
obvious reason for this alteration in the
conduct of the Camisard leader one, too.
which Maurice at least ought to have been
able thoroughly to understand and appre-
ciate. Jean Cavalier was daily in the
enthralling company of Mistress Yvette Foy.
And IL so it should prove that the ladys
claims to the title of Madame la Marechale
de Montrcvel were good, the fact certainly
did not interfere with the charm which
This delicate and effective peppering of
black Is much employed on the new linens,
even II a gown and its attendant iaces are
she had been accustomed to exercise as the
unwCdded and unapproprlatod Made
moiselle Yvette, the daughter of Martin
Foy.
1t may be worth while being present at
one OF these interviews. when It, will at
once be obvious that. however lightly the
Iady's marital engagements set upon her.
she was at least wholly loyal to the pOllti-
cal commission which had been given her
by the Marechal de MOntrevel.
For an hour or more or more curtains
Of red baize had been drawn across the
smallpane windows of the living room and
palor of the Bon Chretien. The wood fire
burnt eheerfully, even gleefully- the small
branches cracking far up the wide chimney.
There was a lamp upon little table at
Yvette Foy's right hand. so disposed that
II threw the proper amount of illumination
upon the clear curves of her beautiful face,
upon the full red lips, and left in a be-
coming shadow the great dark eyes with
their plenitude of lashes.
Her father read steadily a volume OF
Calvin's Institutes translated into French
out of the Latin published at Geneva, all
unconscious of the occasional penetrating
gaze of his daughter. She sat at her needle
work with an expression of sweet and re-
signed placidity upon her face, which ac-
corded ill with the occasional flashing OF
her eyes they rested not little scorn-
fully upon her father. turning with painful
conscience page after page of Calvin upon
Salvation by Works.
In brief, Mistress Foy wanted her father
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the time at which the young chief of the
Camisards was accustomed to make his
evening visitation at the Bon Chretien,
and-the young woman wanted the room
to herself.
Father" she said. suddenly. was not
this the night that the Scottish gypsy pro-
posed to remove the horses of his master?
For my part I have yet to see the Egyptian
who is to be trusted with a horse AS we'll
let fox loose in the poultry yard Would
IL not be well to go down and see to it
that he leaves all right in the stable?"
Most meeEly, therefore, Martin Foy went
down the stone stairs of the Bon Cbretien,
and Yvette was left alone.
There came light foot on the stair-the
quick. confident spring of youth, which can
take three steps as quickly as one and one
as lightly as three. The knuckles of hand
of a we'll accustomed hand-fell upon the
outer cak OF the parlor door.
The smile on Yvette Foys lips seemed to
spread upward to the dimples on her cheeks.
They glowed. For, indeed, to do her JUS
tice, there was nothing cold or impersonal
about the little ladys conquestngs Yvette
met each one, as ii were, new and virginia..
All was as il for the first time-her own
feelings, her reluctance, her shy yielding or
prolonged resistance, in fact, the whole
plan of campaign.
So on this occasion, Come in!" she said,
softly and innocently.
Jean Cavalier entered quickly and closed
the door behind him. as it seemed, with one
movement. He had learned something since
last we saw him. They were usually good
scholars whom Mistress Foy tutored, and
learned their lesson swiftly.
'Yvette, dearest" he said, eagerly. and
stood for a moment in the doorway, struck
still and motionless by the beauty of the
vision which met his eyes. Then he ap
preached with quick steps and knelt beside
her The girl let her work drop into her
lap with sigh Of contentment. The bliss
Of her smile seemed to breathe with con-
scious glow from all her body. She turned
her face toward the young man, a tender
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