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grandfather in the old Chateau de
Josselin. Save when unavoidably
called away on business connected with
the management Of his estates he rare
ly left her. He watched over her with
the solicitude of mother and the de-
yotion of a lover. The withered old
man grew to love her as few children
wer, then loved-certainly with such
a feeling as few Frenchmen OF rank at
that day ever exhibited toward child.
She was the sole heiress to all his pos
sessions, the last of that branch OF her
ancient house, and he lavished upon
her depth Of tenderness and wealth
of affection which surrounded her with
an atmosphere of alteration.
Loath to part with her, instead OF
committing her education to one of the
great conventual chools, as was the
custom among the noblesse Of the
country, he supervised 1t himself.
Her growing mind afforded him new
food for wonder daily, her present en-
crossed his mind, her future filled his
dreams. AS he was one Of the most
accomplished gentlemen of his time
and had been q man Of the world In
the highest and best sense of the word,
she received such training as had not
often been bestowed upon young
demoiselle of France.
In but one particular, indeed, the old
mans scheme of education, in the
carrying out of which he was assisted
by the best masters that money could
procure, might have been deemed
faulty. The marquis, as he grew old,
lived more and more in the past-and
as he went backward in time he took
the little maid back with him.
The same strange fancy which led
him to restore medieval usages and
customs as far as possible, and which
made his favorite study the ancient
tales of chivalry, the stories OF the
hardy adventurous knights like the
great du Guesclin, some of whose blood
indeed ran in his veins, gave an un-
usual turn to the thoughts OF his
gran laughter. She, like him, was
STEPPED in the romantic lore OF an
cient days. The traditions of their an
cient house, the deeds Of daring, de-
voti m, and courage which had made
the ie Rohans illustrious, were as ia
mill r to her as fairy tales and childish
rhy, aes are to other children. Her
own maidenly vision dimly compre-
hended the future through the windows
of the past.
It was to this ancient. chateau with
its suggestion of history, its atmos-
phere of romance, and its Breton wild
rose, scarcely reaching the dignity OF
a bud yet, but still inclosed In the
soft calyx OF innocence and inexperi-
ence, that Grafton was brought at the
request of de Kersaint through the
complaisance of the marquis.
It was evening when the two gen.
tlemen, attended by a numerous re-
tinue, rode up to the great gateway.
The few miles that intervened between
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CHAPTER vi.
EXIT DoLL-ENTER KNIGHT.


a T the sound Of Grafton's
~ voice directing him to en-
~ ter, Sergt Jean--Renaud.
who was accompanied by
slender youth in the livery of the
house, opened the door.
Monsieur is awake?" asked the
sergeant, stepping over the threshold
and saluting respectfully.
GAS you see, sergeant"
Monsieur slept well?"
Every we'll"
Monsieur wakes early"
. eyes, that song there" pointing to
the window, "do you not hear it?'
"'Tis mademoiselle and Josette,"
answered Jean-Renaud; "she will be
annoyed to think she has dis
turbed-"
"On no account tell her! Say moth
ing about it to any one, my good
friend. IT'S delightful! What sing
they?"
"A cradle song, monsieur" answered
the sergeant. "My old mother sang
me to sleep with that song, and thou
sands of other mothers in Brittany
have sung 1t as we'll. Toutouie, la, la!'
He caught up the refrain, and in
deep though not unmusical voice
hummed the air.
"'Tis a pretty song," said Grafton.
Eyes, monsieur, but II you are ready
to dress, I have brought Anatole, who
is at your service while you are pris
while you honor our house." he
added, with native politeness. HE
will serve monsieur. And Monsieur
lie Marquis bids me say when you are
ready he will be pleased to attend you
at breakfast. Monsieur realizes that
he is-is-while he Is within the walls
he"
"I remember everything, my good
friend" replied Grafton, within the
walls I am free; outside, prisoner"
provided, of course, monsieur gets
OnISlQG, oils WClCu oSoh 1sS~
smiling. HAS monsieur any COM
mands for me?"
None" replied Philip as the old SOL
dier withdrew. The deft Anatole, who
seemed familiar with the habits OF
Englishmen, quickly arranged a bath,
laid out a uniform from his new mas
ter's wardrobe-for his personal bag
gage had been sent him through the
kindness of de Kersaint-and then
withdrew. Hastily Philip dressed
himself-and yet with unusual care,
by the way-and descended to the hall.
Finding the door open he entered the
garden.
