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

Inc most anu Some CIoHy OF S1S BAL
at table with their cards and ale. I
overlooked the game. They exchanged
glances and prepared to leave off,
whereat apoiogized and begged them
not to let me disturb them. Claude de-
cfared he had only waited for me, and
being tired he would shut the house.
He went on up to bed and his friend
o a seat beside me by the fire.
He was a simple looking young fell
low, dressed after the fashion of a
peasant farmer, with mild blue eyes,
and struggling yellow whiskers on his
chin. / thought to question about. the
city.
Well. friend. how goes the world in
Parfs2"
Much the same as ever, yet your
Paris Is new to me"
Indeed? You are not of the city; Of
what place, them"
"of Languedoc, in the south. where
h skies are bluer and the wind does
not cut you through az 1t does in
this damp Paris of yours"
Yes, I thought you of Languedoc,
from your speech. So the climate Is
with US In our parts beyondethe seas.
Beneath our southern sur ice is a
thing almost unknown, and the snow
never comes"
And where do you live. my lord 90
his yes Wide open and shallow.
I felt somewhat fiattered at his
artless recognition of the difference in
our stations.
Tn Biloxi; the southern provinces,
Louisiana explained whereof
Bienvilie is governor"
Afterward I thought I could remem-
Der a knowing twinkle in the fellows
eye, which passed unnoticed at the mo-
ment
"Ah, I hear much OF the colonies: it
must be a goodIy land to dwell in, but
the savages and the cannibals."
/ laughed outright.
Verify. friend, we have no canni-
balls worse than the barbarous Span
iards who wait but the chance to
was aware. / had old him Of my voy-
age from Biloxi, and of going to Yer
sailles, stopping short only of giving
the purpose of my visit to Paris. /
was sore ashamed OF the indiscretion.
When I looked I found him laughing
silently to himself, laughing at me.
Then you are Captain de Mouret?"
he asked with purest Partisan intona-
ton, and the courtesy of a gentleman.
How did You know" 1 attempted
to be stern. but somehow any effort fell
fiat. How do you know"
We'll. Iye been expecting you," and
he brushed his hand across his chin,
wiping the yellow whiskers away be-
fore my astonished eyes.
II am Jerome de Greyille. Claude
told me of your coming. u / wished to
make sure. We have examined our
baggage" he went on frankly. I'M
mindful Of my ill-concealed disap-
prevail, but found nothing In the way
OF Identification. You see he apollo
gized, these things are necessary here.
In affairs of this nature, If a fellow
would preserve the proper connection
between his head and his body"
He rolled up his whiskers. laid
aside a yellow wig, and l could see
he was as Serigny had described. He
was not as tall as ], but strongly built,
and some two good years my senior.
Captain, If you will allow me 1 will
take these traps of yours to our apart
ments. You lodge with me-"
/ was nettIed that / should have
spoken so freely to q stranger, and felt
ill-disposed to be pleasant, but he soon
drove away any lingering animosity.
When we had settled In our rooms,
which adjoincd. de GreviIle thew HIM
self across his couch and said:
Look here. de Mouret, we have a
hard task before us. and you may as
well know 1t. M. de Serigny tells me
he has instructed you himself, but de-
tails he would leave to me. What's
your nane?"
"Placide," I replied as simply as a lad
Of ten.
Well, I'm Jerome. We are to stand
together now, n men engaged in
business like ours nave no time for ex-
ira
His bon camaraderie was contagious,
and I gladly caught 1t. Agreed. Ter
ONE; SO be 1T. Go on"
First we must locate III friend
Carne Ward, the very fiend of 4 fellow,
who stops at nothing. Then to catch
him with h papers, take them, cost
what 1t will. For that work We have
strong lads enough and true. Above
all we must make no mistake when we
strike, for II he scents our suspicious
of him he'll Whisk them off to Spain
before you could bat your We"
I listened to him intently, yet en-
joying to the utmost my prospective
triumph. He went on:
"Then there is that other fellow; we
don't know-who he is, the one that
nm over with YOU. He will probably
exchange dispatches with Ward. then
off to the colonies again. There Is not
so much trouble about him, for he can
be captured aboard ship. 1t Is Ward
we want, and his dispatches"
l said very quietly, still looking Into
the fire:
That much is already done"
Jerome raised up on his elbow and
stared at me as If he thought me mad.
II have taken those dispatches from
your friend. Here they are"
The devil you have" he cried out,
reaching the middle of the floor at a
single bound. How and when"
He would not leave off until 1 had
related the whole of my adventure be-
ginning with meeting the girl, ard end
ing when 1 found him. at the Inn. He
was as happy as a school boy. and
laughed heartily al my being so read
| lily made a victim of by the girl FIorine,
Such tender doves TO pluck she does
not often find. and I warrant you she
lets not many go so easily"
l thought it unnecessary to tell him
of my encounter with Ward. only
that | had found the packet where he
dropped 1t.
.You lucky dog. IT'S well he did not
see you, or you might not now be
talking 10 me with a whole skin.
1t was better though to let him know
Of Wards wound. for that would per-
haps asststaus I'm a measure 10 deter
gafsic upon otir future course. 50 that
part u the affair I detailed lii full.
@V.fiiy, lad, your Egavage accom-
plishrsefat stood yoai FIJI good atead.s
HFeeggnized the description i gase
IA AsfeH0W WIth WARD bus RAID III
sgsla 4 bully nisstI Tlsrc1 u fight ana