The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-08-13

M H-HE ELsTGA
! Moison and his brazen curiosity in
/ staying to hear the prisoners letter.
and his address of thanks to the AL
mighty when he knew that FRANCOIS
was alive. And she told him about
little old Coq-now an aged horse OF
% years, spoiled and naughty, but yet
beloved and used only for mis- W
health's sake: she told how Coo would
run to her for and burroW ms
I bold nose into her coal pocket. snort
ing impatiently. and how he had
thrown Nelson's little girl over his
head two months before as he used to
| throw all of them.
So. on that long. bright, calm morn
ing at sea Francois lay in the ham
mock and watched the million little
| waves glisten and break for unknown
miles over the sunlit water. n list
enea to the voice he loved best in the
world. as it Told him of those Others
dear to him: n he wondered that he
had indeed come through the long
nightmare OF prison to this happiness.
Mr.. Hampton has been talking to
me about Virginia: it must be a beau
tiful country" sal Alike. II should
love the free friendly life OF those
great domains. / believe / could cave
France and Vicques for such a coun-
try as that. where there are no politi-
cal volcanoes on top OF which one must
live. With us it is always plotting and
secrecy. Always n war to look back
on or to look forward to. l should like
to GO to Virginia"
But" said Francois. with his great
eyes glowing, THE war one now ooks
forward to in inc will be short and
glorious. Ana after that will be peace
for there will be a Bonaparte ruling,
ana that means strength and good
government"
:HnNy Nnl hn1jaGa IL, t1a (Nraot ~, ~
tain and in his blood and Alike
smiled down at the pale face on fire
with Its lifelong enthusiasm.
One must" said Francois simply.
and paused. and went on. To me-you
know, Alike. how it Is. How the star
of h B~onapartes has always seemed
TO be my star! l believe that. 1 be-
ieve hat my life is tied to that house.
Napoleon was more han human to my
mind. and his touch set me aside for
his uses in my cradle"
And made You a ~cheyalier.' Alike
tade. Francois. You would have a
right to that title under another Bona
parte."
Il believe so. Alike
And my father believes 1t. SO YOU
u hurry and get we'll and come
back to France and be fit for work
when the prince needs you, Chevalier
NAS AlcS lOlu you IDuI
a movement is preparing?' He is reck-
less: my father. and it troubles me. 1t
might be unsafe for him to live in
France if his part in these plots were
known"
Their you could come to Virginia
to CarnifaS.' n Francois smiled.
But Alike flushed. "Tllat is Pietro,s
then h rose and bent over the sick
Doy. Il must go to my father now"
she said, and caught the pitiful hands
suddenly in both hers. "But oh! Fran
co.'s. 1 wish l could tell you how it
all the world to have you back
agaln-anc she was gone.
Francois. trembling with a RAPTURE
he could not quiet, lay. not stirring
because he feared to break the spell
OF the touch OF her hands: feeling
within him a rebel hope that yet he
would not let AXE hold of him. Could
It De: Was it true? Did she care for
him and not for Pietro? Was that the
reason that in all these years she and
Pietro We're still only sister and broth
er! Yet. he caught choked AT the
hougnt Even then he had no right.
ne could not. would not tell her what
she was to him. He would be Pietro's
friend always as he had promised LONG
ago: more. 1000 times more low. when
P1euo had given back to him freedom
ana life and hope. Pietro loved her.
she would come to love Pietro in time:
he would never take her from him.
even If he could. What was his own
happiness compared to that of tIlese.
Two SO close and dear? And also it
was a bitter bliss to sacrifice his iov
Tor mat OF his %seigneur, for the MAJ,
VINO had given him everything. 10
FRANCOIS. smiling out at the sunny
ocean. giving up the love OF his life.
came that other blessedness Of ren11n-
citation. and he was happy.
The next day the general and Alike
ahd fletro and the little Battista We're
put ashore in France. and the Ioveltr
Lucy sailed on with young Henry
hampton and Francois to Virginia.