The song had ceased and the two
maidens, the dolls lying neglected In
their laps, were engaged in earnest
conversation.
"And you think" he heard the
smaller say, that he would be my
knight"
"Mademoiselle. he is there!" -ex-
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"Po LII RAM!"-A ram, famous IN
West Virginia village for Its propen.
sity to butt, was enraged one morning
says the Philadelphia Press, to discov-
er Uncle Billy, an aged darky, asleep
in the pasture. Uncle Billy sat with
his head bowed low and his bald spot
shining In the sun. The ram eyed II
from a distance. Uncle Billy nodded,
ard the bald top Of his head bade de-
flance.
'"he ram stood up and waved q chai-
lenge with its horns. Uncle Billy
nodded in acceptance. With sharp
"Ba-a-a-a-a!" the ram charged and
launched itself like catapult at the
offending pate.
A little later It picked itself up from
the ground and wandered away to the
farthest side Of the pasture to rumin-
ate over the collision. Uncle Billy
looked up drowsily.
"Po' lPr ram!" he murmured. he
done wandered 'fom de fold and foun
sorrow and tribulation!"
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CHAPTER v.
THE CRADLE SONG.

//-7OU say we have vis-
80 W itor, Josette?"
"Yes, mademoiselle,
CO Lam Ranand cauoO
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selle?' asked Josette. Shall 1t be
The Fox Gallant?
"No well sing Toutouie, la, la!"
every well, will you begin?"
"No, you"
every well. Are you readx?"
eyes,"
$50, then"
Humming the air for a moment, the
two voices broke into the plaintive
melody of an old Breton cradle song,
the refrain of which gave 1t title.
In default of a rocking-chair-not
then indigenous to France-the two
bodies swayed back and forth in time
to the simple lullaby, or berceuse, the
wooden sabots on one pair Of large
though shapely feet patting the ground
in time with the dainty jewel-buckled
Louis Quinze slippers upon the other.
The words were primitive and childish
as BELTS folk song at its best, and
more especially at its beginning in
the cradle song, and the music was
equally so; yet the emphatic word was
repeated at the end of each verse with
a long-drawn cadence, and the lou
touie, la, Ia! rose above the branches
with a caressing intonation which q
mother might have used to child.
The gentle air of the summer morn
ing rustled the leaves Of the old beech
tree in a not inharmonious accom-
paniment to the melody and swept the
sound into the dull ear Of drowsy
man. Philip Grafton had forgotten
himself in the great bed Of the large
chamber above the beech-tree. He
lazily opened the curtains Of the bed
as the sound came family into the
room, and the flood Of light which
poured upon him completed his awak-
ening. He lay listening few mo-
ments and then rose and leisurely
walked to the window.
It was a heavenly morning. The
breeze, laden with the sweet fragrance
Of summer, blew softly across his face
through the easement An enchant-
ing garden, which might have boasted
the supervision of the famous LIE Notre
himself, lay spread before his eyes.
Half concealed by the interlacing
boughs of the tree he could detect
two figures beneath the window, sit
ting on bench under the shadow OF
the beech.
He watched them. They were sing
ing. That wild, plaintive, yet primi-
tive chant came from the two little
girls there. The deeper contralto
tones of the peasant girl afforded a
sweet accompaniment for the girlish
treble Of the other. The birds twit-
tered in the trees Of the garden, and
gay robin on a branch near the win
dow poured out his brave little soul in
brilliant bursts of song. 1t was a
chorus of nature harmonizing with the
natural song Of motherhood, which
seemed not inappropriate, though is
suing from the lips of children.
"Toutouie, la, la!" What was the
queer little refrain? He leaned far
out over the window-sill and listened
to the singers. He was wont to be
awakened by the creaking of the tim
bers Of heaving ship, and the ex-
perience of this morning was as novel
as it was delightful. It was inter-
rupted, however, by knock upon the
door.
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and Jean-Renaud, so that am glad
to find q gentlemen-Monsieur is gen.
tile, Of course?"
"I hope so, mademoiselle. / trust
mademoiselle may find me so at any
rate"
Monsieur looks 80. Is 1t not so,
Josette?" frankly continued the child.
"Oh, indeed, yes, mademoiselle!" ex-
claimed the embarrassed but acquies-
cent maid.
"I do not doubt monsieur's breed
ing, but maiden, motherless like /,
monsieur, must be very careful how
she takes knight without finding out
all about him, you see. Monsieur's
family Is old?"
Every old, mademoiselle," answered
the young man, smiling at the little
comedy.
