Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-22

o SO S0AAASA SAOJ oSP0AotCO,
and one of them made his way
rapidly up into the town, while the
other fastened along a dark and
narrow lane parallel with the
quay, and stopped at last before a
tall, decrepit house, whose plaster,
black with age, was taking from
its wall. On the door step sat a
girl of 10 or 20, a dark shawl
about her head, from whose shad-
ow her face peered, strangely
white.
els it by this way one gains the
Frejus roada" he asked in Eng
lish.
"Straight on to the end of the
street, then to the left" answered
the girl in the same tongue,
speaking it readily and without
accent.
"Thank you. This for your
father" and thrusting his hand
quickly into his pocket, he drew
out a fat envelope, sealed with
many seals, placed it in the girls
hand, and hurried on.
An hour later, the two travel
lers, reunited, Toulon we'll behind
them, STROBE along a beautiful
road skirting the Mediterranean,
which stretched, a sheet of green
ish-blue, away to the south. But,
strangely enough, they did not
even glance at this panorama. In
stead, they walked with heads
down, as though still fearing to
meet each others eyes.
Back in the narrow Rue du Plas-
son, the girl, her face still very
white, reentered the house, closed
and bolted the crazy door, and
slowly mounted the dark stair
case. From the street outside
came excited cries, hoarse shout.
ing, the clatter Of running feet
but she did not stop to listen. In
deed, she did not seem to hear, but
dragged herself up from step t.
step as though d weight was OF
her feet.
The house was OF four stories
and she did not pause until sh,
reached the top one. A stream O
yellow light poured through al
open door, and she entered ane
closed the door behind her. 4
| lighted candle stood on a table il
) the center of the narrow room, blu
} already the rays Of the sun were
: beating against the single window
: Besides the table, the room con
tanned two chairs, a rusty stove
and a cupboard in which were
! few dishes. Against one wal
, stood a cot, and the back of tn
j room was curtained off, no doub
for the girls sleeping chamber.
She stood for a moment starin,
, ~listlessly before her, as thougl
J trying to remember what sh
, should do next; then she laid tn
! envelope on the table, blew out tn
candle, started a fire in the stove
and placed a kettle upon it. Fin
. ally she drew a chair to the win
! dow, sat down., and looked OH
across the harbor.
) Opposite the house was a long
. low building, the wine market, s
: that her view of the harbor wa
> unobstructed. 1t was alive wit
: boats, circling around or speedin
towards a black and shapeles
! mass, above which some shreds @
) smoke still fingered. Her lip
were moving as she stared at i
: and her face was bloodless; an
she pressed her hands to he
brel.,t, as though in pain.
At last the singing of the kett]
, reused her. She seemed to pu
. herself together; then she ros,
made the coffee and placed som
j, rolls upon. the table. Finally sh
1 picked up a knife, and with til
. handle smote sharply against til
wall. A moment later, the doc
opened and q man came in.
At first glance, one thought hi
very old, for. his hair was white /,
snow, his body shrivelled an
bent, his face lined and sallow. B,
at the second glance, one perceive
. that these were not the marks ,