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Show 5 THfirJ-AOLTIEimE ! PTfCtU-'rCchth. dreary ox ""'-loMTtliesatHlnneln lull Mue S-'aclcly-",,l,,,'1Tr ' !..,. m l I lunch of Lushes '""Tlao th.sa..l.on.tJf.irn. vl.at '. rirlinn i Ulna - lli l.luol.cro.1. 3 ln'l wan eo on tl.o inl.r.laee.1 r "V !""" """," '",1,1 23r iiaL wi'fi,jtii'K,," J Ttii4,l'lorJr,'l,lcrro .cnnnoU tlm liench v. Teetered n mm Ijiuit ll.lnJ llw 1 ilhesef the lllnil Tlila manwasn S,.rt, lronrc.1 fellow. irhii llilrt) . SrtoIJ l IJ " tuoMusi.tilfonii i JE11i,atedbUtnnnyniilorlona; . batter Ut. I"1'1 "" " - ''t 'e;l - ,u'sasliot,'Uiire..te.l In tl.ol.ollow iV.itrm. Just now tlio lieutenant una - ?,'? Ti' " w ","iWIj: !LMonei oil tl.li.K" veto eiulet nn.l ' p rT-t" "" '" 1 k"'" " ou'1' " .,r lit lowed for a ftoclc ol lour ' at tcrlrnnlrelloiollioiuouoton) it in Uimn lw en t turn tip I rtlty ..'" H" "kut' "' " ,l,lk ",5- rl'm' , Is tin lnroii-llionfcli I UHimi tlio ol 1 I , ir pa n o)o on n.e, for nil liU J iaiH along In ncli nu uncoiiteloue j JlcnlSo-l manner. Hon H.o only i V rJ tan. r "' in m tiiiunlj tint - i La for an hour. Vh),ao fir as anvil I " might oetlw.l"' nt fio imrrnelia ' Sal; recruits. Hot, licllo! there a n ' 'hi bad icen I'lover l'lerre i'ierro ' re,rcdfruMll;oliaow of the il . (,u sad stood itiwii tlio snn I. Tin , t dlJ nut no miiny i rangers, bo lo ojieJ ilons tho beicli to liiTealiiiulu tl i oce. .i lie leii oy tl.o llttlo i ui'rlpcrs Him" 1 " " mil-lug liw curtesies to ii fr. nd, nn lthol luohrioti la I.J ai Mm Willi leu Imuuhtlnoas tlinn (t t.i ill' a-anmed Krluiw tho Mnl h nn 1 Hi it l'l' ito cmuo tu dettroy tho I ai.jrdstniitnroeallJ'lul'liHl Eat for i u u tho heron is intstu! en , T rro illl not dl.tutb tho Mind, hut , r UedU-lilnlittoeluit with tl.o ml r At flrt tl o bo v ik I titf alruM of th ongfrll wlnlltiech.tliotnndbraM ball i. . tb t'Sli hl fm "" k,n I nd fr a dlr. 11 rro hud one been In a Iw c rtnt(Jai.Uc, hero tho hlh caUnl i n oudtwiod n luoimelpwur. Tim U r 1K1 Jea to nJ thil tlllo In the run ut let u i lloim hmenr, ore 5 oil n Yonlceor Tho KWir hoJJmI, and 1'icrro ro-inmedi ro-inmedi "So m 1 We hare moved, nnd nor ire live cno mile Nmtli or tho lino lulu. lu-lu. aCaniaaonlVonuont Vouteo, I '. 1 onli"i hr wholi mile." joj a ore," re; Mud tho other, "anl In our caie 110 ouo can fcn) n mllu a not ', Utt r than a rain. Ion uouliln t liko 1 to iolo lin 1 inkee, would our" ' o, In lcd loonelsuoilr. 1 tint 1 roud to to a Vankce. Tho Trcncli mi 1 11 0 WtikM were almyi friends, nnd It Ii good to Ulooj to tho United States. bii.ee ve ore Loth Vai.Vi-c3. Ao ahoald Ufricndi. liltnotK) ("Ofceorsoltli." Tl.orolJIcrlaHKhM, got up, and male room for i'iitre. -Come, what II you ba 1? llcto'j aonio ai. anj hin'a n cUar." I loTcr lfcrru iliook hit head "Jnlea, nri lienor Is only good to mit out n cijar luant!.ilthcrM t "Why. thii Juki uiuat ho n