Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-25
CHAPTER xIv-Cont inued.

CHAPTER XIV-Continued.
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The major and I were raising his
head in the hope that some fiutter
Of life might remain, when heard
q we'll remembered voice at my side,
and there was De Lissac, leaning
upon his elbow. among litter Of
dead guardsmen. He had q great
blue coat muffled round him, and
his hat, with the high-red plume,
was lying on the ground beside him.
He was very pale and had dark
blotches under his eyes. but Other
wise he was as he had ever been,
with the keen, hungry nose, the
wiry mustache and the close-cropped
head, thinning away to badness up
on the top His eyelids had always
dropped, but now one could hardly
see the CLINT of his eyes from be-
meath them.
"Halloo, Jack!" he cried. II
didn't thought to have seen you here
and yet might have known it, too,
when l saw friend JIM"
1T is you that have brought all
this trouble" said l.
Ia, ia, tai" he cried in his old
impatient fashion. ut is all ar
ranged for us. When I was in Spain
I learned to believe in fate. It Is
fate which has sent you here this
morning."
This mans blood lies at your
door," said I. with my hand on poor
Jim's shoulder.
And mine on his, so we have
paid our debts" He flung open his
mantle as he spoke. and / saw with
horror that great lump of clotted
blood was hanging out Of his side.
'This is my thirteenth and last"
said he with smile. "They say
that thirteen is an unlucky number
Could yon spare me drink from
your fask?"
The major had some brandy-and
water. De Lissac supped it up Gag
erly. His eyes frightened and a
little f1eck of color came back into
each Of his haggard checks.
ut was Jim did this" said he. II
heard some one calling my name and
there he was, with his gun against
my tunic. Two of my men cut him
down as he fired Well, we'll. Ed
die was worth it all. You will be
In Paris in less than month, Jack
and you will see her. You will find
her at number eleven of the Rue
Miromesnil, which is near the Mad
elaine. Break it very gently to her
Jack, for you cannot think how she
love me. Tell her that all / have
is in two black trunks. and that
Antoine has the keys. You will not
forget?"
II will remember"
And madame, your mother?
trust that you have left her very
we'll. And monsieur, too, your
father? Bear them my distinguish
ed regards" Even now, as death
cloced in upon him, he gave the old
bow and wave as he sent his greet
ing to my mother
Surely" said I, your wound
may not be SO serious as you think.
could bring the surgeon of our
regiment to you"
my dear Jack, I have not been
giving and taking wounds this fif-
teen years without knowing when
one hes come home But it is we'll,
for | know that all IS ended for my
Little Man and l had rather go
with my voltigeurs than remain to
be an exile and beggar Besides,
1t is quite certain that the Allies
would have shot me, so l have saved
myself from that humiliation.
1.-THE Allie, SIR" soid the major,
with some heat, would be guilty
of no such barbarous action
But De Lissac shock his head with
the same sad smile.
"You do not know. major" said
he. do you suppose that l should
have fed to Scotland and changed
my name if l had not more to fear