A —— sn - a ts I —— CHAPTER XXVI. | oe Fe { Congratulations. The Due de Tremont saw splendid stuff the captain in the Cavalry was made of by the young | man’s quick convalescence. Sabron | could not understand why Robert lin- | gered after the departure of the Mar- quise d'Esclignae, the Comtesse de la | Maine and Miss Redmond. The pres- | ence of the young man would have | been agreeable if it had not been for! 1is jealousy and his unhappiness They played piquet together ron, in his right mind, thinner paler, nevertheless very much of a man, now smoked his cigarettes and ate his three meals a day. He took a walk every day and was quite fit to leave the Orient. Tremont said “1 think, Sabron, that we can this week.’ Sabron looked at him questioningly. { “You are going, then, : “Of course,” said the young noble- man heartily. “We are going together You know I am going to you back in my yacht.” Sabron hesitated and “No, mon vieux, if me 1 think I shall remain the old line of travel. I have an that I am not in vachting trim Tremont noticed his friend's toward him He moments “When what | ans] Sab- | and sail too"? take then said will ex« faithful idea you use | was not too dull to have! change of attitude | smoked for a few | and then said we get back to P the pleasure of my flancee.” aris | intr intr want have ron dropped his pe me out his tradiiots roducing and the you Sincere war ments said you really vou on the vad CHAPTER XXVII, Valor in Retrospect Mas bloom in the green the del he light 1@ month of uts lcate young as in golde ni walked through the Bois at the hour, a little reddi heels. The young an imperceptible men w" ho have He INE man if the small allees of ionable noon trotting at his walked with He was lived one fash sh dog man Hmp have overcome thin, as hard and remendous obstacles men are browned who from eastern countries The little dog ceptible 1 running puppy. The two companions seemed mensely to enjoy the spring day ron every now dnd then few moments looking at the gay passers-by, pedestrians and eques- trians, enjoying to the full the repose of civilization, the beauty land. *itchoune looked with upon the many dogs from his master's side was quiet, the little animal stood at | attention; he was a soldier's dog. He | could have told dog stories to those | insignificant worldly dogs — could | have told of really thrilling adven- | tores. His brown eyes were pathetic | with their appeal of affection as they | looked up at his beloved master. He had a fund of experience such as the poodles and the terriers led by their owners could not understand. There. fore Pitchoune was indifferent to them. Not one of those petted, ridiculous house dogs could have run for miles in the dark across an African desert, could have found Beni Medinet and fetched relief to his master. Pitchoune was proud of it. He was very well satisfied with his career. He was still young; other deeds of valor per haps lay before him-—who can tell? At any rate he had been shown about at the ministry of war, been very much admired, and he was a proud animal. When Sabron spoke to him he leaped upon him and wagged his tail. After a few moments, as the two stood near the exit of an allee leading to one of the grand avenues, Pitchoune slowly went In front of his master and toward two ladies sitting on a bench | in the gentle warmth of the May sun | are wino was tanned as have extreme sot f ome and ithern an imper. a bleyele! had also 1p occasioned by over Lim when he was a im- | Sab- | stood for a | of his own indifference He did not stir | When Sabron light. Pitchoune, usual indifference, gave a short bark, walked up to the ladles, and began to snuff about their feet. lady exclaimed, ing his hat, color cheeks. The Marquise d'Esclignac held out both hands to the officer “It's nearly noon,” you don't forget that ised to lunch with sleur le Capitaine? Sabron, bending over her hand, sured her that he had Then his traveled panion Redmond as her fashion, the icer from Africa, who not her by until who had only caught a glimpse of her cross the opera thought that he had never such a beautiful in all his life, It was made of soft gray cloth and fitted and in the lapel of her mannish she a few Parma lets He recognized them. They fre that he had night He k and they stood talking of them, for a few yune stationing h tinel by Miss Redm The moved from his| beating in his dark tanned she said, you have do you, prom us, not forgotten. to her com- wore a eyes Miss dress, young of simple was but had seen near now house, geen wore vio- om a bunch sent aged her t o ether, her the and, before three MOTs, Marquise d'Escli irl op young rose walked on togethe “Mes fants,’ ur usual don’t 3 Her with CHAPTER XXVIII, Happiness. Comte de Le dreasin Sabron finished his ig Brunet tip od fair said: “Mo well tonight.” Brunet had given his master a direct compliment. His eyes had the habit expressing ad and the manner in which performed his duties, were his forms Sabron's long illness fact that he had been snatched from and given back to the army leveled between servant and the impassable wall of eti his master his shining boots head. His nsieur le Capital