The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-10-13

as safe as could be hoped for, I made
my way back to 1t and walked soft
" TO the dark figure on the grass.
She was lying on her side, her head
pillowed on her arm. and as pent
above her to make sure that she was
protected from the chill Of the night,
| knew by her regular breathing that
she slept. That sleep. so peace1ui
and trusting, consecrated the little
glade, hallowed 1t, transformed 1t IN
to such a temple that l dared lay me
down only upon its margin, as though
ii were q holy place.
Long l lay staring up at the
heavens, wondering If I might indeed
hope to win this superb creature.
Weaving a golden future which we
trod arm in arm. To possess her, to
have her always at my side. the mo-
Their of my c~hildren-the thought shook
me with a delicious trembling. But
at last cold reason snatched me down
from this empyrean height told my
self l was a fool, and so turned on
my side, closed my eyes resolutely, and
in the end sank to sleep.
I awoke with the full sun staring me
in the fac and sat up with q start TO
find my companion smiling at me
across the little amphitheater.
Good morning, monsieur" she said.
Good morning." 1 responded and
rose and went toward her.
In some magical way. she a re-
moved the stains of travel; to my eyes
she seemed to have stepped but this
moment from her bath. A sudden
loathing of my own foul and hideous
clothing came over me. How. in that
guise, could she regard me with any
thing but disgust?
'Mademoiselle," 1 said, II am
ashamed to stand here before you in
this clear light, for you are sweet and
fresh as the morning. while /"
Choose the harder part" she inter-
rupted, lin order to serve me better. /
can understand What you are suffering
and / thank you for it"
But to be hideous-'
"Oh, l do not look at the Clothes
she said; and as for the face
Well" 1 prompted. as for the
face"
She stole a glance az me.
LAS for the face" she continued, you
will remember that bathed it last
night, monsieur, while 1 was attempt
ing to revive you, and so it is nearly as
attractive as nature made it."
"a poor Consolationl" l retorted.
Well" she said, looking at it critic
ally, II confess l have seen handsomer
ones"
Yes" I encouraged. as she hest
tated.
But never one / liked better" she
added, a heavenly shyness in her eyes
"Mademoiselle," 1 said, suddenly talk
ing my courage in my hands, last
night, while 1 was unconscious, ]
dreamed such a beautiful dream. ]
wonder if it was true?"
She glanced again at me hastily and
her cheeks were very red.
Dreams are never true she said,
decidedly. They go by contraries
You will have to bedaub four face
little before you venture forth
again.
But the dream" I insisted, refusing
to be diverted. Shall 1 tell you what
it wasp"
Il have never been interested in
Dreams" she responded, calmly, and
brushed from her skirt an inlpercepti-
Bile speck OF dust.
But perhaps this one-"
Not even this one, 1 am sure. How
long are we to remain here, NJ. de Tav-
erany?
I surrendered in despair before the
coldness of her glance.
You are to remain till evening" J
replied. But I must go at once. MY
first task will be to get some food
Hunger is an enemy which always re-
turns to the attack, no matter how
often 1t is overcome"
And so is q foe to be respected and
appeased, rather than despised,' she
added. smiling; It came across some
such observation in a book I was read.
ing not long ago. 1t had a most anus.
ing old man in it called the Partridge,
who was always hungry"
II can sympathize with him. I said
My own stomach feels particularly
empty at this moment must FIND
something to fill it-and yours, TOO"
But 1 fear for you" she protested
ri wish you would not go. 1 am sure
we "a get through the day without
straving. I should prefer to try, rather
than that you should again run sucI
risks as you did last night"
Those risks were purely the result
of my folly" L pointed ut. q.
shall not be such a fool a second time
There is a village down yonder and
shall breakfast at the inn like any 9th
err traveller. It was my haste last nigh
which aroused suspicion. Besides
added, II doubt if anyone could follow
even me by daylight without my per
cciying IT. o nay have to wait al
hour
ut VIII not be hunger which dis
tresses me-" she interrupted, earnest
ly, but fear for your safety. Let III
do without the food"
ut is true we shouldn't starve,'
admitted; "hut for tonight we must b
strong. ready for anything. A fast /
bad preparation for the kind of worl
we have before us. Besides. T mus
find where we are, how the republican
forces are disposed n the neares
point at which we may find friends. w
must guard against the possibility o
laundering haphazard into our enemies
and so failing at the last moment"