The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-04-09

the earth as he held her lie Was So
en.ranced Vith this occupation that
he forgot his bruised Iifeand his lost
career entirely Fer fifteen minutes
he forgot, and che other children gath
cred around him. and he ordered them
away from the horse and felt himself
its guardian and an important person.
with complete satisfaction
And at that. eat Of the house came
The seigneur, big and black proved and
solid OF tread. and With him that
broken-hearted father whose face re
called all the tragedy.
Francois, his father spoke. more
gently than ever he had spoken be
fore, Il have taken your future from
YOU. my son, The setgneur wishes to
give it back. He wishes te make you
his child Your mother coHsents-and
II consent His fathers arm WAS
about his neck The general 5 abrupt
voice took up the statement
VIII YOU come and live with ne IN
the chateau, Monsieur the Marshal -
he demanded roughly. kindly 4 VIII
treat You as son-you shall learn To
ride horse and shoot a gun and be a
soldier You shall II Yourself for the
part which We knos must be played
one day via YOU come
FER a moment 1t seemed to Francois
that heaven had open5d and miracle
OF joy come down, then It flashed te
his mind that this dazzling ejft had a
price. With whole soul Francois cast
away the brilliant dream and hardly
felt an effort
thank you thousand times my
selgneur-4 h. answered With decision
cannot go with vow. I must sIaA
and work Tor ny father and my moth
er
There VAS silence fer minute In
the sunshIuy garden the children had
wandered away the mon did NOT
speak. enc heard only the more Lis
cite whom Francois held who stamped
her light forefoot and whfnnied NINA
uently. Then the generals grave
voice sounded. more srayely than ever
Francois Beaupre, YOU own fine
lad. he threw at the dropping peasant
Il would like 10 have him for mine
Since l cannot, | shall try AT least to
be his friend, Monsieur the Marshal
il must b. as YOU say But come to
see me at the chateau soon shall
have things TO talk over with YOU
ON morning Francois WAS busy at
the new garden. digging beds for the
plants which III" neighbors had eager
ly given them, and which. put In tho
ground now in the autumn. would rise
above them in brightness next spring
Into this Contentmeut came. sallop-
ing glorlously. hoof beats OF horse
The busy spade. several sizes too big.
stopped. and Francois leaned lis chin
on the handle, The boy out OF drawing
tor the tool. The general stopped
which was heavenly surprise to
Francois each time that It happened
Good morning. marshal VIII YOU
ask your mother If | may speak 10
her.
Mother mother the scirneur wish.
es YOU" Francois WHISPERED nierctny.
". but Claire was already on The littIe
front walk by the new garden
In a moment she stood nj the gate
in her fresh calico dress With a Whit
6chu over her head. and thu big ma,
lowered and growled sentences fr,opd
liIv Then the general trntfed with
iingIipg stirr,lu down the village str.o,
and Claire stood with evas t,iJ,,.t,,.,
for n moment
What did the seigpeur say m,
mother" Francois demanded ma
he say might come To me cba,e,n
tomorrow Nav l. Am 10 know
what the general said my mo,haro,
After his father came homo IN din
ner he knew He was 10 so each
morning to the chateau and do wor, in
copying for the general The general
was writing a book. nothing less than
a history OF Napoleon himself The
bows great dreamy ewes pIowed
So the little lad. in his clean.
patched. peasant clothes. went up TO