Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-30
CHAPTER xli-continued.

CHAPTER xll-Continued.
my dear julia" she said to the
beautiful girl, looking at her through
her lorgnon; Il don't understand you.
Every one of your family has married
4 title. We have not thought that we
could do better with our money than
build up fortunes already started;
than in preserving noble races and
noble names. There has never been
I divorce in our family. | am a mar
quise, your cousin Is a countess, your
aunt Is one of the peeresses OF Eng
land. and as for you, my dear :"
Miss Redmond was standing by the
piano. She had lifted the cover and
was about to sit down to play. She
smiled slightly at her aunt, and seemed
In the moment to be the older woman.
There are titles and titles, ma
tante: the only question Is what kind
DO you value the most?"
THE highest" said her aunt with
out hesitation, land the Due de Ire
mont is undoubtedly one Of the most
famous parts in Europe"
HE will then find no difficulty in
marrying" said the young girl, and
[ do not wish to marry a man l do not
love-"
She sat down at the piano and her
hands touched the keys. Her aunt.
who was doing some dainty tapestry,
whose fingers were creating silken
flowers and whose mind was busy with
fancies and ambitions very like the
work she created, shrugged her shout
ders.
THAT seems to be" she said keenly,
"the only tune you know, julia"
Its pretty song, ma tante."
II remember that you played and
sang 1t the first night Sabron came to
dinner" The girl continued to finger
among the chords. And since then
never a day passes that sometime or
other you do not play it through"
1T has become sort Of oraison,
ma tante."
"Sabron," said the marquise, "is a
nne young man, my child, but he has
nothing but his officers pay. More
over, soldiers life is precarious
one"
Julia Redmond played the song soft
ly through.
The old butler came in with the eve
ming mail and the papers. The Mar
Quise d'Esclignac, with her embroid-
cry scissors. opened LIE Temps from
Paris and began to read with her usual
interest. She approached the little
lamp on the table near her. unfolded
the paper and looked over at her
niece, and after few moments, said
with slightly softened voice:
"Julia!" Miss Redmond stopped
playing. "Julia!" The girl rose from
the piano stool and stood with her
hand on the instrument.
my dear Julia!" Madame dEscli-
gnac spread LIE Temps out and put her
hand ON 1t. "As said to you. my
child, the life of soldier is q pre-
carious one"
Ma tante," breathed Miss Redmond
from where she stood. Tell me what
the news is from Africa. think
know what you mean"
She could not trust herself to wall
across the floor, for Julia Redmond in
that moment Of suspense found the
room swimming.
There has been an engagement,
said tho marquise gently, for in spite
of her ambitions she loved her niece
There has been an engagement, Julia
at Dirbal." She lifted the newspape
and held 1t before her face and read
There has been some haI 4 nght,ng /.
the ass~rs, around about Dirba. Tn
troops commanded oy Captain de eahro,
were routed by the natives at nenn .,
Thursday. They did not rally and wer
forced To retreat. There VIA q x'ca
loss OF life smonR the natives AL sew
eral Of the regiment wsr. aisc ln.ed
There has bean no lste er aa.hsnle rev
from rireai, but the last dispatches Civ
the dspa rtmsnt of war 10 urdsrstsnS tia
Sabron nisasslf Is among tpe Iniss.s
The Marquise d'Esclignac slowly vi
down the paper. and rose quickly. Sh
went to the young girls side and pu
her arm around her. Miss Redmon
covered her face with her hands:
Ma tante. ma tante!" she mul
INJURED.
my dear Julia" said the old lad.
there IL nothing more uncertain tina
newspaper reports, especially thos
that como from the African seat {
war. Sit down here. my child"
The two women sat together on tn
long piano stool. The marQuise said
Il followed the fortunes, my dea
Of my husbands cousin through tn
engagement In Tonkin. | know littl
what 1t was" The girl was immo