Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-09

Of the lamp? Such magician is Fran
cis Chateau, gardens clearly an
invention OF Triboulets.' And the fa-
lacy of this conclusion the dukes plat
SAINT had not sought to demonstrate.
Without question the young girl lis
tened. but when he had finished her
features hardened. lntuitively she dl-
vined q gap in the narrauVe-herseif.
From the dWarf's slur to Cali!e1tes
gentle look Of surprise constituted Il
natural span for reflection And the
dukes faol seeing her face turn cold.
attributed ii perhaps to another rea-
son. Her story recurred to nm. sne
was no longer q nameless iestress; an
immeasUrahle distance separated Il
mere pl:iISant from the survivor OF one
Of DE nohest, If most unfortunate"
families OF france. She had not an
sw1rt,i tie night before Wien he had
addressed her as the daughter or the
constable: motionesS as a statue had
she gazed after him, and, remember
ing the manner OF their parting, he
now looked at her curiously.
AIS we'll that ends we'll he said,
"hut must crave Indulgence. Lady
Jacuueinc for having brought you in
to such peril"
She flushed DO you persist in that
fooliSlness:* she returned quickly.
40 YOU deny the right to be so
called:''
"I}ia / rot tell you the constable's
daughter is dead:'
."ro the world, But to the fool-may
he not serve herr
Poor serviee.' she retorted "A dis
credited Mistress,'
Cone am minded for he replied,
a sudden fash III his eyes.
She locked away. Her lips curved.
For how long size said. half mock
ingly. and touched Ler horse before lie
could reply.
What words had her action checked
on his lips?
To serve her seemed a happiness that
drowned all other ills: a selfish bond
of subordnation Her miSfortunes
,li@nifed her. Her worn gown was
dearer in his eyes than courtly Splen-
der. the disorder Of her hair more be-
coming tEan nets of gold and colts of
Jewels. He forgot their danger. The
broad plain lay like pleasure garden
before them.
At the sight of BUSH white with
flowers she uttered an exclamation of
pleasure and broke off a branch COW
cred with fragrant blossoms as they
rode by. out of the depths of this
storehou;e of sweets a plunde!ng
humminx bird flashed and vanished
a Jewel from natures crown She held
the branch to her face. and he glanced
at her coyertly. She was all jestress
again. Tie cadence of that measured
motion shaped itself to an ancient
lyric in keeping with the song of
birds, the blue sky and the wild roses
; clark. bark,
Pretty lark
Little heedest thou my pain.
He bent his head. listening. HI
covld scarcely lear the words. Was
it sense CT new security that moved
: her. the reaction of their narrow es
/ cape, the knowledge they We're leaving
the chateau and all danger behint
, them?
clark, hark!
Pretty lark"
Boom! Far in the distance sounded
e the discharge of cannon. its irol
k voice the antithesis to the poets daint.
o pastoral. AS the report reverberate'
. over the valley. from the grass in
Vulnerable insects arose: the din die'
away. the disturbed earth dweller
II sank back to earth again The SOM
J. ceased from the young girls lips, and
gazing quickly back, She could just dis
tinguiSh above one Of the parapets o
O the chateau a wreath, already nearl
dissolved in. the blue of the sky. I'll
lester who had also turned i'll his sad
die, met her look of inquiry.
at SOUNDS like IL signal Of some kline
l. a salute, perhaps" he said.
d cor a call to arlnS:" she suggested
" And he made no answer. lit means
pn,suitH'
:. Silent they rode on, but more raplt
ly. With pale face and composed mle
Size kept by his side: her resolute e,
pression reaSsured him. while he
glance said, "Do not fear for me.
Gradually had they been descendin
!, from the higher slopes of the counti
;, Of which the chateau mount was tn
~ lof1iest point and now were passln
y through the lower stretches OF land.
. Here the highway ran above tiele
4 inundated by recent rains an
marshes converted into shining lake
:, Out of the water uprose grove {
n trees spectral-like; screaming vii
fowl SKINNED the surface or circle
- above The pastoral peace of tt
. meadows, garden Of the wild hoWt
>, and home of the song bird, was repla
:, ed by waste of desolation and wilde
. ness. Long they dashed on throug
w the loneliness of that land-a depres
s ing fight. But more depressing tina
10 the abandoned and forlnrn aspect