The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-05-27
CHAPTER xII--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
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
divorce In our family. I am a mar
luise, your cousin is 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, and 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 man / 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"
It's pretty song, ma tante."
Il 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 a sort of oraison,
ma tante"
"Sabron," said the marquise, lis q
line young man, my child, but he has
nothing but his officers pay. More
over, a 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
luise d'Esclignac, with her embroid-
sry scissors, opened LIE Temps from
Paris and began to read with her usual
interest. She approached the little
amp ON the table near her, unfolded
he paper and looked over at her
liece, and after a few moments. said
with slightly softened voice:
"Julia!" Miss Redmond stoned
playing. 'Juliai" The girl rose from
he piano stool and stood with her
land on the instrument.
My dear Julial" Madame d'Escli- |
mac spread LIE Temps out and put her
land on 1t. "As l said to YOU. nv
hid. the life of a soldier is a pre-
arious one"
Ma tante," breathed Miss Redmond |
rom where she stood. Tell me what
he news is from Africa l think |
now what you mean"
She could not trust herself to walk
cross the floor, for Julia Redmond in
hat moment of suspense found the
Dom swimming.
There has been an engagement
aid the marquise gently, for In spite
her ambitions she loved her niece
Ihere has been an engagement. Julia
Dirbal." She lifted the newspanar
I'D held 1t before her face and read:
snsre has been some hard lighting In
- ssa>f', around about Dirbas Tbs
sop' e~m n'anoea oy Captain de easron
l"su%a ny the natives at .een on
thursday They did not rally sss wers
'css To rssrsst Thels Wa. ~,oat
- OF iifs smong thu natives a.J ,sv-
~ 'hs regiment wsys also Ltifed
-Sre mas heSn no late 81 authsnsa n.us
o"i 'toA'. nut thu last dlspaseh~x give
osoa''msnt OF war to Endsrstsns ftat
'or0n ainssf is smong tpe raisr.s
TAe harquise dEsclIgnac slowly s,t
IVA me paper. and rose quickly. She ,
o"t 10 the young girls side and put ,
" arm around her Miss Redmond !,
sered her face with her hands:
ma tante' ma tantel" she muir q
ured.
MY dear Julia" said the old Iadv
mere Is nothing more uncertain than
wspaper reports, especially those
at come from the African seat of !
y. Sit down here. my child"
ne TWO women sat together on the r
,g piano stool. The marquise said:
followed the fortunes, my dear, 9
my husbands cousin through the I
sagement In Tonkin. / know a little [
lat 1t was" The girl was immov- Q