6 CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE. Couies a patter, patter, patter on the stairs, and then a clatter, And it really doesn't matter. In the room just next to mine, That I'm very busy reading: at the door two eyes are pleading; Though 1 seem to be unheeding, yet 1 somehow catch their shine; Then some one Is tlppytoelng like a pink tint blossom blowing Toward where I sit unknowing, and two eyes of laughing blue Eye me in a breathless fashion, in a tickled, gleeful passion- Then somebody gives a dash on, and somebody hollers "Boo!" And it's quite upsetting, very; while her gleeful laugh and merry Wakes the echoes—l am scary and I give a jump and whoop; Scared to death! and fairly shrinking, looking fearfully, and blinking Where two glad, glad eyes are drinking every symptom, ttien I stoop And t catch and strain her to me, while a glad delight runs through me; Whate'er fate may yet do to me I've this moment, anyhow! I've the moment's sweet caresses, I've this moment's tendernesses. Tin se blue eyes and these gold tresses I've this grand, enchanted "Now!" So it is when days of hurry pass me on to nights of worry There's a scamper and a scurry, and a baby hollers "Boo!" Anil the worry gives a glimmer and keeps getting dimmer, dimmer, And just fades out in a shimmer of two loving eyes of blue; And, nil serious thought deriding, where I'm walking, where I'm biding, There's a buneh of mischief hiding, there's a baby just as glad That somebody is so scary, so forgetful and unwary, So jumpsldeways and so rarey as this fellow who's her dad. From when in the early morning, beauty I aps ami slumber scorning. Conn s a voice of baby warning, saying: "Papa, I'm am woke," Till the wide blue eyes are sleepy, and the laughing voice is cheery, And the active tyke is creepy, life's a never-ending joke; Till she says her "Now me lays me" and 'lf me s'culd »lie me pways me" Till she sudden doth amaze me by quick lifting up her head, And just looking at me steady, saying: "Papa, me ain't weady," Says, with lingers all outspread, she doesn't " 'ants to do to bed." —J. M. Lewis, in Houston Post. D'ri and I By IKVING BACHELLER Author of " Eben Holden," "Darrel of the Blessed Isles," Etc. M """""""^ (Copyright, ltfOl. by Lotlirop Publishing Company.; CHAPTER VI. —CONTINUED. We ate crackers and cheese while the landlord was telling of the west roads and the probable location of the Brit ish. He stopped suddenly, peered over my shoulder, and blew out the candle. We could hear a horse neighing in the yard. "Some oue et the window," he whispered. Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt. "Ain' much idee who 't is," lie added, peering out of the window. "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback. Cope quick." We followed him upstairs, in the dark, as they began to pound on the door. From the yard a light flashed up. They were evidently building a file so that they could have better shooting if we came out. "May set the house afire," said the landlord. He quickly unwound a big hose that ran up to a tank in the peak above us. "Plenty o' water?" D'ri whispered. "Rivers uv it," said the landlord. "Tank's connected with the reservoir, o' the lead-works on the hill up there. Pig wooden pipe comes in the gable end." "Turn 'er on," said D'ri, quickly, "an" let me hev that air hose." The landlord ran up a ladder. D'ri stuck the hose out of the window. The stream shot away with a loud hiss. 1 stood by and saw the jet of water leap forth as big as a pikestaff. A man went off his horse, sprawling as if he had been hit with a club. The jet leaped quickly from one to another, roaring on man and beast. There was a mighty scurry. Horses went head long down the hill, some dragging their riders. In the silence of the night, bedlam had broken loose. The shout ing men, the plunging horses, the stream of water roaring on rock and road, woke the village. Men came running from behind (he house to see what had happened, then rushed after their horses. Some fell cursing as the water hit them. The landlord put hi.? mouth to my ear. "Mek fer yer hosses," he hissed. We were below-stairs and out of the door in a jiffy. Two men fled be fore us at the stable, scrambled over the fence, and went tumbling down hill. We bridled our horses with all speed, leaped upon them, and went rushing down the steep road, our swords in band, like an avalanche. They tried to stop us at the foot of the hill, but fell away as we came near. I could hear the snap of their triggers in passing. Only one pistol-shot came after us, and that went high. "Guess their ammunition 's a leetle wet," staid D'ri, with a shout that turned into laughter as we left the Britinn behind us. A party of four or five mounted and t?ave chase; but our powder was a bit iiier than theirs, and for a time we ukod the road with our bullets. What '.'"fell them I know not. I only know "iat liny held up and fell out of hear •''ig. Crossing a small river at daylight, wo took the bed of It, making our way slowly for half a Mile or so into the woods. There we built a fire, and gave the horses half the feed in our sad dle-bags, and ate our mess on a flat rock. 