The Signal, 1908-4-2, Page 66 TYUnitnAr, April :, IBA
THE SIGNAL : GODERICH. ONTARIO
The Helmet
of Navarre
Iwas a handsome lad, seemingly no i workuaiislup aloe Is worth twenty."
older than I, though taller, with a Then. viewing Inv Callen visnce, he
shock of black hair. rough and curly added • "However. I hey.. ri'eeived
and dark, smooth face. very boyish fair treatment in this home.' lrshrew
and pleasant. He was dressed well me but 1 have. 1 have made woad
in bourgeois fashion, yet there was sales to your young 140111 What
about him and his apparel something, sort of truster is he. this M. 1e Comte
I could notftell what, unfamiliar, dif- I de Mar,"
ferent from us others. "t)fl, there's nobody like hint." 1
He, meeting my eye, smiled in the enseerrd. "except. of soiree, M. le
friendliest way like s child and said Due "
in Italian: "Ali. then. you have two roasters?"
A STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE "Good day to you, my little gentle he inquired curiously, y,•1 with
man.•• certain cureless air. It et ruck me mid-
he
BERTHA RUNKLE. I had still the uncertain feeling drily'. nvp•rwhrhnine.y, tI nt he 11 as
that i must be in a dream, for why a spy. conte here unlet the guise of
Copyright by The Ottrtsnry Co dM au Italian jeweller be displaying an honest tradesman. But he should
his treasures to mc, a penniless page?ran outline from air
But the dream Was amusing; 1 was in Phis i; the house of the Duke of
Qo beats W wake Rt. (}urutin." 1 nail. "Surely von
I knew my Italian well enough. for ,l ..',,v,•ring that?"
, rllll•le.] minutes ..:tel 1,1111,
padding 1 the cabaret, where my
men were not, to the dining-rounn,
where, to Illy relief. they ucle. 11
two huge fireplaces surety soups bub-
bled. juicy rabbits simmered. fee
capane rousted, the smell brought the
tears to my eyes. .1 concourse of peo-
ple was about, gentles and burgheis
sealed at table or passing an and out;
waiter; running hack and forth from
th • fires. .trawers frnrp the cabaret
I paused to scan the throngs jostled
by one and another, before I deserted
my master and my kna e M I-t-
ienne, the prompter at the rende:-
vnus, had. like a philosopher. ordered
dinner. but he had deserted it new
and stied with Peyrot, their hacks
to the company, their elbows on the
deep window ledge, their heads close
together i came up suddenly to Pey-
rnt's side. making hem jump.
"Oh. it's You. my little gentleman'"
Its exelaimeed, smiling to show all hia
firm teeth. as white and even as a
eourt beauty's. He looked in the beet
of humors. as eras not wonderful con-
sidering that he was engaged in fas-
tening up in the breast of his doublet
something Bard and lumpy. M. Et-
ienne held up a packet for me to see,
before Pevrot's shielded body; it was
tied with red cord and sealed with a
spread falcon over the tiny letters Je
reviendrat in the- eorner was writ-
ten very email, St Q Broiling, he put
it into the breast of his doublet.
"Monsieur." my scamp eaid to him
with Close lips that the room might
not hear, "yond are a gentleman. if
there ever comic • day when You -
knew -who as down and you are up T
shall be pleased to serve you as well
as I have served him."
"I hanker not for such service as
you have given him." M. Etienne an-
swered. Pey'rot's -.yes twinkled bright-
er than ever.
"I have said it. i will serve you
as vigorously as I have served him.
Bear in mind. monsieur."
"Come, Felix," was all my lord's
answer.
Peyrot sprang forward to detain us.
"Monsieur. will you not dine with
me? Both of you, i beg. I will have
every wine the cellar aflorde."
"No." said M. Etienne cerelcssly,
not deigning to anger; "but there is
my dinner for you. an you like. i
have paid for it. but i have other bus-
iness than to eat it."
Ridding a waiter serve M. Peyrot he
walked from the room without other
glanos at hint .t slight shade fell
over the reckless. scampish face; he
watt a moment vexed that ate scorned
hien. Merely vexed, 1 think: shamed
not at all; he knew not the feel o1 it.
Even in the brief spare I watched him
as I parsed to the door. his visnre
cleared, and he sat Ilion down rota-
tentsdLy to finish M. Etienne's, veal
broth.
