| Show felice the iho war vu RAI its tho the long dreadful r war liar but bat what matter mattered cd it III all to 1 poor cor little r e I 1 I 1 cc rier watching by liar horbick bick fathers ledida and knowing that ahila all the 0 shi must mail imo conru nril tinco the cruel wound in ia his hia breast catland by a prussian bullet could mi mat bo be healed healea anti and under it lio ito wits sinking day by day even t iha he shouts of 0 victory still rent rant tho the mt air i I 1 fial diw more hours or days at farthest and aho ha would le be nu an orr orphan illan left alone to 10 battle with alth the world in pris I 1 ut nt ratio so oll ailred so BO olto thatis no loeper seemed pavie pana ALI ahl caul ll 11 1 her pretty gr erl rotto Fotto mother lave hate fore Epou this tiny alay she would liuio named her child infelice Iii felic sot lob relice v r 1 I ich signified signi Bed 11 hop horpi jeaa delit relit I 1 it VM van scarcely Benr cely more than th I 1 r tint but in ill mi an instant the tha 0 child fiill bout over faL fallers hers cia pro prostrate forta ona 11 jam sinking little one on ho he said baid chilling Eh illing bastl ail I 1 would bo be content with the orde flug of 0 the ion bon dieu but I 1 11 hat bt your future troubles ne me I 1 liaa had a liella tile sum laic up for your dower it imi has fill gone I 1 ahall boive ia vo mychaild my my child aTin tet lit tat riffia hi youth liar bea beauty lity and ancher nor inao oense alaun too olten often fatal gifts promise ua me one ona thing felica abir swear it hero here by your dying fathers thera bobhol balf raising itself from froin his h la pillow the exertion bringing I 1 A aluah on tho the wasted cheeld l swear that yon son will never neter m airry rry i loan lanu lan lesil blood i I 1 in ins his felice aae a 11 sly my father I 1 Fro mist aisa you ua ila cowered reverently unil ima afa loil the words with a was hibb on oil tile pale brow already growing cold no ila amilea a foag aid wasted smile in ai lo he tit their boft velvety pressure pr esaure and heard board her words anil and when a few hours liter that grim ali doton hovering mar laid ina his bony firger upon him a and a m with ith its bonoll froze the life current ta in hi hia veins that smile smila still lingered about liis ilia lips ayo TO till they shut it forever from hit his childs sight eight with ilia coffin hid poor little falices por for a tiffalo she fancied they had with it shut out lot all the sunti bino from her life bud and when spite of the tha fact that day by day her leanty manly hoard board diminished as the weeks wore were on some sometimes timen a snatch of 0 0 boag O g cono rippling upward to liar her young lips or a burst of laughter sound bound through tho the strangely silent rooms tho the would cheek it as though it were a sin bin all ah she need not cot have fearell the sleeper slept on beed less leas it was the roil real caroa ol of life which made mada Voli ecat eat turn from the brol brooding dill of her ber grief tho satoru tomorrow which buet bo be met ero era it bursts dapon va tile the to day there tharo were many lind land to her bar but bat the people whom she aho lived bihong were P poor made de more diflora BO ly by tho me cruel do de station of the war and nono none of them could afford to do more moie than pity nna and from timo time to time perhaps por hapa invite ler her to then their scanty to board nil in the acost city ili all wan vita turmoil and coni contusion search for era employment seemed useless and so it avroo mat one evening at desk tile tho child faiet through hanger and d weary and man monti tally illy froni from her bar long ong daiya ayd search tor for work aud demly saw tue the lights grow erow dark before hr her anil and stumbling tell fell two strong drone areas lifted her tip a kind pitying face looted looked into hers heia and when she lie at lust last opened liar her tired eyes with a long along datte ilat toting sigh it a tender voice 01 0 bibid 1 ia wy very low peaking in liar mother 11 do not tr try to talk my thild only toll tell mo BO where son jon live liva ana nil I 1 will take you ho hortio me 1 I 1 without hesitation heal tation ehe alle gave gava street find and nu lumber raber und and ia a low few moments ana found herself seated panted in a cab with lot her prot protector ector and too exhausted to question or no word was vito keu laring daring the drive until they may e top pad at the door ot of the iha louse where cho lodged up ap tho the long stairs to toiler ber litho suit nit of rooms roams her com comparion compau ion led her and thou ilion left ter only to return with wine WIDO sod and food it lit no BO dilli filliault ault tu to get provisions ilc naff vv in ia 1 he maid aid with quick deli cloy and you it a girl BI alono for I 1 borla rhonl think it would be ba almoite ia possible I 1 am a tnora moro fortunate you yon 30 cope coale MAY ws we dine 1 ab MOR dOur tho she tan ott W to very ver it is true iraa I 1 am batal handry py hat but not because there to no food tint loll that daz day ly day my little block 0 money i and I 1 dikit not drain it lent leat darker days dikea are ara in JIM tor for rae laa and then with 4 title on covia ar lice hia 1 idi I 1 I 1 al nil I 1 1 lir r ni ad toly ilo ila r viat in in khiel 1 I 1 lipil sho lidded lid hw flin lh II 11 rent for them f r is aiole year SU or in oleo I 1 bould lia homeless tuo too tears filled mal it 0 BI eai II ab it lio the nalva arnia of ahn girl addea to liar ili silly charmed him bini but leto hero alone almac desoto do ulato soto end bud hii protected her lur her oa with a aid bro tight to lil ilia ull U it the iho ws and dilill ati ro vernea of b bio h you anva u pialo lilli ihl lid abid 11 yon ala oil oh no cos monsieur Mou Biem und king it ft is my my only comfort coia tort aria im 1 crossing ci the th ila sat nl down and ilia chort dumdi baug eua in in