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CHAPTER I.
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A Serious Event,
Le Comte de Sabror, in tho undress
uniform of captain in tho —— Guvaley,
gal smoking and thinkieg .
What is the use of helag thirty yoawm
Ad with the brevet ef captain and
muck distinction of family # you ave
a poor mean—In shart, what is the good
of anything ¥ yon atame fn the
world and no aque cares what becomes
af you?
He rang his bell, sad when
ordonnance appeared, sald sikarply:
“Que diablo ie the noize is the sta
ble, Brunet? Don't yos kasow thal
when 1 smoke at this hoor all Taree
aon must be kept utterly lent?”
Tarascon is pever silent. No Froneh
meridional town is, especially in the
warm sunlight of a giorious May day.
“The noise, mon Capitaine”
Brunet, “is rather melancholy.’
“Melancholy!” axclaimed the yonag
officer. “It's infernal. Stop it at once.”
The ordonnance held his kepl in his
hand. He had a round good-natured
face and kind gray eyes that were
gsed to twinklo at his master's humor
and capricea.
“lI beg pardoa, mon Capitaine,
a very serious event is taking place.’
“It will he more serious yet, Brunet,
if you don't keep things quiet.”
“I am sorry to tell,
that Michette has just died"
“Michetie!” exclaimed the master.
“What relation is she of yours, Bro
act?
“Ah, mon Capitaine,’
dounance, “relation!
fittle terrier that Monsieur le Capi
taine may have remarked now and
then in the garden.”
Sabroa nodded and took his clgaretis
out of his mouth as though ia respect
for the deceased.
“Ah, ves,” he sald, “that melancholy
Gttle dog! Wall, Brunet!”
“She has just breathed her last,
mon Capitaine, and she is leaving be
bind her rather a large family.”
“I am not surprised,” said the officer
“There are gix,” wvouchsafed Bru
met, “of which, If mon Captaine is
willing, | should like to keep one.”
“Nonsense,” sald Sabron, “on no ac
aount. You know perfectly well, Bru
met, that I don't surround myself with
things that can make me suffer. |
have not kept a dog in ten years |
are
hig
said
* grinned the or-
Noone! It is the
Everything to which 1 attach
dies or causes me regret and
And I won't have any miserable
puppy to complicate existence.”
“Bien, mon Capitaine,” acceplod the
aerdonnance tranquilly 8 given
away five. The sixth is in the stable;
paia
ATH
down and look at it . "a
Sabron rose, threw his oi,
away and, following across the
in the bland May light, went into the
stable where Madame Michette, a
arotte
TE— infra
Sabron Looked at the Leteer.
small wire-haired Irish tggrier had
given hirth to a fine family and her
self gone the way of those who do
their duty to a race. Im the siraw at
his feet Sabrou saw a ratlike, unpre
possesaling little object, erawling about
fecbly in search of warmth and nour
ishment, uttering pitiful little cries.
Ma extreme loneliness and helpless
peas touched the big soldier, who sald
gurtly to his man:
“Wrap it up, and if you don't know
how to feed it I should mot be sur
prised if | could induce it to take a
Bittie warm milk from a quill At all
events we shall have a try with It
#etch it along to my rooms.”
And as he retraced his stops, leav.
be executed, he
: The little beggar
alone in the world
d that he re
—
and busied imgeld his table with
hia correspemdence. Among the let
tors was an mvitation from the Mar
| qwise d'Waciiguoc, an American maay-
| ried {to ao Frenchman, ami the great
at
“come to
i Imvae my
“Wil you apt." she wrote,
ding with us en Sunday?
niece with me. Bhe would be ghd wo
a French seldior. Bhe bas ex
pressed stoh a wish. She comes from
a eonutry where soldiers are mare. We |
dine otf eight’
Sabroa lseled at the
fine ecloar handwriting.
was less formal than
“en
otter and its
its wording |
a Fromch invita-
tion is likely to be,
a scnse of curdialily lo had seen,
during his ridea, the beautiful lines
of the Chasona d'Bactignao. [Is tar |
rets surely looked upoa the Rhone
Thore would be a diviae view from
the terrases. KH would bo a pleasure |
to ge there. ile thought more of what |
the place would be than of the people
in it, for he was something of a ber
mit, athe and very re
served.
