The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-02

lMnich the kervant Introduces Cne
count and A!aac.n,,::.se'!.o = Arrange.
They were the parish priest. the doc
| to-. and a tell man. all officer OF the
! Legion of lioEur. The soldier almost
Immediately offered Madeno.selle
ld'Arlange a chair.
The count considered that his pres
ence was inoppGrlune: and he thought
that ne was called upon to introduce
himself, and Explain his visit.
you will excuse me. gentlemen
| said he, I'll am iAdiscreet. did not
think of being 81 rhe asked wat
for Noel, whom ! have the mos, press
! ting need of seeing. a.m the Count de
Commarin.''
At this name the old soldier let
go the hack OF the chair which he was
still holding, and haughtily raised his
head. An angry light hasl.ed in his
eyes, and he made threatening ges-
ture.
While Madenoiselle d'Arlange. sat
down. the count. went UP to the priest
and asked. in low voice:
What is, / pray, M. rAbbe, Madame
Gerdy's condition."
The doctor, who had sharp ear
heard the question, and answered:
"a fear, sir he said, that she can.
no. live throughout the day.
The count pressed his hand against
his forehead, as though he felt sud
den pain there. He hesitated to in.
auire further After moment OF
chilling silence, he resolved to go on
Does she recognize Der friends?'
he murmured
No, sir. Since last evening, how.
ever, there has been great change
She was very uneasy all last night;
she had moments of fierce delirinm
About an hour ago we thought she
was recovering her senses, and SEN
for M. Fable"
"she must suffer dreadfully." gait
the doctor
Almost at the same instant, and a
! is to bear out tho Doctors words, the,
heard stifled cries from the next room
the door OF which was slightly open
DO you hear?" exclaimed thu
count, trembling from head to foot
"She Is, presume, in there?" asket
NJ. de Commarin.
Eyes, sir" harshly answered the oil
soldier, who had also drawn near.
II should very much like to see her,
he said, timidly
THAT is impossible" replied the oil
soldier.
"Why?" stammered the count.
"At least. M. de Commarin,' replie
the sold er. 'let her die in peace.'
The count started, as If he mad bee
struck His eyes encountered the OF
flcer's; he lowered them like a Grim
inal before his Judge.
Nothing need prevent the counts
entering Madame Gerdy's ROOM" pu
in the doctor, who purposely saw
nothing of all this. "She would prob
ably not notice his presence; and if
! "Oh, she would perceive nothing!'
said the priest. 81 have just spoke,
to her, taken her hand, she RENAME.
quite insensible.''
| The old soldier reflected deeply.
| Enter said he, at last. to tn,
count; perhaps it is Gods will
The count tottered so that the doc
tor offered to assist him. He gentl!
mo,ioned him away. The count tool
| three or four steps, and was Obliged
to stop. Could, this dying woman
really be Valerie? Nothing in thos,
withered features, nothing in that dis
| torted face, recalled the beautiful, tn,
adored Valerie Of his youth. He dit
not recognize her.
| But she knew him, or rather OWNED
bis presence. With supernatural
strength, she raised herself, exposin.
her shoulders and emaciated arms
and throwing back her still plentiful
hair, cried:
Guy, Guy!'' sIs
CONTINUED next week.