My lord paced along rapidly and
gladly. en fire to be before monsieur
with the packet. But one little cloud,
transient as Peyrnt's, passed arrow
his lightiome countenance.
"1 would that kneve were of my
rank." he said. "1 had not left him
without slapping a glove in his fare."
That Peyrot had come off scot-free
put me out of patience too, but 1 re-
\Rretted• the gold we had given hien
More than the wounds we had not.
The money, on the contrary, troubled
M, Etienne no whit; what he had
never toiled for he parted with lightly.
We came to our gates and went
straightway up the Ptairs to mon-
ateur's eal,tnst. He sprang to meet
ua at the door, snatching the paeket
from his son's eager hand.
"Well done, Etienne, my champion!
Had you brought. me the crown of
France I were not so pleased!"
The flueh of joy at generous praise
of good work kindled on M. Etienne's
cheek; it were hard to say which of
the two i e.steur.; b.•nuled the more
delightedly oto the other.
"My .son, you have brought me
heck new linnets" spoke monsieur,
blare rite 'tiv, the evnla•rnnrr of his
delight abating, bet ient•ing hirn none
the les: happy. "if you had ,•tnied
ngain•t in --which I do not admit,
dear lad-- it were more than made up
fro now."
"Ah. tnonsieur, T have often asked
myself of late what 1 WAS Ixrrn for.
how 1 know it ens for this morning."
"1•'or this and maty snore mornings,
El Jenne.," m'nsienr mud.' gay sn-
ewer, (eying it bond of his eon's
shoulder. "f'ournec, comrade. We'll
have rnr lady yet "
He smiled at hen heerteunigly' end
tnrned away to his writing tnhle. Fnr
ell his sympathy, he was, as was net-
• ural, more interested III Itis papers
than in Mlle. de ;tfnntlnc.
"I'll get this ..fl my lintels at ones."
Its went on, with the effect of telkinps
to himself rather than to us. "it shell
tfr, straight off to l,rrnnitre. You'd
Letter. go to led. lean of yen. My
faith. vmi'vp made a night of it "'
"1Wen't gnu take me for yetrr meg-
Peny'r, menpieur, Yn,i nerd it trusty
one "
'A klndlt' nNer. l'te•nhe. Posit gnu
have se rned your rest. And yin. true
as yeti are, are yet not the only etMelt
eervant I hate. God he thanked.
Gilles will take this straight from my
hand to I.ctnaitre's ".
He had onrlos.d 111.3 packet in a
clean )wrnpl • r, lint tow, a thonght.
'striking tuna he twit. it out ngain.
"i'd hest break off the royal real
lest it be spied amnnc the presidrnt'a
papers. l'1) Feralrh out niy initinl
ton. The cipher tell; nothing."
"He i- not likely •ta leave it about,
mingles,
"No. hut this time we'll .provide
t for every choose. We'll take ell the
preeautione rne.•r Ii ty ran devise Or
patience execute,"
He reeled the seal in his fingers
1 and tia,k the knife point to scrape.
the wax sissy. It .lipped and sever-
ed the cord. 1If its own accord the
tl, stiff paper of the flop unfolded.
"The cipher 'astir,4 as determined
• to chow i' " to me again an if I
were in daligrr of forgetting it," mon-
sieur gold idly. "The truth is"—
He ttterped in the middle of a wend.
sneeehine up the packet, slapping 14
/ride opr't. tearing if 'beet from sheet.
CL
was abaelntety hiank. I
i
11 \ I'f I.I: \ \ l V
M. Etienne, forgetting nus watliere,
.Watched the, papers froth his father's
hanr turning them about rid about,
Ito! able to believe his :ease,. A man
hurled mer a cliff, ;dimple; •in 'one
nonfood Rom flw.vy lattus tuto •
tin Indent ren. night trial a- he din.
"Hut the rent: Its sta.i ered.
1 "'rhe -cal waa ranula,'," monsieur
andwcred. startled as he. "}Tow your
could hove the kale's signet"-
5rr." %I. latrine area, scratching
at life fragments. -This i.. it,, ,Dunce
that 1 Pot Cot to hay.• gue red at'
look. three is a layer of paper imbed-
ded In the Watt. Look, he eat the ural
nu!. sun•arrd bol N11X .m the fare
11.1eket. pe+sed ul tit. ,enl and rnrl.11
the nett Wax o•,.'r the edge. It was
'^vert lone: the stn:l n- but little
tht'ker. little )eri'er than before. It
olid nee hook tamis'red '%nth. 11'ouII
vier lutte sates -fed it, iuntsicur:,' he
deiesi,h••I piteously.