He was writing a liae acceptance |
| when Brunet camo Ma, a tiny bundle in |
| his hawsd
“Put Pitchoune over there
sunlight.” ordered the officer,
shall K€ we can
hand.”
and it gave kim
8 Tresune,
af
in the
“and wo |
bring Lim up
BOG by
CHAPTER IL.
Julia Redmond.
He remembered ail his lifc the first
dinmer at the Chateau d"Esclignac,
where from the terrace he saw the
Rhone lying under the early moon
light and the .shadows falling around
the eastle of good King Hene.
As he passed in, his sword claaking
~-for he wont in full dresa usiform to
dine with the Marquise d"BEsclignac-
he gaw the pictare the two ladies made
in their drawing-room: the marquise
in a very splendid dross (which
never could remember) and ber niece
a yong lady from a country whose
name # took him long to lean to pro
nounee, ia a dress so simple that of
course he never could forget ft! lle
remembered for a great many years |
the fall of the ribbos at her pretty |
waist, the bunch of sweal peas at her
girdle, und he always remembered tho
i face that made the charm of the pic
{ tare,
he
Their welcome (0 him was grassous
The American girl spoke Frouck with
| an aecent that Hebron thouy,dt be
wildering'y charming, and he pst aside
| some of kis reserve and laaghed and
| talked at his ease. After dianer (this
| he remembernd with peculiar distinet
! ness) Miss Redmond sang for him, and
although he understood none of the
{| words of the Buglizh ballad, he learned
the melody dy heart and ii followed
with him when he left It went with
him as he erossed the terrace into the
moonlight to mount bis horse; it went
home with hia; he hummed #, and
when he got ap to his room he bummed
it again as ke bent over the Htitle roll
of flannel ia the comer and fed the |
puppy hot milk from a quill
This was a painstaking operation |
and required patience and delieacy,
both of which the big man bad at his
fingertips. The tune of Miss Red |
mond’'s song did for a lullaby and the
puppy fell comfortably to sieap while
Sabroa kept the picture of his eve |
ping's outing eontentedly in his mind.’
Put later he discovered that he was
not so econteated, aad mnted Se
hours when he might return,
He shortly made a eal at the Cha |
tean d'Esclignac with the result that |
he had a new pictare to add to his col
lection. This time it was the pietare |
of a lady alone; the Marquise 4'Es
clignae doing tapestry. While Sabron |
found that + had grows reticent |
again, he listened for another step and |
another voice and heard nothing: but |
before he took leave there was a hint |
of a second invitation to dimner.
The marquise was very handsome |
that afternoon and wore ye' another
bewildering dress. Sabron's simple
taste was darzied. Nevertheless, she
made a graceful pi®ure, one of beau
ty and refinement, and the young sol
dier took it away with kim. As his |
horse began to trot, at the end of the
al'ey, near the poplars at the lower
end of the rose terrace he caught a
glimpse of a white dress (undoubtedly
a simpler dress than that wor. by
Madame d'Esclignas).
CHAPTER IHL.
A S-cond Invitation.
“1 don't think, mon Capitaine, that it
is any use,” Brunet told his master.
Sabron, in his shirteleeves, sat be
fore a table on which, in a basket, lay
Michette's only surviving puppy. It
was a month old, Sabron already knew
how bright it~ eyes were and how ak
luring its young ways.
“Be still, Brunet,” commanded the
“You do mot come from the
cut him down in the prime of Lis
youth, and now, according to Branet,
“thors wasn't rmch use!”
Pitehoune was bandaged around his
hind quarters and his adorable little
head and forepaws came out of the
handkerchief bandage
“He won't eat anything from me,
mon Capitaine,” sald Dropet, and
Sabron cercmoniously opened the pup
py's mouth and thrust down a doses
Pitchoane swallowed obediently.
Sabren had just returned from
long hard day with his troops, and
tired out as he was, he forced himself
te give ha attention to Pitchoune. A
second favitation to dinner lay on his
table: ho had counted the days autil
this night. It seemed too good to be
truce, he thought, that another picture
was (0 add itself to his collection! He
had mentally enjoyed the others
oftan, giviag preference to the frst,
when ho dined at the chatoam; but
i“
onnsed hy the fluttering of the white
dregs down by the poplar walk
Toanight he would have the pleasure
“Sep,
“the
yg
Phe water trickled out from either
gide of Pitchoune’s mouth
terrier refused milk in all forms, had
done so since Sabron weaned him; but
now roturned to his
made Hrunet fetch him warm
taking the quill, dropped a
fow drops of the soothing liquid
whick he put a dash of brandy, down
Pitchoane's throat Pitchoume swal
owed, got the drink down, gave a
feeble yelp, and closed his eyes. When
mon Capitaine,” said Brunet,
poor little fellow can't swallow
days,
gone.
