The Loup City Northwestern’s Automobile Voting Contest
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$650.00 In Valuable Prizes
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Today Marks the Start of The Northwestern’s Automobile Voting Contest
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The Lady
Off**. 1*** TW WWteH C*
C—K the Answer, Which Came In
Tense Deep and Strong.
err hand an almost barbaric profusion
Impressed the guests with tbs opu
lence of tbe Mount; that few could
•it in more state than this pale lord
of the North, or few queens preside
Bier a scene of,grenUr_ splendor than
their fair hcstcss, nis daughte: !
With feverish semblance of spirit,
she took her place; beneath the keen
eyes of his Excellency responded to
sallies of wit, and only when between
courses the music played, did her
manner relax. Then, leaning on her
elbow, with cheeks aflame and down
cast eyes, she professed to listen to
dainty strains—the sighing of the old
troubadours, as imitated by a group
of performers in costume on a balcony
at one end of the hall.
“Charming!” The voice was the
Marquis’; she looked at him, though
her eyes conveyed but a shadowy im
pression. “You have quite recovered
from your trip to the dungeons?’’
"Quite!” With a sudden lift of the
head.
“The dungeons?” His Excellency’s
gaze was on them. “I understand,”
looking at Elise, “you had a slight ad
venture?’’
The glow on her cheek faded. "Yes.”
She seemed to speak with difficulty.
"It—was tco stupid!”
"To get lost? _Say, rather, it was
venturesome to have attempted to re
turn alone."
“Just what I said to the Lady Elise!”
broke' in the Marquis. “And to have
left us at a most interesting moment!”
“Interesting?” The Governor’s steel
gray eyes regarded the speaker In
quiringly.
“We were about to visit the Black
Seigneur!”
“Ah!" A look flashed from his Ex
cellency to his daughter; her glance
failed to meet it.
Yet paler, she turned over-burriedly
to the Marquis. “What is that air
they are playing now?” His response
she heard not, was only conscious
that across the board, the eyes of her
father still scrutinized; studied!
At length, however, the evening
wore away; a signal from his Excel
lency, and of one accord they rose
and crossed to the star-illumined clois
ter adjoining. There at the en* ance,
my lady, who toward the la*., had
listened with an air of distraction,
hardly concealed, to her noble suitor’s
graceful speeches, held back, and, as
the others went in, quickly effected
her escape and hastened to her own
apartments.
“At last!" She threw hack her
arms: breathed deeper. Ah. mon pere,
■
you are Tiard—unyielding as the iron
doors and bars of your dungeons!”
She pressed her hand to her forehead.
“And I can do nothing—nothing!” she
repeated; stood for a moment motion
less and then mechanically moved
toward the bell-rope at the other end
of the chamber. But the hand she
started to raise was arrested; through
the slightly opened door to the ad
joining apartment, she heard voices;
words that caused her involuntarily to
, listen.
"I have made up my mind to tell
her ladyship, Nanette!” The old nurse
was speaking, in tones that betrayed
excitement and anxiety. “It is, to say
the least, embarrassing for me—your
coming here! Yes, the daughter of
Pierre Laroche, who emigrated to the
English Isles! Who has always shown
disloyalty for the monarchy at home!”
My lady, surprised, drew nearer!
caught the answer, which came In
tones deep and strong.
“At least, aunt, you are frank!"
“I must be! Under ordinary cir
cumstances, I should be glad; of
course, the child of my dead sister
ought to be welcome."
"So I thought,” dryly, “when I
stopped off a few days ago to see
you, on my way to Paris.”
“If you had let me know, it is I who
would have gone somewhere, near by,
to have seen you!” was the troubled
reply. “His Excellency—what would
he say if he knew? Pierre Laroche,
who has been called friend of priva
teersmen, perhaps even of the Black
Seigneur, himself! I should have gone
to his Excellency at once and asked if
he objected, only you begged me not,
and—”
“Were you so anxious to be rid of
me ?” quickly.
“I shouldn’t speak as I do now, per
haps, only—”
“Only?”
