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While she was breakfasting the nextit the maid she called to her to co his cap in his hands

"You have had a e from the captain,the night He has not coee in Jean's harassed face

"But--where did he go?"

Jean shrugged his shoulders and did not reply

"Are you worried about him?"

"I am anxious, mademoiselle But I am often anxious; and--he always

returns"

He sreat

deal of intuition, felt that there was a certain relief in the se from his h, at that Also she felt that Jean's

one eye was inspecting her closely, which was also true A new factor

had coerous

one And there were dangers enough already

Highly dangerous, Jean reflected in the back of his head as he backed

out with a bow A young girl unafraid of the

at a little breakfast table as fresh as herself--that was a picture for

a eary ot for a moment his anxiety for Henri's safety in his fear for