Devils Lake inter-ocean., May 20, 1910, Image 3

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olfs Bharpsheotera ttnbeknowst- to
father, so had to bi^^ilfle^
•efor Min. He'll be hero for It, but
haven't bad no chance to give him
jthe -word that hereta where thetom
pan is to meetand start from, and I
want him to stay here. Now, if you'd
Jnst watt here and tell btm fdr me It'd.
five
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Mild.
Woif turned^
"Hen be here," he said I&ely
tookln' young feller with plea^'. man
Hers. Jest ask him if his/name's Gil
bert Steels and give 'em to 1dm.!' '.Ai{d
be was gima »•-,*• ','$fr.v
L'Acadienne had forgotten him' eirfe
he had vanished from sight Sbtfstood*
arms akimbo, silent, motionless. -Only
her eyes moved, and they moyed'not
much. At length she heard tbebusber
rustle behind her 8he turned.*4
'Came toward her Madeleinedei. Vi-:
lette. Golden brown hair i^ss dlstey
led. Iter eyes w«re wide. i?he beial
of her white drees was torn, and to It'
•*., inhered a bit of vine—a bramble.
Madeleine oame forward slowlyj?|g|
"Have yow' seen any one "pass ibis'
way?" she( asked.
"Why^" L'Acadienne wondered the
wondermept waa In her volee.
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Mftdftefoe said »r.
*1 was fdlowlng some one,
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MadeSeine shook'het little head—the
head that was so like a my upon, Its
atem.
I •'Oh, noP* she safel eimplyj'
^ne eo fortunate as to be betrothed
M. Raoul de Valette and searching
for another man?' L'Acadienne spoke,
•lowly, curiously, ?*$'
^Madeleine said, almost "piteoualy: S"
/?0h, bo far! I have never been-as
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«a. tW"SS?
^*WBO IS IT THAT
#*. "T^ *!K?7?W* ew» ^il«m A, 4
yy,
a chance to toller a darned
«oward"-he glance In the ifirectlbn
which Crawley had disappeared—
"thftt I think I? going to d^sei^|l|
nmld make ease he comes baclt^^^f
,$he noddad. Indifferently she said:
', ^V$^WeII, I take that kindly of you," lie
acknowledged, tHe banded her the ex
rifle that be carried ,andunslung
the Becntd powderborn that lay across
hls sboulder. She 'toofc tbem and went
to.the cleft tree that stood by the log,
*1 will put them here for him," she:
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waii very far ahead and on horseback/
Qe rode into the woods, and Xipst
Bight of hbn, but'I kept
I^'A^lf^^shsaMed h^r Itthtshoiofe
Rami de Talette is' diffleplt
man to fdlioWr.as tnany bav^ founds
"M. Raoul de1 Valettef But, I am
not following him." 5
far as this be-
"Who. isJ it?}
.demanded the
"His^'Bame^is^
'veji!b^^^i|k
:J^Gilb^t%e^
.#^4d 3L^adie»n^
"Do yo^ Jniow
him?", exclaimed
Madeleine eager?
ly. y.*Hayeiyou
s«ient him??1': M0
e, for ,jh
^Ttw ftMm
•lender little figure Intently. Sbe .^atl
luddenly, "Jt 'might be that I could'
wve you some" tittle trouble If- you
*«*& tell me your measure."
V^*It isn't a message."'
^"You want to"see Wm.JP.^Sjie'Mjd'Jt
W0mm
sbrewdly.eagetly.
rOh, yee."
T7Acadlenne went oh eagerly: •ftou
want to look at.hlmff You.want to be
with him. near by, so thai you can
talk tvith him—talk all" ypq like? .I'm
rlght^i
?0b& ibustlr M&d4lehM,crted
I^htirt ^}thjine,*«be,wenton expla^
Ing rapk|ly. "He got angry with n»e
00 Buddenl/. He, wad offended. 1
toiow.what to do, sad then .they
all. came, 'illy father waa 49
with hlm and spoke harshly'to"bim
jand be said that lie wptlld never come
back and, v?ent nyta#. Don^t you un*4
derstand must see hiiri «nd tell
him. I'^oni want him'to he hnri?
