Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-07-13

with you. Come, about face" and 50
speaking. Tonti turned the horses
head and led both horse and rider back
to the chair. Still keeping his sword
drawn, he advanced to the window
whose curtain was down, and bowing
said in a respectful voice:
1T grieves me truly, madame, that
this fright should have occurred to
you, and | hope that you are not in.
jured by the overthrow Believe me-,
the cause of it shall be justly punished
for his insolence. AS the first step in
that punishment | have brought him
to you to force him, at the point of my
sword if necessary, to make due repa-
ration to you and to uncloak his face
so that I may know whether he is
worthy for a soldier to meet upon the
field of honor"
While speaking he inyoluntarily
lowered his sword a trif1e. The rider
saw his opportunity, and suddenly
digging the spurs into his horse, he
jerked the rein from Tontis hand, and
as he passed struck him stinging
blow upon the cheek with his whip,
saying in a voice filled with hatred:
"Thus do | brand my dogs" and was
gone at full gallop down the street.
At the first sound of the mans
voice, the occupant of the chair gave
another little feminine Shrek, and as
Tonti looked after the fleeing enemy,
his cheek red and tingling from the
lash, choking with anger at the insult,
he was vaguely conscious that corner
of the curtain was raised and a pair
of eyes were regarding him furtively.
He must have been mistaken, for when
he turned again the curtain was mo-
tionlesS.
"The wretch has fled. I. however,
marked well his horse and shall search
the city until l find it, and then its
owner. | shall fight him with great
er joy now that | have his insult 70
you to avenge as well as mine own"
he said gallantly, sheathing his sword
and picking up his hat.
Il thank you, sir, for your assist
ance, but do not, beg of you, fight
with that man; he is an expert swords
man and a person without honor, who
would take any advantage of you, so
as he could kill you," came in half
abashed and faltering earnest tones
from the interior of the chair.
The voice was that of a woman,
young, refined, and presumably beauti-
full; at least rare beauty should
properly accompany a voice as rich i'll
its modulations and as clear as it was
Some such thought flashed through
Tontis mind, as he bowed his head
so as to bring it near the window, and
spoke in voice low enough to escape
the ears of the bearers, who stood
ready to proceed with the chair. "May
| not be rewarded by a sight of the
fair one | found in distress, and, like
a true knight, have endeavored to re-
lieve?"
There was no reply for a moment
then the curtains suddenly parted and
he saw before him the smiling face of
young girl, whose beauty seized and
thrilled him. Only glimpse, and the
curtains We're again closed and the
word OF command given to the bearers
Tonti was in ecstasy and despair,
when a small white ungloved hand ap-
peared between the curtains. He
seized it in one of his, and bending
low, kissed it, Another instant he
stood hat in hand, watching the chair
disappear around a neiehboring cor
ner, while in his grasp he held a dainty
kerchief, in one corner of which was
embroidered the letter 'R."
He pressed it to his lips. and, noting
the letter, exclaimed: ''Mine is no lily;
= stands for Rose, and. since the
fairest are found in Normandy, I shall
call her my Rose of Normandy for
want of a better name" And ali
through that night a certain lodger in
the Place de la Greye dreamed of many
conflicts and battles, all of which
ended in his being victorious and
standing on a high spot somewhere
drinking the blood of his enemies to
the health of his "Rose Of Nor