Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-02-07

of the governor was sufficient The
girl herself was glad TO reach the
refuge of n new feminine friend. Lieut..
Blzard was quartered in a house near
the Chateau. convenient for Renee to
make frequent calls upon her guar
dian, who soon became very much at
tached to her. She was to him the
closest link TO that world of fashion
and gayety from which his Official no
sition eXiled him. 1t seemed a com
fort to her also to talk with him of
mademoiselle, her family, and her
child-life in Potion. Even his CONVEX
sation, which touched mainly on per-
sons whose names she had merely
heard, was pleasant to her ears.
Shrinking from the admiring glances
of those she met, she went out but lit
tie, save for a stroll with Madame BIZ
zard ut dusk, or a brisk morning walk
alone before the sleepy city was awake.
Thrown thus upon her own resources
in great measure. she passed most
OF her time indoors, playing on her
lutte, embroidering an altar cloth or
reading and re-reading the scanty
store of books Frontenac lent her.
Madame BiZard often sat and talked.
retailing to her all the gossip and
events of the town. She dared not
speak i'll of the Comte, but her predi-
lection for Duchesneau and his parti-
sans led her to vent her feelings in
acrimonious aspersions on all who
were allied with the governor. Best
of all, Renee liked to question hJ7
Friend about the strange vast land she
had come to; its history and it's peo-
pie; the tales Of adventures in its
wilds; the rugged life of its pioneers:
the martyrdoms of it's missionaries
And as she listened, her heart glowed
within her and she wished that she
too were man and might set forth
to hew way through the great un-
known that civilization might follow:
or yet again the hay, half formed
plan suggested itself to her mind tina
even a woman's weak hands through
her gentle ministration in hours of
sickness and plague might win a path
TO heather hearts for the glorious
truths of her religion.
Madame BiZaTd had several times
touched upon La Sales exploring ex-
petitions but had spoken of no mem
Der OF 1T other than it's leader Him
she denounced as a thief. a liar. and
swindler. Renee listened eargeriy. not
daring so question her companion
closely, fearing lest the sound of the
beating OF her heart would be over
heard; and bent her face low over her
work or turned away her head that the
glow en- her cheek might not disclose
the fact that her interest in the sub
ject was other 6An that of a stranger.
Finally, one day she essayed to make
some inquiry as to the personnel Of
the party. Madame Bizard. whose fund
or local gossip was low at the mo-
ment quickly branched off into a full
description Of the chief members OF
the enterprise
There was one young man. ma
che-e,' she said, who deserves to ne
eaton by the savages. His name is
Henri de Tonti. and~he occupies n mo-
sition next TO that of the leader. Had
he remained in Quebec ] should have
considered it my duty 10 warn you of
him, for a more dangerous person for
n young girl to meet I cannot imagine.
lie behaved scandalousiy here. couuet.
Gng with all the women of the place.
II is pity; they say he has a wife
ana child he abandoned in Paris. We
women are 50 weak that fl would be
small wonder If some of us were to
believe the honeyed words spoken nv
one who. / will admit. is so handsome.
gallant. and possessed of so winning
q manner"
Renee, pale md agitated. made her
reedlc fly faster as her companion rat
tied an. She dreaded what the woman
would say next, yet longed for her to
proceed.
He will never come back here.
know continued Madame Bizard. "for
he ought 10 know that my husband
would shoot him down the instant he
arrived. Yes" 81 went on. as she
saw Renee give n start che even tried
his Wiles on me, the miscreanti OF
course. one cannot blame a man for
desiring 10 be friendly. and for seek
ing the acquaintance Of woman nf
my position. who. although 7 repest
u myself. is said 20 be AZ least pas
sabiy good-looking. lie should. how
ever have paid attention TO the ordl-
nary prophecies of civilized people.
and should not have so outraged nv
feelings Of wifely honor and womanly
pride by actually making love 10 me.
and the night before his departure urp-
ing me TO fee with him to tie wilder
mesa"