The Taney County republican., 1920-09-02

where five nations were engaged when
| wns but fourteen. | made king
turn pale Mt the words | whispered In
his ear when | was twenty. | had q
hand in rcmaklnG a kingdom and put
ting a fresh king upon fresh throne
the very year that J came of age.
Mon picu. have lived my life"
That was the most that ever heard
him confess Of his past life, and lie
only shook his head aud laughed when
we tried to get something more out
of him. There were times when we
thought that he was but clever I'M
postor-fOr what could a man of such
influence and talents be lettering here
in BerwiCkshire f0r?-but one day
there came an incident which showed
us that he had, indeed, a history in the
past.
You will remember that there was
an old officer Of the PeninSnlar war
who lived no great way from US. the
same who danced round the bonfire
with his sister and the two maids. lie
had gone up to London on some husi-
ness about his pension and his wound
money and the choice Of having some
work given him, So thnt he did not
come back until late In the autumn,
One Of the first days after his return
he came down TO sec us, and there for
the first time he clappcd eyes on De
Lapp. Never in my life did ! look
upon so aStcnished a face, and he
stared at our friend for long minute
without 50 much as word. De Lapp
looked back at him equally hard, but
there was no recognition In his eyes.
81 do not know who you are, sir, he
said at last, "hut you look at me as II
you had seen me before"
$50 have" answered the major.
"Ncycr to my knowledge"
"But I'll swear Itw
"Whcrc, thcnT
AT the village Of Astorga. In the
year -"
De Lapp started, ana stared again
at our ncighbOr "NiOn Dleul what a
chance" he cried; "and you were the
English pariamentaire remember
you very well indeed, sir. Let me
have whisper in your ear" lie took
him aside, and talked very earnestly
with him in French for a quarter of
an hour, gestlculatlng with his hands,
and explaining something, while the
major nodded his old grizzled head
from time to time. At last they
seemed to come to some agreement,
and 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.
ion Of speech that we did toward our
lOdger, but bowed when he addressed
him, and treated him with u 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 bde up there for the Christ.
mas. SO there was a great lcave.lak.
ing between him and Cousin Edie, and
lie was 10 put up his plate and to
marry her as soon as he had the right
10 practice, | never knew a man love
a woman more fOndIy than he did her,
AMI she liked him we'll enough In
way, for Indeed In the whole of Scot
land she would not find ilner.lOOking
man; but when it came to marriage |
think she WINGED little at the
thought that all her wonderful dreams
should end in nothing more than In
being the wife Of country surgeon.
| was never very sure at that time
whether Edle cared for De Lapp or
not When jim was at home they
took little notice Of each other. Aft
cr he was gone they were thrown more
together, which was natural enough,
as he had taken up so much Of her
time before.