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He, therefore, slept heavily from midnight till morning on the eve of the election, and began the day with the smile of one who abides the result with courage. Several times he came upon Carnac in the streets, and they saluted courteously; yet he saw the confidence of Carnac in his bearing. Twice also he came upon Junia and he was startled by the look she gave him.
The girl was the extreme contrast of himself, with dark almost piercing-eyes, and a paleness which was physically constitutional the joy of the artistic spirit. It was the head of a tragedienne or a martyr, and the lean, rather beautiful body was eloquent of life. Presently Junia said: "To try to spoil him would be a crime against his country, and I shall tell him you are here."
And I'll not strip your 'hide, either. That's for lower men than me." A moment later they parted, Denzil to find Junia, and Barouche to prepare his speech for the evening. Barouche pondered. What should he do should he challenge Carnac with his marriage with Luzanne Larue? His heart was beating hard. The day of the election came.
Her face flushed, anger lit her eyes. "Because there was another man; but I've only just discovered he's a sham, with no real love for me. It makes me sorry I ever knew him." "Me no real love for you! That's not the truth: it's because I have no real name to give you that's why I've spoken as I have. Never have I cared for anyone except you, Junia, and I could have killed anyone that wronged you "
He was by nature a queer compound of Radical and Conservative, a victim of vision and temperament. He was full of pride, yet fuller of humility of a real kind. As he left Montreal he thought of Junia Shale, and he recalled the day eleven years before when he had worn brass-toed boots, and he had caught Junia in his arms and kissed her, and Denzil had had his accident.
Junia took it, after hesitation, and read it till she came to the sentence about Carnac returning to the business. She looked up, startled. "What does that mean?" she asked, pointing to the elusive sentence. "He might want to come into the business some day, and I'll give him his chance. Nothing more than that." "Nothing more than that!" she said cynically.
Junia saw the impression she had made, and set it down to her last words. "Where did you first meet him? What was the way of it?" she added. Suddenly Junia came forward and put her hands on Luzanne's shoulders. "I think you loved Carnac once, and perhaps you love him now, and are only trying to hurt him out of anger. If you destroy him, you will repent of it so soon!
Her face was deadly pale, her eyes expanded, her breath came sharp and quick. "How was it don how was it done? Was she here in Montreal?" "I don't know how it was done, but she was here, and Junia got this from her. I shan't know how till I've seen Junia." "Junia is the best friend," said the stricken woman gently, "in all the world; she's "
With Barouche's death to Carnac it was as though he himself had put aside for ever the armour of war, for Barouche was the only man in the world who had ever tempted him to fight, or whom he had fought. There was one thing he must do: he must go to Junia, tell her he loved her, and ask her to be his wife.
"I think you could bagosh," answered Denzil heavily. "They'll bring a rope to haul me up?" "Junia has a lot of sense, she won't forget anything." "And if your father's there, he'll not forget anything," remarked Denzil. "He'll forget to make me wear these boots tomorrow," said the boy stubbornly, his chin in his hands, his eyes fixed gloomily on the brass- headed toes. There was a long silence.
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