perfect Itoic." , "Ob, no; Join It my friend, and ho llrn ijoitii ni ir ui. Ho too liaj more I t toUro. lit." , "And I Imajino j cn'ro fjreat la) fel- , lom " jnggcstoj tho lliiiteiinlit. "Weil. 1 ot qnlto that, luomclnenr u 111 tiaibci uio nnd knowa uian ato- r rltt Von i ho Is oil Ho una my fjthta cleric, anl he hia hlto hair itanling op all ocr hit heiul ily J father," ail I l'ierro roudl) , -w aa a 110-' 110-' lary anj know ull thiujv Julia anja ray fatbvr waa quito ohlwhoti ho inar- ' rkJ ILo 1.1 Dlicr Theu ho 1II11I unJ aha lurried Jtati llourdo HoUatrontrnul cm work on tho farm, hut ho like 1 t- lirtoUi Idle" Tho toy wia rnttlini; , 1 eD,heiiloicmcinurelthat.liileaiall , reo;lo chonU not talk too much of tin lr t ounalMra. Ailmky rel Lriitliilol.lj . tvianhyfaio "Hut It tlreajou toluar s alltbia. Do ou coino from tlio har rackaaeroia tho I ike, nluro they tcath I lnw aoUierK' Ilia new BKjnalntanco amlled asaent. . "Jnlca r aja it U 11 ahamu for Unltcil " Etatu people to fljbt mdi other, hut 1 watt. 1 ahould go If it woro not for Ult" A I'ierro rail "that,"lio I0A0.I nt aoioetliliiK v htuli thoulj Imo nioliheil tb iturdy les turlvd up Iwneatli him, lotwaa onlyupeioif wwxl faitei.cd to airy.hort atump of V. IleekUa tbiwooJin leg, 1'lcrro carrlnllHojd , low crutchta IVihl It una tlioao ImJiMiiUtltntca for liRa which riiu 1 hiia tho lumo of l'lovcr I'ierro Tho J JeWler 1 , y,a acnrcl.ed tho hoaoin of tho huiBMhuudi much lutcreatod In natch-lajadUttutlloikof natch-lajadUttutlloikof ilonr. ilmoa fnco hrUhtinwl na ho ion. , Unuedi "AithntiBh I mnt walk will. 1 a "Jo Uttor tluu mot W a. 1 luljfht lx I'OiWKldlcr, and m llkht jutt aa hard u u1i."1Jr cou"try aa tan other ioil "111 )ou ilrlll mo to Lo u aohllirr" Tl.oioaii lu tluo ahlftul bla cjia from ualniirlui) tlock of plorndlookid "ll.rro. -Wh), jou'ro too joune ouiantlwinorolhanten jeara old" " , ot fl 1 i.uitnchoundLnowwell now to ihoot." ' ui11" tfllu r icmed to ho ten IcrlniJ Jlirremlillirly adrniiinKui Ho mnt- wredtoliinuclf.ilnui, ti,oK, fellowa 1 i u tlnlll! r lij.l thla boy'a ri Irlt." Uatiiow lira quiet bay naaatlrml Into r lew life. A lUnm launch rouuhdono l!.o oinu ,,a ,ulIt tutturj ii0 . .' Wilier. UUul Tho blue heron h ",cr)r 'nrpriK, una theu rccov .."".. ll'lfn"i "cpt nwuy ultli iraufal tnrua of M niCMa wlu-i I ino Bol.llir (,ot iipmiaaliwiKUio aaml a from L ilothim ' 1 l" ru,tllo B0 eniliient Imtcomoto -. o uo hatk to 1'latubiiM barrnc.n " AamulliWitjmtuut trim tho liuncli ?,nn hlni on bo-ird Hpthrow.ifow "ore lira. Into tho iklir, tlippid in ""i irnnlwojioncdawny. 