ft a voice ilic wing both tisa mil tion 11 sou IOU sing ila ha exclaimed clAim cil 11 would you io ill willing willin fi to give if I 1 found fir you dubone some selio lars alit monsieur auw sho she cried clapping her bet hands 11 alid abd tor for very little just that bat I 1 might cai git live nn fin acuest life 11 11 must not be ba too little le ho broil bingly replied iry aly cun can puy pay well I 1 will arrange that for air the tha present to secure your kervi oem yon ion most accept this pressing 1 1 esslair ia hei her hand a roll of notes 41 nay 1 ay as a she would it ii ia customary itis ilia simply a guarantee of 0 our mutual good faith dab I 1 forgot erect 1 I have not even told you ray my datoo here heio is in my ay card tomorrow Tomor to morrow rov I 1 bring yon tour jour pupils until then ray my ai little I 1 lie friend good 11 I 1 what nhat wonder that felica mt bat ss its ho he lad had left hot hor stunned and aid motionless motion loBB listening list aniag to iiii ani footsteps echoing down tho the stairs bazing down at all the money aria and tho the caril card let her lingers fingers hold held or that at last the notes foil fell fritt frittering ering to hir her feet but the ibo card learing mark listens Lis tons lons namo was wait pressed lit in an ecstasy of agrati tudo ludo to lier lips via RI site elid slink bank on iter her knees to the floor door with a prayer of mark listen lad been true to his promise pro misa for colico tho days of want were owr over sho she hod had many pupils now and liar her heart grew light again now that thiet she bho no longer saw tho the specter of want standing athwart her threshold it ib WB wan i a very ilif lerent specter which came to EO liften stalking across that th hi app a spooler octer youna slid and strong and who vibo hil learned to know well the way up those many und to thinie brighter than whish aldaya greeted him the tha pitiful aerial condl lion of the child arst had impelled liim him little by liyia 11 unconsciously to io milo 5 elf aadil am 1 least of till all to hor bar the eho grey into his bis heart and aad warmed it ii until without lot her it would lave iwa been cold and ancl desolate A chance speech ot of some boma gobeil him this truth I 1 that it veto bolter better that ri alice ebent her evenings eveni oga aud and her days at her w wort work lz istead of illing them with a young ana nan inan bilto belonged to in lifo life from hers and meant her no rood good meant her no DO good I 1 As though lo lie would not have hare struck dova at lis hii feet the ratio man who dared braille even nn an impure thought in ili the puo region legion where she dwelt dwell the firo fire shouldering ing at his hia heart burst into name if kif if relics loved him or he bo night might liopo to teach her tho the lesson he ha would give her li hia is aad his protection unil so bore rore to tho the world ilia honor arld and his hia t th if felico felice loved himl him with bated breath idith flashed flie lied cheek with kia ilia adling eye the listened to tho the few sweet manly words in in which he baked asked her to become his hia wife ahl ah I 1 she had not thought of this what had she aho done to deserve of heaven such euch exquisite happiness 7 he ha wm wai lier soro hero and he ha loved her she klio would have been his slave elave and he bo asked her to become his bis queen theo then ero era she eho hsi had timo time to answer sho she maw caw the gates of heaven close clone in her very luce face what was afas he bo baying mayho g 1 2 1 I we will leare france franca whore where you yea have buffered ered no ao bartell rny lay own and I 1 vill take you home to my lay ow own a country and to my oin oan family faini ay iy 1 your own oUD tryl she faltered tho the color fading from roo lot lier check and liam Is not frycs year country 1 I no dear I 1 landan am an american Ameri oiin had I 1 never told you yon before bat what matters it return to franco wh whoa all you wi will ili 11 0 oh albert eatherl fa therl I 1 thought tho the girl with wili tho the memory of his hia dying command cud and her bar so solemn lerlin TOW yo could not have hava foreseen this jay day or you yon not have wrecked chilas oh ilila life I 1 can cala never merry marry you yon mr lis lia too ton she than bald aloud alond very sadly very slowly atz striving iving to check tho the g sobs but they would not no liboro be YO pressed pr cased they ter the storm of her passieu slaking shaking hor her like lika fl a reed felice delicci re licCi ebat is 13 it you yon do not nol love me tell me dear tho the truth and looking into his eyes she ebo dared not answer falsely with lir ber load lica buried in her arms she fal toroa out the story atory 11 your lather father YOU think hei he would woula hold you to your cabb felice Ic lica lit bu lint t aba cba waa immovable to 1 I cannot I 1 ara rot lol abol ob mark Marl rao me and forever 9 never lie ia said Fol collell lell a sudden light upon him 11 your oath well was this that you yon should never hwrry a man unless french blood in iiii hii voina voice with the hodier be biow a from his bit pocket po was waa le he going to murder ber death would lio be sweet athis at hia aide side ehe lot ilni take her hand tile the next moment she felt the sharp pone penetrate tralle her flesh I 1 he ha commanded on her leall stream of ol 01 then she saw that on his hia own r was the tha game tha th a text next moment ho q ba bait 1 t ased her ber band agi luat his bu lunt at me alio blood might enter it 14 1 which allowed fiam lers hera IVeli colI hs he cried crie d 11 who wha dares say BJ now thero there is I 1 I 1 nib rrene a bl nod in my oy vir almas il stanoak the till I 1 till illi at jitni its lest il nil I 1 olio i anil and 1 rc fieo half bully I 1 i lappy ihie liviu wit nil is in to I 1 I 1 ia a tho lul tiller alli antl 1 tar 9 lit lur cilc it 1 wn n in ili IT Y I |
