The bee., 1908-11-12
] 60 at once to end the bag .

81 60 at once TO find the bag"
II was growing dark when Jack.
carefully carrying the bag over his
shoulder and followed BY Mere Bar,
bizon and myself, an amused onlook.
err, marched down to the beach and
manned a little skin with his motley
crew. "Sit there" he called to Mere
Barbizon, where you can watch to
see that Grisette plays no more tricks
on you"
Silently we pulled out upon the ST.
lent water, gray now as a doves wins
and growing grayer with the advanc
ing dark. Now and then a sigh broke
from Mere Barbizon, but whether. al
the beauty Of the night or as prellmi
nary TO the sad rite about to be per
formed, it was impossible TO tell. Her
wrinkled chin was huddled in her
hands, her eyes we're fixed on the
bag at her feet II she had not beer
ashamed to show emotion over a crea
ture that she herself had condemned
to death I think she would have giyer
poor Grisette at least a farewell pat
Presently Jack stopped rowing ant
pulled in his oars. 1.-THE time ant
the place." he said, solemnly uncover
ing. IF you have words to say to tn,
aboutto-be-departed, Mere Barbizon
say them now"
"Tlensl What have to say?" muir
INJURED Mere Barbizon. HAS she mo-
always had the best7 I have no re-
proaches. |, for one who has eater
the very roof from my head, the foo
from my feet. Mechanic! Let her 60
messleurs. shall not weep" Blu
her voice broke nevertheless. for n
the last words Jack was standing NJ
with the bag in his hands. II,
dropped Il heavily over the boats sid
and it slid from sight In a moment.
1t was quite dark when we beache(
the boat and turned up the narrow lit
tie paved way that led to the cottage;
but not too dark to see even darker
shadow rise from the step, stretch
to the very tip of its inky tail and
walk Enthusiastically down to meet us.
Mere de Dieu!" cried the old WON
an, crossing herself. I'VE have
drowned her, and behold, she resur
reefs herself!"
Eight times she has been lost
given away, killed off," broke in Jack,
sadly. Eight times. Mere Barbizon.
it is plain to see that Grisette is now
entering upon her ninth and last life"
"Mere de Dieu" chartered the old
woman again. Behold, messieurs, a
miracle, is it not? This time assured
ly Grisette shall die as Monsieur lie
don Dieu wishes" and still crossing
herself, she hurried away for the ia
vorite tidbit.
what was in the bag?" I asked
Jack.
Stones" he answered, cheerfully.
SALEM HOUSE 22s YEARS OLD.
Well Preserved Specimen OF Colonial
Architecture of Seventeenth Century.
Boston.-One Of the best preserved
specimens Of domestic colonial archi-
lecture Of the seventeenth century Is
the Narbonne house on Essex street,
Salem, Mass, which was built in 1880,
and is sound to-day and good for an.
other century at least.
Belonging to period in which the
colonists had very little money TO
lavish on their homes the house repre-.
sents the conservative tastes Of the
thrifty resident OF Salem 100 years be-
fore the revolution.
1t was built by Thomas Ives, and
its title passed through many hands
before coming into those of Nicholas
Narbonne, sea captain in the East
India trade, to whom IL was left by
an uncle in the early part Of the last
century.
The captain died here, and so did
his wife, who lived to the ripe age OF
95, passing away in 1890, They had
a daughter. Mary A. Narhonne, who
was born In the house and lived In 1t
all her life, dying in 1t at the age Of
81, IN 1905.
Miss Narbopne was well known in
Salem. chiefly for her aversion to
meeting strangers. She was a great
reader Rpt content to live en-