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

peTsOn she HIlOWeu 10 uSe III ner IaCN
lighted up again.
you are right, Little Wise-Head,"
she replied, caresslng her. "He Is no
At subject for your thoughts, although
I cannot go 30 far as you and say that
he is base and rude and cowardly."
"That he is base" replied Renee.
ri learned from your own lips when
You told me Of his duel with the Comte
de Noise, whose sword broke and
who, disarmed and defenseless, was
run through the heart by the Comte
de Miron. That he is rude and cow
ardly I myself learned when in the
city yesterday"
"How now, ma petite" cried mad
emoiselle in alarm, II was with you
nearly all the time myself while we
were in town yesterday. Cannot I
send you from Luxembourg to Madame
dc Picne's in my W chair without
your meeting with mishap?"
Renee then related her adventure
Of the day before in full detail, for
getting, however, the incident Of the
kissed hand and lost handkerchief.
When she had finished she looked at
her friend triumphantly and awaited
her answer. Mademoiselle was
thoughtful for a moment, then re-
piled:
THAT he was a gay and delightful
sort Of sinner | well knew, but that
he could be ungallant or deal a cow
ardly blow I did not believe. How
ever, | do not know but on the whole
I am glad It happened. l have re-
preached myself much of late for my
%selfishness in having him about when
you were near. He is wildly in love
with you. and l feared lest"
"Lest I should learn to love him
simply because he was a man, and
witty and clever?"-and the room was
flied with ripping laughter as the
girl gave way to the merriment her
friends speech had caused.
mo-" she went on, Suddenly be-
coming serious, "the man shall love,
II such there be, must be brave; no
descendant Of Eleanor, wife of Henry
P%lantagenet, could ever love a coward.
That he be of gentle birth I care not,
although he must be + truth gentle
and gallant. He must also fear God
and hate the devil, although I would
have him no monk. He must love me
as 40 other person or thing on earth,
and must WOO ME, not with soft words
and signs, but by deeds, with a reck-
less earnestness that shames to hide
its love from any one, and which will
seek every honorable means to gain
its end. And last and best Of all, he
must be true; true to what he deems
right; true to his God, his king, his
friends-and to me-" She sighed as
she stopped a moment. "And SO l
shall wait until he comes" and going
over to the couch, she picked up her
lutte and sang to a plaintive melody:
Until he comes! Cease, heart. thy trou-
bled beating:
Reserve your strength for mine own
Cease. lips of mine. less worthy names
repeating;
Peace. troubled soul. through all the
coming days,
Until he comes. until he comes.
While she sang, mademoiselle looked
at her with a misty eye, for this sight
into a nature which in depth and ten
derness was SO foreign to her own
reused a strange longing and faintness
within herself. She shook off this
feeling as Renee's voice dwelt linger-
ingly on the last words Of her song,
and laughingly said:
Mon Dieu! Such dreams are beauti-
full, but If those are your standards, /
have no fear OF losing you, for believe
me-. ma cherie, there Is no such man
in France. But where .gpt you your
sweet song?" ~, .a .,.ar,
Renee again flushed. al wrote Ii
this morning after you fit for .'Pafis.
| was lonely. .YItslis nothing.p'iJ.ht
Tell me q moreii Of this strangd
Knight" resumed, madsmoissHs. 'sWho
SO OPPORTUNITY arrived to. rescue
beauty in distress Was lie tall. dark,
light or fat.t.or VII at'speciAlimatk Tis.
tinguished the featGrtaiof SennssefatAt
pion?" e.. .,1,,-t ri .,Idn sges
you" was the reply, ''save that he was
manly Of sOldierly bearing. of high
spirit, land hiss nAhrYssd towards LIE
was full Of all gsqtleaess@ht sai:s,
Mademoiselle eyed her narrowly faH
Renee spoke. The earnestness or
some other qualfty'6f he'tbhes' OF Her
/ voice convinced | her. sia' ,fa"Eis
II have it, ma petite I'D. haree dis
covered your secreti twas Of him you
dreamed when | entered" she cried.
clapping her hands and laughing
heartily. III hr11sInsns !" -!
u" -
Renee's blushesl only added ito tker
merriment. "Trqas It was of him Il
thought" she replied with faawe
those OF anxiety than THOSE YOU Inn
agine. i feared lest In sthe duel siat
will be fought, one, more victim should
be added to the list of the Comte de
Miron's treacheries.r Sy s
While speaking thus. the sound OF
an approaching horse was heard gal
Looping along the avenue from the main
road. A few, moments later it stopped
l mr. tha front IF .tho hodca and Draooutnv