Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-19


~ read some more to me. fol
~ there are words here that are
too long. Both the princes are JUS
about the best heroes ] ever heard of
One is good prince and the other /;
bad prince. Which would you rather
be. Anatole?"
"Oh. but the good prince. Of course,
replied NJ. veaudry. good humoredly
concealing his vexation at being con
stantly interrupted in his snatcheG
tete-a-tete with the child's sister.
Both Of 'em have 50 many hair
breadth escapes just can't tell whetb
err I'd rather be the good one or the
bad one." sighed the General. "Think
Of this: The good prince is in a secret
passage. and the bad prince gets II
walled up at both ends. but the good
prince has got slow fuse leading
through crack to u barrel Of gunpow.
der under the bad princes throne
where he's sitting, but he doesn't
know about it. What kind of time was
that to tell anybody he couldn't hear
the rest till after breakfast?"
"Drink your milk or you shall never
hear any more." threatened Nine. Da
vezac. And the child obediently but
unwillingly seized the huge glass and
attempted to drain it at draft.
You are pale like the cameIlia." muir
INJURED NJ. Veaudry. resuming his tete-
a-tete with Miss Randall. 1T is only
the air Of the plantation you need tc
make you the rose, and we are go'n
to make you renounce these black; we
go'n' to persuade you to wear both the
rose and the camellia In your dress
once more"
mot yet" said the girl sternly. fin
gering her black dress.
II know what you lnean." he re-
turned, with deep significance. yet
l tell you think you are go'n' to take
off your mourning at the plantation.
When you do then you will listen to
what have KEEP in my heart SO long,
Il will not listen to any other man
before them" she interrupted listless-
ly. "Why Is Colonel Moreau not to
come with us?" she added abruptly,
patience to meet him. Are we not to
see him?"
"Oh. yes. Possibly he may come
in time to start with u.s." returned
Nine Davezac, rescuing the General
from strangulation as he again at
tempted to drain his milk at a draft
In order to the sooner return to 1.-The
Two Princes-A Romance"
III Colonel Moreau doesn't come"
said Ann Pleydell. THAT leaves an
empty seat In the carriage. Adele,
won't you ask Anatole to take 1t in
stead Of riding on horseback"
Certainly, l do" replied Miss Ran
dali in the same pleasant. iifeless
voice. And. although the young creole
impulsively kissed her hand. she re-
manned rs strangely emotionless and
expressionless.
Come" she added colorlessly; you
and l, Ann. have our packing to fin
ish."
And there Is packing case in the
courtyard" sighed Nine. Davezac.
"Will you see for me II it Is secure,
dear Anatole?" Then as the two girls
left the room she added gravely:
adele has always been fonder of you.
Anatole. than Of any other man. You
must help to rouse her from this
gloom. She wears that mourning now
more than year. Ugh! She broods:
she Is SO bitter. so strange, so i'm
puIsive, SO full of morbid impulse
Because her father had no one to pro
tect him the poor child thinks she
should befriend all the world which
Is in trouble. Last week one day com
ing home from the cathedral she has
given her warm cloak to a ragged wo
man In the street. That was in the
rain. You must help to rouse her. cher
Anatole. from this gloom"
1T is no secret from all what
would give to make 'er happy once
MORE" he replied. with gloomy SIN
cerity.
When the young creole and his host
ess Joined the others at their packing
the General. unnoticed and temporarily
forgotten. had taken his book and Sc
which city of refuge he hoped to fol-
low without interruption the further
adventures Of his two heroes. With all
a child's adaptation to environment 1t
was not long before he became com
pletely absorbed In the romance. Pres
emily vague and disturbing cries came
stealing in through the open window.
and these he impatiently shook off. for
natural inquisitiveness us to their orr
gin was trivial compared to the fate
of the two princes. But the voices re-
fused to be thus lightly dismissed. Ex-
cited cries Of: HE went this way:
Look In that courtyard: He turned
this corner!" certainly merited the
earnest attention and searching inquiry
Of every healthy eight-year-old whose
native inquisitiveness cannot be damp
ened by being dragged from bed be-
fore dawn or discouraged by the pros
pect OF an all day journey. After all.
exciting fact is superior to exciting tic-
ton. for the former Is but temporary.
while the latter Is comparatively per-
manent-to be used as stimulant or
sedative when real life Is lacking in
appeal.
Turning around and looking up from
under the table. the Generals inquir
ing eyes met those Of Cameo Kirby.
who. standing motionless by the cur
tains. was warily scanning the room.
For long moment man aud boy mute
~ estimated each other. too surprised
to speak Come; cheer up" said Kirby
at length, uncoDsciously EMPLOYING