The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-21
Y her face peered, strangely

white.
Is it BY this way one gains the
Frejus roadi" he asked IN Eng
Ilish.
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
Hers, reunited, Toulon well behind
them, STROBE along q 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, reentercd 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 to
step as though a weight was on
her feet.
The house was Of four stories,
and she did not pause until she
reached the top me-. "A stream of
yellow light poured through an
open door, and she entered and
closed the door behind her. A
! lighted candle stood on a table I'D
: the center Of the narrow room, but
t already the rays of the sun were
/; beating against the single window
, Besides the table, the room con
I tanned two chairs, a rusty stove
E and q cupboard in which were q
e few dishes. Against one wal
g stood a cot, and the back of the
9 room was curtained off, no doub1
for the girls sleeping chamber.
She stood for a moment staring
li%stlessly before her, as though
$ trying to remember what sh,
. should do next; then she laid tn,
T envelope on the table, blew out tn,
e candle, started a fire IN the stove
and placed a kettle upon it. Fin
ally she drew a chair to the win
d dow, sat down, and looked GU
across the harbor.
Opposite the house was a long
low building, the wine market, S,
'-1that her view Of the harbor wa
! unobstructed. It was alive wit
q boats, circling around or speedin,
y towards a black and shapeles
q mass, above which some shreds 0
q smoke still fingered. Her lip
e were moving as she stared at il
l,e and her face was bloodless; an,
n she pressed her hands to he
a breast, as though in pain.
y At last the singing Of the kettl
y reused her. She seemed to pu.
= herself together; then she rose
= made the coffee and placed som
: rolls upon the table. Finally sh
= picked up a knife, and with tn
= handle smote sharply against til
wall. "A moment later, the doc
opened and a man came in.
At first glance, one thought hil
very old, for his hair was white q
snow, his body shrivelled an
bent, his face lined and sallow. BIZ
at the second glance, one perceive
- that these were not the marks {
age but of the ravages of the fer
b, spirit which dWelt within tt
= body and which peered from Il
: burning eyes. At this momen
~ they cleaned with a luster almo'
demoniacal.
r. Breakfast is ready, father,
e said the girl. "And-and the ma
ID came past, as you expected, ar
K. gave me that for you, she adde
with a little gesture toward ii
sealed envelope.
re The man advanced to the tabl
IS, picked up the envelope, az
n walked on to the window. For
i'll moment he stood staring o
to across the harbor then there W
ur the sound Of ripping paper, a III
At ment's silence, and he thrust t
a. envelope into his pocket al