The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-03-21

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did ] eet shs-e-
7 c!oss5 ny eyes again. ta6 fer e
long tt-ne KY brain refused e ETapple
with The problem. II seemed as though
coming back from Z country 1uL o.
mist. az6 clouds e[ the mis- stu chung
e II Finally with sup-s1e c-or. Q!
Wiz. ! e9eaed ny eyes again and
esaia l2oks3 th7ough ne Tt2 1s3S
t2G about he Cooza. This IEs : G92A
-..-k NOR clearly. No, 1 never
been here before. and Jhe c-asaen re-
peatsd ttse-E. Sow, then, did set mere
And stl-l : could get 10 farther than
the question, ! heard 3 GGoT open, ana
some 0e ttptasd TO the leds-ae. !
1aua6 myself looking up INC 3 sweet
ca5orlsss face, Il wEs surrounded by s
black winpla and I -~eIn@-h5-st dimly
hat ! had seen mans wearing such.
The eyss looked down ta- 2 moment
into mine ana were then Withdrawn
Is ! sGI lay staring 81 the ceiling, an
other SEce appeared before ms II was
fEas facs q = man when : did not
know Or, wait 3 monsn- had seen
i before somewhere, pEt my brain
seauae6 70 recol At The elcT. 81 Teco--
lection.
He Is Going nicely" l heard q voice
say. "Ee VIII ooa be quite wsL The
4 danger was that he would never regain
consciousness
Again the face was withdrawn. and
! fell az arm under my head lifting me
Up. A cup was pressed 10 ny lips,
Drink" said & voice, ,ha mans
voice. ii VIII co y0Q good"
! drank o~ee6ielty. almost mechanic
ally Then ! was loweTE- again, and
the arm q removed 4 gresc heayi-
ness oppressed my eyelils. ! did not
+ struggle against Il. but yielded 10 il
gla6ly and 6-.tted away INTO the land
OF 15S-
When / opened my eyes again the
sun IVES stil shining without The win
4 dow nothing IN the room was changed.
But ny head seemed quite clear and l
could think without WEAKNESS. What
MS this room ir which / found myself?
! looked around and examined Il at
te-dvsly. A small rom. u feet
square, perhaps, the bed. Two chairs,
{ small table, and a stove ii 7 cor
ner the only furniture. There were
Z number q bottles and glasses or
the liable ! raised my hand TO my
head, surprised at the effort il cost me,
and WIS asJonished TO fGt g bandage
abolt my forehead. What had hap
| pended? Had I been injured:
ind IL z fash II ell carne back TO me
fine arrest, the ride through the
night. the encounter with CaFtouche,
the fash Of pistols and then darkness.
= -a--SL LGAE 9E-4- "bLLIuEN IT lI-E 4LSGl.
But The regelt-Ias he sa[ss Richie
ig2-where was he? ! thousand
questions sUrged into my brain al once.
] raised myself upon =: elbow and
/ cried aloud. The door opened in a
moment, and { woman entered, the
same woman whsse face I had already
esn bending over me.
Monsieur Is awake. then she said.
smiling at me kindly, but forcing ms
gently back upon my pillow. Mon
siecr Is better"
Yes, YES, I an better" I answered.
But what has happened? Where am
Y The regent, Richelieu, Madame du
Maine
she laid her hand upon my lips.
Have patience she said. II will
call tae doctor"
lay overwhelmed by my thoughts.
she was soon hack, and with her the
mar who had accompanied her once
before. and this time I recognized him
as Levau. the surgeon who had bound
up my shoulder az the Cafe Procope.
Good morning, II. de Brancas,'
he cried. in & jovial voice, as he came
famousIy and will soon be on your feet
again How do you feel?"
Il feel no PAIN 1 answered, " but
am very weak
n pain in the head, eh? Well, that
is good Come, now let me see the
wound" and he united the bandage
from about my temples, held up my
head and apparently examined a wound
at b back. Upon my word" he said
after a moment, replacing the bandage
Il have never seen anything prettier
All, monsieur, it is pure blood that
tells, and you are an ideal patient
Why, that stab you received IN tine
shoulder the other day has left moth.
ing but a scar, and in a week from ~av
this little scratch will have ceased. tc
trouble you"
able to restrain my Impotence while
this examination was in progress. 81
was shot, / know that; but how did
get here, and where am 1 and what
has been done with my friends.
One question at a time, NJ. de Bran.
cas- and Levau stood smiling down al
me. You We're brought back to Paris
from the place on the roadside where
the bullet which struck you in the head
laid you. This is the Hotel Dieu, an6
you have to thank the nursing of Sis.
ter Angelica here that you are alive to
day. The bullet did not enter the
skull, but simply stunned you-a glance
blow. 1t looked for a time, however
as though you were never going tc
| c1Sh youi CySS dSdll. you mac
/ also a bullet in your shoulders. but
that was a mere nothing
How long have I been here, then?'
/ asked.
six days. monsieur and Levau still
|srniied.
Six daysl" 1 gasped. but tell me
monsieur, what has become of Richie.
lieu,of Madame du Maine, and of al
the Others"
Now there. M. de Brancas, you are
getting beyond me-" and Levau waved
his hands d~eprecatingly. IT do moi
medd!e with politics. When you ash
me concerning your injury I have m,
answers ready on my lips, but. wher
you go into politics I am all at sea
but waat a moment" he added, kindly;
7 think I can bring you some one who
has inquired after you every day and
who can answer all these questions,
and he left the room. In q moment
he returned, bringing with him a man
who rushed toward my bed, his face
alight with pleasure.
"D'Anccnis!" I cried.
Yes, dc BSarcas, it is Z" and ths
marquis took my hand with the heart,
lest of claps. II cannot tell how pleased
am to hear that you will soon be vel
again. I had Just come to inquire afte,
you when Levau was summoned by tn,
| nurse And 7 wvp a. frpo pf,,i,,1 tho rroc