The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22

jeertng manner desecrated the sacred
RELIC of my vanished saint.
De Nirelle scoNlel somewhat at my
precipitation. but, meeting a no less
determined air. passed the matter by.
His ladies affected not to see. They in
turn piled me with inquiries about the
savages in America, asked all manner
of silly questions, and completed with
their foolish %simperings the disgust l
already felt ut such an Interruption to
my thought. Yet SO great Is the force
OF novelty to women they chung about
me as IL / were some strange tame sni-
NAL brought to Paris for their diver-
tisement.
POUNDS. Margot dear" de Wrelle
blurted out aside. for ever his dun
senses saw I was not pleased, 'our
good Moliere must have had this her
nit captain in his mind whe he made
Alceste to rail so at the hypocrisies of
the world, and rye the telling Of truth
and looking of truth at all times"
How brutally frank! What bad
breeding" assented that young woman.
This captain seems SO full Of weari-
ness at our coming. and lacks the grace
to veil it decently; let US CO."
Finding no hand Of mine raised to
hinder them. these fair DANES and
demoiselles, with many pretty pouts
Ia illo lIOuilCeS, DSlOOh l1STl~
selves away. followed by their faithful
squire.
began Their to feel sorry at having
disgraced Jerome's gentle teachings.
The light dying away across the distant
fields and streams. l resigned my soli-
tary communion and set out slowly
toward the villa. The meaning of all
on my attention. If this We're true.
and 1T seemed plausible enough in view
OF all that had TRANSFERRED here, 1 was
indeed confronted by a new and serious
danger. Happily danger was not a new
fellow-traveler; l merely turned over
in my mind the best means to meet 1t.
Going rather out of my way, l found
the grooms without much difficulty,
and telling them we We're to leave
SceauX at once, ordered the horses sad
died. and made ready at a side door
where l directed them to wait. My own
mind was to tell Jerome nothing of 1t,
but simply to noun the best horse and
ride away alone-if that course became
necessary.
I will break in a bit just here t.
speak of al incident which occurred
that very night in the modest boudoir
OF Madame de la Mora. Had l but
known of it at the time, it would have
saved me many weary months of suf-
fering.
Madame Agnes de la Mora sat placid
ly, her work basket by her side, busted
about some lace she was mending. The
chevalier studied d number of military
maps of Louisiana at his table. 1t wa
a pretty picture of domestic harmony.
then quite questionable at Sceaux. A
timid rap at the door, and a voice:
sister, may l come in?"
Yes, child" and her sister Charlotte
GIInnod gj1aDflIy in or1 - 1,-a $500.
the floor at madame's feet. There was
a striking similarity between the two,
Madame. for all her dignified title, be-
ing but a year the elder, and she scant
20. Charlottee. somewhat slighter and
more delicately colored. was even of
greater beauty than her sister, with
much promise for the years to come.
To the casual observer, though. espe-
cially when viewed apart, they seemed
almost reflections n of the other.
There was something of a loving
guardianship in the attitude of the eld-
er, of .conf1ding trust in tina of the
younger, as she leaned her head upon
sisters knee in pensive meditation.
Sister, I must tell you OF something;
I know not tina I did we'll or ill." and
she lifted her face with a surety Of
What is it. dear. what weighty mat
ter troubles you now2"
The cheyalier looked up long enough
to say:
Have you torn your frock. or only
quarreled again with the good abbs
over your task" The girl very evident
ly had nothing to fear, from his harsh
ness.
mo! No! Don't tease; it's reallv
This day at noon Madame
Chartratn was in her chamber-you
know the young man who came with
M ~ or0y ~ 81 do 10 Nf1~~. a.
The same 1 ran into at the door,"
and she flushed again at the memory
Of discontinue.
We'll. today noon at Madam Char.
trains I heard that danger threatened
him concerning some papers or some
thing which he has-And Madame du
Maine. too. they mean him harm; and
What is that. Charlotte? Come
She crossed the room o%bediently and
before him.
The chevalier asked: How did 1t
happen. child? Tell me all about 1t,
you saw him. who was there.
and all.'
So h went on to tell of her seek
ing me in the park. and her hurried
warming.
well, what did he say to all that?"
H. dtdn't say anything; I gave him
chance; I just a up near him and
him as quick as ever I could that
had better go off somewhere. and
then-well. I just ran away
again. He looked so startled and sur
he could not say anything.
When I turned again to peep through
the hedge he was still standing there
with his hands stretched out as sc he
would have liked to stop me, but / was
already gone"
CONTINUED Next week.)
A Plea for Good Manners.