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There was a slight, scarcely perceptible, shading into a lighter tinge of the clinging black shadows that veiled the eastern sky, di above the faint horizon line, until they assu s which my mother pictured tothe wider expanse of sky, which becalow along the water, until this also became a portion of the vast arch, while the darker borderland, now far astern, forround to the hter, h the cloudupper blue like a flock of frightened birds, until at last the whole eastern horizon blushed like a red rose, while above the black line of distant, shadowy trees, the blazing riold along our wake Gazing thus, every thought of our surroundings, our dangers, and fatigue passed fro to the oar, e of its own

Some unusual ,suddenly upon De Noyan His face, turned partially away froray with anxiety, and I noted he shivered in his wet clothes Yet his smile and speech seemed jauntily unconcerned as ever

"Yonder was to have beenbackward across his shoulder "'Tis about the hour now for those in the hands of the Dons to have their backs against the wall"

I caught a sound as of a partially suppressed sob behind me, but before I could turn sufficiently to ascertain the cause, the Chevalier sprang past, rocking the little boat furiously, and my ears overheard that which caused me to keep my face set the other way

"Eloise!" he exclaimed exultantly "Are you here, little wife? Mon Dieu! I dreamed it not; yet should have known you would never leave such duty to the slaves"

"I was simply compelled to come," she answered, and I could ry withof the sun sealedhis hat in grave gesture "I feel like a conde here in such co beside my comrades"