Monsieur Is an American, and
America was only discovered-let me
see-'tis scarce 300 years since, is 1t
not, Josette?"
Eyes, mademoiselle, certainly, an
swered Josette, still agreeably concur
ring, although she knew nothing about
it.
But my family was English long
before that time, mademoiselle," an
swered Grafton, "and Norman before
that"
"Oh, you are part French. then|
"My heart is all French, at least
since have met you, mademoiselle." l."
"Now, that is nicely said. You are
tres gentle indeed, sir, and your fam
lily Is old-not as old as the de Ro-
hans, though"
"Mademoiselle, is anything so old
or so beautiful as the. de Rohans?
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AS to the age, monsieur, there is
no doubt, but as to the other, there
are only grandfather and myself left,
and I am sure he Is not beautiful,
though he's very wise, and 30 good
to me that I think him lovely. As
for me-" she regarded herself mourn
fully, looking from her dainty feet
at her long bony legs, her fiat chest
she even seemed Unexpectedly to be
surveying her own countenance in the
mirror of her memory. She shrugged
her shoulders at last, and Philip inter-
rupted her meditations by saying:
"Mademoiselle, think you charm
Ing"
"But you, monsieur" she responded,
"if you are to be my true knight and
servitor, must think me beautiful.
knights always do that in the books,
you know"
"Tis an easy task your ladyship lays
upon me-" he replied CALAMITY. eff
am set to no more difficult undertake
ing than that to prove my devotion,
shall be lightly treated"
"Oh, Of course / shall find you
harder things to do than that. can
not have a knight who will not do
great things for me-"
"Ah, here comes Jean-Renaud!" he
continued. "Well, monsieur sergeant,
will you break lance with me in
honor of Mademoiselle de Rohan?"
"sir?". cried Jean-Renaud in great
surprise. .
Il maintain that she is the most
beautiful lady in Brittany"
''In the world, Sir Philip, you should
say, unless there is some beautiful
English lady who has your heart"
A shade of anxiety sy pt over the
youthful face at this thought, which
was at once dispelled b. his perfectly
truthful answer:
There is no English or any other
lady except you, beauteous princess"
How nice that is! think you are
the incest knight I ever dreamed Of"
Thank you. Now, Jean-Renaud,
shall we repair to the tilt-yard?"
Monsieur mystifies me-" answered
the old sergeant.
"You agree, then, that medemoiselle
Is the"
"Why, monsieur, we are all devoted
to mademoiselle," responded Jean-Re-
maud simply. rs 1t game monsieur
plays? If so, we are all her seryitors."
mo, no, Jean-Renaud, will have
no knight but Sir Philip" cried mad
emoiselle.
you seem already to have made
the acquaintance of my granddaugh-
ter, Capt Grafton" interrupted the
marquis, turning the corner OF the
house at the moment.
Acquaintance, Monsieur lie Marquis?
She has done me the honor to consti-
tute me her royal knight, and I am
trying to induce Jean-Renaud to break
q spear in her behalf"
"Will he not make proper knight,
grandpa, this English gentleman"
asked Anne, fluttering to her grand
father.
Proper knight indeed, my child"
answered the old man, humoring her
mood as he fondly kissed her, land I
congratulate you. Meanwhile let US
descend from the romantic to the ma
terial. Breakfast is served. Monsieur
Grafton, will you take your little lady
and precede me? Cest bien," he
soliloquized, taking pinch Of snuff
as he calmly surveyed the young man
and the little girl walking ceremo-
niously toward the door. "a pretty
piece of play. I shall take care 1t
stops in sport. The thorn watches the
rose. Anne de Rohan mates with no
foreigner, much less with an enemy"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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claimed Josette, springing to her feet
in much confusion, as she observed
Grafton's approach.
The other girl turned her head
slightly, saw him advancing, and as If
to mark the difference between the
mistress and the maid, rose slowly
and calmly to her feet In spite Of her
dignity her little heart was beating
furiously. The dolls fell neglected to
the ground. The end Of their reign
began that morning.
Grafton bowed profoundly before
her, and as she returned his saluta-
ton with a sweeping courtesy, he
looked curiously at her. So this was
the Breton rose! She was a small,
slender, pale little girl, between 13
and IA years old, and rather delicate
in appearance. Too old to be playing
with dolls, certainly. Her head was
crowned with a mass Of hair black as
a ravens wing, which fell down her
back in a heavy braid tied with scar
let ribbon. A pair Of rather long
arms terminating in long slender
hands stretched from her immature
sloping shoulders. Below the short
skirt of her dress two long thin legs
dropped into dainty slippers.
