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CHAPTER IX
The Princess Meridel of Gratzen
and her cousins arrive in Canada to
visit Baron • Rudi de Morpin, het
Uncle He had been employed by Ma-
dame Fabre-Lusignan, who turned
the' estate over to the Baron in order
that he could •entertain the Princess
without her knowing of his reduced
cirdumstances', Roger P.abre of the
Canadian Air Force' and nephew. of
the. Madame's falls in love with the
Princess. The estate is turned over
to the care of unfortunateehildren
wax -torn Europe. Pol' Martin and
Rosin find a photograph on the
Madame's table and learn that it is
the man whom Roger has vowed to
kill. They then Iearn that the man is
Roger's brother. Roger still does
not know the connection between his
brother and the crime he is pledged
to avenge. The ehildren break the
picture frame and tell Madame the
truth. She tries not to believe that
Roger' own •brother had killed Bon-
homie Fricot, but a doubt remains.
The Princess learned that the
Baron was not the owner of the
castle, so they all ]eft for Coq dor
where he bought an interest in the
Golden Cock, Roger returns to find
the Princess gone and Madame's for-
tune in a bad way. He sets out with
Madame to find the Prineess and
have her and the children return.
The -children surrounded Roger
and Meridel, questioned. Roger, ask-
ing him the meaning o3 the bright
ribbons on his tunic, begging him to
tell them of his admentures in the
Sky. He waited, as did Meridel,
and madame also; for queries, some
talk of Bonhomme Tricot, "that
good man whom the laughing soldier
killed." They knew Rosine and Pol
Martin were thinking of that, but
something, some childish intuition
kept their little tongues away from
the subject.
"You -could 'not take captives from
your airplane, could . you?" asked
Poi Martin, "Who takes those
prisoners? I know: it's the soldiers
on the ground. They take them and
send them . over here and put them
in big wire cages. Gesner told us
that there was 'a big one full of
them deep in. the woods back of
Philibert. He would not take us to
see them. He said, "Suppose you
were shut up in a cage, would you
like people to come and gape at you?
Of course you wouldn't!'"
"Did you fly over Canteen?" ask
fore. To be near you is all I'd ask,
to know that, by reaching out, I
could touch you, that by betiding I
could kiss your lipsL-"
She looked' at him, then away,
"But—but you do not?"
"No. I `do not." Ile, too, was 10 -
tent on the 171aze. ' 'The mystic fig
ire that was between my love and
me"—his voice held now a little of
that sane wryness that had been In
whew he learned of her previous
meeting, with the red one—"it has
crystallized • into' the.' very solid form'
of my brother, Michel" • ,
"Madame told you about the pic-
ture?"
"All about it."
"And you think?"
"I think with you and with my
anut; it is a thing too awful, too
monstrously appalling, to be be-
lieved."
"But could it --could it be? Your
brother—how could he live among
them, serve with them-?"
"You mean could he get away
with it? Yes, he could readily. He
was educated in Germany, spoke
the language well, had many friends
there. He knew the political setup
and admired some of the things
about it. Therel I mere I wouldn't
talk about this business, and lrrere I
spoil our first moments together by
dwelling on it. I "won't mention it
again --even though I know you keep
his photograph and—pray to it"
ter confusion,
"I dreamed o.t angels," he said.
"And this is, one dream that car-
ries on into 'waking. Why ever did
you let me go to sleep, Meridel?"
"So that I; might see what you
looked .like in repose."
"I might have . looked horrible."
He rubbed his short hair. "I, feel
fine now."
"You looked like a tired little boy
—Ince
Pol Martin and Emil after
they have played so long in the
snow tthat they drop. off before they
can get into bed. And that iswhere
you must go now."
"My first night home," muttered
Roger, "and I fall asleep! Why. I
planned that it would be aI! mirth
and flowers and music! You and. I
were to dance till dawn, You were
never to leavemy arms;' instead --n
"I held you in` my arras while
you slept"'
"Which is why I dreamed so
pleasantly. Ah, well, there will be
other nights. r stall be here for a
while. And you are coming back to
Philibert with us?"
"Yes, Madame Fabre has asked
us all."
Everywhere, that season, was the
ringing, music of children'•s voices.
The threat of poverty was ignored,.
even if it was not entirely non
existent. The government and' the
authorities in charge of the litti'e
visitors had assured madame that
I ee do not!" She was as swift with Philibert: ,would be maintained by
her denial as any schoolgirl. "I do them and it would still belong to
not! I keep it because I had some her, "You began this noble work
lovely hours with hien, ' because he, Madame," the premier said; "be
assured we shall• not ret it lan-
guish "
Roger, aided by a lawyer who
Anyone who ever knew him will tell had been his classmate at McGill;
you that. He was always a roman- was trying to bring some semblance
tid figure—remote, doing faseirrat- of order out of the chaos left py
that lord of misrule, Gabriel' Follett.