The officer hurried into his
ning clothes and ordered Brunet, as be
ged his oravat, to feed the puppy a lit
“He Won't Eat Anything From Me™
he shomld return Pitchoune's eyes,
now oper, followed his handsome mas
ter to the door. As Sabron opened it
be gave a pathetic yelp which made
the capitaine turn about
Believe me, mon Capitaine,” sald
the ordomnance with melancholy fa-
tality, “it is no use. If | am left with
Pitehoune it will be to see him die. |
know his spirit, mon Capitaine.
lives for you alone.”
“Nonsense,”
drawing on his gloves
Pitcheune gave a plaintive wall [rom
the bandages and tried to stir
“As for feeding him, mon Capitaine,”
the ordomnance threw up his bands,
But Sabrom was half-way down the
stairs. The door was open, and on the
porch he heard distinctly a third ten
dorty pathetic wail
ro BR CONTINU ® D.)
| Commanding Generals
Handie Present Enormous Armies
Without the Motor.
With millions of mea draw
battle array at one and the same time,
eflectively by old-time
Even before a opposing fronts were
extended to their fullest degree in
France alome, they were officially de
200 miles, and one of 270 miles in the
some Iindieatior of
mors emphatically suggest the tre
mendous responsibilities of the come
manders in chief
Nevertheles , although they have to
deal with millions instead of tems of
thousands, the commanders concerned
have never had their forces so com
pletely under .ontrol; In every phase
of the warfare, whether of transport,
of the operation has been affectivenessy
of the completest kind.
The motor, in short, has “speed.d
* the war in a way that could never
bave been dreamed of by former gen-
erations Never have the movements
of troops been so rapid: for, instead
of men having to walt for ammunidon
sad food supplies, these have been
conveyed by motor wagons which can
travel, If nee! be, much faster than
the armies themselves — Charles I.
Freeston tn Joribner’s Magazine,
Will Not Stick.
Te prevenl postage stamps (rom
sticking together, rub them over the
balr before putting them away.
FOR DANCING. “FLOOR
WHITE TAFFETA FROCKS WILL
SUIT THE YOUNG GIRL.
Should Be Acceptable Both to
Wearer and Her Mother, Gener.
ally Rather Difficult Thing
to Accomplish.
the
go——
Fourteen and fifteen are sort of be
tween-genson ages for the growing
irl. Bhe is weither a little girl nor a
and her clothes must neces.
express a similar “halfand
aspoct for consistency’s sake,
parily
half”
tke them, and if they are
mother won't lke them,
grown-up”
80
which, it must be admitied,
ways judiciously chosen,
in the watter of a dancing or party
frock wo feel confident in presenting
in the sceompanying cut, the very
white taffeta frock
which seam in all respects possessed
of the geveral features that will com
mend themselves both to the youth
ful wearer and the motherly board of
thus killing the usual
is not
nun
It has a simple little guimpe blouse
sleeve end
Over this is worn a
of the taffeta
shoulder straps cut in one
ou the edges. At the walst--a
ene——it is held In under a
white and yellow marguerites
The akirt gathered full
trimmed with fles set
ips,
neck.
line
ws
mm
skirt length. All are applied
a covered cording which makes
Youthful Dancing Frock
a pretty finish ter of mar
guerites trims one gide of the skirt
Another very dainty version of this
design can be evolved through the
use of palest pink taffela with velvet
pansies for a belt and skirt trim
ming.
A
clus
————————
To Be in Vogue
To be in vogue in our skirts we must
have a smooth, flat hip look, with a
if the
figure permits, the fullness should be
at front and back. To distinguish this
years ago the dressmaker will proba
bly aocentuate the wavy look at the
edge by a shallow scallop or a slight
IS HERE
Tendency Marked in All the Latest
Designs That Have Been Sent
From Paris.
