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G. E. HALL' - Proprietor t un apo - o ager s rot er, fall for this. I shall go as I came—
vide) they knew as ;i Nazi, When the( quietly. And you will• not speak:
Princess learned that the Baron was ser,
not the owner •of the castle, they all se o eyes tune
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Louis Arthur Cunningham,
enstameisswa
CHAPTER XIII for only a.little while. I have some settled. What would
tune in Canada before I have to re- do?"
The Princess Meridel and. cousins
port again; I malt even get 'a post "Michel is still:in your heart,.
arrive in Canada to visit Baron Rud' hie. I dont know." isn't he? You, haven't given up your
do Morpin} her uncle. Madame Fab-
"Don't go, Michell Dou't gel" dream that you told me
re, who had
the estate over to ,the Baron as his
o}vn. Roger Fibre,•'R•G.A:F.; nephew.
ammunition. You're turning soft on I could never give it up.
of Madame while on furlough fell {n me again. These are new tactics, tried, Roger, believe me. But there
love with the Princess. Her cousinSl and clever one`s; but i, have teat -tied was no use trying, It is part of ane.
o ` d hot f R b h I at triek. or two myse'f and I will not It will .be always there. Need it
make a difference—for us?"
"Only a shadowy thing," he said.
"A few hours against all my love;
a few words—and, they echo for-
ever."
"Ire will not come back --not ever
now."•
"He does not need, to, he never
went away. I know what love is,
Meridel, because I love, I saw you
cry and the tears fell on your wed-
ding dress --and I knew."
They had conte to the Chamber -
land house. Pol Martin and ,Rosine,
with Gerard and the two Chamber -
knew the Princess and Michel were He retrieved the hat, turned at land girls and may David, eame
in . love, even. though his brother was the door- to smile at her, to 'show her down the yard to meet them. Roger
to marry the Princess. the wide'imps in his eyes. "We al- called to them, "Hula! ' It is late
ways quarrel, don't we?" he called for infant's to be abroad, You must
"And always make u ." n
y 1t run all the way home,
She saw the red temper rising Meridel and Roger walked over
the big hill that lies between Phili On the way back, he tried to
bert and the village of St. Didier des talk; so did Meridel, but everything
they said fell flat. It had no zest,
no. savor. There eras' a coldness, a
heaviness in their hearts. Something
you have me
employed him, turned
"What? ' of long
- You're running out of ago?"
II. T. RANCE
NQTARY PUBLIC :'e
Fire Insurance Agent
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left. Roger soon found them . and I there was no softness about her
had them return to the castle. Michel, mouth, but that was only for a um -
Representing 14 -,Fire Insurance r Roger's brother, escaped from a psi-!ment for suddenly it smiled—.a rare;
Companies son camp, carne to the castle and in
Division Court Office, Clinton sweet amble.
a fight with Roger, escaped in his
car. Alarm was sounded. Michel re- f
"I promise, you mule—you lov-
Frank FingIand, B.A., LLB. turned and informed Madame Fabre able splendid -donkey. But I • tell
• that he. was a captain in the British You it is a very foolish thing you
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public secret service and ' not a German do."
Successor to W Brydone, K.C..
Sloan Bloch .,.. — .... Clinton, Ont. spy. She had never lost faith in `Neither the first nor, I think,
hint and wanted him to stay—she the last. Farewell, ma tante."
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in him and, knowing it of old, re-
calling many such encounters and
their unhappy- outcome,. she fought Montagnese It was a narrow path
to control her own sot too gentle among the great spruces and, cedars
spirit. that grew thickly on the mountain
"Maybe I didn't believe so much side.,,In. winter the trail was usu- that should have been splendid and
as, I—I loved you in spite of any ally closed by the drifted snow, but shining had failed for them, and
thing that seemed to be against now one could walk easily enough , both felt that in some way the blame
you."
"That is what I mean. But it
was not so with her."
"Can you expect a girl to go. on
caring for a man she met for a
over the crust. They were on..the lay between them, He thought, I
way to the house of Gerard Cliam- should not have always been quos
berl}snd, the government agent, to tioning her love. I should not have
bring back Pol 1Vlartin and Rosine .been so exacting, so greedy. I
who had 'been invited there to have should have taken the wondrous
few hours on a mountain' or some- supper with th'e little Chamber- I gift she offered me and thanked
thing; in some Ruritanian Iand, lands. ' God for it. But I could not, I could
long ago,.even when'that man not.
