Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-11-19
CHAPTER VII,

Helene was sixteen years or age. She
had been brought up In q school In
which many Of her faculties had ripened
beyond the normal. From her childhood
forward she had known her guardian
to play game Of hide-and-seek for life
and liberty.
She knew little Of what love meant.
except such love as she felt for her pre-.
sumed father. Every one Of the girls
she knew had a sweetheart; aud when
Henri came. brlght.eyed, warm.hearted
and vOluble, Helene's acquaintance said
that they would make u nice couple.
But Helene. though ut times she liked
to be near him and with hiu. had to ad.
init to herself that Henri was not alto.
gether the kind Of man whom her girlish
mind had painted as hero.
After that came the time when Wal.
ter could speak, first Of all with bis eyes,
and then with his tongue, aud, shr0uded
az his mind was against all memory by
the thick veil Of his injury. the young
mans questioning became most curious.
and his admiration for his fair nurse 30
unbounded that q child might have read
bis hearts yearnings upon his face.
1t was then that new pleasure dawn.
cd upon Helene. She had never been
able to conceive what mans love for q
woman could be, for Henri's attentions
had reused her to but poor apprecia.
ton. But when Walter touched her
hand, the contact sent q thrill through
her which. whether It were pleasurable
or nearly painful. she at first could not
tell. but she soon came to think that It
was not to be much resisted.
She was In this happy Trace OF mind,
totally oblivious Of the fact that but q
short time previously she had thought
Henri a very pleasant companion, when
In the late dusk of one evening, az she
was returning from an errand, she was
touched on the shoulder by young man.
The young man was Henri but h,s
appearance and his style OF dress were
so changed that for the first moment
she did not recognize him. Directly az.
tcrward, however, there came n glitter
into the young fellows dark eyes. which
nut her ON the right track.
"Oh, 1t IL you'll" she exclaimed, "Heuri.
I am so glad you are alive"
"FOr goodness sake. be careful. I
escaped with my life, but IL were
discovered they might shoot me even
now. am not Henri, but John Rob
crts."
II am very sorry" replied the girl. "If
I did anything that might harm you.
You IRE surely certain that I would not
betray you; am very glad indeed to see
that you have escaped. How are you
getting on? You seem to be dressed
In IN extraordinary fashion"
II am" hejoined Henri, rather proud
~. "YOu are right. am employed by
| man who gives me whatever ! ask"
"What are you doing, then? What
Is your employmantT asked Helene.
Henri gasped for an answer Even
his audacity and want Of conscience did
not allow him to go SO far as to confess
that lie was employed to watch the girl
who was even then speaking to him. lie
stroked his chin, and muttered few un'
Ineligible words.
"Oh! do nothing much" he burst
out ON sudden; take messages, ana
all that sort Of thing. My employer Is
an Englishman, and You will soon see
him. for he has taken the fat right above
the one In which you are living"
II shall be glad" answered Helene.
u suppose I shall see you often, then =
"Oh! very Often" was the young mans
rejoinder; and the sirl ran away, saying
that she was late already and had to re-
turn home.
~ che eat again BY Walters bsdsids
che could not help comparing ths twa