"Because," said L'Acadieojae plowly,
"if he 4s hurt thai hurts, you'4 great
d?ai,ru"
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"He 1§ JBQch aiif old'friend of ^jrours,'
Iheat jrt^oarhavf foown^m'iT long
ttoeiK
^adelejiae?shO(ii
~her-heat:
o," she ^ald, "1 have known bim
"And," «be aaid, akmlj Ubkiogimt
the pathetic Uttle figure before her,
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Fky.of
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jes," she said, »M.v%oul.to
uite- an old gentleman." A
I/Aiiadienne's mirth: WH^uliwitBiv1.
ed. "jit came back to them from, the
wch of the forest
"So he isr? she cried.': ^So'
He is quite an old gentleman^, is'
Itaoul de Valette." Then. In abr
transition '"And you, ma'ir^selle.' you'
Wish to flnd^your Gilbert! Well,
have'hot seen him."
Madeleine said slowly, gently, re
proachfully:
"I think' you might have told me.
1 have: lost much' time^'- Sbs turned
to go, but the other called to her.
'•1 said I did not know where be
was," she declared.* "I did not say
that I did not know where be will be/"
She waited a moment, eying the ea
gerness on Madeleine's faoe,'in her
eyes. At length she said, "ge Is going
to war." ..
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Uadelelne de Valette^ Shivered.
I/Acadienne needed to know no more.
She pointed to the 61eft in the tree.
"His company meets here. He is
coming for that gun. He is to wait".
"When?" -cried Madeleine eagerly.
Came from the forest the call of an'
owl.
I/Acadienne said simply:'
"I think your Gilbert comes nowifi
lie turned, laughing a, little. "M.
Raoul de Valette*" she murmured as
to herself,, '4s quite an old gentle
man!''
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OMINQ out of the woodci inti
the l|ttle clearing, Gilbert
saw be*—^this glgl so wonder
fnl.,! Bt^ Wtt^rnees,^ i^jent-
spelled for him unhappinees, werp
heavy In hls-.heart He atopp«l.-.,•
She advanced.
"Gilbert," she called, with Infinite
pleading, In pathos unutterable,"1
yas afraid I wouldn't find yon, I've
walked stich a long way looking 'for
"Why?" he ^sked, unforgiving. -Hf'
"They said—such ugly things—to yoa
Too hadn't done anything wrong, and
they—they hurt you. didn't they?"
'1 didn't,mind that,*' he averred.
"Then you got angry with m6. 1
couldn't uuderstand. What had
done?"- Welling -eyes were turned UP
to mbet bis own.
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ge turned, away a Uttle.f^\«
"Nothing." he said.
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tasywuoam vaaj arranged Ml."
"And yotfw to do *r
"But rn no* dots* IV she flwteeted.
"My fethar and Raoul. they do lt»"
"Bat yon couldn't marry him unless
you oared something for htm,"'lie de
clared.
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"But bow oooM I oe*e Aor-hlm?" she
cried. 'Why. I never «mt tdn unto
said quickly:,
"And ypjtyoue gotagW ntftrry Un
i-going away to his bouse, where I*JJ
never see yon agattt going to be bis
wife going to be wtth him all the
time for the net of your ttfejf1 ,M
He went on*
"Heal be your hasbaad! H» wouldn't
let me see you! Bto'Il lute me because
h^te' him! I hate "him becaua&you'/e
going to marry himf* N
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"l*o, nor she. cried, and tbeu, "But,
Gilbert, you doif bate Jbpor'
"I dont know." ,%%%•
"But you mustn't! I
You mustn't into me. Gilbert
He turned to l»er. I
"I dor' he cried tensely, %er eyes
were, on hi»r-Veep eyes, wbpderfol
ueyes. Suddenly be drew bef to him
He ktesed her. '-Tf'
Je thrust her fiwm hlin. iJh^ stood,
silent, motlonlewb
fie cried tensely:
"Therel Now go and marry your
Raoul de Valettef
Sbe drew jt white habd, palm out,
across her eye%M ^be said a|, length.