'Never hed no secli joemightyful time es thet afore," said D'ri, as he sat down, laughing, and shook his head. "Jerusliy Jane! Did n't we come down thet air hill! Luk slidin' on a greased pole." "Comin" so luk the devil they did n't dast git 'n er way," said Thurst. "We wus all rippin' th' air 'ith them air joemightyful sabers, tew," D'rl went on. "Hed a purty middlin' sharp edge On us. Stuck out luk a haystack right 'n' left." He began bringing wood as he sang the chorus of his favorite ballad: Li toorul I oorul I oorul I ay, etc. Thurst knew a trail that crossed the river nearby and met the Caraway Pike a few miles beyond. Having eat en, I wrote a dispatch to be taken back by Thurst as soon as we reached the pike. Past 10 o'clock we turned into a rough road, where the three of us went one way and Thurst another. I rode slowly, for the horses were nearly fagged. I gave them an hour's rest when we put up for dinner. Then we pushed on, coming in sight of the Chateau Le Ray at sundown. A splen did place it was, the castle of gray stone fronting » fair stretch of wooded lawn, cut by a brook that went splash ing over rocks near by, and sent its velvet voice through the wood and field. A road of fine gravel led through groves of beech and oak and pine to a grassy terrace under the castle walls. Presently a tall, handsome man, with black eyes and iron-gray hair and mustache, came down a path, clapping his hands. "Welcome, gentlmen! It is the Capt. Bell?" said he, with a marked accent, as he came to me, his hand ex tended. "You come from Monsieur the Gen. Brown, do you not?" 'I do," said I, handing him my mes sage. He broke the seal and read it care fully. "I am glad to see you—ver' glad to see you!" said he, laying his hands upon my shoulders and giving me a little shake. The two servants went away with D'ri and Seth and the horses. "Come, captain," said my host, as he led the way. "You are in good time for dinner." We entered a great triangular hall, lighted by y*de windows above the door, and candelabra of shining brass that hung from its high ceiling. There were sliding doors of polished wood on each side of it. A great stairway filled the point of the triangle. 1 was shown to my room, which was as big as a ball-room, it seemed to me, and grandly furnished: no cas tle of my dreams had been quite so fine. The valet of the count looked after me, with the offers of new linen and more things than I could see use for. He could not speak English, 1 remember, and I addressed him in the good French my mother had taught me. The kind of life I saw in this grand home was not wholly new to me, for both my mother and my father had known good living in their youth, and I had heard much of it. I should have been glad of my new uniform; but after I had had my bath and put on the new shirt and collar the valet had brought me, I stood before the long pier-glass and saw no poor figure of a man. The great dining-hall of the count was lighted with many candles when we came into dinner. It had a big fireplace, where logs were blazing, for the night had turned cool, and a long table with a big epergne of wrought silver, filled with roses, in its center. A great silken rug lay un der the table, on a polished floor, and the walls were hung with tapestry. I sat beside the count, and opposite me v-as the daughter of the Sieur Louis Francois de Saint-Michel, king's for ester under Louis XVI. Therese, the handsome daughter of the count, sat facing him at the farther end of the table, and beside her was the young Marquis de Gonvello. M. I'idgeon, the celebrated French astronomer, Moss Kent, brother of the since famous chancellor, the Sieur Michel, and the Isaroness de Ferre, with her two wards, the Misses Louise and Louison de Lambert, were also at dinner. These young ladies were the most remark able of the company; their beauty was so brilliant, so fascinating, it kindled a great fire in me the moment I saw it. They said little, but seemed to have much interest in all the talk of the table. I looked at them more than was polite, I am sure, but they looked at me quite as often. They had big, beautiful brown eyes, and dark hair fastened high with jewelled pins, and profiles like those of the fair ladies of Sir Peter Lely, so finely were they cut. One had a form a bit fuller and stronger than the other's, but they were both as tall and trim as a young beech, with lips cherry-red and cheeks where one could see faintly the glow of their ycung blood. Their gowns were cut low, showing the graceful lines of neck and shoulder and full bosom. I had seen pretty girls, many of them, but few high-bred, beautiful young women. The moment I saw these two some new and mighty force came into me. There were wine and wit a plenty at the count's table, and other things that were also new to me, and for which I retained perhaps too great a fondness. The count asked me to tell of our journey, and I told the story with all the spirit I could put into my words. I am liappy to say it did seem to hit the mark, for I was no sooner done with our adventure than the ladies began to clap their hands, and the Misses de Lambert had much delight iu their faces when the baroness re told my story in French. