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Show jj ' TIIK WtLNCIl hENTltl. m fWJ? dl I i J Tl mam? hl rtntl at laat, Usv H iK nil Inn the rDoU inaaten of the potlUtf H EjK n 1 I Tb Mnpaat ka.1 jcoui away, after I H J I IngnoofMcript, Claud LaUpte, m 1j B LB? Ai I ,rXi tlI n" iuIhmh, undtr ltulter r B jV J i h tttjr which 1ml bt-cu halt dtui I aaanUll- nil! l' Night wh coming on, nnl In the iWp if ilng gloom tho ooiirf aolilitr It 1 1 $ Irtlf LVirfnlljr at the wintry lain! Um.1i ohjct wm n hajo, vHnl lilh .- ji itte. which hit lmpl atnt fami . tftinfun.il Into n fatiUttta icir, y ami he trrmMinxly recalled tlw ghntl' 1 ltgeuAi hwrJ In I.Ucl.ildl.ooO, tin worn- HHK&fV iNltfl rncroMlntt theimtlif, the tnti feliuil- HHHl i 81 f I tlrtlu aiid mII drawing iwarer tlio glow- HHc l 3' II i ,Ufi lMrIb Whl,e "' "lQ1 llC,wlrJ BliiK at I A roournfnlly. Altoie htm the altjripv' TR i-j ( I P mcra nihl moro !taqa not a ntnr i4tc H H' tl l! ' ln" ,l1 Actcotvq, and the Ueak lmrtb lMk f fj -i wind jTolongeJ Uio treinnlo aifflia of uBB I $ 11 branch., hi thy loftly ruil J HHK IjlJI l sItMt i-iich other. HpB K It 5 TbewtitryclvpftlhU mmVet fmnif Bt tl ont ,1XM' inutlontfM, trnlyxeil wm LLHffl L Sn I yt 'tagtiettrrcrAnd aluiufttnmubwithoolt. ;' m Sit' "l4 lhon"ht Wfr l"1 wltl1 tl4 LHB r"1 T 1 1 f wtinory cfhl houie ntiJ of iliy whi HB ' -V fill f K-ml,nfUral hUl-ftitlinK an.l Unl H 'l ff j( ' lilp, to Wlannway, tlint hu hnlf U Hjl ill tf i ut lilmlnty of kcr;lrff walrh Hfl Rl ii j UnlJenlyAtiiMnmgMui.lnroMtat. Hf S ii i flukm-Miuar him btartlnl tutu 1.4 B J Jf s revcrir, dndil.wkh.tiilf,coclivllili H T jr 7 &n nntl loolctt! nbout hhu imilottly Bi jf U MiUiryeaiidtfir htiJ evrry hiukU a w P; it the atrrt, nmcraWrititf that UU oui R fj 1 1 raI werelrii anj that thy Inn!-' B 1 i tohlm to ftwakf n thm In caw of Jan H L I1 if The mount coDtlnn 1 with a wiiii I f H; li itraitKllDS like a ilith nttUt lln H ' ill faltit, hvitrMicry of affunynniMfronitiiP B9 ' If lulncil walUof thehooM Clnuletrrml B( if 4 lu at the lw;r way, struck n initcli nnl Vf 1 j ' "tw lyluj? lu a corner on a heap of ruh B ' I il 1 dli and 11 1 down hy th fragment of H , k i the khattticd roof the d.irk oaillne of u H t ' 1 1 v human form. B ill' A bit of candle enl clnncr-UoUl, Bf i; Ins br nnl Cliude Ilshtcl tbla an 1 j ' crept ftoflly toward th cornrrt Int H J j dim lljht hu dltcovf red u tuldirr, one vi K Mi"1 tfae fcemy, who had etldnUy bt-tti H , ' fctruck down I y the falling joUtt fi r n H a " UiimhyitcrOH hi cliett Tito otm Hf ,' Kit nchman utterrd an exclamation r Hj j J prcMlntt firrce hatr, and drew hi buy H i J r wt tbnwtn.lnslyj the other man looiUfl B 'f, ijjj, athlm villi liasanl ce ClAtidowu H , ijfl ftihamcd and druw baciti It wai I tub- 1 in bntneiny, but a woundwl one, and th BB i 11 contcrli't lowrrtd hU mnaktt, whi Bx J lA 1 1 ruck lh frozen ground with a ibarj m . Bt i J R J clwkinj toIc exclaimed butilorlnglyi B' ST j'fi? "Urlnkr LB K 1 1 B ' Vou want n drinkr Very likely," rv Bv m 1lS' tcrtM tho yonug trooper, Ujb'X 1" Ll B tfll hand on the cacttn, whlth, befora tn' LH f b IB i '" '' 1 1c M pfntr3r or ' fillwl u ' " & !j jflf iarm cotlre, (ntronaly aeasouedw. ft, i L II M ! brandy. 