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Chapter Twelvo

FROUFROU COMES HOME

"Home," she wept and suffered

herself to be carried in his arms. out of the room,

At the great Bartorla manaton thin servants "flaed up in the hall. Georges, carrying Froufrou in his A hushed allance pervaded the arms, addressed the butler. “Have Bitle room in the obscure boarding | Madame's room put in order. She's house which Froufrou shared with come home."

lick. Froufrou, completely dressed, Froufrou smiled weakly "Yes, but with a blanket wrapped about | Gabriel. I've come home, at last,”” har, lay on top of the bed propped "We're mighty glad. Minny," he up against several pillows, her eyes; answered happily. "You war away closed.

long enough, Don't go no more,

The dostar, two nuns, Pick and My." Felecians, the mulatto to whom She smiled her thanks, - A clock kindness Froufrou owed the_room, | chimed. She listened happily, watched with anxious eyes. In the¦ "That's my pretty clock!" she said, corner, two or three of the neighz; "Take me to my sitting roam first." bars who had grown to know and "Yos, Georges,” exclaimed Louise. love the beautiful but sad little lady "Take bor in there whero ile warm, whom Fick called Milky, waited until her own room is ready." quietly,

He nodded and made his way up "Bho Bems to be sleeping right; the slaira, reaching the little loti. easy now," Feliciano whispered. Pick ran ahead, arranging the One of the neighbors looked up.custilous on the sofa. Louise, hold- "It might be better it wo wiping tightly to Coorgle's hand, fol- away," he said sollly.

lowed.

Felicinne looked at him uncar- "Yea, put me down." Froufrou lainly. "She wished wo-all would sighed an Georgen placed her gent- may till her sister comes backly on the nofs, "Your arms must with her husband so's he could be tired - atrong na they are.” thank everybody."

"Ab'll git n cover, Misny," Pick ceted happily.

The other nodded. “We're pleased to wall," he answorad "but let

Froutrou ooited about her, "What us wait downstairs instead.” The a beautiful room! What a friendly others agreed and they slowly filed room! My, how good it is to be out of the room.

here, in my own room again." She "Missy deally loves comp'ny" | stopped weakly, "Thank you, Bainte Piék sighed, as they left. "Besides Catherino," she murmured. "How day aint no mo' danger, is dare, happy I am. How kind you all are. Doctah7"*

What a pity even Bainte Catherine Fla nodded grimly. "I've told you can't make me well! I'd be no good before, there's always danger with | -1d surprise her!"

the heart after pneumonia-"

Louise stommed the tears that "An' ah tole you ab aint worried. started at thin faint evidence of the Two fortune tellers said she'd live | gay and mischievous, Froufrou they to be ninely——"*"

one had adored "You'll get well,

Froufrou opened her eyen and darling," she comforted. put her hand on her heart. She

"The danger's all past," Georges drew a sharp breath; half in rendded reassuredly. Haf, hinif in wurprise.

Troufrou smiled. "Yea. This dan- "This pain's gonel" she exelalmad, She smiled up at the doctor. ger'n all past. Froufrou will never "Were you frightened?" she asked.hurt anyone again."

"Not a bit," he answered quickly. Lauine fell to her knees beside "I wha," she answered wonkly, the sofa, "Darllug." she cried, "My Her eyes turned toward the door own darling. My dearest,

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Froufrou smiled weakly.

"I've come back at last!!!

which opened slowly, Louise stood | talk like that!"

at the threshold, Georgio by her Froufrou looked up at her bus- elde. Froufrou face contorted band. "Georges Hor valce had between toars and

laughter, grown auddenly clear and strong

"Georgie!" she cried,

"Hello" he answered,

"Hello,” she smiled.

"Boo, hoo" he shouted.

·

"Boo" she answered, remónthor=į

"Georges, Lake Louise's hand-and I'll tell you a secret.”

"Yes, child?" he whispered. "She loves you, Georges,” "That's not truo,“ há - answered

ing instantly the game they had al-in à volee full of conviction. ways pinyed together.

"Then sho will," replied Froufrom The doctor put his hand on the mangely. She tumed to Loulso and child's shoulder. "Quie), littin man, laughed. “It's so easy to love a man Your mamma's too tired to play to- if he wants you to, Loulan. And so night. Just kiss her, nicely."

nice. Promise to make her love Georgle ran to her bad. "Oh, you, Georges," sho bogged. Gcorgie, who wept and put her He couldn't trust himself to an hand out wenkly, laughing a little na her son, nobcred, began to cover her face with quick litis kinnon,

"We'll play tomorrow, mamma," he bald ronssurin 3y.

"Yes, darling," she sighed. "To morrow," She turned to Louise, and childishly accused her; "Where is Georgea!"

swer, but Froutrou gazing into his vyck, read there his promise. Sho malled. “That's good. "That's eplen- did."

A' moment's alienco fell upon them all. When she spoke again, it was the childish charm that had made her so different from all other women. "There's one thing more, "I don't know, dear,” Louise re- Georges. I want to be-" who stop led "He won't bome."

ped a moment, then stumbled on- Froufrou closed her eyes, the "I want to be buried in the drena tears of daappointment coursing) pappa brought from Paris-with down her checks. "He didn't want the pink rosebuda---"

to are me; I know," she murmured, Goorgen, his face taut with mln.

Her chlid paited her face, wiping ery nodded. nway the tenes with fita, Froufrou Is atlit Froufrou, you "Don't cry, mamma," he begged. nec." alto Bald gally. She was quiet A bell rang sosnowhere from out- for a moment, "Where's Georgio?" alde, Pick ran from the room, a sho naited, Her hushand motioned Freat nob bursting from her as she the child over to his mother's side. wont. She rushed down the slain to he moved her hand weakly.

the door and opened it wide, "Hold mamma's hand, Georgie," Georges stood there irresolutely. ntin whispered, "Tight." With a glad cry. Pick motioned

Georgio cinaped her hand in both los inalde and load the way back of his and waited for her to speak to Froufrou's room. She opened the again. But she remained silent. He door and the whole sorry picture suddenly looked up at his father.

rented his eyes.

"Mamma's land," he said wonder.

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Ho anw the bare room: the nuns ingly. "It's cold." standing, waiting, their rosaries in And, in the next room, Plek, ber their hande; the doctor measuring tears flowing, searched in the closet out more brandy Into water; Laulse where still hung the gny frocks in the shadows, watching, And that had once made Froufrou no

closed.

10 Sign her happy. From the closet's depths Froufrou, her eyes chooks covered with tears, making she brought out the beautiful "box no sound no she held one of with its ribboned trimmings. She Georgia's hands in both of hers opened it carefully and lifted out while the child petted her face with the white dress, covered willi rose- ds. As he rose from her knees, the other.

"Froufrou," he called softly as he shaking the dress free of its papers. entered,

it pang out with a sighing, rusiling She opened her eyes with a start, sound, "Georges) Oh, Georgen! You did come",

Pick buried her face in her hands.

He nodded, unable to trust him.

leah it she sobbed. "Heat It Bult to speak. To take you home," sayin' Froufrou Froufrou-"," he whispered.

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