Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-24
CHAPTER Nil.
DEVOTED TO CUPID AND HI
ARCHERY PRACTICE.

ARCHERY PRACTICE.
Bright and crisp dawned the au-
tumn day. Sounds Of unusual excite
ment in the lower town greeted tn
ears of the two comrades as they start
ed out from the Chateau in search of
Frontenac. They met him in front OF
the cathedral, in company with a
young woman dressed as near the Paris
fashion OF the previous year as the
eXiSencieS of the climate and place
permitted. The governor hailed them
with hearty Bon jour, Messieurs.
How has your first night in the will
derness passed." Then turning to his
companions he presented her as the
wife of the always faithful Lieut.. BIZ
zard of his guard. Il will leave you,
NJ. lie Capitaine Tonti, to the tender
mercies of my fair lieutenantess, who
will show you the bewildering novelty
of the marriage market this morning.
Take good care of him, madame, and
do not let the bright eyes of one of
his ship-companions capture him and
deprive us of his estimable assistance.
If you will accompany me back TO the
Chateau, Sieur de la Sale, have some>
what to discuss with YOU" and with Il
lift of the hat and wave of his hand
he left Tonti and his new acquaint-
ance together.
AS the young man turned with a
smile to speak to his companion he be-
held graceful figure whose every
adornment bespoke d care ard taste
that could have been learnt only in
DQriG
rounded, whose cheeks glowed with
the brisk air of the morning; pair Of
gray-blue eyes that dropped coquettish-
ly beneath their long lashes as his
glance met hers.
Lieut. Bizard had been of that cele-
brated regiment of Carignan- SaIieres
that was ordered home in 1868 by the.
king, nut portion OF which had been
sent back to New France two years
later. He had had time, however. dur
ing this stay in France to WOO the
comely daughter of a Partisan shop
Keeper who, wOman-like. captivatei
by the lace and buttons of the soldier.
her feminine pride tick!ed by the ev!-
dent envy OF her associates as she
walked about with him, had deter
mined TO cast in her lot across the sea
with her stalwart lover. dreaming of
conquests and advancements for him
until she beheld in his bluff face the
features Of a future colonial turenne
A year Of the social life at Quebec
amidst her primitive surroundings had
dissolved these dreams and left her 4
disappointed. unhappy woman. an ar
rant ilirt, whose food and air were ad-
miraton and attention. loving excite
ment and touch Of danger in every
thing She had thus easily became a
ready aid TO Duchesneau i'm his intri-
CUES. At an early interview that morn.
ing she had received her instructions
from him and had set out upon her
task with light heart. az the playing
OF a game with a young. handsome
cavalier. fresh from Paris and the
court wos far from rcpugnant to her.
II NJ. le Capitaine Tonn will per-
NIT she said demurely. II believe 7
can find him entertainment for the
morning that will show that we arc
not all savages here"
Par Dieu, madame" exclaimed
Tonti gallantly. Il can well believe
That. The sight Of your person has
already proved to me that beauty. wit.
and youth are TO be found the whole
world over"
'Fie! NJ. Deceiver." was The blush
ing response. Seek not 70 try the fat
teries Of Versailles on us poor artless
exiled creatures. Have mercy on our
helplessness lest We succumb" Then
WITH tender, half-audible sigh she
turned away. Come. sale she. TO
the Race d'Armes and T will ,how you
how marriages are arranged IN a new
country"
together they approached tho
gquare, his fair guide pointing out rho
VARIOUS buildings to Tonu. together
With he distant spires Of the Jesuit