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1905. Dinner over, the count invited me to the smoking-room, where, in a cor ner by ourselves, I had some talk with him. He told nte of his father—that lie had been a friend of Franklin, that he had given a ship and a cargo of gunpowder to our navy in '76. Like others I had met under his roof, the cot;nt had seen the coming of the Iteign of Terror in France, and had fled with his great fortune. He had invested much of it there in the wild country. He loved America, and had given free ly to equip the army for war. He was, therefore, a man of much influ ence in the campaign of the north, and no doubt those in authority there were instructed, while the war was on, to take special care of his property. "And will you please teil me," I said at length, "who are the Misses de Lam bert?" "Daughters of a friend in Paris," said the count. "He is a great physi cian. He wishes not for them to mar ry until they are 21. Mon Dieu! it was a matter of some difficulty. They were beautiful." "Very beautiful!" I echoed. "They arc admired," he went' on. "The young men they began to make trouble. My friend he send them here, with the baroness, to study—to finish their education. It is healthy, it is quiet, and —well, there are no young gentlemen. They goto bed early; they are up at daylight; they hrve the horse! they have boats; they amuse themselves ver' much. But tl-ey are impatient; they lons for Paris —the salon, the theater, the opera. They are like prisoners: they cannot make themselves contented. The baroness she has her villa on a lake back in the woods, and, mon ame! it is beautiful there —so still, so cool, .... "" '' "' """ - ;'.-Y '''' " HE BROKE THE SEAL AND READ IT CAREFULLY, so delightful! At present they have a great fear of the British. They lie awake; they hear a sound in the night, and, mon Dieu! it is the soldiers com i»g." The count laughed, lifting his shoul dejrs with a gesture of both hands. Then lie puffed thoughtfully at his cig arette. "Indeed," he went on presently, "I think the invasion is not far away. They tell me the woods in the north are alive with British cavalry. I am not able to tell how many, but, Dieu! it is enough. The army should inform itself immediately. I think it is bet ter that you penetrate to the river to morrow, if you are no afraid, to see what is between, and to return by the woods. I shall trouble you to take a letter to the Gen. Brown. It will be ready at any hour." "At six?" I inquired. "At six, certainly, if you desire t» start then," he replied. He rose ar.d took my arm affection ately and conducted me to the big drawing-room. Two of the ladies were singing as one played the guitar. I looked in vain for the Misses de Lam bert. The others were all there, but they had gone. I felt a singular de pression at their absence and went to my room shortly to get my rest, for I had to be off early in the morning. Be fore going to bed, however, I sat down to think and do some writing. But I could not for the life of me put away the thought of the young ladies. They looked alike, and yet I felt sure they were very different. Somehow I could not recall in what particular they dif fered. I sat a time thinking over it. Suddenly I heard low voices, those of women speaking in French; I could not tell from where they came. "I do wish she would die, the hateful thing!" said one. (It must be under stood these words are more violent in English than they seem in French.) "The colonel is severe to-night/' saici another. "The colonel—a fine baroness in deed—vieille tyran! I cannot love her. Lord! I once tried to love a monkey and had better luck. The colonel keeps all the men to herself. Whom have I seen for a year? Dieu! women, grandpapas, greasy guides! Not a young man since we left Paris." "My dear Louison!" said the other, "there are many things better than men." "An nnm de Dieu! But I should like to know what they are. I have never seen them." "But often man are false and evil," said the other, in a sweet, low voice. "Nonsense!" said the first, impa tiently. "I had rather elope with a one-legged hostler than always live in these woods." "Louison! You ought to «:ross your self and repeat a Hail Mary." "Thanks! I have tried prayer. It is n't what I need. I am no nun like you. My dear sister, don't you ever leng for the love of a man—a big, handsome, hearty fellow who could take