The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-21

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- n the carriage. Madame Sc.
~ turned Immediately 90 CON-
- hsr granddaughter. II was easy
Z ssvtne IN attachment there. DO.
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s--sa,a,r Duchemin fancied land.
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=, hstsvthed.
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sannirs bis attention
-usnsleur thinks----s- she In
su.r>t 10 . guarded tone taking
ssx1nsars Of the diversion provided
8 ne elder lady 70 delay a little
l,1urs catering the barouehe.
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,e6nss Danger. stiiL the services
a god surgeon. as soon as may
~.
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= est 70 Santr-
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eux ecnveyance with tn unhappy
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unAmer'
.Bus Ssnt IL not Tar from the
calsau Dc Montalais: and At Ia
rru<s ainte Marguerite cur auto
nS>i's b waiting. less than two
- below. The chauffeur advised
oninss bringing over the read from
= nsqus 20 Montpelier. Il 10 too
rngA srd very steep
o. snid Duchernin. a. one who
utrAD . g'iEnmering Of light
"yssdon. monaleurf-
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~ ne automobile. no doubt7-
m axsuredly. monsieur
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nem With an automobile at your
6onml Nans is little more distant
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y - rot delay
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xu0hrily = hand slender and
- "a cool rested In his own.
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- beside Madame Dc Ssvenis
M&chemin ciambcring up 10 his
'<on boz.
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- 1eeiivitous ~ ~ reputation.
- surmised THAT tho spring rains
u found Il In . had way and
- nothing 20 better its condition
14p ruts and . liberal sprinkiins
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~ the horses stumbling. piunsins
- pitching as they strained bach
INST the singiesrees. Duchsmir
- grateful for the moonlight
vh.ch alone enabled him 20 ksel
- road and avoid the wors, Of th'
cntag-untii hs remembered tina
vxhout the moon there would have
IN no expedition that night e
NV the mock ruins Of Montpclllel
y ~ unearthly light. and conse
rsaf,y no adventure to entangls
N.
Iron this reflection he svore soft
\ but most fervensiy into his be
ming beard. He was well fed M
Snh adventures. thank you. and
euld have done very well wffhou,
~ latest. And especially at a time
vasn he desired nothing 30 much aa
= b permitted TO remain the foot
- wanderer In a strange land. a
~ Of passage without ties or ~.
liabilities.
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oe may never do a service to an.
ehsr without mourning a burden Of
kfsoms obligations 10 the served
nat bonds OF interest forged IN
noments Of unprecedented and
enerous Impulse are never readily
, Be- broken.
Nov because chance had seen n,
pvt him In the way OF saving
napiess party Of sightsecrs from
~eoery or worse. he found himself
'pe'essly committed to take a con
s1a1ng Interest In them. II appeared
R their home was a chateau
nsvhere IN the vicinity Of Nant
rsi' after their shocking expert,
and with the wounded man
heir hands--and especially II La
soque saints-Marguerits told the
~ one confidently Du.
Asn'n could hardly avoid offering
- then safely as far as Nant.
la once there he would be def.
icy 10 the tolls. He would have