Evening star., 1915-02-21


have been chosen for it The image impressive by
reason of its very unexpectedness.
Hardly conscious of her action Yvonne turned to the
saint to invoke her help. She murmured inco-
herent prayer and she gazed dStraught at the Ma
donna-like figure calm, watchfu in its aery she
heard the rhythmic clank of iron as the rings moved in
their sockets One 1eeting glimpse the parapet
vealed Tolemache in the act of swinging himself to the
pair of rings above the rock that gave foothod.
Again he peered down at her, twisting his head awk-
wardly for the purpose. Nothing much to it," he
laughed jerking breathless words "Of course
a bit of twister when that ring came away; but
He was safe! Yvonne deigned him no further heed.
She hurried to Barbes side.
FOR goodness sake help to shake her and slap her
hands," she cried to Madeleine. Monsieur Tole-
mache has spoiled the day for already, and Mere
Pitou will be i'll if she thinks Barbe is hurt"
Barbe vigorous little village girl, yielded to
drastic treatment and eager either of her friends
to conceal from her mother the fact that she had
tainted.
Tollemache, feeling rather sheepsh in face of
Yvonnes quiet stroed to the top of the steps
down which Pere Jean had scuttled. The old mans
voice reached him in despairing appeal.
M'sien! Speak, if you alive! Speak, pour
Famour de Dien!"
Hello there!" he cried. @Whats the row about?
Here ami"
Pere Jean gazed up with bulging eyes, and himself
nearly fell the precipice "Ah, Dieu merci!" he
quavered @But, NJ 'sien didn't you hear telling
you that the prefect-7
whats the matter?" broke in Ingersolrs quiet
tones. @You all look if you had daylight
ghost"
II behaved like vain IDIOT explained Tolemache,
seeing that of the girls minded Il
tried to climb round the by those rings, and
scared Yvonne and the Others rather badly
"How far did you go?'
"Oh was the last lap: but the ring gave way"
Ingersoll knew the place of DID, and needed eabo
essay the danger Tolemache had escaped. His
grave manner betokened the depth Of his annoyance
what happened them" he said
Il went back, of course"
"Where did the ring break?"
at didn't break. pulled the staple out. That
you where the gap is"
Ingersoll leaned over the parapet glance suficed
you crossed the valley face of the tower twice."
he said.
couldn't help myself old sport"
@Then you described yourself with marvellous &C
curacy,-a vain IDIOT
Dash it all!' protested Tollemache. @Ive only
done the scores of Frenchmen."
MANY of whom lost their lives. You had pretty
close call. Larry, I'm ashamed of your
Mere Pitou added to Tollenache's discontinue by
the biting comment that her got round the tower
whereas he had failed
ALTOGETHER it somewhat depressed party
that shown round the quaint old chapel of
the patroness of and artillersts by Pere
Jean, who had lost good deal of his smiling bon
homie, and eyed Tollemache fearfuly, evidently
pecting him of harborng fantastic design of drop
ping from the gallery the floor, leapng from the
chapel roof to the cliff
Their spirits revived, however, they descended
steep path to Sante Barbe's well. Every chapel of
Saint Barbara has, ought to have WE'LL and that
at LIE Faouet (three sylabes, please, and sound the
when you in Brittany is specially famous for it's
prophetic properties in affairs of the heart. Thus,
spring bubbles into trough surmounted by canopy
and image of the saint In the of the trough be-
meath two feet of limpd water the spring rises through