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Show A BRETON'S REVENGE. It was the hour of the olesta In n corner of his room, scrttwji folded curtnlns from Ihe ra)s of the burnlns sun, Col Vagars reclij. carret made of the skins of twenty tigers He rlept like a man thoroughly tired, a heavy, placid, dresmltsii consequently did not stir when the awning parted and a flgure-ilil. sinew ) stole In on tiptoe, nnd stood quietly watching him Tho figure wore the uniform of tho lurcon, the stripes onlji claimed tils rank of sergeant, tho glcamlns barrel of a pistol protrr.Ji' snsh about his waist I'or an Instant only fiergt. l'ubllo held hh breath nnd listened I room vvheto the t-oldlers mustered was next but one that occupy Colonel, nnd It was preelscl) this guardroom which was his motl danger, lot he had real!) nothing to fonr. Tho guard was est chance sound ns the Colonel himself, the sentries dozed at their pou patrol slouched out In dlsorderl) fashion, and were moro than lul they marched along the rampnrls Approaching the table the sergeont deftly slipped under Ij piitse nnd watch which the tolonol had caiclc'ly thrown there t-ofi t-ofi his uniform '1 his done be glanced round ngnln nnd, satisfied li. untbserved quilted the chamber ns nolpclefsly as he had enterel A faint ound startled him ns he stepped Into the corridor, i:i went tnslnntl) to hli girdle Dut another hand, swiftly descendlm wrist with n grip of steel and ho was seized from behind and tell; nkulna the wall hooking round he recognized Jacques the nreta Joined the regiment n fortnight ago The recruit was the taller l taknbly the sttongor of the two, ond tho sergeant quailed under tui ovos Release me ' ho said hoarrwly. Hush' replied Ihe mini If )ou arc not a born fool ajtrtlh speak lower Kbould the Colonel heir" W hat do jou menn to do! ' 1" Well I will tell )ou While my comrades slumbered I li thinking nf many thlngn of my mother In sunny Ilrlttan), snlelr quite as dear and then I saw )ou creep ovva), I followed, for for tiijed )ou You have lobbed an officer." Vi" Jacques looked at him nlmost admiringly , 'lnu are a cool customer, sergeant, there ought to be some f mill it is snd to see it soldier nf Krince fait so low. Listen nm put bock the wn'cli and purse whore ou found them" "And then"' The nretonn color came nnd wont I give )ou a chance of )our life ' ho said. "Then redeem tit future Is )ours Live ns a true mm, nnd show that ou can Dei to others as I nm to )Ou ' It Is my turn to mak" conlltlons," returned Tubllo suddtnr )ou let go of me nt onco I will denounce ou ns a mere barrack prti I capture 1 red-handed with the Colonels property In his posseutot A rluidl) chill crept over Jacques as he hcurd these bitter sotS not believe In such biseness ' If It comes to n trial before the regimental odlcers" cotilte grant 'whom do )ou suppose the) will credit? )ou, whom' )oungster oi the veteran sol Her who enn count more jcarstf )ou can number dnvs' It will be my word ngalnst )ouni ire )niirs Is worth Just that" He made a contemptuous grimace F fnce Mnrch' said he ' To the guardroom v Ith you, Jncnuei lit At the fnmlliar word of command the ftreton's hands fell to rtrong wns the Instinct nf mllltar) obedience . Then It flashed upon him that his only hope was In Immedlilt. ramparts of the fort formed of earth and lirlckn had fallen'? eastern si le nnl although It would have been difficult to scale In" leading upwards lo the hreacli a. desperate man might mskethi1 re Ming down to the bottom from the helghtn nbovo at the rlil neik Ieape In nny other wn) wns Imposirible, 'Ihe moment then thnt they nppronched the end of the cot-who cot-who had been walking In front, made a sudden rush, cleared