Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-26

BY VICTOR HUGO.
PART TWO,
RnE I

BOOK l.
pelleoer had shipped In the night. The desti-
letter. He had escaped from prison by lowering
nIst one leg and then the other from his cell
window until both legs reached the ground.
A vessel was making sail in the harbor.
Pelietier hailed IL.
II want to go, tool" he said
her head-sails were beginning to draw, the gen
darmes appeared on the quay. They were too
late.
BOOK II.
Pelletier had been locked UP for eighty years.
his offenSe was selling liquor on Sunday. They
are very particular about Sunday in France.
sun MS punishment was excessive. Pelletier
But he had escaped The world was before
him. He wanted to get out of France. So he
shipped on the strange vessel. He didn't ask
In the stern or the ship stood tall, command
Ing figure. 1t was that OF a man. He was CIV
ing directions to the crew.
who are your" he asked of Pellet1er.
"Pelletler,n responded Pellet1er.
"GOOd," said the man.
'Do you understand live Stock? asked the
man.
.oui, you betr' answered Pelletier.
~ hen go down to the gun-deck and look
after them"
Pelletier obeyed
The gun-deck was rOomy. Hitched to the
carronade slides were 400 mules. Pelletier ex-
amined them. The motion of the vessel made
them nervous One seemed to be choking. Pei
letter unfastened the halter. The mule dashed
to the middle Of the deck and glared around.
whoa" said Peletier.
The mule sprang to leaward as the ship
caTeened. The din OF the mules hoOfS was
awful. The timbers strained. AS the vessel
righted the mule rushed to the forward part OF
the deck. Then turned and rushed aft.
Pelletler was very pale but cool
Whoa he exclaimed again In a firm voice
The mule dashed to the starboard side and
came pouring in. From the other mules came
startled cries. They were frightened. The
loose mule ran TO the port side OF the vessel and
kicked out tWenty-seven feet of planking In
the trough OF the sea the vessel rolled heavily
and shipped tons OF water.
BOOK Y.
The door OF the companion way opened.
What's going On down there?" demanded the
voice OF the commanding figure.
"a mule" responded Pelletier.
The commanding figure came part way down.
lis II you, PelleJfer?'
ut is n answered Peiletfer.
''WhO loOSed the mule?r
81 did, said Pelletier.
''TLen you will catch him. commanded the
man.
The mule had kicked out the bow and stern
during this conversation. The port side was
torn Out ana there were great holes In the star
board side.
Pellet1er TOOK capstan bar. He waited for
the mule. Turning toward him the mule eyed
him moment. Pelletler put his hat and coat
On the capstan bar and stood it I'D In a ring on
the deck. The mule turned his back to IL.
Pelletier laughed.
''WhOa." ne said.
The mule backed up to the hat and coat. Pei
letter had another capStan bar ready The
whole crew was looking down GA the companion
way. The commanding figure stood at the bot
tom of the ladder.
n ba ro,1Ja
and coat. AS he did SO, Pelletier held UP the
other capstan bar with another hat and coat be-
lore n1m. The mule turned around to kick at
the second. When he had got all the way around
he saw the nfSt. Pelletler was standing by 1t.
BOOK VII.
The mule looked down at himself, He was be-
Wildered: he didn't know which was his kicking
ena. Mnlcneser way he turned the object OF
mule is different from cannon. The can
non shoots from In front and recotls backward
ward.
Pelletier knew this. When the object of at
TACK was before the mule he could do nothing
BY Una having two o objects, he paralyzed the mule
the vessel was sinking and that he must ac-
complish something He wiggled first one
capstan bar and then The other. The mule
undertook to kick both ways at the same Tina
He fen on the deck:
''WhOa!" said Pelletier.
He grasped the mule and tied him to the car
BOOK VIII.
"Come here Pelletier, said the man with a
commanding figure.
Pelletier went
"You have done well" said the man. "You
caught the mule. axe the croSS-'tis the Legion
OF Honor"
Pelletier took 1t. The crew applauded.
"Blt you Jet him go In the first place" con-
tlnued the man. "Take that" and he pelted
Pelletier'S brains out with a club
The crew applauded.
The man with the commanding figure was
just, 1t was rough on Peetier, Still it was lust