American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-04-03


she denounced them "You have for
gotten your ancient loyalty In these
days, Messieurs. You have no memory
of your Seignleur and what you owe
to him--still your Seigneur, although
you no longer grind and bew for him
You have forgotten!'
There was another movement among
the crowd. Her words seemed to stir
them even more than the priests had
done. "NO. no, mademoiselle cried
several voices. "No! We have not
forgotten
MACPHERSON came forward again.
"They thought" he said. "Mademoi.
selle, that Monsieur Brousseau's enc
mics were yours
LATE saw the girl stagger as II she
had received blow. She put her
hand upon the buggy wheel and leaned
thus for u moment. staring into Mac
Pherson's fnce. Then. without a word,
she stepped In, took up the reins and
began TO urge the horse. very slowly,
along the road. The cure came to the
side Of the vehicle.
NJ shall come to the Chateau, then,
Mademoiselle Rosny." he said.
Madeleine did not answer him. Pres
emily LATE. crouching In the bottom of
the buggy, heard her sobbing again,
low, heartbroken sobs that she could
not check for long time. Sometimes
she took her eyes from the road to look
for n moment into Hllary's face, and
once she stopped for moment.
"How Is he?" she asked.
"He is living. Mademoisclle." said
LATE. And that was all he dared tC
say.
There was no lantern. and Madeleine
needed all her watchfulness to avoit
the stones and ruts In the road. Luck
lily the moon was bright and the horse
steady. Once. as the buggy SWUNG
round bend. LATE, looking out, saw
the cure trudging behind. shaking hi
heavy stick. He heard Madeleine still
sobbing. His own heart was heav!
enough; he blamed himself for Hi
/, ary's misfortune. He should hav'
stood by him. And he had meant to d.
so. But he had not calculated tina
Hilary would walk SO fast or go to 81
|, Boniface SO soon.
The trees fell away, disclosing tn
Rosny chateau. The buggy stopped be
fore the door In front Of which tn
Seigneur and the old retainer wer
standing, with anxious faces. Made
, leine bent swiftly over Hilary an
raised his limp hand: then she turne
her eyes to Lafe's, mutely asking hii
, that question which could not b
, spoken.
! .He is no worse" said Lafe.
|, The Seigneur and his man came t
r ward them. MACPHERSON telephone
|. TO the post office and they brought m
the news" he said. "You did quit
q right, Madeleine. Gently, now. Mo-
sIeur," he added, addressing Conne
a and together they raised Hilary fro
the buggy floor. Remember the step
Now. 1 will go backward-so."
., They were inside the Chateau, carr
ing their burden between the rows
. portraits into a room which had be-
!. 2 drawing room In bygone days, fu
= nished with spindle-legged furnituI
, Gilt mirrors and ormOlu cabinets.
10 bed In a corner showed that Its use HI
W been converted. probably because q
Ig upper part of the Chateau was
"a longer habitable.
- Madeleine Rosay came In with n
m arms full OF bed linen, dinusine I
scent of wintergreen. LATE ana
father got Hilary to bed. He was 81
~ ring now, beginning to toss his arr
" and mutter in delirium. The pul
70 was stronger, but the flush which h
supplanted the pallor denoted rev
as Presently the cure entered ana We
- straight to the bedside. The three IN
!. looked at Hilary and at each other
d. ~ have seen men who were wound
~ worse recover" said Edmond KOS
nj uua has bled much, but the heart