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""Lam not angry,'1 be said.
•4 "1 \yas so happy," "She ^ecfa'red
simply. ^u and I were talking, and
'then suddenly—suddenly you were—
different.- It was like being angry,
jaud,tt jtoust hav^ been jnf faults Ww
'~It sobethlng I'saldS*!
He ?ried qulikly^rV
"Yq^told me tha^ yob wfre goipg to"
mprry y^ar coflsln, R^idl 4e Valettef
'I There was In ber eye's surprise." She
#a# pyezledt. 5
•, "Why, y^she ^dd.» "ThenV «Ww,
ft-that? Pces that mkke you unbappy,,
Gilbert? jJoes lti*^
Qe gulped flwiftiy,* v-/
"Not if you\^ant to marry -Mm," he?
•aif 1.
Qbe'eried eaiEnesUjr
?9ut 1. HaVen't jutftbfn* «q 4e wttl^
r"
"Say my name again," -she breathed.
_i "MadeleI6e,?, be said agaii»-^M^de
Jflfne^I—I love you."
Came to heir lips the ghost of a smile.
"And I." -she whispered—"I love you,
Gilbert" !,
'"Always?" be asked.
"Always," she repeated—"always
and always ahd- always! There'll nev
er be anything else In' the worldi Only
this morning Fatiier O'Mara called me
a child." «he went on. "But I don't
think he will any more. I thinfe I'm
a woman now, Gilbert." She paused
Came t6 tbem only the shrill notes of
a bird, far abov^ amid the' sun' flecked
leaves At length she said, "And only
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ns'J' to think that tf It haqat been for th!
mat tf It haQBit been for thla
you'd have gone Off to the' war,"
tf^broke his dream. Swiftly be start
ed to bf^^ee^lHie, rose, too, 'fright
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and
very slowly—her voice w^u# low
vibrant, and very soft:
"No! Nip! I want to gp wtth you»"
"Go with me!" be repeated huskily
"Go with"—r. Then be .took her in his
arms again holding her to him, very,
very closer Her arms went around bis
neck. For a long time tbey. «$ood like
that. At length.be said: '4%
"Now you can never marry.my ne
bnt me!"
She stepped back a little/ In her
eyes was the wonder of- lt pl*-tbe
great, great wonder. -'',
"No," she said softly, "never, 1
didn't understand before. This Is
What he meant—'somethings that
makee one soul cling to another In
spite' of tear or shame or death—some
thing that comes all at onceP.^
«I§» true,'*.
the way It comesr
There was a long, kmg patis&
He said, at length. ttemq|oqslyr.
"Madeleine."J tr /,
^She looked i^ at him.
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"FfttherJ. O'MsaraJ^ sbe e^clalmedl
"Put be wouldn't dolt! fite'd take'me
home-' He thinks he has to malty me
•can we do? If 1 bave to leav^yon
"tit sr
"Leave mer Mitjghfw*,
"I've got tc go wtth the company.
enUsted. r*» kw$0iA%lM
She dried lteoi^ ®f
^r«w iee«M ki*t* iw-lw(w9^j
7v "f?
"They'd call: me a coward if I dldnt!
Ifs a question of honor. Listen Mad
eleine. I'm running away to join tbem:
I gave tbem my word, and I must keep
it- You mustn't speak of my going
when you get back homel?
"Home!" sbe cried brokenly, aghast
"You want me to go home!"
"You mgstl'V be crledi- "It's growing
late, And we were to meet at sunset
and I don't know where. I haven't
even found Wolf.",
There bad come the sound of fife
and drum.
