The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

thousand minute aiapped Aunt Catalina The
has chosen to act like young outlaw and he is entitled
to respect than csntrabandista of the
tains He shall be made suffer the consequences Of
his outrageous condnet' 'ahd she marched from the
But this will do,'' eaid Pedro to his sister.
It is not only it is mpolte to starve anybody
but your family
The two went to Fabiens daor. care you hungryi"
asked Pedro thru the keyhoe.
Yes, am, and you should know it without asking
Send ragout of those pies with little birds in
it, and soae of those cakes Juies nlakes-about hun
dred, think, and .~ ,..*
'sWe cannot send you anything but what your grand
mother said you must have,' interrupted Petronila
Jules and Olympic would not give it to Take off
those cords that loop the hangngs of bed tie them
together and let end we will tie your sup
per to it, and you draw it up. ~. -.
''The kind of supper that old dried prune
wanted me to takeY'' asked the boy. r..
You must not speak in that way of aunt,
turned Petronilla codly she is not very kind to u.s.
called her dried If you want your porridge
and milk you shall have it, # not we viii go down
There short silence, then the prisoner said
graciously: Il will throw out the end of the cord'
The twins placed generous quantity Of the despised
food in basket and tied it with great to the end
of the cord dropped from the window by the marquis
and when the basket lowered the dish was the
condition as the platter belonging to that
amabe couple, Mr.. Jack sprat and his wife
The next day Fabien made no objection to the food
that placed before him. and in the evening he took
his supper of pordge and milk in the company of the
twins without word of protest. 49,
For short time the two boys played together with
all occasions, because he thought the boy his inferior
in strength and because he certain guest
at the castle But day he felt obliged to assert him
SELF .a'.. = =, .<.-.-.-
s''That is fine cap you wearing Pedro'' said
the marquis tauntingly. Clancy cap with ornament
but eagles feather See, have SOFT waving plume
in mine, and it is fastened with jewell -.
''Perhaps some day may wear as fine one, Faben,'
replied Pedro
''You address me by my first name," said the other
haughtily, and you must not do it. You forget who
I My grandmother says that should be al
lowed to forget my station - .>--
''Then you shall address Don Pedro de Velasco,
for it what should be called my fathers country
my family too, is NOBLE ~%
''On both sides7' .>. ..-
'tNo just my fathers famiy' returned Pedro truth
fully ~
'That for your famy!' sneered the other boy, snap
ping his fingers in Pedro's face II French both
sides of my house, and the only in this
country is because my mother was ady-in waiting to
Queen Marguerite of Navarro, who also likes to have
my grandmother at court. Not only my father Of
ancient house, but my mother was Of noble birth,
while your mother - !.
But the sentence not finished, for the scion of
noble received blow from Pedro's cenched fist
which sent him backward to the ground. IT not
going to pound you now said Pedro, sitting astride
his fallen foe tbecause much stronger than you,
and it would not be fair But, remember you
to say another word against my mother her family
And if you call byXmy first shall call you by
yours. I your servant, remember anything
like it, I have from the first that should have
to knock you down later, and it is done
T feel better.'' ..:-.
Fabien picked himself up like dazed, for, altho
he often had sorely needed chassemen had
before today dared to administer it,
49, (To be Continued.)