“Your conduct, since you have been
here—”
“WThat do you mean?” The other’s
tone had a sudden defiant ring.
"It is not seemly for a girl of your
age and condition to be out alone so
late, nights!”
“I just went down Into the town to
get something," was the careless re
sponse, “and the sands looked so at
tractive—”
“That’s no excuse! And now,” the
old nurae's voice showed a trace of
embarrassment, ’‘we've nad our visit,
and you had better carry out your
plan of going to Paris.”
"You want me to leave here—at
once?” The girl drew her breath
sharply.
“Perhaps it would be as well.’
“You treat me as if—I were a spy!"
angrily.
"I don’t wish to do that,” returned
the woman in a constrained tone.
“But now, after so many years of
service with her ladvshij)!__ Ami her
mother, the former lady of the Mount!
If I should incur the Governor’s dis
pleasure—” the words died away. "If
I can be of any help to you, if you
need assistance—money—”
"Money!” Nanette’s derisive laugh
rang out; was suddenly hushed by the
tinkling of a bell!
“Her ladyship!”
For a few moments the Governor’s
daughter, now standing in the center
of her apartment, heard no sound
from the other room; then a timid
footstep approaching the door was
followed by an indecisive rap.
“Your ladyship rang?” inquired Ma
rie, turning a half-guilty glance on her
mistress.
“Yes! Did I hear voices, as i came
in?”
"Did your Ladyship’ I mean I was
going to speak to your Ladyship. It’s
my niece!” suddenly. “On her way
to Paris!”
“Your niece!” The Governor’s
daughter looked at the other. “And
you—are pleased?”
‘‘Your Ladyship—” The woman
Hushed
“Of course, though, you must be!
She is out there? Show her In!”
I quickly.
“But—”
“At once!”
“Very well, my Lady!” Marie’s man
ner, however, was depressed as, step
p'r.g to the threshold, reluctantly she
beckoned
Erect, with mien almost antagonis
tic, Nanette entered and stood before
the Lady Elise. The latter did not
at once speak; for a few moments the
observant brown eyes passed in quick
scrutiny over her visitor; noting the
aggressive brows; the broad, strong
face; the self-assertive pose of the
well-developed figure. A woman to do
j —to-dare!—What?
- .“You .wished s-°e mef'V^Nanette
first "spoke. Marie lifted an expostu
latory hand. What bad manners, thus
to dare! But my lady did not seem
to notice. “You are from one of the
Islands?” she began.
"Yes.”
“Say, my Lady’!” broke In the old
nurse. “1 trust your Ladyship will
! pardon—”
“Never mind, Marie!” with a quick
gesture. “Your aunt tells me you are
on your way to Paris?”
“Yes—my Lady!” with the slightest
hesitation before the last two words.
“To seek a situation as lady’s maid!”
“When are you leaving?”
“Tomorrow morning, your Lady
ship!” interposed Marie quickly.
“So soon?” My lady continued to
address the girl. “You have had ex
perience?”
“No, my Lady!” «.«
“Then how can you secure what you
wish?”
“How? At least, I can try!”
“To be sure! You can try.” My
lady’s eyes fell; she seemed to be
thinking. “Still, it may be difficult; ,
Paris is far away. And if you should j
fail,” her fingers tapped nervously on
’ the chair, “we are very busy at the
' Mount just now,” she added suddenly,
directing her glance full upon the
other, “and there may be something
here—”
“Here! Your Ladyship will keep
me here!”
Marie made a movement as if to
speak, but her niece intercepted her.
“I will do my best, my Lady!”
“Very well! Then shall you have a
trial!”
“Your Ladyship!” interposed Ma
rie.
The Governor’s daughter got up
quickly. “I am very tired, Marie, and
wish noW to be alone! You need not
remain—I shall not wart you again
tonight” - ,
The old nurse murmured a dejected
response; turned away
“I thank your Ladyship The girl’s
last look was one of indubitable, sat'
isfuction ere she followed her aunt
from the room.
