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THE DAREDEVIL
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on the ocean 10 quest Of Wobiau
fate IN n strange country.
"GCt back 90 America. Bob. and go
straight 10 your Uncle Robert nt
uayesyillc. Ia the Harpcth yalleJ. lie
cut me loose because he didn't under.
stand when ! married your mother
out Of the French opera In Paris.
When ! named you Roberta for blm
he returned the letter sent, but with
q notice OF thousand dollars IN Mon.
roe 4 Co. for you. ! didn't tell him
when your mother died. Yes, I've
been bitter. But these German bull
let's have cut the life out Of me, and
see more pl8iDly. Get the money and
take Nanneite and the kiddie on the
irst boat. There's starvation and
maybe worse In Paris for you. Take
the money d-get-to-Brotber Rob.
ert. God Of Amcrica-tnke-them and
guide
And that was all ! held him IN my
arms for long time. while old Nan.
nette and small Pierre wept beside
me. and then | laid him upon his pill
low and Strengthened the little tricolor
that the good sister Of the old gray
convent In which he lay had given me
10 place In his hand when he had
begged for II. My mothers country
had meant my mother to him. and he
had given his life for her aud France
In the trenches Of the vosges And
thus at bis bidding was on the very
high seas Of adventure. From this
thought OF him was very suddenly
recalled by old Nannette. who came
upon the deck from below.
"Le bon Dieu.'' she sighed as she
settled herself In her steamer chair
and took out tue lace knitting. "ls II
not Of goodness that | have tied In
my stocking the necessary francs that
we may land In that America where
all Is OF such a good fortune? And
also by my sklli we have i5n francs
above that need, which must be al
| most a hundred Of their huge aud
wagtefnl dollars. Al f. wen with us"
And as she spoke she pulled up the
collar Of rierre's soft blue serge blouse
around his pah thin face aud eased
the cushion behind his crooked small
back.
isis that all which remains Of the
81. 800 we found 10 hc In that bank.
NannetlcT' asked of her with a great
uncertainty. My mothers fortune. de-
scended from her father. the Marquis
de Gree and Bye. and the income OF
my father from his government post
had made life easy to live IN that old
house by the quay. where so many
from the Faubourg ST. Germaine came
to hear her sing after her fortune and
children took her from the opera-and
TO 20 for the summers I'm the gray old
Chateau dc GreZ-but of the invest
ment Of francs or dollars and cents
had no knowledge. in spite OF my
claims 70 be an American Glrl of much
progress. My mother had laughed and
very greatly adOred my assumption Of
an extreme American manner, copied
as nearly as possible after that OF my
father, nnl had failed to teach to me
even that thrift which is part of the
dot OF every French girl from the
Faubourg St Germaine to the Boule
ward St Michel. But even In my ig
norance the information OF Nannette
rs to the smallnesS Of our fortune gave
TO me an alarm.
"What will you. mademolselle? II
was necessary that ! purchase the raj
ment necdful TO the young Marquis de
Gree according to his state and for the
marquise, his sister, also, II was not 10
| be contemplated that we should travel
except In apartments of the very best
In the ship. Is not gold enough in
America even for sending In grea:
sums for relief of suffering? Have
not seen 1t given In the streets of Par
Is? Is II not there for us? Do you
make me rcproachesf" And Nannette
began TO weep into the fine lawn OF
her nurses handkerchief.
mo, no. Nannette! | know 1t was
Of necessity TO us to have the clothes,
| anu VI CuuISC We udu " NaNSl III Ahc
first class. Do not have distress. II
we need mere money in America
will obtain It," | made that answer
with a gesture of soothing upon her
old shoulders, which could never re-
member as not bent In an attitude Of
lowering over Pierre or me.
"Eh bien" she answered, with per.
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