you up in his arms and squeeze the life out of you?" "Eh, bien," the other, with a sigh, "I suppose it is very nice. I do not dare to think of it." "Nice! It is heaven, Louise! And to see a man like that and not be per mitted to—to speak to him! Think of it! A young and handsome man—the first I have seen for a year! Honestly I could poison the colonel." "My dear, it is the count as much as the colonel. She is under his or ders, and he has an eagle eye." "The old monkey. He enrages me! I could rend him limb from limb!" I could not help hearing what they said, but 1 did not think it quite fair to share their confidence any further, so I went to one of tlie windows and closed a shutter noisily. The voices must have come from a little balcony just under my room. "My dear sister, you are very ter rible," said one of them, and then the shutter came to.and I heard no more. A full moon lighted the darkness. A little lake gleamed like silver between the tree-tops. Worn out with hard travel, I fell into bed shortly, and lay a long time thinking of those young ladies, of the past, of to-morrow and its perils, and of the farther future. A new life had begun for me. CHAPTER VII. The sun was lifting above the tree tops when the count's valet called me that morning at the Chateau Le Ray. Itobins were calling under my windows, and the groves rang with tournaments of happy song. Of that dinner-party only the count was at breakfast with me. We ate hurriedly, and when we had risen the horses were at the door. As to my own, a tall chestnut thoroughbred that Mr. Parish had brought over from England, I never saw him in finer fettle. I start ed Seth by Caraway Pike for Ogdens burg with the count's message. Mine host laid hold of my elbow and gave it a good shake as I left, him, with D'ri, taking a trail that led north by west in the deep woods. They had stuffed our saddle-bags with a plenty for man and horse. I could not be done thinking of the young ladies. It put my heart in 3 flutter when I looked back at the cas tle from the wood's edge and saw one of them waving her handkerchief in a window. 1 lilted my hat, and put my spurs tu the flank with such a pang in me that I dared not look back again. Save for that one thing, I never felt better. The trail was smooth, and we galloped aloag in silence for a mile or so. Then it narrowed to a stony path, where one had enough to do with slow going to take care of his head, there were so many boughs in the way. "Jerushy Jane!" exclaimed D'ri, as he slowed down. "Thet air 's a gran' place. Never hed my karkiss in no sech bed as they gin me las' night softer 'n wind, an' hed springs on like them new wagins ye see over 'n Ver mont. Jerushy! Dreamed I was flyin'." I had been thinking of what to do if we met the enemy and were hard pressed. We discussed it freely, and made up our minds that if there came any great peril of capture we would separate, each to take his own way out of the difficulty. We halted by a small brook at mid day, feeding the horses and ourselves out. of the saddle-bags. "Ain't jest eggzac'ly used t' this kind uv a sickle," said D'ri, as he felt the edge of his saber, "but I'll be dumed ef it don't seem es ef I 'd orter be ruther dang'rous with thet air 'n my hand." [To Be Continued.] WAS A LONELY PRINCESS. Win* 11 a <;irl Honnutuin'M Queen I'lnyed wltli Cliildn'ii Created by Her Imnßi mi t ioII. When Carmen Sylva, the poet-queen of Roumania, was the little princess of Wied in her father's castle on the Rhine, she used to sigh because she was a princess; and she has herself told how she longed to be a village child like those that she saw every day. Since she could not get out to play with them, she invented plays of her own, and in these plays, the trees of the big castle park were her play mates. Every day she performed whole fairy plays, in which one tree was tbe wicked giant, another the fairy prince, and so on. It was natural that this course of life should fan the enthusiasm of the child for story-telling; and in her eleventh year she had begun to write poetry, while her fourteenth birthday saw her busy over a drama. By the time she was 20 she had written enough poetry, plays and stories, including several novels, to make books that would fill a long shelf; but she showed these to no body, and it was not until Prince Karl, of Roumania, took her to that land to be its queen that she began to publish any of her work. Ill* liOMt. A lady who gave particularly dull peities, on one occasion invited two young officers stationed in the neigh borhood. Only one attended, the other being on duty. "Oh!" cried the hostess, "whore is your friend?" "Well, wo had to toss up which should come." "And you won!" sh» said, archly. "No, I lost!" —Smith's Weekly. Auri'i'iilile. A country schoolmistress with a vein of humor and much experience says this is the way to parse the word "kiss." 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