The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-31


whatever else OF gaud and glitter 1hes
NAV have. yet require love ana W.
derness and gentle sympathy peaSn
Happy is she who receives an t1sa '
from her husband; and that HUSBAND
treads dangerous ground VINO oeias'
1t to her. I see your Wonder az nHrh
Ing this from me; but / ave thought
constantly upon such things. Fes.e.
This touches not our business; let US
go on. Through his lady's huspaiu'
and by another source of infofmaton,
I hope to find the truth conc~rEans
Ward. Do you follow me-
Yes, but howe" l put In. we :
run my neck into a halter. I want 70
know whose hands are playing with
the cord" h,
Never fear for her. Madame-tnaa
is. the lady-has a firm hold upon the
Due du Maine himself, in fact she 10
quite indispensable to him. Don't ASK
me for more. Once let the DUO 20
made Regent. and my oldtme s"ee.
heart of those innocent days IN AhJou
will be the most powerful woman III
France. But with all that, Placlae,
and the mans quivering voice went
straight to the very tenderest core -
my heart for the depths OF bitterness ~.
contained, Sin spite of it all shea rat.ei
Id hack in the country breathing the
Il pure dIlu GcSllclui :, 49,
happy girl, tina to live as she goes.
and rule the land. God knows l wish
we had never seen Paris. ~
I held my tongue; there was nothing
: I could say. He felt his trouble Keen
: ly enough, and I refrained from mold
) ing my undesired sympathy into WORDS.
!, Directly, Jerome took neart ana spoh'
: again:
.tThose are the conditions, I merely
. make the best of them. There is stu
: another friend of mine at SceauA, the
/ Cheyalier Charles de Ia Mora, q most
gallant soldier and kindly gentleman.
! Verify, they are scarce now IN fraice.
9 He has fallen into misfortunes of late
, and is about to lake some command IN
a the colonies. I love him much, and am
: sorely tempted to cast my lot with MS.
{ But. you understand why I stay, ana
Il he lifted up his hands with a gesture OF
perfect helplessness.
u His wife, Madame A~gnes-almost a
9 girls one Of the most beautiful and
e clever women in France, and who, by
= way of novelty, loves her own husband
Women are queer sometimes, are they
not? Tomorrow we go to SceauS, II
will at least be an experience to you
: even should nothing good come OF 1t
"a Do you agree?' /.
~ My curiosity was thoroughly aroused
- and seeming sport of q rare character
: T agreed to join the chase. 1t wal
Judged best that we should make al
20 things ready for an immediate journe!
TO Versailles upon our return iron
# Sceaux.
Before we slept, my few serviceable
were put in position for instant de
parture.
- When T arose in the morning Jerom
had already left his bed. I supposed
= was out Of consideration for what h
i, was still pleased to consider my wea
- condition that he ~refrained from wax
10 ing me. Claude came tripping in lat
-. with the message that NJ. de Grevill
- had gone to make some last arrange
~ ments for our journey. I slept s
restfully through the night my fatigu
20 and all unpleasant reminders of tn
l episode at Bertrand's had quite wor
- away, and l felt refreshed and stron
ia again. When Florine came to inquir
10 for my health she found me busie
about the packing. / greeted her kin
~ ly, for In truth my gratitude was dee
and sincere.
ne Monster Is preparing to leave?" sh
~ asked as If more than afraid Of a repl
I could see she had some purpose in tt
question.
YES, I leave Paris today"
Today" she echoed.
&c yes, but I would return and find ye
again; l could not depart from Franz
y "1llicul lliI2All6 AN sSSa -
u, all your kindness. In truth l am gls
IN YOU came, for" I tried to say
II more, but the words left my Ii
II sounding so cold and meaningless Il
r sentence died away incomplete.
~ Florine stood there, vaguely watc
70 ing me as though she did not undo
s. stand.
TT, Leave France?" she repeated, h
nd +ona EXPRESSING the hope She had 4
mt heard Alright.
I had already said much more tn
intended, for I was not fully ava
Of Jerome's intentions, and desired
er, say nothing which would reveal the
err Leave France?' she urged aga
a "Monsieur-' she halted for the VIC
IN quite naturally.
.De Mouret," / supplied, and tor
YES first time she knew my name; surely
,ed was little enough to trust one w
his who had given me my life.
ed monsieur de Mouret is to lee
y France?"
md Tes," answered her truly. but
ae's today, possibly not for several da
on I would not go away without seei
,ree you again"
led, I felt my tone become warmer a
the thought Of all this girl had risked
all me, and so Numbered on uncertain
lust What was l to do? What could I OF
on her in repayment? Not gold; she /
refused that with the air of a graz
nc marquise the night she first helped
1ply from befLranu ..
6nesse and tact, I gazed at her, stu
me and silent, watching the tears gathe,
aed' her eyes. 1 could only guess
thought which was passing In
ould Mind and even there I ronge her.
fore Ica...oa ~. w..
re- @-S
dies