Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-13

cerned with affairs on the land tnar
matters pertaining to the sea. What
these paramount interests were, the
young man, on whose thin cheek now
burned a little color. did not at once
ask: only gazed inquiringly over the
| group, where one, whom he might have
expected, was absent. 4;
"Sanchez-he Is not with your
A look Of ,constraint appeared FOL
an instant on the poets face. 4s;g.
.'No, he's with the people, expect.
You see," he went on. things have
been happening since you elected to
enact the mountebanE. The bees have
been busy, and this little hive they
call France is now full Of bother and
hustle. The bees that work have been
buzzing about those that don't; they
| made a great noise at Versailles, but
the King Drone only listened !; did not
try to stop 1t, fearing their sting. They
hummed at the door Of the Bastile,
until the parasite bees, not liking the
music, opened the doors, let them all
! in" Ei.5 ~, n
"The Bastile has fallen?" The
listeners voice rang out; his eyes,
searching sharply the features Of the
bard, seemed to demand only the
truth, plain, unadorned.
1T has," answered the other gravely.
"And the tune sung In and around
Paris has kept on spreading until
now it is everywhere! You may, hear
it in the woods; along the marshes;
out over the strand! The very Mount,
immovable, seems to listen. When
will the storm break? Today? TO.
morrow? It needs but word from
Paris. and then Il.
The poet broke on. and silently the
Black Seigneur seemed to be weigh.
ing the purport Of the news; for some
moments stood as man deep in
thought; then, arousing himself, spoke
a few words, and gave brief order.
Swiftly the riders swept away6;in the
direction from which they had come,
and only when they had gone some dis
lance did the young man once more
turn to the poet with question.
Whereupon the latter, squirting his
horse nearer his chief, launched into
eloquent explanation.
"And then" ended the bard, 'the
Governors daughter walked into our
ambush as unsuspectinglyS as q mouse
into trap! '' l..s Il .asi " i5
""The Governors daughter cozened
by Nanette
"That she was! A clever wench
and brave one. Nanette! Although
the poets jovial eyes studied the dark
face, unless I am mistaken. she found
the task to her liking! Wed
you treated her, the Governors
daughter, well ," said the other
abruptly. as. t.s 3 4 Y. 4: :.
Gave her your cabin. mon capt.
tame, where."' chuckling, "she ruled
like despot. Not once did she whim-
per, or beg favor-for herself! For
the Marquis. 1t 10 true, she did plead
that day we took them! !"
Hes her betrothed!" said the
young man shortly. u.
"A marionette!" gibed the poet
Some Of the men were for making
short shrift Of him, and they might
have-only for her!" M
"They will soon be safe enough to-
gether now!" remarked the Black
Seigneur. sI .5=
Again peculiar, half -questioning ex-
preston shaded the poets eyes, while
furtively he regarded the young man.
yes, they ought to be!
"The terms Of exchangewhat were
they" .: ~. s:58s
"You for her! That was our de-
mand. After the place had been
agreed upon. his Excellency asked to
name the hour, and further fntertected
a condition. binding both parties to Sc
crecy in the matter, that the people
might not know. They acted badly
when the soldiers returned to the
Mount without his daughter; they
might behave worse. no doubt he
thinks. when they come back with
her. ? b Fl '5s
$50 viii she be safely returned in
the darkness! "A Wise provision T. ~
THAT, ~ murmured the poet, study
| ing the horizon. "wAs evidently his
thought. But" as the Black seigneur,
relaxing his pace, drew rein at fork
lin the pathway. ""yonder lies oul
cove. mon capitaine. and"
5''''Do you and the men go there!"
commanded the other. and gave q few
further instructions. IN
'..see that the ship 10 kept in readi
liness!" he ended. Az for me- He
made q vague gesture. 5s#
(TO BE CONT1NUED.)