'hoe 1 rnmint boat 11 iw twofasa j larjo ouo t t10 Low j ,lllaii ut "0 I rn. Whu, n,0 Uoutciwut BOton wara tonal! I down tliooim from tlio utm.ana uttiu.. imo tho eklll ut-ulu wai rowel UiU to tho Micro I'ierro wis atlll .lamlinrr on tho a. 1 1. Tho officir Krai 1 ly banded tho e h r to the boy ' I m Is Hani prisma iln-w tonialuedcitlaen ecr forget that yunnroaankee" I'lirre bclnjt audi a new citltrn dll liuliinlta uiiilerauna tl 0 rrtcm.io to Uncle Sum lint lita liuart fc-ai 0 a throb of pride and ho i.wrcntly look tho col oreil illk Into hi (trlniy hand. Ai ho hoi icd buck tlirouith tlio awnuip road liatliiiR lo tho lie la tw)oml ho thoitftht "NoV 1 nm really n 1 unkee Tim I ill man wotiU in t litre mo tho ititf It ho hnJ any ilntibt about It " Win 11 ho n at 1 rif tho lojr Iioum It vat (.-rouliiffiluik '11 out twlna hia half llatera wero rnllilirj Oler tho I' air, mid lira. Ilotm'u bMl l.eneir In gum ; L-itplHr Tl.o alotit Caliatlian unman till Miowcd eomi trace, r f 1 1 r cnnii ly RlrlhooiL Jean Uoiirdo. hoav) lluuro lounged byll.ohtove.nt.'rieioiiNohai.iclo both to bla wife r 11 1 11 0 tumbling twina ' Jean Ilourdo " aui I 1'lerru, "wouhl you not liko to lw u M'hllcrr "A i,ood cioeatlonl And If I went to tho war, who would Mini bread for )ou tocr.tr "Jnlea a)n that If my father' money In 1 been will Innnagcil Ituouldautpott Jenn tutni'd finarlly "Jnlea licran 1 And na for your fnlhi r, Pierre llenmliio ho did somuvh burniivitig fnluohl hooka that ho had no llino tu plow tho land or collect fee. from the ilktita." Tho woman atoj 1 him. "The notary no-tary lundo a good hiialullnl though ho waa old tnoua:!! to lai in) father lu hia lllunllhedlllollla.il " I'ierro ha 1 hid leu tluj flag under 1 U jacket, und now ho climbed tho lad lir to tho left an I lit tho ailk beneath Ida 1 Mow Ho returned to the louer room tho famil) bad lui or tin 1 Jf ill, lighting light-ing hia I'U. eal Ii L'lerre, go )oti to bed 1 li no com-, pnii) tunlght.ni.il tomorrow )oti limit bo up tarl) to help tho thnuihcra " Plour 1'icrro keit i.earh n. earl houra aa II 0 ptoicra thiinaclroa. Tonight, To-night, imireovir, ho waa willing to bo alone for hi hud flinty to thluk abont Ho pulled biiufctlf up tho lad lcr ua 11I1.1 blyiu could inott bo)a who hu.1 two b ga. After n Imlrlng tho I right Hag ho cantull) lall It unny among hia tow belonging, nod auon waa lu bed Vhdona of war nn I toldlein lllleil hia I ulud I rain Tlio friendl) olHoeriaoaid to la nu awe lnepiring in naiigiionrt now ho waa merely a good comrade nn I tin) wero I ghtlug for tin inmo la lovoil cotintr) l'lerre hlnitelf, bcatrldo a gal-lint gal-lint w hito iharger nnd holding ah ft 111. emblematic Dig, UJ rank. of homii 111 toiitory. Tlio restlea. boy. tonaeil bv inch fan-cle., fan-cle., mint lmo tiin nwaloftf a lung time whin bo wai rocallelto llnuelf b) hearing a door open and aomo one cuter tho rouui below Again an 1 again Uuriiurrhcl.i.i.Ul tlu.ru muat liavo Iom-ii ten men aaaiuibleU hi tho lonely cabin Ho miny vldtor. wero tinutual, an 1 IMtrn, at lint vill.out meaning to turn ivenJropper, heard cnoughof thtlr tnlL lu rouw lilt nupldoiK. Uittiug ipilitly out of bed ho ut hi. e)u to a ciaik In tho tloor nnd HflteniHl Tl.o men ha 1 arranged their builneaa nnitweru about I11 huto. Mien tiny had nil rtti n, ouo ot them tpoko to Jurn ilourdo 1 1'cmcmber, Itonrdo, how It I. nettled. net-tled. aro to meet hero totnirrow 1 ftimoon at 5 twenty men, armed an I f n good hone. Vou, lu wliut dUgnlHi )ou pleaw, nro to rido with ua, guldo 111 to Mt. Albana by ll.o ihorteat roa 1 ni. 1 t)lnt out tho illago bauka. 