The newest designs sent over from
Paris as forerunners of the spring and
summer styles show a marked ten
dency to traight girdles passed
around the figure directly at the line
where the old waist used to be before
we allowed the natural largeness of
the figure to have its fullest develop
ment there. These belts could not be
worn, with the frock or skirt and sep
arate blouse that shows a small de
crease of size between the bust and
the hips.
White or light muslin frocks have a
belt of threeinch black velvet ribbon
which is a decidea return to the days
when small waists were In fashion.
The empire line is also accentuated in
evening frocks and short jackets, but
one does not yet see it on day frocks.
The individualist may try it out, but
the average dressmaker is content to
work out the return to the normal
waist, which is mo slight problem in
itself.
You may think that the problem of
the women who must get a small
waist is the most difficult one, as flesh
has a way of remaining where it has
gained a strong hold, but, after all, the
corsetiore faces the worst of the work.
Unless she knows how skillfully to
handle the shaping of a corset and
ean contrive to give it a flexible ap
i
i
COMFORT w FOOT- WARMEK
Designed for ays When Rain Creates
a Chill Even in Hot Weather
of Summer.
On a rainy; chilly day a fool
er is a great comfort to anyone
occupation necessitates
for a long while, and for
who cannot move about il
uecful. Herc Sketch of
article of this Can
easily be mad shallow
en box of a and shape
In lid sud front
of the fn
warn.
silting
an invalid
we ZFIvVe A
an
puture that
with a
able
the
smoved
sul Hie
giruc
box
COL ting it,
the are 1 and
Foot Warmer.
lined with any
belts
an old ple
srior of the
nay,
The ext
with dark green ar
the cdges
fastened
at and und
on with ie
y, should be done
box The
the back and
way
we flap. bo
that
ell over Lhe ankles
LATE bo
may
alter toe
placed in
n Lhe rier
wit
Castors screwed
inderneath the
Warmer
the wi
on ai
box will enable
rh 1ifs .
hout lifting
Th
F Hes
1.10b
OO it up.
gemall gketeh on the right of the
trati shows the wo
being lined
the shape
should be used for thi
the larger sketch,
warmer is not
bas been done in order that the wa)
in which it may be
clearly seen
The cover
made of some
ed with
dwork
and indicat
of the
¢
nrior
and covered
and sire box
purpose
the lining of
shown and
constructed
ould
of the
1
ana
Hr
eomfort
enough to ho
tle even
or
Figure Are Two Things to
Be Considered.
There two hings to
fore
weighty
ng the fash
¥ one iy wu vs gr
fiects } ‘ ng
are
consider be
for
accept
the empire «
® One is
th
ti
ye other the Ii
rocks the age of the wearer
ang
figure,
Josephine, the
the style fer to show off her
fect figure, was certainly no 1
young when she bacame the wl
fashion for nol only France,
world She believed that
lines hid what marks
had traced upon her
somehow the woman
pecially
old in
did
For the young and slender all
things are possible. One does not
even have to suggest that truth in a
dress epoch when every new style
rooms to be especially created for for
tunate youth But the women who
have passed the thirty mark must be
clothed also, and it is the women of
forty or over who seem to dominate
the world today, socially, and
sentimentally clothing for
must be taken into reckoning.
woman who
in or
’
as
but
Var the years
of today, and es
of America, does not
oven
a her
IRINA NINN NINN SNPS A
woman who The large waist
line was her hope to be fashionable,
and If it is token away what will she
do to be righuy dressed ?
is stout
Some of the Most Attractive Spring
Blouses Are Made Up of That
Material,
Hilks with stripes that fairly make
your mouth water are being made into
waists that admit of much originality
of line and trimming. These blouses
come in the regulation wash silks and
in the newer crep» de chines, with the
stripes of satin and of very daring
combinations. Dull tan grounds are
enlivened with purple, green and black
striping, and pink and black and green
is a favorite combination on a white
ground. One blouse in a broad black
and white stripe is made with the
stripes runping vertically in the upper
part of the kimono waist, while the
lower part has the stripes running
horizontally. A crepe de chine blouse
with upanddown stripes of pink in
varying widths —shedes of winter
green and teaberry aticks-—has a front
vest section made of the crosswise
goods, while the collar and cuffs are
treated in the same manner. Stripes
are here with the spring breezes, so
you had better make friends with
them,
nv rORNEYS,
ATTORF IT ATLAY
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