Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-12-03

AT times. yes. said Father Bcrct
who had no birthmark OF his shoulder
and had never mad one there or on any
other part Of his person.
How strange" Alice remarked 81.
too. have a mark on my shoulder 70
pink spot just Ike small five petaled
Hover We must be- Of Kin 10 each
other. Father Bcrct."
The priest laughed.
"If our marks are alike. that would
be- some evidence of kinship" he said
But what shape Is yours, father
rive never seen it, ne responded
Never seen II. Why
We'll. it's absolutely invisible" and
he chuckled heartily, meantime glanc-
ing shrewdly AT VI Roussillon out Of
the tail ~ his eye
It's on the back Of his shoulder.
quickly spoke mp VI. Houssillon land
you know priests never use looking
glasses The mark H. quite invisible
therefore 40 far as Father Beret is con
ccrnod"'
you never told me Of your birth
mark before. my daughter" said Fa-
Their Borrj turning 10 Alice with sud
den interest 1t may some day be
good fortune "a you
why 50, fatherT'
"If Your family name Is really Tarle
ton. ~ you suppose from the inscrip-
tlon on your locket. the brthmark, he
Ing 81 such singular shape. would prob
ably Identify you. II II said that these
marks run regularly in families. With
the miniature aud the distinguishing
hlrthmark you have enough 10 make a
strong ease should you once find the
right Tarlcton family"
You talk as they write In novels"
said Alice i've read about Just such
things In them Wouldn't il be grand
n should turn ont 10 De- some great
parsonage In Disguise
I'll" mention Of novels reminded
Father Rerct 81 that terrible book
which he last saw In Alice's possession.
and ne could not refrain from men
tlonirs II in voice that shuddercd.
REST easy Father Beret." said Alice
"Thnt II one novel | have found Who'll
~
but could not 90 II. flung IL aside
IN utter disgust You and Mother
Roussillon are welcome Ia hide IL deep
as q we'll for all care. don't enjoy
reading about low. vile people and
hopeless uncertainties like sweet
and lovely hcroincs and strong high
~oulcd. brave heroes"
Read about the blessed saints. then
my daughter You Will hud In them
the true heroes and heroinc~ ~ this
world said Father Berct
VI Roussillon changed the subject
Tor hr always somehow dreaded 20
have the good priest fan into the strain
~ argument he was about Ia begin y
stray sheep. no matter how refractory.
feels q touch OF longing when il hears
the shepherds voice. VI RouS~illon
was n Catholic. hut a straying one. ana
be- had promised the dying woman
who gave Alice 10 him that the child
should hc loft NJ she was Protestant.
without undue influence 10 change her
from the faith 81 her parents. This
promise hc had kept with stubborn per.
sistencc. and hc meant 90 keep 10 AZ
long as hc lived
\ Few weeks had passed after VI
Roussllon's return when that big
hearted man took il into his head 10
celebrate his successful trading ven
lures with a moonlight dance given
without reserve 10 an the inhabitants
OF Nincenncs. II WAS certainly a dem
ocratic function that he contemplated.
and motley to a most picturesque OK
tent.
Rene De Ronville called upon Alice n
day or two previous 10 the occasion
and duly engaged her as his partcnaire,
hut she insisted upon having the en-
gagement guarded in her behalf by a
condition So obviously fauciful that he
accepted IL without argument
III my wandering knight should ar
rive during the dance. you promise 20
stand aside and give place to him."
she stipulated. You promise that?
You see. I'm expecting him all the
time dreamed last night that he
came on a great bay horse and, stoop.
ing, whirled me up behind the saddle
and away we went"
There was a childish, half bantering
air In her look, but her voice sounded
earnest and serious, Notwithstanding
It's delicious timbre OF suppressed play
fulness
you promise meY' she insisted.
"Oh. | promise to stink away into a
cerner and chew my thumb the mo-
ment he comesr' Rene eagerly assent
ed. "Of course I'm taking great risk,
know. for lords and barons ard
knights are very apt to appear sudden
ly In a place like this"
You may banter and make Hight II
you want TO-" she said pouting ad-
mirably. II don't care. All the same,
the laugh will jump 10 the other corner
OF your mouth; see If IL doesn't. They
say that what q person dreams about
and wishes for and waits for and be-
lleves in will come true sooner or
later"