The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16

thousand francs Il year for tuition and
board. Where was All that money to
come from?
When the captain entered his den, the
window OF which opened in,o the garden,
he heard the voice of Rene and Jui!ette
outside.
"oh, Monsieur Rene, You do not know
,hat YOU are TO study in the great city
Ny dear old Juliette!"
II am only afraid that you Will become
so proud that when You come back You
Viii have no more thought of Your old
nurse
Shame pa YOU. Juliette. You know
that / will always love you just as much
as | do now
The captains brow darkeaed when he
heard these words. He had iunst made
M, his mind thar to save The wages which
le WAS paying the nurse he would have to
let her so and then borrow the necessary
money either by plcdsiins his pension or
by mortgaging his house.
But who woald lend him the money
He had few acquaintauecs in The town.
and the very idea of asking anybody for
Il loan made him blush.
And still tina would lac easier than to
discharge Juliette, who had now been in
his house for eighteen Years. His thoughts
wen back TO the day she came. He had
just returned from the mayors office,
where he had gone with his Wife to regis
ter the child.
When theS came in the baby, who was
evidently hungry. was yelling at the tol
OF Us voice, lie was on the point oil
going to thr Intelligence office for i nurse
when tho doorbell lIfs. y Young and un-
usually pretty girl OF ~ Stood b~lusline
Oh the doorstep.
beg your pardon ! am afraid | have
made a miStak
~. ILL., ,.. II.
vas told that somebody in this house
waated : nurse
We do. mdeaa.' the captain replied
Tho girl MAS evidently saong and healthy.
though she was unusually pale. She told
OF how she happened to be looking for a
position and WIS engaged ON the spot by
the captain. who had not heard one WORD
OF what sac said.
They had never regretted engaging her.
No mother could have loved Rene higher
than She did.
Md now, because of the miserable ques-
ton OF money, lie would have to send her
away. Rut it WAS for Rene's sake arc
the sacIlliue nItst be made.
Tie Went to The window and called,
'Juliettc."
Monsieur lie Captaine"
He asked her to come i'm and sit down,
and With 4 voice trembling just a little
he said:
- i inA " ltIk ot
which ma yhurt your feelings. as 1t hurts
mine to tell YOU. / am forced TO ask you
y leave u.s."
She turned deadly pale. What have
done 10 deserve this, Monsieur lie Cap
itaine 2
"Juliette. YOU ought to know that you
have done nothing to displease me. bu,
There are times when one is forced To dc
unpleasant things because it is necessary,
1t Will cost much money TO send Rene to
Paris and keep him there and l must econ
omize. shall be perfectly frank with
Nou-l have not the money and do not
know where TO get it. Shall l sell M
house where we have all been so happy
or shall 1 pledge my pcnsion?"
Juliette's face frightened. oh. captain.
how YOU scared me. ] could not think
that l should have to leave your house.
the only house that ] have. What should
! have done? l am too old TO take "A new
position, but now when | know that it is
only for my Wages, j am happy again. /
do not want any wages, and you know
how little it costs to keep me here
The captain listened. deeply moved.
20 captain she continued, Il could
never bear 20 part from YOU and Rene,
whom | nave nursed and seen grow up.
] love him rs if he were my OVID son.
] haze five Thousand francs in the bank
which | have saved out OF my wages and
/ beg YOU to take it,"
THAT | could never do. .Juliette. You
are stil a young woman. and the day MAY
come when you viii marry and have YOUR
own home and need the money. ANA /
might not be able to return il right AVIAN -
Julictte looked up, and in a voice trem-
bling with emotion said:
You need never give 1t back to me.
My family, my home, is the boy that /
have nursed at my bosom, at whose bed
j have sat night after night when he was
sick. and YOU. captain, who have ALWAYS