0 w 111 do ll.onrt. tor doing I'dajou aroK.ro-itho aroK.ro-itho OloO. If thcro acima danger (f our kin Impllia'eil. )on cancrou tlio lino Into L'aual.i. and wo will mako tond ull your loaea " Ilourdo wua aatltCcd anj tho men went out. 1'lonr ricrro, llileulng orcrhul, trembleil'Attlioielliment. Hofiltiuio lldl waa allot agalnat hia new Vunkeo Ian 1n plot which inuhtcoiul him to utum to Cauailx He comprehcndul that thero wni Ironhlo aluvi I for bt Albana, anl that tlio ixoplj mu-t li wuriiod. Indeed, hu had l.iurd the con-iliringof con-iliringof thoM) ileeiiento an I Irreejiou tiblo men, wl o in ll, tin ler tioanthur-Ity tioanthur-Ity from Hlthinond or nny goieriiiuent, phuineil to bwii p down from Canada, Mirprlw tho l illago of bt Albana, t, and rob Ua bank. Tlio bo) crept nolclely Hck to bed, but It w ai Ion,! before ho fie t hou ho ill I, tin llig, Iho oPlu r, tho rniinplr-atora rniinplr-atora nu 1 tlio tntM baulia puhe.l lliuir Unign and hateful InUueuie. luto hia dre una. All tho licit morning I'ierro wia huay hairing tho thrailun Jean woul lliaio kitldm ut work during tho ufte moon oa well, but at 1 ueloek tl.o bo) eon-(riled eon-(riled toiiiio from tho Imni My I lug nwa) tu tho houao ho -ot hi. flaj Irom tho loft whero ho hud h ft It Ho tried tuthlnk of aoiuouuyof warning warn-ing bt. Albana before tho mill who wero to liavo nt S could reach there, biiinu oa ho waa, it una liut.ao.lllo to walk tho hf teen lnllca in tlmo Ilourdo, ho know, woul 1 till 0 the ) ouug 1 row 11 inure, their only honw l.i en 11 iw ho w if grwiniiHf her In tho atuhlo. I'ierro w ,ia ulmct in desptlr. when ho icmombired tint old Jule. tl elr iieUhbor, ha I n bono, lo luauroltwaa oil and nomowbat atlll. but it waa bettor than nothing Ho wonldntoueogoto Jtilu nnl ak for tho home. Hut moment, w ero pn cloiw, nu 1 there waa no time for explanation Ho knew where tho uniini! wo.1 ) turod and must take it w Itho it nakliig Soon bo but cinght Iho ol I gru) , ill) put u I ridlo over ita head nud ecuming a luddlo waa U-atrldo bla ateod 1 io cr tterro di t not know tlio country coun-try well, kitlnuaa auioof tbogenerul dlrcitioii lu which bt Album 1 1). Aa logalluiwd along, Tlerro grow united and win lillfKl i.'llli jojoiia culbiulaiiiu Tho unoll hgi-ro on tbu gaunt gr ly boro waaperhaiMiitrnieaty on liilioi. of thecal airy ofllcer daahing at the bend of hi. troops, but tho lay was aatUllcd. Ilia mlaalol una a re.ia.nall.lu one, nnl hownawoiki-ufortho caiuo in which I10 bnrneil