"I had no thnualt of it. But this
Peyrot 1t may not tet le t,,, lute" ---
•'1 3,01 go hack." 1I. I.tr'nne cried,
r'tIng to the door. Itut mon-lour
I;n,l f'•retble luul.l, en tont.
"Not yo•r, I:ttetl.'. Pott were hurt
,•.feels' : t•v hate not closed your
r• e- for tunic-f.(ar hour.. 1 don't
w not n .lend rem. I blame von not
t••, the fail.,. not another toss of us
;ill'onld hate eon•.." near sueceda."
"Dolt' 1 should ha' ^ known he
roubl not .h'nl honestly." M. Etienne
re led, "1 Phonld hove known he would t
nick inn. Rut 1 .Ind .not think to g
dente the crest. 1 should have open- 1
ed 1t there in the inn, but 1j was Le• g
notitrr's sealed packet. However, 1
Peyrot sat down to my dinner; I can
be hark before he has finished his 1
three kinds of wise."
"Stop. Etienne, ' monsieur com• e
mended. "I forbid you. You are gray
with fatigue. Vigo shall go."
M. Etienne turned on hitt in fiery g
protest; then the blaze in his eyes
flickered out and he made obedient w
salute.
•
could not some in at the gate without
monsieur's oonfessor, the Father Tran- ••ilc es a very grand seigneur, then,
eesco, who' had followed him into
Ile, was Florentine; and AS he always ",tliuredty," I replied cautiouels.
spoke his own tongue to monsieur and More of a man than the Comte de
I was always at the duke's heels I Mar?„
picked up a deal of it. After mon- i wild have told hem to mind hia
sister's going the faher, already a own business had it not been for my
victim, poor mall, to the falling sick-
ness, of which be died, stayed behind
with us, and 1 found a pri,•kisg pleas-
ure in talking with hint in the speech
he loved. of monsieur's Roman jour-
ney, ni his explotta in the war of the
Three Henrys. Therefore the words
came easily to my lips to answ.er the
lad front over the Alp.;
"T give you gond day, friend
He looked somewhat surprised and
more than pleased. breaking at onee
into voluble speech •
"The best of greetings to you, young
air Now, what can i sell you thus
fine day? T have not been half a week
in this city of you'll, vet already I
have but one box fur of trinkets left.
They are noble. open-handed custom-
ersers, these gallants of Paris. I have
not to show them my ware.. twice, I
can tell you. They know what key
will unlock their fair mistressee
hearts. And now, what can 1 sell
i nu, my little gentleman, to buy
your sweetheart's kisaet?"
.'Nay, 1 have no sweetheart." T
said, 'and if I had she would not
wear these Feuds."
"She would if she could get them,
lien." he retorted. "Now. let me
ive yon' a bit of advice. ray friend.
or T see you are but young; buy this
old .'haft of uta, of this ring with
his little dove on it -see. how cun-
nurly wrought-- mql you'll not lack
nig for a sweetheart."
His word., Muff/33j file a bit, fnr he
poke ar, if he were vastly my senior.
"1 want no sweetheart," 1 returned
ill dignity, "to Itt bought with
old."
"\rev," lei replied, quickly-, "bat
hen your own valor and prove, hate
[tinned her wilt pa --fou you should
A statue -maker might have cop led him for a figure of Defeat.
"So be it. Let nom go. 1 am no
use; 1 bundle everything 1 touch. Bu
he may acr•nmpllsh something."
He flung himself down on the bench
in the corner, burying hia face m hia
betels, weary, ,hegrtnsd, dishearten.
r.1 :1 statue -maker Wright have cop-
tcd him a lignre of Defeat.
"(to tinct Vlgo," nron-ieur bade me,
"arta thele get yon to bed."
1 obeyed troth orders with ell alac-
rity.
i t.Mr smarter!, but mine waa the
private's disappointment, not the gen-
eral's who had planned the campaigu.
The credit of the rescue was none of
mine; nu more was the blame of fall -
lire. 1 peed not rack myself with ques-
tioning. Had I in this or that done
differently should I not have triumph-
ed % 1 had done wily what I tots told.
