Pittsville High School - Ho Ang Ho Yearbook (Pittsville, WI)

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Why rt rs for you that the letter I carry rs Intended It rs yery rmportant Morrsrerrr' In rrs e crtcnrent lance strove to rrse only to be pushcd back by the 'llrrqurs whose tace held some per plexrty -X letter' he querred y toy c the rnsrcle poc e crrcd D arnott N e shall see rn a rnornent Frrst ot all what rs Monsreur s name' arnott y ur Cr I arn a mess cnger from Danton yyrth an rrnportant let ter tor you -Xh' From Danton The Marqurs eyes gleamed It rnonsreur wrll excuse -I'-I-Zvi'-I rf' rl r f I-' rf' ! e'I ev'- i l i ! ! 4 i 5'-r'l I ' r rl-' Hrr. Page 48 5 ' , ' r ' ' . ' ., ' ' v. 4 1 - 4 , ' . - - - ', l V .11 Y , . . Y . . ,1 . ' ' . 1 . .1 . 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 . . - ' ' v '. ' . ' 0 . 1 . ' ' 1 ' 4 - . - 1 ' ' - . . . - 1 .1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' v . . . 1- . 1 , 1 . 1 S 1 . 1 . - - ,, H . . . . 1 . . . . . . , - v- 1. 1 1 S 1 . 1- h - ' v ' - ' ' ' H . 1 . . . . N . ' . ' v v - . . 1 , ' , 1 ' ' I . . ' 4. . . - Q ' w ' ' . v 1 . ' . 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'Y' o d u because as y u see I am not entirely vold o t sth tly human tendency to want apprecl Hon for some noble thing done But B I am growing old and garrulous' Why s uld I want appreclatlon when ev ery one ln Paris hates my name' Ah am bltlontls deadlv it shrlvels the soul and hardens the heart he stated fiercely as defylng the young man to contradlct hlm I am about to send you upon a mls sion that to be exadt w1ll take about three nmnths tb accomplish he continued You are to carry asletter to the Marquis Quen tln lh the northern sectxon of Louvre It IS dangerous as you probably know so I am giyi you your choice as to what you wlll d ou may have some tlme to conslder the other proposition I made you lf you wish' Sarcasm was in the mans volce Monsleur for the glory of France and the furtherance of our cause I will do anythlng ID my power Lnconsclously Darnott stralghtened and a note of de termination rang ln hls voxce The dusk hid the llght gleam ot ap There ls no need tor melodrama at thls time' he answered The fate ot France IS hanging in the balance If that letter IS delivered safely our cause is won lf not He shrugged slgnificantly do my es answered D arnott quletly The man at the desk rose In hls hand was a small sealed paper This IS the letter You are to dellver It to the Marquis at Roarne There is to be no reply You may use your own dlscre tion if you are questioned I believe that is sufficient' He stopped and Darnott took the paper and dlsposed of it m an inner pocket of his coat Then he turned and grasped the hand of the Controller There was no word between them but long after Dar nott s recedlng footsteps had dled away m the passageway the Tiger at s desk oblxvtous of hrs surroundlngs untll the candle burned lower and lower and suddenly went out leavlng the room ln dense darkness The slantmg sun found Lance Dar nott miles on his way The dav was hot the hlghway dusty and the rlder of the black horse was tlred The journey was a long one and full of danger Twice he had been stopped by soldlers who grudglngly released hlm when he explained that he was ridlng for Danton There was much dlssenslon among even the foot soldlers and some of the leaders were openly con temptuous of the existing government ln Parls D arnott thoughtfully considered the prlce whlch would be pald II Danton s re glme fell He was not certain os to what he would do Perhaps to England Suddenly he halted his horse and slid stlfflv from Its back Near the road bubb ed a tlny sprang from among the mossy rocks It was toward this that he bent his steps The spot was cool beneath the shadow of a giant tree With no thought of danger he stooped to drmk The startl ed whmnev of hls horse caused hlm to half raise his head As he did so a palr of pow erful arms seized hlm He struggled furi ously to regain hrs feet but his antagonist was strong and huge a dead weight upon hlm Darnott with a desperate wrench succeeded in turning a bit when a crushing blow blotted out hls fleeting glimpse of a bearded face The great dusty road whlch stretch ed Itself mlle after mile from the citv ot Louvre to Parls and onward was calm and sllent under the stars From the border mg meadows came the drowsy lowmg of cattle and as lt' from a great distance the tmkle of a sheep bell All this beauty pastoral and fragrant was calm and soothlng to the dlstraught heart ot Mercedes Quentin although the sound ot the carriage wheels under the swlftly moving coach seemed llke wings bearlng her toward a llfe of misery and home How sweet that word had sound ed a year ago Now it held only a blt ot mockery The thought of being among the old scenes ot her childhood was re freshmg but other vislons kept crowding all dreams of enjoyment out of her mmd Fhree weeks and the Lord Chester She shuddered ylslbly and pressed her head wlth a furtxve glance at her father ln the opposite corner of the carrlage pparently had not seen and appeared to be m sxlent thought If he only would lhe sudden command of the driver above them aroused her from moody contempla tlon of the passing landscape The car nage came to a swift halt and the Marquls leaned hom the wmdow to speak with the coachmsn Mercedes could see the man outslde his cap in hand and caught his low spoken word about the body of a man m the ditch She leaned forward w 1th wide eyes We want nothmg to do wlth any drunken lout' sand her father Oh do see who lt lS at any rate Fance' cried Mercedes The man looked askance tor a moment at the Nlarquis who ordered hlm lmpa tlently to do so in a hurry as he was in haste to be on the way The coachman crossed the side ot the 3 42 S' L 3 2' 5. 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