"We shall make some fall arrange-
ment madame," he told his. aunt.
"Its will be all right. But you will
be a working girl, inind-- directress
of ali these little refugees you have
taken in."
That will be no work. And Mer -
'del has promised now to stay here
and help Inc, and Rudolph will' come
too. There will be more ehildren--"
"Yes, for many years to come
there will be children in need of
just such aid asyou can offer. You
will be doing something great and
useful. And your are repaid in such
y said, coin as that.'"
I'And who is that tall dark fellow Late that evening, Madame raised
there? Can that be this Fabre I've i the delicate, thin -stemmed glass and
e r so mut' a ou the Iran at th
seemed—
"I'm sorry, sweet, Forgive me.
He is a mar velous� intim Mike.
ing things such as climbing gra-
eters in Alaska, exploring the regions
' of the Congo and digging in Maven
ruins, And he could charm the birds
taut of the tree. What a fine John
iAlden I have turned out to be! John
+was a fellow, Meridel, who pleaded
foe another man while he himself
Ireally Ioved the girl he was trying
to win for the other. I'm not going
Ito give Mike any more of a build-up.
;I've praised him too highly now.
From new on, I shall tell you what a
i wonderful fellow is . Roger Fabre,
what the king said to him, how err.
Churchill, looking at a few hundred
t of the Air Force b
had h e
ed Rositie• "Did you see the castle mere mention of whose name Mar -
where we used to live? Is• the golden shah • Goering says, 'Groundt • der
cock still over the door of the inn? Luftwaffe at vonce!' And, believe
Emir, and Magda told me to ask, it or not, it really was Roger."
you. They are always wondering
about it"
Roger smiled and shook his head.
"I may have flown over Gratzen,
my little ones. but if Y' did it was "7 try not to look too deep inside, had dashed the glass from her lips,
in the night and there was nothing meride], It's no good. And right the fragile\' bit of crystal the ol'd'
I could see. Probably the brave now especially. After this is over, lady held was shattered on . the
little cock is still there above the after, we can think quietly for a hearthstone at her feet and the wine
door—unless the army of
oceupa-
while and no longer hear the thou I
sAr ad like blood.
Her hand stayed
tion has eaten him in a stew."Y
der of the gaits and the roar of halted near her lips. The others
"They could not eat a wooden flames—why, then, perhaps, we were on their feet staring at the
bird. Monsieur Roger." protested; can look into our hearts. and raise two men in sheepskin jackets who
Rosine. "Still, do they not have them up to God, Right now, it's stood in the wide doorway, at the
sawdust in their sausages?" 'laugh while you can, be merry while dark menace of' the automatic the
"Do they not indeed! ButI was there's gayety about. Would you short one: held, at the grim, red -
only joking. That cock of Jules' like to go somewhere and dance stubbled visage of the tall one. who
would be too tough even for those with me?" I surveyed: them with blue eyes cold
men of iron. There! The clock "Dance? It is so long since I Its the ice of the 'river.
strikes ten --it's bed for little men have danced that 1 slsouldn't kn
and also little women." !how to go about it. ,And you are
He sat at the fire with Meridel fatigued. You must be so weary."
after madame had retired, while, "But I'm not. I snatch a wink
Rudolph and Jules went over their hors, a wink there. i can't be tired
accounts in the little enclosure in when 7 am with you."
the taproom. Roger's - dsu'lr eyes' "I think it is better that we, stay
studied her face shyly. "This is ! here, and you will rest. If you like
the hour I waited for." he said. I shall sing to you."
And I pictured li• just like this) ,"A lullaby, no doubt. You' want ion is Manfrecl Kehl. What we want
There would be a fire and you and to put me to sleep to •get rich of iron you, my fiends, is the, 'key to
I would sit beside it and 1 would mee,
know such happiness n.5 never be- She laughed, "I wouldn't ]cavo the station wagon parked in :front of
the • house, Yon will have them,
von even if you slept." And she brother.". He looked at Roger his
crooned in French g '
"Sleep 'sloop
My little one, sleek•
watched the rubyfires in the depths
of the wine, the warm heart's blood
of. the Burgundy grapes.