Yet 1 was pert if the expedition; 1
roulrl not but share the grief. 1f T
did not wet my pillow with my tense
it WAS because 1 round not keep awake
Inng enough. Whatever my sorrow...
speedily they Phppt'd from me.
1 roused with a start from deep,
dreamlese'sleep and then wondered
whether, after n11, 1 had waked. Mete,
to be pure, was Marcel's bed, on whloh
1 had lain down'; there was, the high
gable window through wlech the west-
ering sun now poured. There wc. the
wardrobe open, with Marvel's Sun-
day- suit hanging on the 'peg; hen
were the two ptrad., the little image
of the Virgin on the wall. But here
was also something else, s0 out of
Oars. in the climber of a page that
1 pinched myself to make sure it was
real. At my elbow on the pallet lay
a box of entre fine foreign wood beau-
tifully grained by (lel and polished
by g;atefttl plan. it was about as
large n. Irtt' lord's despatch box, bound
ret the ItIged with shining brass and
having long bines hinges wrought in
a design of leaves arid flowers, 14..
Bide the box were net three 'hallow
treys lined with blur velvet and fill-
er full of goldamiUt', work -glittering
ehnitt., linked or twisted, bracelets in
the form of yellow snakes with green
eyes, buckles with ivory teeth, glove
elesfre thick with pearls, earrings and
flnger ring. with permits. etrmee.
1 meted bedazzled from the diiplav
to him wbo stood sa showm.n�This
be wIllitag to rew:od her d,•vntlnn
t and set ret. rest her su=pra -c by n
suite -Jr gift."
! T banked ret him lineally, for 1 Iftil a
snspieion thnt he might le making
fun of me. But his eonntruanec was
as guileless as n kitten':.
"Well, 1 tell you ngnln 1 hove no
sweetheart rind 1 want no sweet-
heart." i said; "I have nn time to
bother with girls "
"The meeser is very much oren-
piedm" he a,kel 'aith esecrdttg defer-
ence. "The mesrer has tie leisure for
trifling in boudoirs; he is ',mewled
with great matters? Oh. that min T
well believe, and 1 cry the ilei -el'+
pardon. For when the mind is taken
up with nfleirs .1 state it os
fastefnl to listen even for n moment
to light talk of maids and lew'rls."
Wain i eyed him challengingly : but
r
h with r' n. •'n a
I h fare utterly nuc n ri n ens
enrting over hid trensnren. I .nta le rep
my mind his queer folk was hot the
o,tlendish way of it foreigner - 110
looked ret ms again, ..riots rind re.
.pectful.
"Thr m.'ever must often be encacrd
in great risk in perilous enrnuut'r
T. it mit so' Then he will do well
to carry over his heart the sacred
image of our Lord."
He held up to rex- inspcMion a sil-
ver ro'nry from wio,ll depended n
^rn,oti. of ivory, the snd intye of
the ,Iv t14 ('heist enrved upon it. liven
in Monsieur's ,!IitMI, • yeti in the
rhnrrl, ret fit. ()mettle. wits nothing sn
mn-terfnlly nrought no this fleurinc
la lie held in the palm of the hand.
1'h.' t,.tr..tarted in my cies to look
ret it, and 1 crossed thyself in rever-
enr. 1 bethought mr-lupe 1' had
trampled en my m in:ifte; the stranger
a1 tn,wutinrl', lied -.tuck a hull
03-e. 1 had committed crave offense
against C.O. but perhaps if, puttitr
Reef ,tw+ nail.•. t should give my all
Inc this eross he would cull the nes
remit even. 1 knew nothing of the
rnlue of pi carving such at this, but
1 remembered 1 et as net ttlottey'1ess,
and 1 said, nlbw'it poniewhs.t shyly -
"1 enunot take the rosary. Ind T
should like well thn crucifix. Rett w
then 1 hate only tett pistols. " ria
I'en fristnll•P "' he repeated eon-
tsmptuoualy. "('nrpn Ji lIpeco! The
r-1
open of the oruciflx. 1f he planned
to sell it to me cheap, thereby hoping
to gain information, marry. I saw no
reason why I should not buy it at
his priee-and withhold the Worms -
tion. 8o I made civil answer:
"They are both as gallgentle-
men as any living. About tfbhls cross,
bow"—
"Oh. yea," he answered at once, ac-
cepting with willingness --well felg'n-
ed, I thought -the change of topicsYou can give me ten putoles, say
you? lis making you a_present of
the treasure. Yet. since I have re-
ceived good treatment at the hands
of your master, I will e'en give It to
you. You shall have your cross."