surveyed it Lie his ff eyes to sleek, expressiv ne is looking never before of of compliment But and absence, the again, master “There will be a grand will there not, { Capitaine? Doubtless Monsieur le | Colonel and all the gentlemen will be there.” Brunet made a comprehen. sive gesture as though he comprised the entire etat major. Sabron, indeed, looked well was thin, deeply bronzed by the ex posure on the yacht, made a long cruise. from a far country and is content. “And never shall I forget to the end of my days how Monsieur le Capitaine looked when | met the yacht at Mar. seilles!” Brunet spoke reverently, as though he were chronicling sacred souvenirs. “1 sald to myself, you are about to welcome back a hero, Brunet! Mon. sieur le Capitaine will be as weak as a child. But | was determined that Monsieur le Capitaine should not read my feelings, however great my emo tion.” Sabron smiled. At no time in his simple life did Brunet ever conceal the most trifling emotion--his simple face revealed all his simple thoughts. Sabron sald heartily: "Your control was very fine, indeed.” “instead of seeing a sick man, Mon- steur le Capitaine, a splendid-looking figure, with red choks and bright eyes, came off the boat to the shore. I sald to myself: ‘Brunet, he has the air of one who comes back from a vie tory.” No one would have ever be. lieved that Monsieur le Capitaine had been rescued from captivity.” Brunet's curiosity was very strong and as far as his master was con- cerned he had been obliged to crush it down. To himself he was saying: “Monsieur le Capitaine is on the eve of some great event, When will he announce it to me? [| am sure my master is going to be married.” Pitchoune, from a chair assisted at his master’s toilet, moment holding the razor-strop tween his teeth, then taking clothes brush in his little grip himself ‘I hope in my master is not going without me!” Brunet was engaged to be married to the kitchen maid of the Marquise d’'Esclignac Ordonnances and scul- lions are able to arrange affairs so easily as near one be the to out not Monsieur le Capitaine,” his simple face raised to master's, “I going to be am mar. Sabron wheeled Brunet, around: “Mon when?” Hrunet In five taine,” at heartily is she ing her?” WN hen grinned sheepishly Mousieur le the sup years Capi. which erior officer laughed an infant, are you one is the eldest of a wid. sald Brunet with a sigh, the eldest of ten children—" The clock struck the quarter, ron knew the story of the chimren by heart “Is the taxi “Yes 3 ow,” Sab widow and door? Monsieur le Cap Pitchoune ftaine.” i sharp bark ot invited, 3d his went gave u are ne mas. his out The arquise heill » tiset brilliant little of Sabron's ent Lesson That Should Be Impressed on America by the Frightful War in Europe. Waste is the and it erime of this War: waste human life, in hope, in lové and in the common savings of us all. Millions of dollars’ worth of the savings of the people of this earth. all of them our brothers are daily burned up, and wasted in the madness of the nations: and even that ia a trifle crime of today, the great in is especially awful value will and we of the liver that not make any Americans, rarely fortu. lost. It rich: ful strife, shall find our burden to bear. Some time will be over and then waste must stop If we are humanity and beyond the by the lust of blood, and the vanity of kings part of vance in made Tace, ing borrowed from future generations: extra hard labor and sweat must come from infants now at thelr mothers” breasts, to make good this debauch of blood and fire. And in the very measure that we waste is the sentence at hard labor upon the ris ing generation prolonged. Wea cannot get out of it by being American: the debt Is upon us, in unequal measure it is true, but the debt, the obligation to make up the losses, is upon us all ~-Atlantie. Responsibility and Prayer. “We learn on unimpeachable ag. thority that Lord Fisher, first sea lord at the admiralty, makes a habit of go. ing to a certain church practically every day for prayer and meditation before beginning his responsible du. ties,” says the Church Family News. paper; “we understand also that Lord Kitchener follows out a similar rule whenever he is In London.” -London (Hobe, MOTHERS’ PENSIONS FUNDS GIVEN OUT Auditor General Powell Apportions $234,000 By Counties—Draw Warrants Soon, Harrisburg. --~ Apportionment of $234,000 has been made for the sixty seven counties of the State by Audi tor General A. W. Powell, for the mothers’ pensions, and drawing of warrants will gtarted in a short The legislature $100,000, to which Is 746.24, left from the 1913 The sum of $10,746.24 has been served for salary of the State sSupervisor.of Pensions, and the clerk, be $144, of added appropriation th Lie and for their adjustment of SXPEnSes, of | accounts local boards tionment should be made on a bas nd Philadelphia and Alle gheny will receive $35,100 cach, ‘rns Lackawanna and and are in ceive $8 tween 100.000 £4 H54 from $1,950 $1,023.75, and t} having oh, 0 opulation, $585 The i srtionment next the oy (io 2 and get 50.000 to 540 G4 25.0080 to ae less than § 680.0 Lay Out Six State Game Preserves