tu distinguish hlmeclf Ho bal pushed tho Hit under bla jiiLot .Non ho tool it out, and tlo-1 it l.lcut hint like un oflieer a each The iraplont Iho few farmhoiiKe. nlongtho nnd at ired at this apparition After ho had traveled wliat aeoiiinl to him n long dlataurc.hu got Into a eountry whero thero veio no farmhouses. Tbu laud was hilly, rough and used for ijuturuga ulono. Plerro bad no wntcb, but ho thought It must I iicail) (I oile-k. Thla could not bo tho main road to St. Allans. 1 lo rUffibcd lilzk bills and lookod about, but no coul 1 aeo no Tlllano iplrea Miil walchlnr from one of thco hil.a I. law far to than 1 uwudn bud) of horn men cantering al ng a smooth naid I'ierro a heart sink within him Threw vero tho raid. r. nrd bo was too late Hfiopporliinlt) had come, nnd ho hail failed! Da mrngeil and limp In tody, bo rode sail I) down to tho Idshway whero 1 0 hud reeii tho horremen, aad followed it back toward hia hnmo Aa the ral lcrs ehihel Ibrongli tho outaklrta of Ml. Albana the .Mplu atareil In nstonlahment at Iho raialiadc of will looking men cnrrjln cailliic and with rlslola itnek In their Mta. Jean lluunto dreaaialiiann Indian chief, I all Id. dull wit. aharpeiiid lyenlto- I mint, lel them nn I The) rodo Into tbu t-ildit of tho town. iTho ilhiger. unci nscloii. of elnnger, dl not mnlit tin m Iloimlo polnte.1 out the dlffirellt lainka, those hid drmed for tho da) to tho public but Iho bnuk-I bnuk-I keepers were mill nt their elcsln Tlio raiders overpnui red them, brol o pjhii tho fi.tfcs.nuil took what money tbu) cimll h.iit.l) gather In I. ill an hour tl ey wero gnllo Ing away, llrlng Iheir pistols in tboy weit Ono cititenwhi anwareil nt Id. dooi-rti-pwal aliot ml kllloil Hut me,t ef tho bullet, wero tired IdJi in tho nlr They eoou asd tho last house, nil Mindly lnoeil northwnnl 01 er tlm same rual wl.li Ii I'lerru had taken 011 bla return re-turn houio. Jule-a ei'.d homo wai growing mora and moro lame It wai unshod, at d this Ioim join in) had matlolu feet ton dir I'lelm did not liko to unto it too inndi, nn l so I ud lo Iw Mtialtoil with a ibwtr.t. Tho i.lghlwoald now Imio been qnlto dark ha 1 not aroseontinotm shed an iineirtalii lijl.t on tho brow 11 Held, nil lingi nnl about tho 1 right rill ublih bung from the tboiilder of 1 small bo) perilled on 11 tatl, gray In rc Dark nitilion of wixullaiid lxirlenvl thuroial, uud when 1'ieirowas iu-slug onoetlliese.ddth ho thought m t far from hoiui, lo benM n dittarlng of I oofs behind I tin. Ho dl 1 liotujvct tho raidirs to Kturn so soon but I10 tlanikit It muit be tlwy. Tho boy feared to let Hot rdo aeo him A wood roa 1 Ir-d iu-o the bushes ni 1 I'lim. riding into this dark rcees., liallcd aoiuo twenty )ards from the road to lot tho horsemen pus III. horso wua lild h 11 h) shallow., but tho llttlo niuoil sllli ui tl lnwreii the ovorgroouami lilt up tho gay color, of the Ihig. rio raldi.