The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-02

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much feeling at sight Of departe
woman's writing.
But no other hope remained, an
Sweetwater faced the attempt wit
heroic determination.
The day was Sunday, which en-
Nothing would have lured Sweetwa
ter out for a moment, though he ha'
no reason to expect that the affai
he was anticipating would come OF
till early evening.
But it did. Late in the Afternoon
he heard the expected steps go by hi
door-a woman's steps. But the.
were not alone. A mans accompanied
them. What man? Sweetwatel
fastened to satisfy himself on thi:
point by laying his ear to the parti
ton.
Instantly the whole conversation
became audible.
can errand? Oh, yees, have ar
! errand!" explained the evidently un
welcome intruder, in her broken Eng
fish. "This is my brother Pierre. My
name is Celeste; Celeste Ledru.
understand English YER we'll have
worked much in families But he UNI
| lerstands nothing. He is all French
| He accompanies me for-for the
what you call it? les convenances
He knows nothing of the beesiness. u
Sweetwater in the darkness Of his
closet laughed in his gleeful apprecia.
ton.
Great" was his comment. Gust
great! She has thought of everything
-or Mr. Gryce has,"
Meanwhile, the girl was proceed.
Ing with increased volubility.
What is this beesiness, monsieur?
[ have something to sell--so you
Americans speak. Something you will
want much-ver sacred, yer precious.
A souvenir from the tomb, monsieur.
VIII you give ten-no, that is too
leetle-ffteen dollars for it? 1t is
worth-Oh, more, much more to the
true lover. Pierre, TIL es bette. TENS
tn droit sur ia chaise. NJ. Brotherson
est un monsieur CONNIE il fault"
This adjuration, uttered in sharp
reprimand and with but little Of the
French grace, may or may not have
been understood by the unsympathetic
man they were meant to impress. But
the name which accompanied them
his own name, never heard but once
before in this house, undoubtedly
caused the silence which almost
reached the point of embarrassment,
before he broke it with the harsh re-
mark:
"Your French may be good, but it
does not go with me. Yet is it more
Ineligible than your English. What
do you want here? What have you in
that bag you wish to open; and what
do you mean by the sentimental trash
with which you offer it?"
"kh, monsieur has moi memory OF
me-" came in the sweetest tones of
really seductive voice. You astonish
me, monsieur. thought you knew
everybody else does-Oh, tout le
monde, monsieur, that was Miss
Challoner's maid-near her when 9TH
er people were not-near her, the very
day she died."
A pause; then an angry exclama-
ton from some one. Sweetwater
thought it from the brother, who may
have misinterpreted some look or
gesture on Predecessors part Broth
erson himself would not be apt to
show surprise In any such noisy way
TT saw many thingS-Oh, many
things" the girl proceeded with an
admirable mixture of suggestion and
reserve. THAT day and other days
too. She did not talk-Oh, no, she
did not talk, but I saw-Oh, yes,
saw that she-that youth have to
say 1t, monsieur, that you were tres
bons amis after that week in Lenox"
Wells" His utterance of this word
was vigorous, but not tender. What
are you coming to? What can you
have to show me in this connection
that will believe in for moment?"
II have thesis monsieur certaine
that no one can hear? / wouldn't have
anybody hear what have to tell you.
for the world-for all the world
No one can overhear."
For the first time that day Sweet.
water. breathed full, deep breath.
This assurance had sounded heartfelt
BLESSINGS on her cunning young
head. She thinks Of everything"
you are unhappy. You have thought
Miss Challoner cold:-that she had nc
response for your yer ardent passion.
But" these words were uttered soto
voce and with telling pauses-"Dut
much better than that.
She was yer proud. She had q right;
she was no poor girl like me-but she
spend hours-hours In writing letters
she nevaire send. I saw enc. just
once, for leetle minute: while you
could breathe 80 short as that; and
1t began with Cheri, or your English
for that. and it ended with words
Oh, yer much like these: You may
nevaire see these lines, which was
yer interesting. veree so, and made
one want to SEQ what she did with