There is one more toast; a she
said slowly. "And tonight, some -
"Ah, you are fine, Roger. 'You hots; I do not hesitate to propose it.
can laugh always and have -fuer. You know what it it, Roger—you all
Deep inside, thouw]t you do not know -let us drink to Michel."'
laugh so mush, elf?" • Suddenly, as if a hand invisible
"Be quiet, all of you," said he.
And the voice was the voice of
Michel Fabre--but how. altered, how
harsh, how hateful!" We are sorry
to •spoil this occasion, but our lives
are important to us. We escaped
from your prison camp back in the
woods. You will remember me as
Oborlieuteriant Fabre, My compan-
OLD
VIROlIl
PIPE TOBACCO
It's a real
pipe smoker's
tobacco
(face. expressionless. "Bring them
here."
The day has gone and the 'night' "The laughing soldier who killed
gg Bonhomme Prioot," said: Madame
rs hove; softly. "And I ,thought it was some
Sloop, ole slurp, wild ,story the children had made..
Whale the angels hover neer-' uP,"
She gutg on Roger listened Slo
saw hien 1104, hill eyollds drool,. She'
rvmllocl, sang Vary. softly, glawly
lila ' dark holed Sarno Irl her 'shoulder
and reeked thorn, 114oridol did not
inene --asci, Until ahnast an hour, had
Peiteocd, lTe-stirred •then find sat du
in_
Mirhel stared. Hit eyes strayed
from Roger to the scornful face of
hit aunt. "We have no time for
talk, The keys, please; and at once.
We cut your telephone wires and
have ..fixed the other car' so it will
eV
reach ;for a bronze book -end as he
passed behind a chair and in one
leap he was on him His list shot out
and cracked cruelly against Isis
brother's mouth, bloodying it, send-
ing .Roger crashing to the floor.
"Pool! You would not havetried
that had you known how good 7Vfon-
fa o.d is with the trigg'ei'; " He bent
and took the keys' from Roger's
pocket,"Thank you." He stood up.
"Anti you, my friend. Let this' not
Spoil your merriment. It is war,
you know—a was whose demands•
transcend anything else.""
"Even the love of God and the
love of your brother," said Meridel.
"Princess oe .Gratzen" 0borlieu-
tenant Fabre bowed stiffly, "I sa-
lute you, Arid yes --even perhaps
such loves as you mention.. I an'
glad you have found sanctuary in
this country. It would be a shame
for such beauty as yours to stiffer."
"Make haste!" sald'KebI in Ger-
man, "There is no time for talk.
You know the pretty one?` She is
the Princess of Gratzen; nein?"' He
bowed slightly, his mouth set in e
hard' smile. "She is warm here,
nicht? We shall go newer
Roger had risen slowly to lire feet.
Rudolph stood beside him, M'erid'ef
moved close to the old lady whose
eyes never left the thin, stubbled'
visage of Michel' Fable.
"Oberlieutenant Fabre," she said
"A little child stamped en your pic-
ture and said' she hated you':".
"It is war," he said. "War. You
do not und'erstan'd; you' people. Tout
will know one day soon: Auf' Wie-.
dersehen."
No one moved. Not until, above
the low moaning , of the wind; they'
heard the sound of a motor, diff'
anyone have the will to speak, to
think even, of what had happened.
Roger went to the window then,
Meridel came and' stood' beside nine
her hand' throughMk arm. They
saw- • the tail• lights of the station•
wagon receding until they were only
fiery pin• points; then. nothing:
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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to know a really great man inti-
mately, you may as often find him
above as below his reputation:—
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We . are slow to believe what if
believed' would hurt our feelings,—
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THE BROWN DAYS OF OCTOBER.
New. come' the brown. Qbtvber days,
And 'Summer's warm fell flushes
part,
The skies are filled with soft grey
haze,
A speiv upon the World' in cast.
Like strains of ntnsle; fine and rare,,
rn melodies! entraneieg:
The tang of Autumn thrills' the aite
Sets every Tulte a -dancing.
The trees stand' robed in gorgeous
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hues..
Of scarlet, browns and soft old' gold;,
,And from their• treasures. you• may,
choose; '
A wealth of eolbj• yet' untold.,
The shrubs that line the' garden
ranee;
The clinging vibe upon the wail,
Still Bold' the Shmnrer's sweet ing.•
cense,
While blushing wel'enne to the fait,
The birds• that through the Skimmer
long.
From tree -top, field; and wood' and'
hilt
Have cheered our- days with sweet-
est song,.
Are winging far;, tllein voice is still;,
The woods are clothed lir' garment*
gay,
But the fields are still and' sober,
011e would that we •might longer star•,,
rn the brown days of October,
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