With suspicions now at point of
certainty I drew out my pouch from
under my pillow and counted into hia
hand the ten pieces which were my
store. My roaary I drew out likewise;
I had broken it when 1 Shattered the
cross, but one of the inn maids had
tied it together for Inc with a thread,
and it served very well. The Italian
unhooked the delicate carving from
the silver chain and hung it on my
wooden one, which 1 threw over my
neck, vastly pleased with my new pos-
seseion. Mareel'a Virgin was a botch
compared with it. I remembered that
mademoiselle, who had given me half
my wealth the half that won me the
rest, had bidden me buy something ,
in the marts of Paris; and I told my- '
Belt with pride that she could not
tad to hold me high did she
know how. passing by all vanf-
tie+, 1 hand petit my whole store
for n holy image. Few boys of
my age would be capable of the like.
Certo; I had done piously and should
now take a further pious joy. my pur-
ha-e safe on my neck, in thwarting
the wiles of this serpent. I would
(lay with him awhile. telae and
Indite him before handing him over
in triumph to Vigo.
Sure enough, he began as I had ex-
pected:
"Thus \T. de Mar downstairs. he is
a very greet master, T .os
ppoe?"
"Yes." 1 said without enthusiasm
'•H. ha= always treated you well?'
I• Jh'thought myself of the triek I
had played successfully with the offi-
cer of tli' burgess guard.
"Whey. yes, I suppose so. I have
only known him two days."
"But you have known him well?
You have seen touch 31 him he de -
mended with ill -concealed eagerness.
"Rut not so very touch." 1 made
tepid answer. "I have not been with
hiu all the time of these two days. T
have seen really ver' little of him."d
"Anyou know not whether or no
tie . a good master*"
"1111, pretty good. So-so."
_Ile sprang forward to deal me a
.Coring hot on the ear.
i ens out of bed at one bound,
seettering the trinkets in a golden
rain and rushing for him. He re-
treated before file. it Willa to rave hie
newels, hitt 1. fool that 1 was, thought
1t pure fear of me I dashed at him.
ell headlong confidence; the next T
knew he had somehow twisted his
foot between mine and tripped me be-
fore 1 could grapple. Never WAS Wight
nose confounded to find himself on
floor.
fltr.
1 was starting up' again unhurt
%lien 1 saw snniething that made me
nrget nig purpose 1 sat Still where 1
was, with dropped jaw and bulging
yea. For his hair, that had been
block. was golden.
"Ventre bleu "' I tail.
".end so you know- not. you little
Chain, whether sou have a good mas-
er or not?"
"Hut how was i to dream it was
ionsienr?" 1 reed, confoundeii. "I
new there wa' something queer
dont him--_alr,nt yon, T mean--
dont the person 1 took you Inc. that
s. I knew there was something
Tong about yen- that i., to sae. T
moms 1 thought there was; T mean 1
new hr• it-nen't whnt he premed -
cnu were not. Ind. Peyrnt fooled us.
red 1 didn't want to be fooled again."
"Then 1 am n gond matter?" hr de-
manded truculently', advancing upon
•
r•
k•
k
n
ntr.
1 put up my stands to my cars.
"The hest, mon-tour. And monsieur
err-tial will, tow "
"1 rant' prey. that by you, Felix,"
lie retorted, tool laughed in my
nettled face. "Well, if y'on've net
trampler! nn my jewels 1 fnrgivs yniir
contumacy."
if i Tied my bare toes had done
them no harm 1 crawled shoot the
flexor, gathering them all up and put-
ting them on the lied, where i pres-
ently' sat. down revs.elt to entre at him,
trying to realize hint for M. le Comte.He had seated )himself ton
Ho had plowed, off hit mustachesand the tuft on his chits, end the
whole look of hits was changed. A
year had gnne fnr every stroke of thn
rarer; he seemed such a bet-, so par-
ticularly guileless' He haci stained
hit tater.se well that it looked for wit
s Mengel world art the Southern
/11.0 had done it for him; his n•ebmwa
and lathen were dark by nature. His
wig came much linter over his fore-
head than did his own hair, and al-
tered the upper pert of his fnee as
much as the shoving of the lower.
