Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

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matters pertaining 10 the sea What
these paramount interests were. the
young man. on whose thin cheek now
burned little color. did not at once
| ask: only gazed inquiringly over the
| group. where one, whom he might have
Expected, was absent
sSanchez-he is not with your"
| A look OF constraint appeared for
| an instant on the poets face.
No. he's with the people, expect
You see," he went on. things have
been happening since you elected to
enact the mounteban1-. 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
buzzfng about those that don't; they
| made great noise at Versailles, but
the King Drone only listened; did not
try to stop it, fearing their sting. They
hummed at the door of the BastiIe.
until the parasite bees. not liking the
music, opened the doors. let them all
in
The Bastile has faIlen?" The
listeners voice rang out; his eyes,
searching sharply the features of the
bard. seemed to demand only the
truth, plain, unadorned
= y
eAnd 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? 1t needs but a word from
Paris, and then
The poet broke of, 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
few words, and gave brief order
Swiftly the riders swept away 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 a question.
Whereupon the latter. squirting his
horse nearer his chief, launched into
eloquent explanation.
And them" ended the bard, "the
Governors daughter walked into our
ambush as unsuspectingly as a mouse
into a trap!"
The Governors daughter cozened
by Nanettei''
THAT she was! A clever wench
the poets jovial eyes studied the dark
face, unless 1 am mistaken, she found
the task to her Hking!"
You treated her, the Governors
daughter, we'll? said the other
abruptly
Gave her your cabin, mon CAPT
tame, where" chuckling. "she ruled
like despot. Not once did she whim-
per, or beg favor-for herselfi For
the Marquis. it isstrue, she did plead
that day we took themi"
He's her betrothed!" said the
young man shortly.
"A -marionetteI" gibed the poet
Some of the men were for making
short shrift of him. and they might
have-only for herl"
'They will soon be safe enough to-
gether now." remarked the Black
Seignenr-
Again peculiar, half-questioning ex-
preston shaded the poets eyes, while
furtively he regarded the young man
Yes, they ought to bel"
THE terms of exchange-what were
they?"
"You for heri That was our de-
mand. After the place had been
agreed upon, his Excellency asked to
nam e ln0 lOur, anu IuTlneT interpreted
a condition, binding both parties to Sc
crecy in the matter, Nthat 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"
so will she be safely returned in
the darknessl A wise proyision,"
THAT" murmured the poet, study
ing the horizon, was evidently his
thought But as the Black Seigneur,
relaxing his pace, drew rein at fork
in the pathway. tyonder lies our
cove. mon capitaine, and
DO you and the men go therel"
commanded the other. and gave few
further instructions.
See that the ship is kept in readi-
ness," he ended las for me" He
made vague gesture
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