The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-31
CHAf IAS Ill.

Kind hearted friend to nurse me.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE GIRL OF TIE WINE SHOP:
Youth and health do not long lie
idle. Even while I lay recovering my
health, Jerome and ] were busy Win
our plans. Not the least unforeseen
item in what had befallen was the
chance that carried me into a house
where l saw again the black "olIs
head" which brought once more to
mind the history OF the d'Artins, But
there was still to come that other hap
pening, the one which bound my whole
life, heart and soul, my love n nap
piness forever, in with the fortunes OF
tn black VOLTS breed.
AS I grew stronger Jerome and ] had
a long talk. He told me the morning
| after l left him, which was Thursday,
a yelled woman had brought him a
pair of gauntlets, with the request that
he preserve them carefully. Jerome
naturally wanted to know who had
sent such a present. The woman an
swered no questions, only impressed
upon him the Importance of keeping
them himself and letting no one have
them. She would not tell whence h
came, and when she departed jerome
made a sign to Claude. who followed.
He returned and reported she had en-
tered the apartments of MademolSelle
de Charities by a private way.
Verify this was coming close to the
king, and to Orleans; these eauntlets
coming from the house of this naughty
Bourbon princess. One of the gaunt-
lets, Of course, contained folded therein
the papers taken from Ward, the same
1 had confided to Mademoiselle Ia Prin-
cesse. I smiled my satisfaction that
she had been so discreet.
The other packet Jerome found up
on me when I was disrobed for bed.
It was many days before Jerome
asked me for the details of my inn
prisonment, or how 1t came about there
was a dead man in the room with me.
l related the whole circumstance briefly
as possible. who Broussard was, and
all, to avoid further questioning. For
I hated to dwell upon the occurrences
of that night, yet ever returned to
them With a sort of secret fascination.
You choked him well, comrade," was
Jerome's only comment, regarding the
affair, yet l fancied l saw him shiver
somewhat at the chastity recollection
of Broussard. The matter being thus
dismissed, we never spoke of 1t again.
Our fire burned warm. filling the
room with a homelike glow. SO with
good wine and clear consciences Jerome
and I drank n talked and stretched
the lazy evening through.
There is just one other thing we can
do, Placide, to put the finishing touch
upon our success"
I turned an ~interrogative glance
toward the speaker.
THAT is to find out who is back OF
this scheming. That fellow ward
!, daredevil though he is, has not brair
enough to concoct such a plan, even II
he had courage and energy to fight il
through. Depend upon it, some power
full person is behind Ward. Most likely
Madame du Maine. What say you tc
an adventure?"
My blood was in the humor for sport
the wine heated me somewhat, an
!. rocking not Of consequences I caugh
at his idea.
Willingly, comrade. but WHAT"
Let us to Sceaux, to madame
court, and see what we may discover
for two fool like ourselves might per
, chance stumble blindly upon what
wise man would overlook" he con
. tinued with mock humility.
Yes, and two fools like ourselve
might perchance get themselves hange
for what a wise mar would keep h
e skirts clear of. There's a peril in mec
a ding with the affairs of the great"
s Seriously, now, I have means ar
4 ways Of learning things in madame
3 family. My head has been fast set {
3 this matter for some time. If you ayr
+ to take the risk with me-" he pursue
. rising and stretching his back to Il
!? fire, facing me. mind you, I tell you {
Ie I want you to know, and you mu
promise me to make no inquiries
b, your own account"
3; BY this time I had grown accu
N toned to trust de Greville, SO I simr
n. %assented.
"A lady you know-it might get I
ut into trouble" he further explaine
with that I made myself content.
ne Jerome averted his face as If he wou
OF first frame his speech carefully befc
as he gave 1t me. Here S~erigny's final I
Y mark about making friends Of the ladi
ne required to me. ald wondered VIII
as this fair unknown had to do with su
a rough game as we played. BefC
60, the hand was out, though, I undo
- - stood how truly it had been said tn
women's wits now swayad the destini
= of France. Since this day, too, O
country has suffered much throui
aI'' women, when under the next, nj me
80. plant Louis. they ruled with even
%scantier p%retense at concealment or
decency. Jerome spoke low and guar
eddy, when he turned to me again. ]
began In a tone subdued by the int
sity of his feelings-which. as / SO
"a learned, We're quite natural.
81 was a mere lad; / he'd a swet
heart whose family lived near Jul OF
In the vicinity Of a certain small n
yincial town, it matters not where. 81
much younger than i, shared all /
childish games. It was the will of G
that we should love. My family W
me rich, Is rich; both were noble. I n
aid two older brothers who stood betwe
AN me and a title of wealth. Her parel
Fri were ambitious for her future; I "
nd put aside. They sent her away, aW
from me, and married her here in Pa
to a man she had never seen. A sim
marriage of convenience, as we 1
,be here. Her heart was numb and de,
1t made no rebellion. 7 went to
Bile army; gained nothing hi my ra
yes My brothers died, and I being the n
I've heir can live as 1t pleases me. Her
IDS am in Paris; she lis at Sceaux, I
on, leagues away. + love her yet, and, {
gtt forgive her. she loves me. Her
ind husband who is attached 70 the /
me Id Maine cgrea nothing tori her.
arattssa herself half Id idleness Is
the intrtgaeBof tho d ay do
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