Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-05

1SHNAS
discovered therein. My beloved uncle,
the General Robert, entered the door
in n great hurry. with that much
frightened Bonbon following close at
his heels.
Whats all this that fool niger
phoned about ghosts walking and
Then he stood very still in the spot
upon which his feet We're placed and
regarded me as | turned from the
arms Of my Gouverneur Faulkner and
faced him.
Heavens. governor. what has hap
pened to my boy?" he asked, and his
n old face was Of a great whiteness
and trembling. Sam says he's dead,
and the ghost And then came an
other pause in which all Of the persons
present held for a long minute their
breath.
Did make excuses and explanations
n ~pleadings to my beloved uncle, the
Geheral Robert, in such suffering over
the death of that Robert? | did not.
l opened my strong young arms wide
and took him into them with a tender
ness of such great force hat it would
OF a necessity go into his very heart.
Il am Il wicked girl who has come
to you i'll lies as Il boy, my Uncle Rob
ert. but have a love that is so great
for you that | will be in death if you
90 not accept of it from me-" / said
as l pressed my cheek in its tears
against his.
And for still another long minute all
OF the persons present waited again.
ana L forced to remain in my throat
a sob, While my beloved Gouverneur
Faulkner laid one of his hands on the
shoulder of my uncle. the General Roo.
ert.
And then did come that explosion,
You vouE@. limb Of Satan. Won !
could shake the life out Of you If 1
didn't prefer a live girl to a dead boy.
knew jus, such a thing as this would
happen to me in my old age for a long
lite of c~ussrdneSs. And, what's more.
III wager Ill never be able to give a
great husky thing like you away You
cost as much to feed as Il man. Who'd
want YOU But even as he stormed
at me | felt his strong old arms cease
from their tremblings and clasp me
with a very rough tenderness.
II do, general" said my Gouverneur
Faulkner as he attempted to take me
from that very rough embrace of my
uncle. the General Robert. iii take
her off your hands"
mo, sir; l never ask personal favors
Of my friends" answered my uncle,
the General Robert, as he held me
away from the arms of the Gouverneur
Faulkner with a very great determina-
ton.
General Carruthers," then said my
beloved Gouverneur Faulkner as he
drew his beautiful body to all the
height that was possible to him and
looked into the eyes of my beloved I'm
Gle Robert with his own, which are
stars of the dawn, so that all Of his
heart and soul and honor shone there
from in a radiance, "the Marquise of
Gree and Bye went q three days jour
ney into the wilds of the Harpeth
mountains with me to rescue my honor
and for the welfare of this great state
and Of France. And because We
thought not Of ourselves, but of the
welfare of Harpeth and of France, and
did but what was necessary as two
comrades, God has revealed to us his
gift of gifts-love. AS you see, she is
returned to you radiant and unframed.
Have l your consent to try to win her
hand in marriage?'
For no more than a long minute my
uncle. the General Robert, gazed
straight into the eyes of my beloved
Gouvcrneur Faulkner, and then u very
beautiful smile did break from under
those white swords crossed above his
lips as he spoke with a great urgency:
Would you like to take the baggage
along with you tonight, governor?
Don't leave her here. l don't want a
woman about my house. l can wake
up the county court clerk for a license"
he said. with a fine twinkle of the eye.
ooh, but all friends must forgive me
my deception. And then must not a
courtship of great decorum be made
from my Gouverneur Faulkner for the
hand Of the lady whom he would make
his wife?" l asked with an uncertain
ty as L looked from my uncle, the Gen
eral Robert. to my Gouverneur Faulk-
ner.
I'm sorry, sir, but I think the mar
quise is right, and under the circum-
stances I'll have to make a very public
courtship, which out Of consideration
for you I'll make as ardent and rapid
as possible. Only we three know the
wonderful truth, and We'll keep it to
ourselves" And as he spoke that
great Gouverneur Faulkner bent and
laid a kiss of great ceremony upon the
hand Of Roberta, marquise Of Cree and
Bye.
very we'll, sir; III keep her for a
few days and have her fitted out in a
lot Of folderols for you, but only for a
short period, mind you-a very short
periOd!" answered nv uncle. the Gen