Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-13

as I have begged that Of the Chevalier Beaupre. for the very great fault have committed. The chevalier trust ed to me letter for yCu which was to have been sent you only in case of a certain event; by a carelessness which, unmeant as it was, I shall never for give myself, l gave it with other let ters to our negro Sambo to be posted at once. By now it may have reached you. cannot tell if l have made trouble or not but in any case, l can well as to the Chevalier-how sorry am. If you can find it in your heart to forgive me, please do so, dear mademoiselle. That l should have made trouble for one as dear to the chevalier as you are is a deep grief to me He has talked to me Of you With a very earnest prayer again for your 1nrEivanass am. mademoiselle. yours faithfully and sincerely.-Lucy Hamp- ton Hampton"
 Pietro looked bewildered. What is it about?' he asked
 "I wonder" and Alike laughed and drowned at the paper in her hand. "It seems Francois wrote me a letter and left it with little Mistress Hampton to be sent in case of certain event. What event? What a strange thing for Francois to do! And then he came 10 us here and said nothing of mys- terious letters left cooking in Vir- ginia ] cannot make it out, Pietro- can you?"
 Not l. said Pietro.
 'The letter of Francois has not come; that is certain; l wonder if the negro Sambo lost it."
 Probably Pietro said. 'It should have come before this one, otherwise. %
 'It is a riddle" Alike decided, 'and l never guess them" Then, dropping into a seat on the wide window-sill "Pietro-you are letting yourself be depressed"
 The gray eyes met hers with some thing that seemed a wall of reserve in their steady glance. q think possibly l miss having Do exercise" he said 'I will feel more natural when l can get about
 Alike looked at him. "You are eat ing your heart out to be with Fran. cois," she said, and laid her hand on his.
 Pietro stared as if the light touch had shaken him; then slowly his large fingers twisted lightly around the small ones. and he turned his face again. holding her hand so, to the win dow and the view of the valley and the river and the village. A moment they sat so, the girls hand loose in the hollow of the mans; a slow red crept into Alixe's face; there was con fusion in her brain. She had laid hel hand on that Of her brother; her broth CT had taken 1t in his-and behold, by a witchcraft 1t was all changed. This delicate big grasp that held her wal not brotherly; through all her veins suddenly she knew that; the flush sho up to her eyes, to her forehead, ana she tried, with an attempt at an every day manner, to draw her hand away But PietrQ. his set pale face toward the window, his eyes gazing out, helC her hand. With that the world had reeled and was Whirling past her Pietro had caught both her hands in { tight grip and had drawn them agains him, was holding them there, wal looking at her with a face which no even she, this time. might mistake.
 Alike" he said, 'I know you don care for me. know you love Fran cois. l did not mean ever 10 speak but when you put your hand ol mine"
 He held her palme together an' parted the palms and kissed the fin ger-tips, first of one and then of thu other. as if he kissed something holy
 "I shall never speak again. but thi once ] will l always loved you-on' must. ] knew always that a slow sl lent person like me would have n' chance against a fellow like Francois So ] have kept still and it was hard.