South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-11

awaited me, but all the time of those
rides on Coz in the park Of the
chateau Of Vicques, when you and L
went by turns over his lively head,
and the seigneur stood by and laugh
ed.
You remember those rides? 1
have no need To ask you, but it
pleases me TO say do you remember
lit takes me out of this dark place
into the beech wood with its air ana
lights and shadows. Away back il
takes me, TO that first morning when
Coz came and work was not ever
considered for the whole day. and
you and the seigneur and the two
grOoms-Jules ! remember, l have
forgotten the others name. bu-
know well how he lookeo-and !,
Francois. spent the morning in the
park, and you and I by turns learned
TO ride Coo. You We're good AT ii
from the first, and II was not bad.
N'est-ce pas, Alike? None the less
Coz put each of us over his head
several times-and how the seigneuT
shouted a big laugh each timel He
treated you like a boy always, and
you learned so the good things that
few girls know-to throw a ball and
climb and run, to be courageous and
laugh when hurt You were the best
playmate in the world, Alike, and it is
Francois Beaupre the leader of the
village for play, who says it. That
game of all games. riding, we learned
| together and took the hard knocks
equally. Many times / have thanked
the seigneur for many things. but
never so much, ] believe. as | thank
ed him that morning with the Aus
TRANS closing on me for having made
me a Orseman-becaus that saved
the Prince.
In a great danger they say one
thinks more clearly than usual-One's
mind works with smOothness and
leisure. 1t was so during that ride
for / followed out as / dashed alone
hearing the shouts of the men back
OF me. the whole train of circum-
stances from one of those mornings
with Coz in the park. TO this adVen-
ture of life and death. Tt was the
morning-you Will know before 1 say
it-when Jean Philippe Nelson in
| his lovely purple clothes. came mine
ing down thu graveled drive. as IL
afraid of spelling his good shoes
and l think he was-tO the seigneur.
/ who taught us to ride COG. Do you
remember how your father Numbered
at him.
a strange monsieur 10 see me?
| lmpOssiblei ] am engaged. Tell him
viii not see him.
And Jean Philippe smiling. for all
of them understood the seigneur. and
saying gently. Yes, my Seigneur'
| turned away with the message. And
your father shouted after him:
Stor Come back there. What
do YOU mean by that? Bring the
monsieur to me- And the purple
clothes disappeared and appeared
again In a few minutes cleaning in
the sun against the gray old walls
] can see it all now, AliXe-like a
large violet blossom of strange
flower And behind Jean Philippe
was a tall man in a long travelling
cloak. and behind him a tall little
! boy. And as they came the seigneur
| turned 10 go TO meet them. and stop
ped and stared. And the monsieur
in the cloak stopped and stared: and
You, mounted on Coz, and ], holding
coos bride, watched curiOusly, be-
/ cause OF the other child. and we saw
/ how the seigneur suddenly began TO
/ sl.ake as il III. and then with a hOarse
shout rushed 20 the tall man and
/ threw his arms about him and held
him. and sobbed aloud. That was a
| strange thing 10 see the seigneur do.
| and 1 never forget IL And 10 think