"And I haven't eVen:my riflEef cried
Gilbert despairingly. "They are com
ing now. .#f they think rve broken my
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She l^ad' been standing silent eyes
wide. She had not known, bat she
had been learning many things. At
ilehgth she said, with a pronounced ef-
m* to tbteet here. "Toot rtOe
Is there.'' She pointed to thb hollow
tree. B» leajied to it He took therel
from gun and powderborn, slinging
tlie latter across hie shoulder.
*(JThere," be cried ezullantly, "^that
makes,a soldier of me!" He turned Co
her. "And you'll be a soldier's wife
yet, sweetheart!"
"Nor she cried, fingers intwined.
"No
"Say goodby to me»" be besought
"Say goodby, like a brave girl. There's
no other way."
Her face was burleft In her h»nA»
"I can'tP* she moaned. "Gilbert, I
can'tr
He placed his arm about her In affec
tionate manner.
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"They mustn't see you," he said.
"You must go quickly!"
But even then it was too late Men
were coming from all sides. Gilbert
looked about him.
They came, rugged backwoodsmen,
bronzed and gaunt callow recruits,
awkward, red faced—all manner of:
men In all manner of garb. And with
them was Wolf He marshaled them
with confident manner and boasting
words. He arrayed tbem in semblance
of order. L'Acadienne bad come witb^
them. -She, suspecting that Madeleine'
was still /there, made that suspicion a
certainty and during all the confu
alon that had come to the silent glade
found time to sky to the crouching lit
tle figure in* white:'
"He cannot stay^ But you cbuld g^)
With him!*'
"Came the voice of Wolf:
"Now, tbra, boys, oft we got' You've
8?t a .fifteen: mile march ahead of yqu
but you can sleep in the bofit as we
drop down the river. Form up! Get
.yoursdves in., fours .or sixes or some
thingP- s.
It was then" that Gilbert stepped for
ward. He said quickly and very ear
nestly:
"Wolf, you, know me^ I want a little
time. -Let me follow, ril be with you
when you reach the river I give you
my word."
Wolf," looking at him, rejoined
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"tOU MUST GO WHILE I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO LET
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"Mr. Steele, your word's good y^tb
ine. .You'll be there. Catch us If you
can. We move fast" He turned ,aWay.
Came from his Hps a about, "Well,
boys,. It's up and off for Andrew Jack
son's army!"'
Fife and drum broke into the abrtll
squeal and pitercing rattle, and with
tbem were the 'voices
pt
©en, throaty,
husky, mA^ j,'YS
^I$en If-s up and oft -for Andy Iaieksan'
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I'd like to '«ea the Briton that can "yoar''
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^jsAndy^u drive *em out o' Zlon,
pP'^And he'll skin their tn*q«y
80" It's op and off for Andy Jactaww's
armyr JTl.
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Madeleine.'. H1B voice fats choking.'
"Madeleine," hp Whispered 4*oken
|y, *Madeleln%r^" 'X .P
did nit nKW^iibnly'' «h%^prm
lobUikg «t film
®SSTM-
go while 1 have the strength to let
you."
She whispered:
"I can't ,,It came all at. once. I
•can't!" j- \0^n0iS0&• -'X''''V 'S
"But"—
1
She moved a little toward him. fter
face was near to his.
am going with you," she whis
pered. and again, "I am going with
yon."
Tbey were both very young. Many,
many things they did not know. Yet
"I ah oomiiiwmwo ''shb WHiwriMwr
the^ greatest of all things that are of
this world had come int/ their lives,
and this then tbey did know, and this
onli. ,...• \f"s\
Hide by side, through the darkling
woods, tbey went following tbe shrill
squeak of fife, the rumble of drnm and
the sound of the sieging men.
then the little glade was empty.s4,''
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'"THIS- YOUNG LADY IS FAR FROM HOME. WILL YOU JKBEPC
7- HER HERE! UNTIL MORNING?"