'Ver roper for ino to war LaVta t Mil auemmy'iituiuvhut the ixpinM of n bBM Nll rrvbchmanV B ! . lie Uughelinecrlnj;ly,anlMl( ludu B ' Hi r ' f ante cf the wonn 1ml nau'a rntrtatj B i u ojttiftl thocanttfiianllut It tohliowN B , I r3 I Hut tho flrat drop o. mM to chok B ' J I 3 Uitunfltr all, this wrrtcbtUlettn'vnw B j a frUow mini Claude lt-mied lilt k B ' HI I niiint the well, atuoiil otrr the t LB xi ai it fenrr. lifted off the In a) U-amuDdtli LB rr I 111' kiwIliiB doni, hell the canlu ovr LB ukl il li. t)l0 Kltnf ll0tl111- Tho other mt 'Jarf 1 1 " I raleed hit hand lugerly to graip tie B.' ' 31 If ".None of that,' irltd Clandtt "l ' B I lifU down )onr paw, or not ndropihall) Bi id'! hare, Tlie rrfntum think 1 would h LBi V I 5 I willing to drink after hU Ury llpbl" LLI w 'a;j Tho nouuded man undtntood, fori Lal ri nl halhvc-lln Fnnc boforo tho war, ai H ! Q I I undo a inurement ai If to turu aw H f I from the lookef dlust whlth aoeM 1 ' 1 1 f pin led Chude a word, but bti fe en aLLV m, 'kil thlfit mado him char co hU mind I LLI p K ( n t; a rieued hie mouth Mid the ether it LLB aw I II K 1-uured into It nttrennof winu reft 1 K. I I 9 from the canteen, then, Und(iifr i., BL ( I! toaafrl otn Immpfrjw Ida own nhari.rfc aLB aw V 1 nitheit out of tin cabin In ait bUn tt rr r B amX I' ttt "ie iI1(ngQt of lulng dvrtol 1 i B H : 1, I1 aBH B 1 "Tbttt Maiaharl tuff,Haald Cliiu LBn B( i V, I UUrcuhlatMth. BJ B1 I1 B B. ! I At the c,,a ,f luU " 1l0ur l,ntl f Lal Ik Ii'I th purpuee ef liatitlughowthewouru LLB V Dli uan UM ull'il ou uu lurtly to bhli LLB Rl ill' hlmwlf frtMii the tutting wlnl whi Ry mVi 41 Ufthvd hit f w, Umjoung atnlry uh BiH mSu IrG rntrrrd th eottacc WtWi BH i! 1hoiour(ifrutao,itUl tortured wi i Haw) K' J JfSf feer, atretohvd out bU haul fur tho tn HH H I'l tfru. and tlllnl with ilty.Clvilrt L.t. awl il jrlil leforgnt hU former rtj ugnance, h ir HH lav" M(ll rivdly detsrhvl the gourl from ldit L HH B 111 un1 ll-,,iU'1 K to the i'ill(.r(.r An 1 awl ll If II vint out ngolu foaruriued nan o 1 HH !V iti beforublm.anl Wforn ho hail tlm t LWt IB' fl 'Ml glvothw alarm liouui jlU:minl nn I it (awB (H 'llc' prlbontr Sounbi of haitml footLrM jB H llll rendered alsioat Inaudkbto by tho d.ri lawH WW ll enow, now ntpronclted, anl n body of jB jUi Mi tJitm mtmt toalndt Their it) tain u .aBTf law l Iff Davuriau, onWrl tho trUontr Into LBi QbV ! iHJnae una imriotm!i him In lronch, awfll !9B 3 hut Claude madeno refly, BBl 91 il "Anier mr, rawal,null tho ofHcer awH! nlB ''! tnr A I11' "or our 1(1" "HI awHI Olaw i ( opennd by n buyonet through your Udy, LH I'M i Mr I Whore la tho main guard Utiout-af' VB fill ii 1 Tlltf young aoldlor was ailunt 'awH SbH 'll? 'Here men, uplke thla pighevle.1 fob LwM ImIB lii ftl hw,M but hit tinplnrtug volte aai.lalinMt aB SUV 'wl "dU'i4' InbtirprlMithncapUlutunifl awK TalBLV f&H arouud, ww the man lying in the cum r, HB itdfB '., Tit'' m-ngnlxm 1 Im oner htaownvum- B t iiH ?V l"ny who hrtd bvnu lft firdend, itnd VBB r,B h'iJ tnwl buw coinrulotute the ulQiir awB LarH f budbt-eiitohlm HK II AtWlJ ' ' ' M ' V ry v"'11 ! M iU knn hU llfff,M a ttd kaVB H B i . r " (,m r ' lmt i ,u-t l uy litl" wi LwB- ;7uP u M,,11,r ,a li - ;' l,'i i B I HI a ; 1 a t ilimi LUft-it) u. ami if Bt r If V 1 Uulu ' "1 ll,,M htranslu bim B Hi-.!. 