Phillip was something Of connois-
seur and he scanned her carefully and
swiftly. Her eyes, he thought, were
good, and blue he could see In spite
of the downcast lids-a strange COM
bination of black hair, pale face, and
blue eyes, unusual but striking. Her
hands were small, he noticed, and her
feet, even then, charming. AS for the
rest that would come in time. She
was a maiden of much promise be de-
cided.
"Mademoiselle," he said respectful
ly, "have I the pleasure OF addressing
the Chatelaine Of Josselin, the young
Countess de Rohan?"
Eyes, monsieur" answered the girl
simply, lifting her eyes to his as she
spoke.
He started in surprise before their
deep violet splendor-the eyes Of a
woman in the face Of child. Good
heavens! They were glorious-de-
cidedly this was promising.
"You are the English milord?" she
queried gravely.
Neither the one nor the other,
mademoiselle," he answered, smiling
at her frank question. "I was born
in America"
"Ah!" cried the girl Frightening,
my mother came from there. IT'S a
great land"
"The greatest the sun shines upon,
mademoiselle," gravely answered Graf
ton.
Except France, monsieur"
Except France, little lady, since you
are here" he returned gaily.
"And monsieur Is not a lord?"
There are no lords in America"
mot even knight"
mot yet, unless I may be your
knight, mademoiselle."
"You hear, Josette?" cried the girl,
turning delightedly to the other, I'VE
won't have to play any more that you
are a knight. Monsieur says he will
be my knight. So few gentlemen come
here, monsieur; we see no one," she
went on, with stateliness and ease
which quite belied the ragged doll at
her feet the Persian dolls by her side,
the short dress, and general air OF un-
formed and undeveloped womanhood
about her. Monsieur le Marquis Is
here, of course. And Monsieur de
Kersaint, who was a friend OF my
fathers comes sometimes, and the
masters Of the dance, and the masters
of the music, and the masters of the
art. and all the other tiresome masters.
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Totals .s,s5s, 1888 7,2o7,s2s

Totals ..6,35S,133 7,207,s23
The vote. for other candidates
amounted to sss,soo votes. distributed
as follows: wooley, Prohibitionist,
20s,s14; Debs, Socialist, 1854; Ma
loney, socialist labor. 3s.7ss; Barker.
middle of -the-roai populist, bo.s7s;
two other candidates received aoout
1000. OF the popular vote Mckinley
received s4s,700 more than his DEM
ocratic opponent, and 45s,25s over al.
The total popular vote Of all candi-
dates was 1889, s5s. It is estimated
that the vote thin year win be about
100000
There were l7a votes in the Eiec.
toral College, and 2ss are necessary
to a choice for president and VICE
president. These 47s votes are dis.
tributed among the states az follows:
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THE VOTE -FOUR YEARS AGO.
Tabulated Returns From Every State
In the Union In 1900.

There are these days numerous In
quiries by mail, by wire and by phone,
which it Is found most convenient to
answer by presenting the following ta-
BILE. Cut 1t out and paste it up for ref
erence. 1t will save time for you and
others. 1t Is list Of the popular vote
four years ago as received by the DEM
ocratic and Republican candidates for
nreaidant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-19
Huntingburg Boom.

Ground has been broken for the
new bank building, corner of Main
and Alb streets.
Material is being placed on the
lot the church purchased of Rothert
On the corner of Geiger and 4th ST.
for the new Emanuel church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ficken, Of
Hopkinsville, Ky, are visiting rele
tiyes here.
Frank Joseph, of Jasper, visited
relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Mickey are the
proud parents of fine boy baby.
which arrived Monday.
4 new poultry house will be
opened here this week. Chickens
have already advanced &c pound
in price.
AL three OF the families who
were quarantined on account Of the
small pox have been set free.
The city primary election will
take place next Monday when the
democrats will name the winning
ticke; A chairman and one com.
nitteeman for each ward will also
De chosen.
Some Of the rel ublicaEs here are
still figuring on the problem pre-
sented at the county meeting of
iaeir committeeman. They can't
igEre out how - can be so arrang- /
81 as to be more than half of 2G. !
That depends on who manipulates
he figures.
Congressman Zenor came near
getting into fighting scrap on 18th
street last Saturday, on account of
alleged conflicting statements made
BY him, which he thought was only
sharp practice. +" But, happily
or him, he did not "spunk up. =
md so it was allowed to blow yer
without any arrests. 1t would not
ook well for congressman to be
'rrested. See? Wide Awake.
