. St. Nicholas [serial]. frightened by the | deep, bright eyes fixed upon her. See, now — ve are two poor voyageurs,my man and I. Velose | our vay in ze fields. Zen I find zees | pass. Tell me,vare do it lead? To the highway, about a mile from here. i Ze highvay ! Ah ! t ees fromzare ve come. Ze soldiers — ah!so many, so fierce, so terrible!1 I fear me, and ve hide. My man1 he lie in yonder field and vatch• till ze road be clear. Mais moi.| I haf so grande fear; I hide mehere in ze foret. Ah! She started violently as a crashing sounded?s in the underbrush. It was only Fox coming backfrom a squ
. St. Nicholas [serial]. frightened by the | deep, bright eyes fixed upon her. See, now — ve are two poor voyageurs,my man and I. Velose | our vay in ze fields. Zen I find zees | pass. Tell me,vare do it lead? To the highway, about a mile from here. i Ze highvay ! Ah ! t ees fromzare ve come. Ze soldiers — ah!so many, so fierce, so terrible!1 I fear me, and ve hide. My man1 he lie in yonder field and vatch• till ze road be clear. Mais moi.| I haf so grande fear; I hide mehere in ze foret. Ah! She started violently as a crashing sounded?s in the underbrush. It was only Fox coming backfrom a squirrel hunt. The born en-emy of vagabonds, the dog made abarking rush at the ragged | At the noise a small head waslifted from the folds of the wo-mans cloak. a burden in her arms. Her hood had slipped A baby! Oh, let me see! cried Elinor,back, and a mass of black hair fell all about Down, Fox, down! Be still, sir! as theher swarthy face. As she caught sight of the little one gave a sleepy, whimpering AS SHE CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE SINGER, SHE NODDED AND BECKONEDELINOR TOWARD HER. 992 ELINOR ARDEN, ROYALIST. [Sept. Now Elinor had been half afraid that thedark, bright-eyed stranger was a witch. Thesight of the baby reassured her. It was only agipsy mother with her child. Helas! He ees so tired, so hungry — mypoor leetle boy. He haf journey so far, andit grow late. Ah, vare shall my bebe sleepto-night? She sighed wearily as she gently but now.
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