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"It is discourteous, perhaps, Mademoiselle, that I should not

disclose to you who I a deood reasons, or any reasons, for withholding his

naation

to reveal it"

"It would be absurd to keep such a secret, Ma petite Brighteye, frohter of a man so prominent in our holy cause as

Colonel Marton You this evening entertain, Mademoiselle, none other

than Louis Riel, the Metis chief"

"Monsieur Riel," exclaiirl in astonishht that Monsieur was far beyond the prairie,

providing ammunition for the troops"

"I have been there Mademoiselle, and seen every trusty Metis armed,

and ready to follohen the leaders cry Allons!"

Paul, the girl's brother, believed that there had never lived a hero

so brave and so hty as the man now under his father's roof As for

poor Annette, she bethought of her outburst of temper and lack of

respect toward the chief; and she treiven offense to a man so illustrious, and one as the head

of the sacred cause of her father and of her people

"But why should he address a poor siirl like me?" she mused;