The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-10
ARDmaRG Of Extraordinary Distinction
IfIE MARSHAL
BINARY Raymond Shipman Andrews
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words over the dark head bent on her
hands--"and to have loved them. But
don't bother. shall--get over 1t"
The liquid tones cholked bit on
that and Francois lifted his head
quickly and his eyes famed at her.
"Of course you will, my dear little girl
my brave mademoiselle. It is net as you
think; Ii is not serious, mon annie. II
- only that your soul Is full OF kind
ness and enthusiasm and eagerness to
stand by the unlucky. / am alone and
expatriated; have had little OF
misfortune and you are sorry for me.
IT is that All, / know. am very old
and wise, me. It would never do"
he went on. "The noblesse Of vir-
gtnia would rise In q revolution IL IT
should be that the princess OF Roa-
noke house gave her heart to a French
peasant. i am come to be man OF
knowledge he shook his head
with as worldly wise an expression as
IL one Of Guido Reni's dark angels
should talk politics. He went on again,
smiling little. an air OF daring in
his manner Moreover, Mademoiselle
Miss Lucy, there Is fairy prince who
awaits only the smallest sign from
YOU"
Lucy smiled. ''No," she said. And
then, "a fairy prince-In Virginia?"
"Ah, yes, Mademoiselle Miss Lucy.
II
big, handsome prince, the right sort
still.
"Of such right sort indeed that ID
Is no matter-ah, no, but perhaps Just
the thing to make one love him more,
that he is lame"
Harry Lucy's smile faded.
But yes, indeed, mon amie," and
Francois patted the little hand with
\ nF0n
who IS waiting to kill me for love OF
you; Henry, the best, truest fellow,
| the manifest bravest fellow. Who rides
like Henry? Who Is respected by the
old men, the great men, for his knowl-
edge and his thinking and his state
such great heart and brain and such
fearless courage as HenryY
Lucy listened to this eulogium rather
astonished. It strikes a girl as abb
surd often, when brother or cousin
is pointed out as parsonage. But IL
pleased her; yet she did not say SO.
Harry Is O good boy" she spoke
calmly, 'but--but II Is only for conve-
nience, for Joining the lands, that he
and my father wish us TO marry I
will not marry a man to shape some
fields OF corn"
Francois answered gravely. "But,
no, mademoiseIle, never must you do
that 1t Is not the case, however, that
your cousin cares about the shape OF
corn fields. He Is not interested in
| that If you had no corn fields, II you
had nothing whatever, Mademoiselle
Lucy, he would give his life to marry
| you Just the same. 1t Is you whom he
loves and not corn fields, of any shape
at all Also he loves you to madness.
For that he has hated meme full OF
qualification to him forever because
H., H.. halk II k,.rv e.
win from him your heart. Mademoiselle
Miss Lucy. could not do that IL
might. IL my life were not as have
told you / could not play him false,
my Henry-that dear boy who wishes
to kill me-" Francois smiled a little,
half amused. half wistful. And In
all case" he went on, what chance
should I have In the end against that
splendid Henry Hampton7 Made
moiseIle, you viii thank me so one day
that 1t will be very painful to me, for
showing you how II was net Francois
Beaupre, the F'renchman, but Henry
Hampton, the Virginian, who was
fitted to win that warm, generous.
proud heart OF mademoiselle."
"You are very loyal to your friends y
Lucy said. half pleased, half stabbed
to the soul
Certainly. What for is qualification
worth, otherwise?" Francois threw at
her earnestly. There were few Eng
lish words too much for him still:
gratitude seemed TO be one. He
stood up and his great eyes glowed
down at her. 'bdademoiselle," he said,
1.-TWO women OF earth. my mother and
Alike, are for me the Madonnas, the
crown Of women" and his glance lift
ed to the ceiling as IL to heaven, with
out pose, unconsoious--a look no Amer
lean could ever have worn. And,
1av
win always stand next TO and close to
them" He bent over her hand and
his lips touched II long and tenderly.
us It right between us, mon annie
Are we friends always7 II In indeed
SO for life with me-"
And little Lucy felt a healing pace
settling on her bruised feelings and
OF friendship which healed also as she
spoke them.
Then Il must ind that savage boy
Henry, and beseech him 20 spare my
life" spoke Francois at last. My life
is OF more value today, that It Possesses
sure friend In Mademoiselle Lucy"
he said and smiled radiantly. And
| was gone.
Lucy, to her astonishment, felt light
hearted, felt as IL moved into q large,
clear, sunshiny atmosphere out OF the
stormy unrest which had lately held
| her. Also she found herself thinking
over the astonishing things which
Francois had said .of her cousin Harry.
1t would seem indeed az II the undying
| love for the Cheyalier Beaupre
which had possessed her yesterday
might. after all, have been very
young girls infatuation for an
i older man, for q dramatic charac-
i ter--a manner OF hero worship II
might have been. such things happen.
Lucy Hampton, Ievel-headed as well
as warm-hoarted. began 70 see IN az
unphrased way, even 90 soon a. her
/ knight had left her, that II might be
I so with her. And. with that thought
came the thought OF Harry.
What ncnsenseI" she whispered 20 her.
self. And the broken hearted one waa
smiling.
CHAPTER xxxIv.