The stars were ditty but the track! And Meridel thought, What is
seemed beyond doubt to be a traitor lay clearly marked through the wrong with me that I cannot love
and worse?" darkness of the wood. From the tine hint? Respect, liking, loyalty, ad -
"Yes," said Michel softly. "Yes, they left Philibert they had talked miration-all tkese things I have
little. Both of ,them felt constraint, for shim. But not love. Perhaps in
uneasiness. Roger, always ready 'time it ,will come, but God help us if
with gay talk and laughter, was, does not, ,And Roger is wise
strangely. silent. Meridel, walking enough to know that it is a. grave
along beside him, looked.np at his 'risk 'we run. Why did 1 8110(1 those
shadowy profile and longed to say foolish "tears tonight? The dress is
something that wouldbreak the so lovely; it is made for one wito
tension. But she could find no words
this are not measured in hours. We gives Herself to.love—Roger,
knew each other always; we were -o say, And •she thought, IS my
to love each other always." heart empty of things to tell him— Even the children, after "chatter
"It was so said?" so soon empty? This is not the way ing for a while about the games
of Iove. ' • they had played and the good time
"T1 was so understood." He 581(1 at last, "You cried to- of the afternoon, noticed the silence
"But Meridel-1 am being a trai- night, Meridel. Your tears fell on of their elders, and gradually they
tor to. Roger now—I know Meridel - the lovely gown that is being made ceased to talk and plodded along
has never ceased to care for you." ready for your wedding, You did with Roger leading the way, Merl -
"I watched her tonight in the not think I saw you. It was 'when del close beside him, All about
loves bridal
y gown. I saw my ,broth- ,you left the room after my aunt them was the vast stillness of the
er bend and kiss her. I knew then had gone upstairs. You first Iooked forests. Far off an owl hooted and
it was. time for me to go," et yourself in the mirror and then froin a farmyard over the hili a fox
"Because ,your pride was hurt. barked sharply. Those sounds died
Because you expected -her to be- and then in that great stillness they
sieve in you, no matter what hap heard a deep voice singing, earn-
pend." ing,' toward • them round a bend in
"Not entirely that," he said wear- the path. They froze in their tracks
ily. "Roger loves her. He's a great � ent thing." He was silent 'for a mo- and the little ones " clutched Meri-
lad, Roger—one of the best, the salt merit, Then .lie said what madame del's hands.
of the earth and also one of .the nob- had said that night after his depar- "Boneoir, Nigaucl! Bonsoir, Fri
lest of the noble "breed 'wish whom ture: "Un. qui aime; une qui se cote"
he flies. Well, suppose to still laisse ainer." One who loves, one "It is he!" " whispered Pol Mar -
does care for nte, can I come back who lets herself be loved, Is it so 'tin. "It is Bonbon -nee Fricot!"
now and--" - with us, Meridel? I want to know." "What folly!" said Meridel, but
"You mean—you -bre 'stepping "Oh, Roger, why . do ;you, ask me a strange shiver, -not a fear, moved
"How aside givel,
side for Roger. You'd up a thing like that? How. :can one over her -Wady. How could it be?'
your—" ' -. know? How can one be, stye?" ' "Listen!" said Rosine. "Yes. Yes
"The 'only great dream I' ever "The answer is in your. heart, I It ig he! It is he!"
had, madame," he said, and his think., a "Eh! Bonhotmne Frioot!" called
voice was flat now, toneless, Like "I have looked there.",Pol Martin in his shrill soprno.
Oberlieutenan.t Faber's voice. '.'I'm "And you have not found at?" "Bonham -me 'Fricot, ,what are you
going away tonight --now. You are,' She did- not- answer, -but he .knew doing here?". .
not to tell anyone" that I was here. from her silence that she looked The song perished. They saw only
That is understood. When—when in vain. a shadowy figure in the path be
they are married, T shall return." "You told me once," said Roger 'fore them,' the glimmer of white at
I can expect that. A mountain, you
say, madame—but you do not know
what a magic mountain; a Ruri-
tanian land, you say: but you can-
not dream what a magic land it was;
for a few hours, you say, but you
you must know that such things as
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OFFICERS- President W. 11.
Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President
Frank McGregor, Clinton, Manager
Secy-Treas. M. A. Reid, Seaforth.
DIRECTORS— W. R. Archibald;
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Alex. McEwing, Blyth; Hugh Alexan-"Why', you, headstrong—" a "that only one key would unlock his throat.' After a moment he
der, Walton;. George Leitch, Clinton. "—estubborn, thick-headed mule. your heart. You reinetnber?" spoke reluctantly it seemed, yet
Yes, T know it all and maybe Dm "Yes." Ii; was only a whisper. "I with laughter in his voice: "Are
AGENTS -"John E. Pepper, Bruce-
_ every bit of it. But that's the way remember well." you sure, Pol Martin. and Roeine
field; RL F McRercher, Dublin; 0'. . it •is, Tante Mimi—ancl that is the "And I have not that key? You at is is Bonhomme Fricot you.
Prueter, Rrodhagen; George .A.4way it; will be. 1 don't, flatter my- trust answer me." have •stere?"
Blyth;IRE
„mDii self I can take her from Roger and "I cannot; I tell you I cannot;" "Yes, yes, we are sure indeed!'
Parties desiring to, effect iIIpi r.• 'steal his happiness, `but T shall not She was crying a little, but if he "It could not be the laughing sol -
01250 -OV transact other business ,t will even- run; the risk," I felt any pity for her, he showed 'flier then?"
be promptly' attei{ded to on' applies He stool tip. He came to her and none, "The lang+sting soldier ' would not
tion. to • any ;of the•-aboye officers' ad- „
dressed, to their respective ,post offs- But in a little while, in a few know our names," pointed out Ro-
ces. Losses inspected by, the director days, you intend to become my 'sine. `Why do you, ,play this farce,
wife." Bonhoiame Fridot? We know you."
"You know that I' accepted that "I was the laughing soldier," ;said
long ago. Why do we have to talk he. • "I gave the real soldier
about it now?Jd o old clothes and "shavedoff my beard
"Because it 'is so near the time and out off my hair and now . you
and I have waited and waited and know why Tt,iaughed—because the
hoped constantly that,,I would find soldier tried to kill Bonhomme Pri-
itt you the answer to iny'love, The cot and himself was killed instead.
answer hasn't come." •• You. see, I iyork for the. king of
"But .in time --oh, Roger, why England and T must' sometimes do
must we talk like this?" strarige thinks:'!
"We nnust," he said doggedly, • `Butit is 44•avq!" cried Pol Mar -
"before' it is too late. We must •tn. It is grand. Did • you come here
have this tiring settled:6 5o visit u ?"
"T do not see stow it ever can be "It's no use, Mike," said Roger
you cried, Why did you cry?""
"I—I do not know, Roger. I real-
ly do not know, Do not girls who
are about to :marry often cry?"
"Not like that. It was a differ -
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stepping forward, finding his broth-
er's •hand in the starlight. "You'
were going the wrong way. Yon
don't need to run, do you?"
"I talked with Tante Mitni, I—"
"You were not going :because of
me?" Meridel came "forward now
and- reached: for the hand Roger
held, so that three 'hands were
clasped together, hers so sntalI be-
tween the two strong •ones of thole
rnen who loved her,
"We can talk when we get home,"
said ,Roger, and he thanked God for
the darkness, for the dim stars that
let 'no one see his -face. ."I'll go on
ahead with these two fellows."
"A moment, Roger," said Michel.
"Please—" said Meridel.
He paid no attention to them. He
sent Pot Martin and Rosine seant-
pering down the trail and hurried
after them, They heard his voice
faintly, "'You can pretend it's the
road on the magic ,mountain, if yea
need to." •
•
But he knew, nqpe better, that
any road is a :magic road if you
have the right charm_.in your heart.;
And somewhere far him there would
be such a road, one- that no other
foot ,had trod before and at the end
Of it someone who waited -for only,,
him
Behind him, under the stars, Mer -
idol and Michel ' blabre had stopped
to gaze at each other in that strange
light, "I was wrongs" he said
n
You did not forget. our hour."
"You did not mean it when you
said, as you left me then, that you
would eat retura?"
• "Yeti, knew I did not, It was writ-
ten, all this—long . ago. Nothing
could over change it."
(TI117 END)
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