1 x,i"h' in l-e Iurvsardt NoUUl EawBUk 11'! ,!; ii Ui I in i V r uch Bk. Jf ?i K? , L ;l L ipij wu4 In derpulr, IIo BHHH I 5 il 'it H '' diwrlvd hU wst, bad faik-d to u ho LvBi i rirsiv awHayHalaBBBaawaiM Hi m nn an i i i n i iv ta c m rw ax ' u 1 In r l M tnflK-arrrl Tl c ultl p utt it Vhnt nldli dt j wivi I Hi m r hid itlmg qui i ), r-Ji'ml for ainlnuieattxreeWtngthit lit cap-tori cap-tori ro taVlnjr th wrng dimitlnn, but lhj captain oeti dlwoTprcd hie err r and chiiitgnl the route 'lhl time lhfy were en the tight real th little band of French in en would tie nully eaptured All WAS It tl Sadden, the prienner flombW and Ml, an 1 na bli gnanliana atooid to i drag Mm np a train hi finger clntohed tho trigger guard of Mailer inutkeL Tlw mnn tirftrlted at 'Jm weapon, tmt Claude bnng on, and in ptl of hi I mikU Urlng bound am iftdd In hi Av ilgn. Tlten he felt for tin trigger Hi r iiMitii pierrl him with a tut) uot, and Claude, int rtally wottn-ld felt hla hold rein x i cxjurnliiri 1y ho rant I nnotlier tf fnrt and the gun went off Abialtv purt ccboed thnrngh the tUrknvee, r 1 with all lite remaining itrtugth be ilioutnli "To artnaP Then, j-lerce'l throogh tho holy, ho reeled awl etfftenod, UlUog tlie anow Uttt tlie reiort and the cry were beard. Tlie French, Arooaed, attacked the rneinyi tltetr main gnanl atiae up, and nft-r a eliort engagetunit the Herman, r tiding thrawelrei aarrounded, laid down their arm. CIau lo LntApfo wae lying In nn am-tula am-tula i tew when the general of the corpa eame up, bribgtog htm the Tin lieu m c f tlie brave, tlie rrme rf the L-gton of Honor The young man, however, iuaJe wtl I gaataro ai be txclalmodt "No, not you do not know bow It waar I know you nro n brave man," re-filed re-filed the general "Ah, tny (lodr aiglieil Claude, ' mntt I I rocUlnl my own dndtonnr lvfort I dlit 1 dratrvn court tarUat lneteaI of tlm crow," And humbly, In n volro hrokn by aobe, he con feaal bla niotm n ttry dwrllon from hie pott, ivldlug In voiirltmlont "The whole outpnat might hare ln iVitrojfd through my fault, yet I ami 1 not help iit)lug that ndttrobl Uer luttn "llUcomralea made but n pnor te turn for our couipfatlon,afthl theof-Bctr theof-Bctr "Thy w nrne'l ma, 1 knmvwliat to txiect,N Claude auewereil aim ply, "and I nm happ), for I dU for France. Ihat U more titan 1 deeene.M (Jhv me your itaml, ray bravo fel hv tried tlte general "You hire mre thin AtOMtl I am prou 1 to Cf unman un-man 1 itch n tn.in m your and etooptng ho lal 1 the mwbil on Claude' breaat nn 1 gave him th Accola-le. The aoldlers f aw wo Illuminated ai h graia.tl the tnriUI In his hot hand, and gaiptng for breath Iw murmuredt 'Till U frr my inotber. Will you leu 1 It to lierT An 1 ou receiving the general prom-Ih prom-Ih thecunatrlptamllednnddietl From the I renin of Meorgi de Lya, |