ids' stops leading to tho ramparts, nnd, gaining the sap In t's n-through n-through It llko an eel . At sunrise Jacques nwnke nnd shading his e)0S tilth W B forth fro n bin bowel on the etrnnge scene around htm Tai as his vision extended he beheld enormous tres, snlw M eet-smelllng shrubs weeds of tinenuth helgld and thickets cfia dreds nf feathered creatures of every sire and hue, perched on t paimtp nnd Ja)o rent tho air with theli screimilng, a whole troop gamboled among tho foliage and mewed nnd grinned as they oo" fto About mlddaj he was disturbed by a noise In tho brush' low the hated figure of Hergt l'uhllii On the Impulse of the I" hold of the brunch on which he leant and, swinging himself dixterlt) of n cat nllghted on his feet within threo paces of Ml " Thev both started huk and, Indeed, at nny other time tW have recognize 1 each othei 9 . Ihe half-caste laughed loudly nnd the laugh tvns like the V Inn It moppet short In his ihiout nt sight of the llrctoniK did not llemh though he had nn weapon but his sword Inwards attendant nn the frontier life of n soldier, he was BBJ, of his detected unreadiness nnd ehenthlng the blade which he he grlml) wnlted foi what would happen next Huddenly y lap huitle 1 over their bends nnd seemed to shako the whole " Ihcli inn) piireHnns amid this terrific outbreak, which seemed " nnd upheaval nf all natine" ... The nrentnn knew enough to understand Ills dnnger The 111" the thunder stunned him nnd then ho hoard from behind tut I tramping of Infuriated animals . , lacquos rnn nnd i in with limbs ns pliant ns pprlngs f' '", tn his iinspenknblo Jo) he reached the last plantation of ""j, jnnd nn Immense river along whose iHrong- current a "cere nuils weie home In their finntli elTtirtB to rench the opp"'" Hi ii sand) bench nbniit eighty feet biojd unl extending for 1 nie mil round the lien 1 bo saw a tin it npproachlng In l8'I( slowly and with many a furtive gl nice at tho sky. ho "Clji s.ouis or native Milbs nf the leglment when engaged on ""'IrJu-soldier ""'IrJu-soldier oriel the hcihU hilling him, "what aro )0U do"1! 'Witching answered the nrednn ..,.) 'J be other diew i lose lit with a few vigorous strokes and " 'It Is well 1 have met ) on Look, soldier" ,,,,rn A dense rluid nbse un d the sun There was a crncUll" 'mponslble to mlsinl-e nnd a column of llnmo rose In the sir ind wide on the hoi lon , The lightning ha I kindled the dry branches nnd rcslnoui t-roln t-roln mine nnd the fotest was nn fire i.w The Ilroton rtiteitnl a moment and then stepped luicWyi Itnw a lit Ho vvn) lower-down whero the hushes etrettn low water 1 have n lomrade with me and must rescue him The tioat glided on About a hundrel jnrds further j innsonr) which hnd once been n tower, rnsn steeply above tne rnd there on n irojeitlnK point, where pnrt ot the Btonew" wnid over the water he saw u human form .,! It was the seigennt ery gently they raised the tin"1,,,. Jacques rested the, ,evy head on tils shoulder. The fresh i air' liato man ho opened bis eos, unl a sort of thrtlt ran 'J'oUJum the llrelnn Ills left nrtn hung helpless, hln fare wns of spoke with labored breaihund In n husky vvlilsper r ,i- ou nro too lite for your lovenge, my lad. I hear the Co , . The nreton gnvo a gulp, and a rising nob seemed lo fj" Oh hush" be s ill t tried lo gave jou Is tint re u Ihe olher made no repl), but looked at htm Willi """ at his pnllld pt - Hour ivltnem 5ou he sold, addroslng tho scout. ''Mj,i this luav. fell i rob,,.,, Col 'vnEI11,, o,ic I chars f'( """ l ni ne I drove him 1n desert I alone Hut he " ' . time ,'Ptl " bn" gf evU'or ovticumo htm, then he !"" n. it'."0".1!! hHe' ,nW ,h folontl iiDself. Jacques, tut " m is Adieu, comradoi Heme,niber mc remember |