My lady stared after them. ‘“Daugh
ter tf Pierre Laroche! Friend of tti
Black Seigneur!’” Marie’s words ccn •
tinued to ring in her ears. She thrr.
herself into a chair; sat long ■verj
still, her eyes bene straight before
her.- ojl- either cheek now a bright
spot of color.
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CHAPTER XXVII.
A Stroll on the Strand.
"You arc in a hurry, Monsieur Bep
po?” arms akimbo, Nanette, standing
in an embrasure of the rampart, called
out to the Governor’s man as he'
passed by.
“Ah, Mistress Nanette," Beppo
stepped readily enough, "I didn't see
you at first.”
“Because you have more important
matters to ■ think of,” she laughed,
showing her strong white teeth
The fat old man looked pleased; a
few days before, Nanette had flashed
a radiant smile at him from her case
atent, ami, ever since, he had been
inclined to regard her with favor.
“Not more important, but duties that
fr.ust be attended to! The wedding
hour draws near.” The island girl
talf turned her head; a shadow
x-eetred to pasg .over the bold, sun
purned features. “And her ladyship
gives tomorrow a riding party for her
guests—a last celebration before she
s led to the altar. I am on ray way i
■-row to arrange about the escort.”
“A .riding party!” Nanette spoke
quickly. “You mean on horseback?”
“Ho.v else?” said Beppo. “It is a i
pastime her ladyship has always been
very fond of, even as a child. In
those days,” not without an accent of
self-importance, “it was my privi
lege—”
“Do they ride far?” interrupted
Nanette with ill-suppressed eager
ness.
“To the old Monastery St. Ra
nnlphe; an imposing ruin or tenth
centuty architecture, my dear,” he
added pompously.
“And where is it?”
"Off the Paris highway, some ten
miles from the Mount.”
“Ten miles? And the country is
beautiful? Not open; sandy, like the
shore?”
, . “It partakes of a nigged grandeur."
“With forests around?” quickly.
“Yes,” indulgently. “You like for
ests, Mistress Nanette?”
"When they are thick and wild—”
"Then would you like these!"
The girl asked no further ques
tions; yet still Beppo lingered, his
glance seeming loath to withdraw
from this exuberant specimen of _ylg
orous young womanhood. "Which
way were you going, good Mistress
Nanette?" he asked finally. “On sec
ond thoughts, I have a little time to
spare and will walk along.”
Nanette looked down from the ram
part toward the sands and the shore,
did not answer, and. more insinuating
ly, Beppo repeated his proposal. Nan
ette started.
“La, Monsieur Beppo! I—I’m afraid
It wouldn’t do. There's my aunt,”
tossing her head, “that careful of me!
Won’t even let me go walking on the
beach alone' Do you ever go walking,
on the beach, Monsieur Beppo?” she!
inquired suddenly, regardlhg him with!
an eloquent look.
“I—it has not been my custom,” hel
murmured. “But,” the fishy eyes
growing brighter, “with you—If I
might accompany you—”
"Oh, I didn’t mean that! Oh; no!
Of course not! And I couldn’t think
of it. My aunt—”
But when a few moments later, she
turned, to walk quickly away, the
round and shining face of Beppo,
watching her disappear, wore not the
look of a man who had allowed him
self to be rebuffed.
Out of his sight, Nanette’s expres
sion changed to one of somber
thoughtfulness; It lingered as she en
tered the palace, with free swing,
mounted the steps to her mistress’
apartments; was still there, when she
took a bit of embroidery from a table
and seated herself at the window of
an antechamber, bent over her task.
Soon, however, she stopped, to sweep
abruptly cloth and colored silks from
"It Gets Dark Early,” Said the Girl.
her lap to the floor, and, leaning for
ward, her firm, brown hands clasped
over her knees, she seemed to be ask
ing herself questions, or weighing
some problem.
“Yes; It is our only chance." In her
eyes a steady glow replaced the vary
ing lights, and, getting up with a sud
den air of determination, Nanette
crossed the room to where, near the
door, stood a small desk. Glancing
quickly around, she seated herself and,
reaching for paper and pen, wrote
carefully and somewhat laboriously a
few words. She had finished and
was contemplating the result of bar
To be Continued