Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-03

we're a. dernoal tystivs IN their ,..v,
taking as two Frenchmen of near IL.
Ineir chickering's were of little deptb
notn being too closely united in III.
giving OF their best Drawn and musc,a
toward the lettering Of the house a,
Long Haul to be at outs long.
Nance-toughened pine of an M.
land growth-knotted her brow for
moment as she squeezed forth a tear
She thought 1t befitted her who asa
occupied the exalted position of nurse
70 the one setting forth upon a Jour.
ney to show SO much emotion.
Indeed, there was an inward 70
,oicing, In spite Of the house being
OF so sad color, that the young lord
was at last to have his fling.
Our horses were Flemish mares
chosen for their greatest endurance
Soon we We're astride them and gal.
Looping down the steep road. We
passed the jutted rock, balanced in
such away that 1t rocked when the
lightest wind blew. 1t had been a
feature OF the road SO long, that no
man living could reckon back when
1t had not been the curiosity OF the
country side. We passed the gnarled
birch tree whose few branches were
wide extended, and in the moon light
1t looked not unlike a monster sentinel
Once Noels horse had SHE'D there
and he. taken unawares, had been
thrown. He lay upon the ground with
the breath about knocked out OF him.
He could never pass It afterwards
without giving his horse a vicious,
kick In memory of his shame, for Gil
kept alive his modification by his
trite remarks upon the accident.
We came to a narrow ledge of the
hillside where single file was safest,
The dropping stones kicked free BY
the horses hoofs made a merry sound,
We clattered over the little bridge
beneath which the water fairly bub.
bled and sputtered in its fierce de.
light at being loosened from its win.
ter fastness. Here the road became
freer and mud now mingled with the
powders. Farther on the horses were
pushed together. and they gave q
glad whinny.
We reached Torraine's hut at the
| foot of the hill. Here he lived with
his buxom wife and nine children, as
though he were the keeper of the
lane which led to the Manor.
He stood out in the road, surround.
| ed by his brood. They stolidly
watched us and begged with out
stretched hands for a coin.
"Out Of the way" yelled Gil, out
Of the way. Do you want us to run
over those cubs of yours?"
lorraine gave the children tufts to
right and to left. 1t served two pur.
poses as well he knew ii woull-the
| old fox! took them from bene.t III the
horses hoofs and sent my Land into
my pocket.
| Then he held up his scrawny hand
| demanding attention. We refined up.
| IF We need me in that hot bed OF
hell where ye're a-going," said he,
send word, and lorraine and his
| jolly boys'll be with We ere the sun
has sunk twice behind Black Point"
| <AA Ai6ht, oAu LIZA, dubWSECu Gli
But don't imagine that lorraine and
his jolly boys will cut much of Q
swarth in London town; tits not as
bare of rapscallions as a lady's hand
is of hair"
He grinned and called out YET
again after we had started:
Remember, ere the sun has sunk
twice back of Black Point. Good-by
m'lord; good-by old ape"
When we reach ed tie selyage OF
the woods where the huts lay thick
est, saw that there was Grove
of men and women and children
awaiting us. They had collected to
gether at the foot OF one of the lanet
knowing that we must pass that way
Some one has spread the news OF oul
departure.
ITO be continued.)