The Lamar register., 1920-05-19


sage and bread.
perhaps Itude has written the
pdding will have to he puf off anoth.
er year. Has he lost all his boats.
Rene? Cheer up, cherie'-MignOn
laid u litllc ueedle-pricked fOrefinger
% Eeup'~ vnving yellow locks-"when
",rhlius nine comes If Rudel's
irs rr" empty. You can sell this
O.. r'o' would stock y0u Il barn
,. a'H ,''u "u your wedding Golf"
u o.. >,lls the hair nowadays
,'f is nften laid aside?" de-
manded Dclphine lie Mere, girl from
Rochefort.
"Plenty Of folk" declared Mignon.
'od Mere Nannctte D'Auria has 300
francs in her purse she sold hers for"
Rene folded her letter Il must go
home" she faltered duly. "Susanne
is very ill.,"
"Bon Dleu" thought Rene in the
train that evening "When woke this
morning and Smelled the honcysuckle
: thought Of Susanne and | was hap
pr."
She had had II terrible fall, and she
had only u short time to live. Susanne
had written. hut whether weeks or
months. me doctors could not tell. But
She must tell Rene her secret Sinte
she had come to America Rudel's
beauty and tender ways had heen con
~; lily on her mind. and now since
she had nothing to- do but think. she
had come to know she loved hlmi She
must see him before she dicd-she
wanted him to marry her and to hold
her In his arms when the life went out
Of her
Send him quickly. Rene" the letter
ended. "for the love Of Bon Dieui II he
has not the passage money. help him
TO It, beloved, some way, only send
him soon"
The click of the ear wheels resolved
itself into refrain Of three words:
"Send me Rudel! Send me Rudel !"
A darkness came before Rene She
plnched her arms to keep on the faint
ness
Maybe If Rudel married Susanne the
happiness might make her well. Rene
had heard of such. II when he mar
ried her Susanne got well-ah, she
wanted Susanne TO get well! But Ru-
del
Rene reeled in her seat. spent by her
conflicting angulshed emotions. "Ah,
mon Dieu. she cried. clasping her cold
hands In her bosom. "If ! had hut
written Susanne long ago | was be-
trothed To Rudell Let her live, mon
Dieu! Let me be willing TO give her
my helovedr'
When Hudel. wet and weary after
an all-niGht at the fishing. saw her
coming TO meet him, he hurried his
feet. But the light went out Of his
eyes when she showed him Susanne's
letter.
Don't tell me you won't go, Rudel :"
she besought him. "If you love me,
Rudel. co-mfrSe my darling happy the
little time she has to llver'
T-what II have not the passage
money!" he fnltered, hope and anxiety
strangely mingled In his eyes. Il have
but little saved. Rene"
''But II will get II. Rudolf"
She pushed his arms away from her
and fled up the path. In an hour she
came Ia him with the money.
"The money-iendlng notary advanced
IL to me" she explained. 'I-oh, Ru-
del sold II for her-for herl" She
raised the Golf she wore. The bright
locks were clipped 10 the roots.
Rudel caught her to him and kissed
the shorn head II will go. belovedr
he rroaned; 81 cannot let your heart
break. too"
Rene did not sense the woe In his
voice. Radiant, she kissed his hard.
brown hands.
~ letter, which had been delayed
IN the malls. was addressed in old
Paul DuFals' cramped handwriting.
Il bury my dead today" 1t said.
"Mv SuSanne went 10 sleep very hap
py after mailed her letter to you
last night, and the angels came for her
while she slept. / grleve, for ! am
old and alone. but do not weep for her.
Rene-her face wears the look Of the
hlest."
Rene sat on the sands, clinging to
Rudel's hands and sobbing brokenly.
But al last she raised her head. "Oh,
Rudel." she whispered. 'she knew you
would go"
Yes. yes,'' A mighty weight had
lifted Itself from Rudel's breast; his
face was sober. but his eyes shone