The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-07-21


MAN ard NV ,,o.b,r n-as WORE ON.
crossed in her son than in her fields.
Sc our fortunes dwtndlcd from year TO
year. and the revolution struck them
the final blow. We were at the end OF
our and, a month ago, my
mother wrote TO NJ. de Benseval. al
Poitiers, stating our circumstances
frankly II ~releasiug him from his en-
gagement. In reply came "a tearse note
saving that his enrac emen WAS with
the dead. not Win the living, and so
was doubly sacred. that on the day
that | was u be would expect me to
set out for Poitiers. where his daugh-
ter would be awaiting me-"
And th@2S" as!>G& ny companion In
q voice which sermed q little tremul-
Gus.
We'll. mademo!selle, Yesterday I
was IL"
And YOU set out as NJ. de Bensevai
commanded"
Yes, st daybreak."
~'Joyfully, no doubt"
Yes, joyfully-why attempt to con-
ceal tt2 I told myself that l was going
10 execute my fathers last command,
that lie was looking down upon me
with approving eyes. SO l was very
happy
You have FORGOTTEN another reason
| for ths, hsnninrss have xlS,, 1n+ nroo-
sieu rs;@' "HPf'D'sS' nave 70" "''' mon
Another ,,so,o 90,
w. 49,
you nave SAID nothing Of h lady"
heaLly' madamoiselie" said, in
.S 80 .o'tHS-"n' Tear l scarcely
"SHs" % neI, l Was only Il boy.
M 5a1 mssT oesn out into the world.
IA No.1sa' were NAv same 20 me
~1. - - "a" meg are no longer
So. she asked, and again saw her
aSSS' '"AI'"s up a me lFotn the
nAGo"
50 Atde Sc, naa9emoiSetIe. | n
"cS..@et!' tna | am loAstng
~ Sa,oM .n!sslA LnSe IAe war IN La
vf1 SsrfXar - 90 : @.!''.tg uIL!es
49, n.I A'C..' IHS 1ASe prepared
,,-,s.-s ~ II ssetts 70 AS, Is
..tI,,S -, q LOUISIANA Nstes.
;, u-ul-stsG1' S"s protested,
So go 80 SaSsttA'l' tHueeu, l can
-, -, W lt, H-otlh nom now,
w -
80 i".Htu LE"-H nov.
.I~,> , - S5f"' ting you viii oe
Ia SG~ VII gave become aecus-
* SH-t vie your Heart VIII
80, -. - "L1u you Win nave
II you recall it, it viii be with q smile
~, -. 49, ~
&c HttlA - perhaps sala'
$50 500 '""' ! sHou'o Dc so misunder-
s'oI4.
ask loF my advice, h re-
80 ~ sSS 4o0 sTo" angfy Wnen
i eve IL 0ha4L not say what l be-
ny ..Es ~
ntuol me- l begged. But you do
Iot yer UhdeTstand. l have told YOU
1.ta' ave passed my whole lie with
-.s LtoI.stLtoE me she was the only
woman IN me world
Aho now! she ked 1 could have
s%o'. mat sHs vas iu53ng me on, but
t2r me gross ~aosurdity OF such a
thonght
Now there IS stu only one woman,
medeFnolseile, but 1t is not the same
oII, l answered simply
~ TINS, Ior q moment. she found no
Win pensIve eyes. The moon had risen
aoove the tree-tops, seeking her. and
nnding her at last. caressed and threw
a alo round her. I turned a little
sldoy al her pure, transcendent beauty,
aha my ear hungered for her.
Well, monsieur" she said, now that
perhaps understand q little better,
do o still desire my advice?"
Yes, mademoiselle; more than I can
Not, hope, as to whether you
s.St ptose IdIse 10 thls betrothal?"
On, no, l answered: there can be
no question OF that. That is a matter
which concerns not my honor alone,
out ina OF my father, also"
1es, she assented; m. de Bense-
was right; the engagement is with
me dead, and SO is doubly sacred. So
Iar We are agreed: What is it. then,
you propose?"
/ propose to turn aside from my
journey to Poiters and follow NJ. le
lohIe pack TO the Bocage. Can 1 do
"What VIII you do in the Rocae9y
| know that sncta e{,a1.