, 1905-01-11
Continued from last week

ooh, Gustaye,' said Kitty il delight.
when Uncle John knows it he will no
longer object to our marriage. Why
did you not tell me of it before?'
ut will not make any difference with
your uncle. and | have not told you be-
cause, in the first place, | learned it
but recently myself, and, in the second
place, my Uncle Emile desires it to be
kept a secret"
Secret or not, Gustaye, my uncle
must be told. 1t is true he dislikes
Frenchmen, but there is much differ
ence between an everyday Frenchman
and Il French nobleman, and when I'm
Gle John is made acquainted with the
fact that you are Il real, sure enough
count, our troubles will be over"
"Alignon, he knows it already" said
Gustave sadly.
"Who told him?" asked Kitty in
amaZement.
Uncle Emile. When | left your
house on the day of that dreadful in
tervieW | was so distressed in mind
that | went to my uncle and told him
all"
what did he say
lie WAS most sympathetic. When
he heard of Uncle Johns great anger
and how he roared at me. my Uncle
Emile said to me in French: so, NJ.
FaVersham thinks my nephew is not
worthy to marry his niece. All, well,
we will change all that. | will write
him A HAITIAN aud toll hin, r1,,o+If,.
that no one in the village knows.
GuStaVe, mon fills, our name is not
Doricourt, but D'Oricourt, and our blood
is as noble as any in France. Your ia
ther, my poor brother, was Il count,
and he lost his life trying to save that
of our good queen Marie Antoinette.
He was guillotined in the Place de la
Concorde. l fled to America with your
mother, who died on the voyage i'll Civ
ing birth to you. 1t is Il sad story,
Gustave, Il sad story, but | will write
it to NJ. FaverSham. Men will often
read of matters of which they will not
hear mention. When the uncle of Mile.
Kitty knows these things doubtless he
will not roar at you again, and all will
be we'll"
and did he write to my uncle?"
eyes. Kitty, dear"
"And my uncle answered.
"Alas, nothing. He merely returned
the letter--but not unread. He knows
its contents, for it had been opened
the seal was broken. When it came
back my Uncle Emile said, with Il sigh,
M. Faversham is very proud, and per
haps with reason, but he does not thai
noblesse oblige.'"
"NVhat does that mean. G~ustaveT"
st means that noble blood should
act nobIy."
"GuStave."
"What, mignon?'
Il nate my Uncle joint"
The girls eyes flashed, and she
clinched her small fist.
THAT will not do any good" said
Gustave, with "A sigh, which Kitty
echoed through the crack.
kitty, cherie,' continued the young
man after IA sorrowful pause, 81 have
thought it all over many times. There
Is but one thing left for us to do"
what is it,"
You must run away with me"
Kitty uttered a smothered scream,
followed by Il succession of little gasps.
"Gustave, you don't NEAR that l
must %e-elope!"
YES" said Gustaye, with stern de-
cision.
"How could IY' said Kitty, revolving
the idea rapidly in her mind. Il could
not climb the wall, and the gate is
always locked. Besides, Gustave,
should die of fright
You would not be frightened with
me-"
"N-no, but l should have to leave the
house alone"
"Perhaps not"
"What are you scheming to do. Gus
tave? You must not break in the
house. My uncle might shoot you for
a burglar
"None of your fears will be fulfilled,
mignon. Love will find the way. |
may come down in the garden at night
in a balloon or | may rise out of the
earth like a gnome, and when l do l
shall surely carry you off to be married
unless you scream"
"Gustave, l shall be dreadfully fright.
ened, but | shall not scream"
Emile Doricourt, as has been stated,
had been too feeble and blind for his
labor to be of much avail in his adopt
ed craft. Gustaye was the active spirit