Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1917-01-19
CHAPTER ~.
Xlva u France.

tween I1effe aud me from
careless memory and the
writing Of my haud. which Is Of
great bOldness, but not to be easily
rcad," explained as ! read the letter
aloud 10 Pierre and Nnnncttc.
II took me Just one hour by the clock.
sitting there on the pile Of steamer
wraps with the small Pierre In the hOl.
low Of my arm, 10 explain aud trans
late the sense Of that letter 10 old Nan.
nette. and feel sure she would have
been sitting upon that spot yet, i'm
movable, ratbor than let me depart
from her II | had not put all Of my
time and force upon the picturing to
her Of Pierre who could come down
with her later TO me In condition to
run through the gardens OF Twin Oaks.
which was the home Of his American
ancestors. With that vision constantly
before her she let the porter and me
insert her into a taxicab and extract
her ut the door OF the small private
hospital OF the good Or. Burns, who
was to perform the miracle for the
back and hip Of small and radiant
Pierre.
But what is II that do TO permit
the Jeune lllle OF my beloved mistress
TO depart into this city Of wicked say.
ages not attended by me; cannot
Do not demand it, were the words
with which ! left her arguing with
that vatu gyfnnafhatIo a nj m. dac
tor Of America. He had not noticed
confusion OF sex was between Pierre
and me. and he had sent out the check
OF my wicked uncle aud procured the
American money for me. Also he had
given me few directions that be ap
peared to think OF great sulicIency
and had ordered a taxi to lie IN readI
neEs for me.
Nonsense, nurse" he said to Nan.
nette brusquely, but not With unkiHd-
ness, when | had translated TO hin
Nannettes weeping protests. "A great
gtrapping girl like that can get down
to the Harpeth valley all right by her
self. NobOdy's going to eat her up.
and from the size Of the biceps | de-
tect under that chiffon think she
could give good account Of herself
II anybody tried How like you are
to what Henry was at your age. child,
God bless you! Id go TO the station
with you. but I've Ii patient all pre-
pared iOr an operation. Shall send
a nurse with youf"
"No. please. good doctor, and good
5y," ] said, with a great haste. as
hurrlcdly embraced both Nannctte and
the small Pierre and departed down
The broad steps into the taxi with the
open door
Your train may not leave for hours.
but you can get your baggage tCgeth-
&c. Goodby." said that good doctor as
lie shut the door aud returned TO bis
pursuit OF making human beings either
whole or dead
"Anl now. Roberta Carruthers. no
longer MarQulse Of Cree and Bye. you
are in your America. and let's see you
10 some hustling."
And while that very swift taxi con-
Feyed me to the large station that is
as beautiful rs cathedral | lid some
what name tall thinking" What
would be the result of my womanls
arrival In that state of Harpeth of my
wicked uncle? Would he be forced to
murder me as his letter had said?
An1 IL In htc anna. ora, 4I,o ,,,,.tn1-.
he had made from my letter, written
In that very bold and difficult hand
writing, he should turn from me and
the good Nannette and Pierre as well,
what would then do? All must be
enacted that a cure for Pierre be OBJ
tanned. With great energy had been
thinking, but I did not know what ii
was that l should do to prevent his
anger when | arrived to him as a
woman until suddenly the good DR..
Burns kindness In marking the re-
sembalnce of me to my father In his
extreme youth made an entry into my
brain and was received with the great
est welcome by the daredevil who
there resides.
Very well, Robert Carruthers, who
Is no longer the beautiful Marquise Of
Gree and Bye, you will be that husky
nephew to your wicked uncle in the
state of Harpeth whom he needs in
his business What is that you lack
OF a mans estate save the clothes.
which you have money In your pockets
to obtain after you have purchased the
ticket upon the railway traing"