The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-12

THE CRAFTY FACE OF COMTE DE
MIRON.
that he may come tomorrow. When
does he sail for those northern shores
and cruel savages the Jesuit fathers
write SO much about?"
Some two weeks hence; from La
Rochelle; by the ship Saint Honore,'"
was the reply, made precise and with
out polite establishment by the agi-
tated state of Tonti's mind.
And you, Capt. de Tonti, l UNDER
stand from the Prince de Cont that
you accompany the Sieur de la Sale,
as lieutenant or partner in his enter
prise. | wish you both success, be-
cause there is not so intrepid an ex-
plorer to be found as the Sieur de la
Sale, and because you, as a gallant
and worthy soldier, deserve it.. Kindly
carry my message to your friend, and
accept my thanks in advance for do
ing it," and thus speaking in her
stateliest manner, mademoiselle eX-
tended her hand, and Toiti, bending
low TO kiss it, bowed deferentially and
was gone.
Hardly had the door closed and
mademoiselle had scarcely time to lay
aside her dignity when Renee sprang
up, and, tossing her book high in air,
came dancing across the floor, and,
stopping before her astonished COM
panion, gave n final pirouette and
flung herself into her arms, crying:
"'Tis he! IT'S he!"
Gle? Whom" asked mademoiselle,
puzzled aEiher Words. >.
1.-THE man of yesterday; the one you
termed taesstrauger knight but a few
moments ~ago~syA.L
"Ah!" exclaimed xmademoiselle,
smiling, Henri de Tonti. The wind
blows from that quarter. does it,"
A flushed face met hers in earnest
Reputation Of an that her tones indi-
| Gated. 1hefsI 70 n,it
How foolish, ma chere, Louise! Can
not I butt feel grateful for his manly
assistance without loving him?" Then
with a hard effort to appear indiffer-
| ent she c6Ht inued;b.
would &ss be- grateful in me not to
feel anxi9pS ,foE him in his coming
meeting with the Comte de Miron,
knowing the Cotite as I do? Did you
not praises'hfha yourself. as a gallant
Soldier? dautI right to allow such to
fail beneath treacherocs blowf"
hi T;TFue,", replied mademoiselle mus
ipgly, .;he'H 4 pfotege Of the Prince de
7 Cont, and has rendered marvellous
I services totstherkins,- in his Siciliar
'dahipaIen All Of which. Louis has for
I4gettep and now; allows him to go to
/ die, in. the Wilderness" She then re
lated the history iH 'Tonti's iron hand
rand btRer j0f his. gallant deeds she had
keaid.t Renee. listened eagerly, hel
keyessparkling and her breath coming
and going ''ih short. quick gasps.
Majemoiseae nbticed this and stopped
~NT must tell you;n6 more. mon Dieu!
ifdr Tfshall but add fuel to the flames
this ,handsome Italian. soldier has al.
ready lighted. Come. mon bijou, dc
not, break yeur heart over him. He Is
about to sRiA aaiyou, heard him say
2 with my friend, the TSiepr de la Sale
the !great explorer, to New France. t.
,be lost in some savage wild, or settle
down, marry some Indian woman (they
call them sQuaws, I believe). and dis.
iappear from aourI sight. However, te
please. YOU and for once do good act
liz am at your service to carry out any
plan you may suggest to save our sol
Tdier knight and ITO make 1t the more
completely your own aid that you give
him Isshall place my most trusted sery-
ant and all III at I possess at your serv-
Ice. Now r'fhiists SIZE about the quar-.
ters for the newlEnglisf horse that ar.
rives to-morrqW, 19Adieu, ma petite
and kissing her in a ,.half-motherly,
'half-sisterly fashion, she left the
room. af't ~ ~
Renee. lest alone, seated herself be-
side the opep, window. and burying heI
head in her, arms she stroye to think
? of some plan to save the man who but
10 fow moMeHts before stood in the
same room with ,ifer, 1.-THE relaxation
frog her spreYiesss q .itement' was
soothing. and the warm afternoon
creep over fsareiuTaaSaliy her mind
I,eeased planpsisY aud with her song
Egfptly singing Itself oven. and over
IN her ears, .t,9ply, With the, w~oHdsd"At
ridst ne comes," unconsciously tAkins
the'place Of The oF1sinat phase, she
fell.asleep. ti09 n.
MA cautiouss. step snhnded i,sSponLtha
gravel walk outside. A shadow fali
|' s.si'y e :: : ss5RsS eRs g 1'''i 8 e. e,
uuo0uscicuss 'stgfS0vhe sbbfoa6h isl
l,eQnesssil spastx s!fAS .crj1tS 'fitsos'
hthke4 SAINTS AeIl4nRs lAsRp&i tatt.oA.