Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-03

Hundred, and the intervai--or mayhap
1t was only the hardships and distresses
of the captive tlight-had changed her
woefuliy. Yet now, as when we had
stood together at the bar of Colonel
Tssrleton's court, l saw her pass from
mood to mood in the turning of a leaf
her natural terror slipping from her
like a cast-off garment and sweet
dignity coming to clothe her in a
queenier robe, making her, as l would
think, more beautiful than ever.
Il thank you. Sir Francis--for my
self and for poor Jeanne. she said.
You have come to take Us back to
my father"
He bowed again and spread his
hands as a friend willing but helpless.
Upon nlS honor. dear lady, nothing
would give mt greater pleasure. But
what can ! say We are upon the
kings business. as You we'll know, and
our mission Will not brook an hours
delay indeed, we are here only by the
good chance which led your captors
To choose our route for theirs. have
40 alternative but TO take you and
NoIr woman With US to the west, but
1 do assure Nou
She stopped him with an impassioned
gesture of dissent, and darting de-
4 snairing glance around that minded me
al some poo. hunted thing hopelessly
enmeshed in the net of the fowler. che
casped her hands and wrung them,
breaking down piteously at the last,
/ and begging him by al that men hold
sacred To send her and her maid back
4 TO her father if only with single sol
der for a guard.
Twas then we had to drag my dear
lad down and hold him fast, eise he
had flung himself into the torrent in
some mad endeavor to spend his life
FOR her So ! know not in what false
phrase the baronet refused her, but
when looked again she was no longer
I pleading as his supphant; she was
standing before him in the marty.
steadtastness of Il true, clean-h hearted
! woman at bay.
Then You will not by so much na-
do the wrong YOU have done me, Cap
tain Falconnet2' she said
"A wrong? How then; Go vow cali
ii a wrong to rescue you from these
brutal savages. Mistress NhrgerN'
She took a step nearer, and though
the lrS-stick blaze was dying down
could no longer see he. face distinctly
knew we'll how the scornful eyes were
Whipping him.
..Listen,' she said When Won set
'i'allachama and his braves upon us
in the road that night, You We're not
cautious enough, Captain Falccnnet.
saw and heard YOU More IMAM ls'il
Tallachama and the Others have poker
freely Of YOU, plans in their owt
tongue, not knowing That nay poor
Jeanne had been Tire. wears u cap
tive among the TeliGuos-'
The attack was so sudden-s sharp an'
50 completely a suri,rise that he wa
taken off his guard, else J made sure
he would mot al such a time hav'
dropped the gentel.n:nly mask to stan'
forth the confessed r#pisher
SO ho9 Then You have been playin,
fast and loose With me as Nnu did VII.
the handsome planter and that beg
garly captain of AuStl;ans2 Twas
bold game, ma petite, but YOU have los
and have won. for nav game was sti.
holder than yours What ] need, take
Mistress Madge. be il the body of I
woman or the life OF d man. SaEez
, vols ln hnni!ne desespere. ma chelle
] ann that man. You fdgue nae, and
need the down. Nou VII bliilg. III
could have lsillca N"t.r lover out o
hand. might have been content Y
leave you TO. a time. Since coui'
, not YOU go where go; and when w
return shall dc You the honor L
make YOU I.ndN Ial@aunet"
CONTINUED Next Week.)