The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-10

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aseea nc Questions, put resaiueo Ilois
'oaels sns youns Wonian WIN Wron
INV uiilted naturaily ilto congelsa'
,oIi NJ nianIiets were slrlAtnsis
&c ahu uieolisttalieu 1nete MN
aowsSet. an ar OF reserve, OF osgnl.y..
- niaJesly eyen--apout he., uespl.1
hkness' when ID anything ou'
ne u.itiost oeieIehce ..o,
Does my loro
aiu siie polnteo her 70 tne ser
ANS Why were chasliB anu captur'
y ~ ~ieiiacsory sneep one ny oHe.
: SIMON my mead, lor, IN al serious
iess, : WIS u queer proceeuiiis.
vel Us .oo lnetIy jest 70 keel
,pis d secret. besioe I'm weary VI
enlse eterhal shackies OF whlcr
:oIpll me 10 speak 70 those Whom )
pielSe. "A certain dehance gave al
A}dereurrent OF sadness to her voice
i renDeilon TO hef tone.
Anu | WIZ taik II 1 want to' tlere
NO IlarIn, IS there.
1 s'aVeiy assured her not. ana Won
isteu Will was coming.
we'll o see, she drled her eyes
oh d hahdRerchles or cost!lest lace,
So see ms--that Is, the dutchess IS OF
sneil a romantic temperament SO en-
alaoreu OF rurai scenes, tdVAic mead
9Ws, pretty shepherdesses, and the IKE
-
oie, n thought to astonlsh Paris TO-
n,sht by a lavish display OF sweet sim
pllcity-did Monsieur see III That big
lark place there, behind the glass par
htion, was arranged as q meadow.
WITH a stream winding tnorugh 1t, ano
rocks and trees, and what not. She had
p flock OF sheep washed clean and
WINE, pehned UP IN waiting. AL a
slshal from her during the ball, lights
We're TO nave been turned on. and Ma
iemolseiie, the pretty opera singer. was
to come gracefully down q curving
pathway dressed as Il shepherdess,
singing ana leading her sheep. Oh. 1t
was TO pc too pure for this earth, Inc
aulciless fretted for the opportune
time. But the sheep escaped from their
keepers. and, oh, isn't it too ludi-
erous?'
Ihus she chartered on with the naive
freedom Oh any other young demoi-
selle. | agreed with her, and was in
Waraty glad the affair turned out an
a~csidei't TOT We're TINS the custom or
balls I'd so to no others.
we continued to chat gayly together;
sue was or a lively wit, and surprised
me py fiei knowledge of dogs n
norses' OF the chase, or sword Play n
OF fireafins Odd tastes for a gentle
woman, most or all FOR OF her ex-
altea RANK. Or TINS latter l q no
aoupt. knew none OF the people h
mentioned, nothing OF the drawing
room gossip, ana she very
remarked
My iord is q Stranger
only yesterday In Paris as
scented.
strom what place comes my lord?"
and FOR the second time In a day was
driven to q direct lie.
FROM Normandy, 1 replied.
10 live In Paris?'
NO, unfortunately; my affairs will
be nnlshed IN a few days at most. Then
| return to the country" The lady was
penstVe for q space, hesitated in a
pretty perpleXlty and then spoke
beautifully.
You can be of service to me If you
Will
/ Immediately signified my willing
ness to render her aid. in the courtli-
est speech 1 could muster. She looked
ct me long and seriously again, then
again pursued the subject OF her
thought.
1T is a mere woman's whim, but
crafty my whims. Perchance It IS not
a aroper wish for a lady Of birth, vet
I have 1t, and if you will but aid me,
I viii carry it through
Moved as much by curiosity as by
any OtEer motive, Il incurred of her
what so weigllty a matter could be.
Come, let us no into this ante-room
that we may converse undisturbed.b.
she said. and led me into a quiet orner
there were seats / would have
thonghtiessly taken II place by her
side. forgetful of Jerome's teachings.
but she commanded coldly:
.Monsieur win stand
And | stood.
You are d stranger in Paris. YOU
seem to be q man of honor; for those
reasons / choose YOU. I would not care
TO have n of my own gentlemen know
what / wish to do. All Paris would
talk of it tomorrow. We in the palace
see naugft OF the common people, and
/ have long dreamed 1t would be a
adventure to go unknown anon
them. to their ms and gathering places.
/ have always desired to know more
OF our Paris, especially one place which
/ hear mentioned frequently OF late.
NV position will not permit me to visit
ii openly-you understand"
I protested that knowing naught of
the streets / should be but a blind
guide.
/ know where | would so. 4 said.
astertninsdly prushing aside the dif,
SO: you will go toe"
might it not lead to such another es-
tsaoada as came SO near costing me