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events described, lack Calder, Scottish
farmer, tells how, in his childhood. the.
fear Of invasion by Napoleon, at that
time complete master Of Europe, q
gripped the British nation. Following a
false alarm that the French had landed.
Jim Horscroft, the Doctors son, youth of
fifteen, quarrels with his father over
q lifelong friendship begins between the
boys.
CHAPTER II.-When Jack is eighteen
his fathers brother dies and his daugh-
ter, Edie, seventeen years old, comes to
II with her uncle. Attractive personally.
intensely romantic, and seemingly feeling.
little sorrow for her fathers death, the
girl is something Of a puzzle to the
simple folk Of the Calder home.
CHAPTER III.-Edie makes a play
thing of Jacks affections, and though al
ways somewhat in awe Of her. a feeling
Of deep love for his cousin develops in
the boys heart. Edie reproaches him for
staying at home in idleness while his
country Is at war. Stung by her words,
he declares his intention of joining the
army at once, but she persuades him to
stay. He tells her he loves her Inc she
apparently returns his affection.
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from Edinburgh, where he Is studying
medicine. Jack tells his chum of his en-
gagement to Eide, believing the girl Is
sincere. Some days later he witnesses an
unmistakable display of affection between
Edie and Jim and reproaches his friend.
Jim tells him Edie has promised to marry
him, she laughing at the idea Of her en-
gagement to Jack. The two seek the girl
and she declares only fondness for Jack
but love for jim.
CHAPTER v.-Jack, though deeply
hurt, accepts the situation. News of the
downfall of Napoleon n the end Of the
war reach the country. Walking along
the coast, Jim and Calder witness the
landing Of a stranger from a small boat.
He Is completely exhausted and in a dy-
Ing condition. They revive hin and
against Jim's advice Jack takes him to
the Calder home, where he remains as a
guest. He gives his name as Bonaven-
ture de Lapp and is evidently a man Of
distinction.
CHAPTER Vide Lapp's fine manners
and stories of adventure greatly attract
Mrs. Calder and Edie and he is Eat
home" at once, causing vague ~disquietude
to Jack and open disgust to Jim. He
sends a letter addressed to the king sot
Sweden, and Tack naturally wonders
a "1A6t ulaIIlST OIL 1ndn ne mas introduced
to his. home.
You Will remember that there was
an old officer of the Peninsular war
who lived no great way from us, the
same who danced round the bonfire
with his sister and the two maids. He
had gone up to London on some bust
ness about his pension and his wound
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work given him, so that he did not
come back until late in the autumn.
One Of the first days after his return
he came down to see us, and there for
the first time he clapped eyes on De
Lapp. Never in my life did 1 look
upon so astonished a face, and he
stared, at III friend for a long minute
without so much as a word. De Lapp
looked back at him equally hard, but
there was no recognition in his eyes.
II do not know who you are. SIR he
said at last, .'but you look at me as II
you had seen me before"
$50 I have" answered the major.
Meyer to my knowledge"
But I'll swear it'll"
"Where, then?"
"At the village Of Astorga, in the
year 49,
De Lapp started, and stared again
at Our neighbor. Mon Dieu! what q
chance!" he cried; "and you: were the
English parliamentaire I remember
you very well indeed. sir. Let me
have a whisper in your ear" He took
him aside, and talked very earnestly
with him in French for a quarter OF
an hour, g%esticulating with his hands
"a explaining something, while the
major nodded his old grizzled head
from time to time. At last they
seemed to come to some agreement,
and l heard the major say parole
d'honneur' several times, and after.
wards fortune de la guerre." But
after that | always noticed that the
major never used the same free fash.
lon Of speech that we did toward our
ledger, but bowed when he addressed
him, and treated him with a wonder
full deal Of respect.
Jim Horscroft was at home all that
summer, but late in the autumn he
went back to Edinburgh again for the
winter session, and as he intended to
work very hard, and get his degree
next spring if he could, he said that
he would bide up there for the Christ.
mas. So there was a great leave-tak.
ing between him and Cousin Eide, and
he was to put up his plate and to
marry her as 10 as he had the right
to practice. I never knew a man love
a woman more fondly than he did her
and she liked him well enough in q
way, for indeed in the whole Of Scot.
land She would not find a tiner-lookine
man but when II came to marriage
think she WINGED a little at the
thought that all her wonderful dreams
should end In nothing more than l.
being the wife Of a country surgeon
! was never very sure at that time
whether Edie cared for De Lamp OF