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a. Irish ,pnuir whose married Mss
was not without few Squalls re-
ceived honely lecture from the spsr-
ituai adviser rt-aFaius their disgrace
tul guarrelS.
Us rfyttrnep said. That dog and
cat you have g-rcc better than you"
The reply somewhat upset him: ~If
yer rivlrence ~ tote thin tighter yen
soon change yer mo.nd.r
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Love Is blind" murmured Mr.. Meek.
ton regretfuiIy
That's nonsense" replied his wife
W men q Girl falls In love with a man.
she sees magnificent qualities in him
which none Of her family can make out
fnd which become wholly obscure even
70 her 10 the course OF year or o.
Chicago Journal.
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BainSrIdge TIP. Democratic Convention

:. Mas called to- order by JOS. Fled,
man, committeeman and he Wa:
(: made chairman. VIM. Mslchior
secretary.
r. On motion precinct COMMITTEES
men for the ensuing ? yesrs were
chosen as follows,
rs lst Pre.-R. NJ. Milburn.
4. I'd Pre.-A. J. Krempp, .Sr
Sd Pre-. Doane.
=. On motion delegates 10 the county
convention next Monday were Sc
lected as follows:
Geo Marks. John PETER. John
Dick, Florian Ackernsn, Louis
Blessinger, Martin Hopf, Jos. Lech.
ner, John Jerger, Riemond Fere
bach, Jos. Schroeder, .Sr, Frank
ptflecher, Jae. Eckert;Jr., II. Nohr.
Il. Cassidy, j. p. Huther, l. Schu
Die, J. T. Mslchior, Hy. Pfau, A
Better, And. Klins. F. Beckman.
Harry Mslchio1, Conrad Marks. J
Schwsnk, J. f. M:chae.s, Z. j.
kempt, Geo -Hettich, Louis T.
Ko ,rner
On motion the, convention ad.
journed.
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Notice of Insolvency.
In the Dubois Circuit Court.
In the matter OF the estate OF Frede,

In The Dubois Circuit Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Frederick
w. Harder, deceased. No. 900.
Notice is herehv given that upon ne.
tition filed in said co irt by the admins.
traitor OF sud estate, setting up the in
suiicency OF tire estate Of said decejep,
to pay the debts and liabilities thereof
the Judge OF sail Court did, on the eli
day OF January, 1904, find said estate 10
Deprobably iDsolyent, AMI ordered the
same % % settled accordingly. The
creditors OF said estate are theraforo
hereby notified OF such insolvency and
required to-file their claims against sail
estate for allowance.
Witness, the Clerk and seal Of said
Court, at Jasper. Indiana
I. ssAL : this lttb day Of February:
-. 1901.
JoHx P.-HrTHER, Clerk.
Cox 4 HUNTER, Attorneys.
Feb. ~, 1904. -2w.
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In hanson and Washington the
above division OF the vote is contes
ted by Zsnor, and each side has ap
pointed delegates, so as to force 8
contest before the committee on Gre
dentals.. Zenor claims the county
committees resolved the vote should
BE- cast-as unit. In HsrEisou, this
Is unqoesiionably an atte mpt to de.
fraud, n the full committee. at its
meeting at which the primary was
called, voted unanimously for pro.
portionate representation, and the
action of the rump Of the committee
to change the rule, after Zenor pre-
tended to be sick, and came home
and seen them, rould not be con.
sidered regular anywhere. In Wash
ington county, also, the committee
call was made for a proportionate
delegation, but-aiter the election lie
nor.had the delegates meet, and vote
ont-the Cox delegates, and say the
vote should be unit This Is un.
qaestionablv Irregular. According
TO precedent il tie full committee
wished to make the change, it must
do go a reasonable time before the
primary is held. These TECHNICAL.
ties raised by zsnor tend TO iniure
the Democracy in the District. and
place him In the role Of disorgan.
izer.; 1T Cox could have spent two
weeks In Harrison county, and 1OOl
barrels of beer, 80 gallons OF whis
ky, and 81 600 cash, a. it is rumor. |
ed Zenor did in Dubois county. il il !
likely, from the vote of zenor's pre-
clnct, the necessity for him using
technieaities might have been obyi |
ated, as Cox would have carried that /
county, though Zenor failed with all \
these auxillaries in Dubois county
his canvass in this county was
disgrace.