r!And
N, on, down tbe wln^lbgjlh»e8t
trail, followed the, lover uad
his lasa. Tbe girl drew close
"jto Gfilbett among the shadows
b%ab to?deep«a. Bjwr faee, up­
turned to Ua, gfrwA with tbe 'ffitth
«f MWfcooi love, hm
#ow 4Mm» ofr
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'•earencs tOent Hl» purrty or the souK
of a woman Whose abiding faith jm
Canw toiaiin tlie Mud of tii^ idirilB
fife, JtdnAMr the sumble, rumble of th*
brass rtmmad drums, fainter the vi
brant Mfmin of the ringing men, andt
•eon net« sound came to the ears off
tb» enUaaltod ioreot wandererts save»
tbe rwtltnff of the leaves above thentj
as the evening breezes rocked to sleepy:
In- their nsets the song birds that hadl
made glad tbe, day.
"Gilbert. Gilbert"—her "voice resteA
fondly on his namp—"I am getting ao»
very tired, Jon must take care of,
ma"
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The young soldier noticed that th»
glrVs steps bad become slower tbaic
she dragged heavily on his arm an&
her cheeks had begun to pale. The*
daughter of the bouse of De Valette*.
he knew, was unnsed to continnecg
phyrical exertlcm, and the Tougbnesw
of the path added to her burden. Inir
the first flosh of hl» joy at Madelehie'ai
confession of bar love for him and her
determination which followed to ac
company -him be had not stopped to*,
consider jnst what complications mlgbto
•rise from her action. She had saldS
that she must go with him, which!
seemed to settle the entire matter, ao#
far as were concerned these two young
people, untutored in the wayB of ai.
suspicious, formality bonnd world.
Now Gilbert Steele saw. that some~
thing must be done. Madeleine must:
have rest, she must have food, andl
she must have a place to sleep.
8he b^an to falter.
"Madeleine," he said tenderly. He»
•topped In"the tree fringed path andl
•upported her with hls arm around her
waist He pointed upward toward tba»
heavens with bis otber hand. Th«r«
in a patch of sky gleamed brightly th«»
glorious orb of Venus.
"gee,-" %e whlspy
girl rested her bead against bis shoul
der, and her gaae followed the line oC
his pointing band. "See, that is th»
evening star. It has risen in the sky
and overshadows all else In the heav
ens, find that is the way you have*
risen In my life to outshine everything
else, to guide me In the way I should!
go. Yon are my evening star, and as*
well you are my morning star, and"—
He looked down Into her eyes andl
saw that they had closed In contented!
sleep
Tenderly—ever so tenderly—be wrap
ped bis strong arms about her frail)
little body, and, holding her close to»
his breast, be started along the wind
ing pathway. One of her arms be bent:
around his neck. Her ringlets of gold
en hair fell against his cheek as he»
walked. Her bosom gently rose andl
fell as she dreamed herself away Into*
the magic realms~of fairyland, with*
her gallant: tatay prince, Gilbert Steele^,
as her proteictor and guide. As iMk
looked down Into her innocent ffcear
and understood in his way tbe un
fathomable depth of tbe trust sbe hadl
placed In hln? tod in his honor Qllberfa
Steele vowed a vow with mmaSif
with his God tbat be would bold sa
cred this trust and strive manfully tx*v
justify it as was tbe duty of a trues
man and a soldier In Andrew Jack.
.son's army.
Passed almost an hour ere Gilbert
Steele^ reached with bis precious bur
den the bouse of a {plantation manager
whom he wap certain would be abla
and willing to provide shelter for the
girl for tbe sight
Throaty baying of '-dun coated
hounds sent Gilbert startled, aback
as be-drew near tbe welling, and tha
sleeping girl, with a cry of Iterrofi
lurched dazedly from bis arms. Xlie
planter. aroused by 'the disturbance^
appeared In the doorway, bis figure*
silhouetted boldly hi the glare 6f yel
^w light that streamed forth Into tbe
4artoess. ^He carried a musket tin'
readiness toe Immediate mtlon. Th«»r
dangerous times, «nd night
ijtm&ak were nsoaltr lH»t
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