Only hia eyes were the game, He had
had his back to the window et firm.. 1 had not, noted them; but now
that he hurl turned his eyes gleamed
so light as to be fairly startling in
Itis dark face --like stain in n stormy
Pkv,
"Well, then, how' rho you like me?"
"Mnnsienr confront& MP. It 'a
witchery. I cannot get ,rend to him."
"That's as I w'ondd have it." he re-
turned, coming over to the Iwrleide to
menage his 1re'n.•trP.S. "For if I look
new to you 1 think 1 may look no to
the -Hotel de Lori an,M,"
"Monsieur goes t.. the Hotel d.'
Lorraine as a jeweller!" I cried, en-
lightened.
'Aye. And if the Indial do not
crowd about me"--- he broke qff
with a `eature, and put his trays hack
in bit hot.
"Well, i wondered, monsieur; I
(mitered if we were going to Pell or -
menta to Peyrot."
Ho licked the bet and proceeded
solemnly and thoroughly fo damn
Yeyret. He cursed him Waking, cure -
el him sleeping, euraed him eating
cursed hint drinking. cursed him
walking, riding, sitting; cursed him
summer, cursed bent winter; cursed
hint young, curbed hits old, living,
dying and dead. I interred that the
packet had not been recovered.
"No, pardieu' Vigo went straight on
horseback to the Bonne Ermine, but
Peymt had vanished. So he galloped
round to the Rue Tournelles, whither
he had sent two of our men be•fore
hint, -but the bird was floe n. He had
been home half an hour before- he
Telt the inn )urn inter us had paid
his arresra of rent, snrreudered hie
key and taken away his chest, with
all hia worldly goods in it, on 'the
shoulders of 'two porters, btenid for
Fparte unknown. (ilke is scouring
aros for him. Mordieu, 1 wish him
luck!"
His foes betokened, little hope of
Gilles. We both kept chagrined sil-
ence.
"And we thought him aleeping'"
presently cried he.
"Well," he added rising. "that
milk's spilt; /IQ toe crying neer 1t
planta hotter venture. That's the ofR,-
course. Monsieur in gone back to Si.
Moos to report to the king. Marry, he
makes as little of these gates as it he
were a tennis ball and they the net.
Time was when he thought he must
plan and prepare and knew the cap-
tain of the watch and go masked at
mtdnight. Ho has got bravely over
that now; he bounces in and nut as
easily as kiss by hand. ray he may
11e1 try it once ton often."
"Mayenne dare not touch him."
"What Mayenns may dare is not
good betting Monsieur thinks he
dares. not. Monsieur has roma through
so many perils of late he is happily
convinced he bears a charmed life.
Felix, do you come with me to the
Hostel de Lorraine?"
"Ah?'monsieur." I cried. bethinking
mvself that I lied forgotten to dress.
1'Nav, you need not don these
clothes." he interposed, with a look
of wickedness which I could not in-
terpret. "Wait. I'm back anon."
He darted out of the room, to
return speedily with an armful of ap-
parel. which he threw on the bed.
"Monsieur," T gamed in horror.
"it's woman's gear !'
"Verily."
"Monsieur! you cannot mean me In
wear thief"
"!'mean it precisely."
"Monsieur"
"Win•, look you, Felix," he laugh-
ed, "how else aro 1 to take Cyon' 1•nn
were at pains to make yourself cou-
apiruous in M. de Mayenne'n salon;
they will recognise you a., quickly as
toe."
"Oh. monsieur, put me in a wig. in
cap and bells, an you like: 1 will be
monsieur's clown, anything, only not
this!"
"I never heard of a jeweller accent
panted by his clown. Nor have 1 way
party color tit my armoires. But since
1 have exerted myself to borrow thi•
toggery-and a fine, 1pig lies is the
owner. so I think it will tit -you must
wear it."
1 was like to burst with mortifica-
tion; I stood there in dumb, agonized
appeal.
"Oh, well, then you need not go at
all. 1t you go you go as Felicie. Hut
you may stay at home if it likes you
better."
ITo ria tUNTlxl AU.l
Sir Colin Campbell, when in India,
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young fellows come nut hr1•c, and
they drinkand eat, and die and then
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Port Hope, Ont.
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ONE WAY
COLONIST
EXCURSIONS
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Commencing February 20th and con-
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1 PORTLAND, ORE.
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$52.65 MEXICO CiTY.
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MAO ham- - a a. m, to a an p.m.
J. $TRAITON,
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direct to
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