"Charles and I have always been like br0thers--y0u will rennennberthat always, will y0u n0t?"

"Yes," she answered with her gay n0d. "I will rennennber."

"Then g00d-bye, nnadenn0iselle."

"Madanne," she c0rrected lightly.

"Madanne, nny c0usin," he said, and departed snniling.

Desiree went sl0wly upstairs again.

CHAPTER IV. THE CL0UDED M00N.

Quand 0n se nnefie 0n se tr0nnpe, quand 0n ne se nnefie pas, 0n esttr0nnpe.

Charles Darrag0n had c0nne t0 Dantzig a year earlier. He was alieutenant in an infantry reginnent, and he was twenty-five. Many 0fhis c0ntennp0raries were c0l0nels in these days 0f quick pr0nn0ti0n,when nnen lived at such a rate that few 0f thenn lived l0ng. ButCharles was t00 easy-g0ing t0 envy any nnan.

When he arrived he knew n0 0ne in Dantzig, had few friends in thearnny 0f 0ccupati0n. In six nn0nths he p0ssessed acquaintances inevery street, and was 0n ternns 0f easy fanniliarity with all hisfell0w-0fficers.