Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12

Where Is M1ne. dc FeTTSer V'' go back to Naont-Louis. They left their ] hotel in Paris. wrote imploring him to hold the estates, My messages were returned. I don't know how he got money enough to emigrate, but emil grate they did, avoiding Castorland, where the Saint Michels, who brought her up, lived in comfort, and might have comforted her, and where I could have made her life easy. He probably dragged her through depths of poverty before they joined company bound for the Indiana territory. where the Pigeon Roost settlement was planted. I have seen old Saint-dichel work at clearing, and can imagine the Marquis de Terrier sweating weakly while he chopped trees. It is satisfaction to. know they had Ernestine with them, De Terrier might have plowed with Eagle" said the count hotly. "He nev- CT hesitated to make use of her"
 While I had been living a monks stu dious, we'll provided life was she toil- ing in the fields? I groaned aloud.
 De Chaumont dropped his head on his breast.
 Tt hurts me more than I care to let anybody but yon know, Lazarre. If I hadn't received that letter should have. avoided you. I wish you had saved Paul. would adopt him." 3'sI think not, my dear count"
 Nonsense. boy! I wouldn't let you have him.
 '"You have child.' ssHer husband has her. But let us not pitch and toss words. No use quar- reling over a dead boy. What right have you to Eagles childT'
 ''Not your right of faithful, useful friendship, only my own right"
 Whats that2''
 kog .33ypthing that she ever hdtnit 9ill 'I was afraid of yOu,'' said De Cham mont, ''when you lowered out with old Du PIessy like an heir lost in emi- grafton and found again. You were a startling fellow. dropping on the Eau bourg, and anything was possible un- der the empire. You know I never be- lieved the dauphin nonsense, but few ] who remembered said you looked like ! the king. You were the king to her, above mating with the best of the old nobility. She wouldn't have married you"
 "Did she ever give you reason to. l think she would marry youT'
 'She never gave me reason to think she would marry anybody. But what's l the use of groaning? There's distrac- tion abroad. took the trails to see you when I heard you were with the : troops on Champlain. shall be long in France. What can do for you, my boy?" |
 Nothing, count. You have already done much.'' re.5: t'She had foolish interest in you. The dauphin! Too good to sit at table with us,. you raw savage! Had to be waited on by old Jean! And she would have had me serve you nayself!' He laughed, and so did I. We held hands, clinging in fellowship.
 ''I might not have refused your serv- ice, like Marquis de Terrier"
 The counts face darkened.
 ''I'll not abuse him. He's dead.''
 "Are you sure he's dead this time, count?
 "A Kickapoo is carrying his scalp. Trust my runners. They have traced him so much for me they know the hair on his stubborn head. I must go where can have amusement, La, Zarre This country is young mans country. I'm getting old. Adieu. You're one of the young men.''
 Some changes of light and darkness passed over me, and the great anguish of my wound increased until there was no rest. However, the next man who visited me stood forth at the side of. f the stretcher as Bellenger. I thought I dreamed him, being light headed l with fever. He was unaccountably. weazened robbed of juices and pow dering to dust on the surface. His mustache had grown again, and he carried it over his ears in the ridicu- lous manner affected when saw him in the fog.
 'twhere's your potter's wheeI?" in .quired. t+t,s.
 'sIn the woods by Lake George, sire,
 "Do you still find clay that suits you?''
 "Yes, sire"
 ''Have you made that vase yet?"
 'No, sire. I succeed in nothing"
 "You succeed in tracking me-
 He swam before my eyes, and I pointed to the surgeons camp chair. ! 'Not in your presence, sire"
 "Have you lost your real dauphin" inquired.
 T have the honor of standing before the real dauphin." "So you swore at Nfittau.' 'si
 T perjured| myself. .
 tsWell, what are you doing now 7''
 "Sire, am man in failing health. Before the end have come to tell you the truth. 7
 10 you think you can do it2ss