Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-09


going on around him. and assimilatcd
1t with AN Intelligence to which his
elders gave no thought.
Unusually tall for his years. he had
a slender. sincwy body, and limbs
whose muscles had been thoroughly
developed under the careful tutelagc
OF old Tatro. the baron's butler, who.
until middle life had been a soldier.
II waE he who had taught Jean to
ride and shoot, and ho had Initiated
the lad-young AS the latter was
into the lntricacles OF foil and rapicr
practice.
Affairs IN Paris were becoming
more and more unsettled. The law
lessness and brutality OF the masses
grew In strength and daring. and
many OF the mobiles had fed from
France, or buried themselves In tho
country. away from the violence
which they were helpless TO prevent,
or too loyal to seemingly countennnco
by their presence and neutrality.
II was early In the summer when,
with many mIsgiylnss as to tho fu'
turc. Monsieur lc Baron finally left
Paris and retired TO his country place
In LanIucdOc. Jean. together with
Margot. her boy Pierre. and n major
Ity OF the servants. went with him:
but few Of the latter remained at
the Paris house with EtIcnnc. who.
dctcstins the quiet life OF i.ansuedoc.
refused fatty To go there.
Another reason for his dc,crmlna'
ton lay in the fac, that ho was now
-Rccrc;iy. Of c6urHc-in Robe.
Kplcrro'R employ: thing Monsieur
10 Baron suspected. but Of which he
had no absolul. proof: and the sorv'
ants who stopped with the young man
w.r. Revolutionary in sentiment.
At tho beloved old couniFy'housc.
where everything was NOR, TO his
taste than In any other spot on earth.
Jean forgot much 6f what had nl!cd
the air Of Paris with such horror. il'
and Pierre. Tiuiing in vigorous health.
went roaming about. hunting In the
IaTk for small game. or. hidden away
Rnusiy in n Trmni" part Of tho wood.
dcyourod bo0k of travels which told
of pirates and soldiers of fortune.
who had TraPrd many a harvest Of
riches upon the Spanish main.
Jeans dream,suFid: and II had long
been n paslimo uf the boys iha, he
should rcad IL aloud. WhiiS Pierre list
rncsi with absorbed attention.
Thus IL Was that III" exploits OF ~
Soto. pisaFTu. CustrE. and the minor
leaders 1f aGssnIHroas bands Ncr-.
for these iva boys. the ideals Of Nhs;
their ouu careers should bS ShCn
tranhopsi srl them frye to achieve
their ambitions.
The gardens alSuut tho place Ncro
wild-tursa II bloom. iUst very much
TO nature. and rBtiT-iy GFC" from the
marks ~ that formal science that
shnNCd in the generality "t French
sar,irps-th~ style which had come
| into Vogue uiIh IyC SuiT~. IN IN" iitic
uf isLuis XIV.
Hut outside the park. where the
boys we're NJ, permitted To an. It vas
easy to Traiifr something Of the iuF'
rsnit that uas shaking Paris. miles
auay. Aud also the cuIn'ry nearer
| about. uhuF" the peasants WUT" hold
inE mrUtIrzs. secret at hrsi. but hn'
coming rufU open ne she jarnhins
waxrd stronger with each successive
day.
The riirCfpai leader and speaker
smunE th" prasaa'ry Wss on" Tomas
Fsurhri. Win had recently come from
Paris. and whp appeared. for some
reason. To have an especial hatred for
Monsieur lr IIarun. Hut tn" latter,
whose attention was UnErusscd by his
books ami papers. knew nothing Of
this. as he rarely vCni abroad. and
seemed To- EruW more reserved and
gloomy sz tho days wore on.
The ilth NJ tuly-thr anniversary
Of the French nations independence
tame and vnnt: and. on the nisht
of August 10th. the Assembly having
T. rru,c c,i from Paris all the regiments
susrrrtrd uf Icing loyal To the king.
there was no armed force To resist
the mob that. insane with blDo,i.thirs-
Is passion. broke into the Tuilcrics.
butrhrrCi the Kings attendants. and
took away. ne prisoners. the few vhu
we're still alive.
Over tho chateau In 1Aurucins.
that August ufzbt. the same stars thai
st'tiprr5I above the carnage Of Paris
sbour urun a scene of peace. but
Monsieur L. Uarou's heart vas grow
inr heavier. and his vakcful eyes
we're Fixed upon the stars. as he lay
in bel luoEinE out Of the window. 4
fntrhu,iiuz ui evil crept chillinE'y
about him. and a note Of coming wur
seemed to sIrh in the wind stirring
among the olive and pepper trees that
made a small grove outside.
But In his chamber beyond. Jean.
uncnrsciuus and happy. slept a sleep
such as could never more bc known
on Garth by the kings little sur.
whom. only few months since. .he
two Iads-1can and Pierre-haj
ipptrd a' with wurshipful awe. as a
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