Willmar tribune., 1905-06-28

know now many. They come out of
the woods like lightning, and bang!
bang! bang! they have killed my men
They take the baroness and the Misses
de Lambert, and they drive away with
them. The servants they hear the
shots, they return, they come, and they
tell us. We follow :. We find the
coach; it is in the road, by the north
trail. Dieu! they are all gone! We
travel to the river, but here he
lifted his shoulders and shook his head
dolefully-"we could do nothing % : :! !.
"The general may let me go after
them with force Of cavalry I said.
IT want you to come with me and talk
to him. = Z ="
*"No, no, my capitaine!'' said he; ut
would not be wise. We must. walt.
We do not know where. they are. I
have friends in Canada; they are doing
their best, and when we hear from
them-eh bien, we shall know what is
necessary. 80. .sa-.. z->.... ..s...
I told him how | had met them that
night in Canada and what came of it. :
''They are cruel people, the Eng
lish," said he. II am afraid to find
them will be matter of great diff
Guilty" III.
But the letter. -,
"Ah, the letter." he interrupted, feel
! ing in his pocket. 1.-The letter is not
much. It is from Tiptoes = from
Louison. It was mailed this side. of
| tho rivor a. Morri o$r>v,~, "Svo,, ss& hn1,
see; they do not know where they are. ''
He handed me the letter. read it
with an eagerness I could not conceal.
It went as follows:
MY Dear Count: II this letter reaches
| you, it will. I hope, relieve your anx-
iety. We are alive and well, but where?
I am sure I have no better idea than If
were baby just born. We came here
I with our eyes covered after a long ride
from the river, which we crossed in the
night. I think it must: have taken us
three days to come here. We are shut
up in big house with high walls and
trees and gardens around tt-a beautiful
place. We have fine beds and everything
! to eat, only we miss the bouil-labaisse,
! and the jokes of M. Pidgeon and the fine
! old claret.' A fat Englishwoman who
waddles around like a big goose and who
calls me Mumm (as if were wine
makerD waits upon u.s., We do not know
I the name Of our host He is tall man
/ who says little and has hair on his neck
\ and on the back Of his hands. Dieu! he
! Is lord who talks as If he were too lazy
to breathe. y, It is Your Lordship this
, and Your Lordship that But must
| speak we'll Of him, because he is going to
! read this letter: it is on that condition
| am permitted to write. Therefore
say he Is great and good man, a beau
tiful man. The baroness and Louise send
1 love to ALL. Madame says do not worry:
] we shall come out all right: but say
! worry! and, good man, do not cease to
worry until we are safe home. Tell the
cure he has something to do now. I
have worn out my rosary, and am losing
/ faith. Tell him to try his. Your .affec-
tionate. ~ ts LOUISON.'
d "She is an odd girl, = said the count,
rs gave back the letter, $50 full of
fun 60 happy, 70 bright, so quick-al-
ways On her dpitoes Come, you are
tired; you have ridden far in the dust.
i shall make YOU glad to be here s..
A groom took my horse, and the count
led me down q wooded slope to the
lakeside. Octagonal water houses,
$painted white, lay floating at anchor
near us. He rowed me to one Of them
for q bath. Inside was a rug and q
table and soap and linen. A broad
panel on side OF the floor came up as
III pulled 9 cord, showing water clear
and luminous to the sandy lake bot
tom. The glow Of the MONDAY filled
the lake to its shores, and in q mo
ment l Glove the sunlit depths rare
delight after my long, hot ride. Zz.=l
# At luncheon we talked OF the war,
and he made much complaint Of the
northern army, as did eyery body those
days. 4. :. . Il ....:S
My boy" said he,.'''yo should Join
| Perry on the second lake It Is your
only chance to fight, to win glory: /:
He told me then Of the impending
battle and OF Perry'ss great need 81
men. had read Of the sea-fighting
and 4longed for q par q To c1imn
Lon hostile. decks and fight hand to
y hand Kan s. thing tc5 my fnncy An,