Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-11-06
he Lie Tony Told

I'M LIN AUHJ AUlu
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had known Jacques de Kerou-
at Fontainebleau years before
Far, and when he was brought
my little field hospital amid
luxurlant vineyards of Marty
Pelne, only a few miles from the
OF the great forest, he recogniz-
e at once. 1t was early morn
Indeed the dawn had scarce
and the river below US was
" gray in the growing light, as
are before sunrise.
/Anglais!" he cried joyously,
)e keroualles was a merry soul.
Faised his blood stained hand in
y salute. / make no doubt he
fought bravely and in a manner
ny of the old blood in his veins.
was wet through and covered
dirt. The battle had taken
on the previous afternoon, and
wounded were consequently al
q to lie out on the fields the
e night. de petit jeune
me" he added, "we meet
D."
hen he tainted, with a smile on
lips. 1t is only in books that
die different from what they
lived. 1t did not take me long
box at this gay youths wound,
ing away his English made lin
slicing the cloth Of his rough
|orm of private soldier of the
. y Of the Seine-%a mere band Of
nteers despite their grand name.
ew a seminariste in it-not yet
med priest-who fought
Iely through it, although he
I'd the strength to hold his rifle
ght without a support.
saw at once that the career of
lues de. Keroualles was nearly
lddenlyit all came back to me
1tain6bleau and the haDpv. care
reckless life in the old town
be the very paving stones are
rated with history and worn by
. tread of those that made it.
lues de Keroualles; Tony.
.2mte de DTuy; Raoul de Kolles.
half a dozen others-harum
UNI fellows who made life one
laugh.
ow often had we shouted the
line chorus in the Rue dc
nee as the slow morning crept
the sky behind the palace!
rose from the wounded man.;
and went out to the veranda Of
villa, converted into a temporary
hospital. A cavalry officer in
gay blue uniform of his i'm
|Etal regiment, with a short, fur
|lmed cape thrown careIessly
B from Use shoulder, stood mood
looking down over the vineyards.
turned at the sound of my foot
IS and shook hands gravely.
led hard at him. 1t was Tony
AIuy-a grizzled, hard faced sol
WelI?" he asked. He looked int
face sharply and made a gri
You need say nothing. I Sc
n your face"
be threw away half burned ciga
G and resumed his attitude Q
Dmv refectiveness. / had know
a young man a few years ea1
and, glancing at him, wondere
,ther / looked as middle aged &
The devil take all women" h
5 denly exclaimed with his absur
nch viyacity and stamped h
rred heel on the tessellated paw,
nt. ''The devil take all wome1
d anil"
He will have as many as he ca
nage,' l suggested, for | WI
ng in those days, and the hit
Ind still carry had a smart !
let. :, =
you remember my sister," I
said CURLY, and / nodded. y
all been in love with Mile.
'. and she had managed in son
to- keep US all in hand at ono
was fresh from a CONVEX
ere. it seems, these little al
st be acquired. The ''botte" tn
e me my own hurt was, by t
learned there. So far as Jacqu
Eeroualles had been concerne
eever, we had always known tn
vas a serious matter.
Belore the war;" Tony de NJ
1T OIL. they were engaged. Tn
.qies Joined the army. What e.