-a w re tiding recklessly, I f lllgllig and slKiiitlng The) wen hllirl otlsw-ltli siiccoi. Two )onng filhwa Irnug'tt up tho rear ot thogallopii celumli A startled owl l!ar;d our their hoade. nnd oue aimed bla carbiuo ut tho slow!) moving 1 irit ' .Hill, If we'd nu older, not to Hro 1 d briug down Hint fellow " ' If 1 wanted tu shoot," returned Jim 'Id take nrilirs from 1.0 man IE Uo! look into thla path Hon t that look llbu the thing tin) tall a Ihi up lure-' Ho hloutasl l.U horse, rulscd a life mid fired The two reaiimeil their gallop tn I caught up with tho main bod) Tho va lain looked Kick nuurll) . but did 11 t stop to remonstrate Already the si nip ear of Jenu HotirJo bod euuht tho sounl of lnrsulng boraea. They wero only two lnllca from tho Cannot Hue when 11 troop of horsemen njia-an don the I row of 11 hill 11 short distnneo bo-bin bo-bin 1 then. Tl.o robber put rpnr to their horses, the better iiuliualj respun led. but soma cottll not, nnd their rider, uero 01 r-taken, r-taken, mado priKiiers uul pirt of iho money ri-coTered Tlio lttir lnouuti 1 men escaped into Canada. They, too. were f rally captured nnd most of tho Uioty returned to tho liiiks Jenn Hourdo lilt tho railera bef ro llnywero overtiken, and 110 ono i pecteil hi. conuectlou with tho ' bt. Al bans raid " 'iho next morning Jules was stirprlied to! ml his era) lurM.mnre lamuth n imtnl wiiitliiir at thu stnhlo dunr iho 1 hi clerk went lotto llounlu h iu to nxk 1'icrro If he knew anything tbuiit It The 1.0 win ii.IssIi.lt Jule-a tl oilkht hisnWenco nnl the traiel wenieuuli linn of the horse wero in some way eon lie. ted Ho returned to hi. stable, an I with pntleut iiiro rolliwed luek tho trni k e f tho shoe leva hoofs plowlyho trni e.1 the horse". tnthtiH bo w 11 led lothoaunmplielilotl.o road Hire he fount lla und Is), eipiall) cold, and iKdh pleixed b) u rl le bullet. In the cm nliig n friend strolled Into tho lit uu Hunt a iiiuirtua ut ,ho ree rult-ing rult-ing station 'Ileroa news," bo nn-iioanceel nn-iioanceel ' lloiuhs from Cuttalabao robbed the ht. Ml ana binka. Ono II-Ingi II-Ingi r w us killed, and this 1 1 milng a boy e rl 1 1j. w ml 1.h1 In a Hag und shut throiixhthiibiart. una foiiu I near tho roitl ly which tbu raider, returned lu C mad 1," "Acrlp;Il tav with a tligl" cried tho ouiecr He threw auuvhi. cigar, mil tho next da) huwaainooJ) ml tool llttlo Interest in tho ilrllllng Thuevercretii Imsbea etuek Into tho mud ot tho Imi lunr tie tamarack iwatupdrliHl nnl wilted, tho iluerut-It iluerut-It ml mournful erica, us they clnlvd oierthe disitted Kuelt mid tl.o blue hen 11, wudlig along with ilnioping wings, found tho oldtlmo rillsh lor troga wuskuno l'loe cr I'ierro hn I left the m I rancli H l'alm.r In Haria-r . Weekly. It ii Ji st a. well to make tl.o boot ot cicrythlu when )ou ean't 1 clp It, but ) ou con try to Bit 0 a littlo oasUtAtuo ut lirsb |
