The Detroit times., 1913-09-04

you. you hardened old veteran"
The marquis smiled his gentle SLOW
d smi1p. "A lutte hurry for me. Gas
pard," he answered. 1.-The doctors tel
me that my heart Is not strong; {
man dies suddenly OF that trouble
sometimes"
And the general. impatient, indig
nAnt, threw his arm around his
Y iuS. doctors he growled. You will
\ outlfve me. II IL all vlllainy, such
talk. Come, then. Alessandro, and see
II Pietro can stick on COG"
CHAPTER X.
For Always. a..
* Claire listened with serious calm
eyes o her son told his story When
he came home on the day OF the new
arrival ct the castle II was strange
n % have her boy the playmate OF the
children OF q noble marquis and oil
'the seigneur himself. A pang came
with the thought, for 1t seemed Il
d separate the little lad from her. But
the grandmother had said always.
and the mother believed II, that the
child would not grow up and live and
die placidly IN vicqIss - had hfs An:
leootogS. There was q wider destiny
lbetoco him; had not the hand of Ma
1poooon himself laid that destiny on
!hiB baby shoulder! So, like plenty
tx other mothers, Claire put down the
jooloqhuees OF . longing to keep her
Iowa child, and for the child's sake
{Waxeo0 . little way with him on the
lroo1 which was TO lead him from her.
The great gentleman has come
who once saved our seigneur's life!"
eho repeated after Francois. And
\ ~ seigneur ID glad. OF course he
= rid, my Francois. And you ought
y ~ ~ glad. too, and grateful to that
Z go0t1nmAn because OF all the good
j th1nG1 our seigneur has done for you
! - which would not have happened.
i asonredly II Monsieur the Marquis
ha6 not saved him. Yon should do
4 Dv0rythinG that 10 possible for Mon
steer the Marquis to show your graft
pfancois looked doubtful and . lit
I ~ doprsssed. But, my mother.
en- not DO anything for the marquis
/ thn& can think Of. He would not
Z Nko me 10 bring him vegetables. l
I t1lnk. And Jean Philippe or Pierre,
a. Gase the maids carry the water for
3 him; could NOT do that IS could
9 1bF you. There are 90 many people
70 DO things that he would not want
Claire considered: this view was
tyuo: yet she wished her SON to feel
M part Of the obligation to the mar
G01p and to dischAfge It. 1T II true.
foncCis. Yet there may be some
thing which you can do for him, II It
H. only to bring him . book gladly.
I Mee1over. Il 10 this which makes ones
4 M happy--doing things for others.
watch and be reddy to serve him
WIN good will when you may be.
Gau0e Of the thing which he did for
our .seigueur. Also be friend to
~ Young monsieur. his ssoa--you can
20 mat, for you know well how TO
plox and to help other boys In play
11os = smile whose sweetness and
80 and brill1ancy went straight
: o0s ~ &earta Of people. lighted his
ouail lace. II will do that. mother.
r. viii please me to do that."
IS Noxt morning the little brown ng-
- which Atrpdged through the beech
MOOD ~ heightened BY = large and
MINI DoUonDt held IN his two hands,
~ polnk C color among the swinging
sfna6oWa, b1ooeoms from the new gar
~, Cx6Q1Ag now - only Claire knew
~ - mn4ke things grow.
Vvhon The tap OF Francois 1t the
111gatY der, whore one heard mems
yoecoo tanning, had brought the gen.
o1nlb IOud command Of '.Hntres." the
ut&Io brown ngure and the large
bonch q flowers came In together
Nono tn boz. marched straight to the
oontoly Italian. Snspping his heels
togsthses - his mother had taught
Nh 10 made - sti6~ deep bow, and.
peoQ1ntod HE a6oeeay. The marquis.
/ , Iittlo a5tonished ct this attention.
sxocoovo4 ~ with grave courtesy but
without much cordially; II seemed 70
IN rather IN odd within OF Gour.
{ 61m1'U 70 have this peasant child
oAGut - enc Of hle own family. And
~ GIN OF the flowers appeared pos
o1bly 3 bit presumptuous. So that
4 Esancois' arst effort At showing his
approc1a<1on Of the marquis heroism
WaD nog Altogether successful.
hut Francois ala not know that: TO.
him "a The world WI Kindly, with
y different manners Of kindness. The
!. monnef Of the marquis was graver
than ether peoples. perhaps-what
then? The kindness was undoubt.
ely there below the gravity. And
N 80 VA this monsieur who had saved
lho life q the seigneur; that, after
~ va the whole matter. Francois
SWoDtoo utt1e time thinking Of other
h 14oooo's feeling toward himself. He
Voo nnpch too busy. With Joyful
Ron1or ~ hjs own 1t the ever new
4; UoUonoog e hiss world. To the mar.
4 &1lk who hardly noticed him, he pro-
I'D to commute himself q
We will walk to the village to-
! Aet, Alexandra" the. general de-
4 ~ asmorning, In HE sudden
~ ana shouted fofthNYth Tor Mol
\ IN Ho there Moisohl = Che cloak
hot o. monsieur the marQuis.u-
~ b4foto Jean Philippe mad time
~ - ne door, the small person
onospun had ned like q. rabbit
~ b6ok loaded With parapher-
Ho worked a. faithfully a.
ul}A the -e1RerarHt rh9. xfl4s
WAat timos the general could
F 01Ge fo<WoFA. away- from -his
~ t1iyed WITH Ms might as
~ tnere we're many times