Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-09-20
its luxurious apartments Of every de-
scription was turned into hospital

In the Quarter st. Jacques, on the
Rue Sorbonne, the battle had ragged
for seven long hours, and the dead
and dying lay in every direction. The
troops had moved on, and few of the
Red Republicans were engaged in
removing their wounded to the hos
pitfalls, when, making her way slowly
through the scene Of carnage, came a
young girl alone. Her long, dark hair
hung in wild confusion over her
shoulders; her dress, that of peasant,
was torn and soiled; her shoes were
broken and worn, and she seemed
ready to fall with fatigue. But still
she went on, her large, lustrous eyes
scanning, with a look of horror, the
blood-stained, smoke-begrimed faces
upturned to the leaden sky. She ap-
peared to be searching for some one,
and paid no attention to the rude
glances cast upon her.
Suddenly she gave wild, unearthly
cry, and fell on her knees beside the
body of young man dressed in the
uniform of the Royalists.
"My dreanl" she moaned. "The
vision of my dreamp'
She tore aside the coat and pressed
her hand to the young officers heart.
ct beats !" she cried. "Oh, my
God he is alivel Men, men, give me
help to bear him to place of safety"
"Help to bear Monarchist?" cried
the men in answer. "You ask too
much"
LET me put him where he'll need
no help" said a rough-looking fellow.
springing forward with bayonet in
his hand "Vive la Republique So
ciall"
But before he could strike the blow
his murderous heart dictated the girl
had covered the body Of the young
officer with her own.
"Cowardl' she cried; g to seek to
kill fallen manp
There was the sudden sound of a
horses hoofs, and an officer, on whose
breast glittered the star of the Legion
Of Honor, drew rein before the pros
trate woman.
"What does this mean ?'' he cried.
Put up your bayonet, man; would
you strike a woman?"
The girl sprang to her feet. "Help
me, general" she cried, passionately.
"God will forever bless you if you give
aid to me now. There lies one whose
life is dearer far to me than my own.
Protect him; let me remove him to a
hospital where 1 can nurse and care
for him."
She looked so beautiful, so brave, as
she stood there, her dark eyes wore a
look Of such passionate appeal, that the
8enerdI nedTG SOIJen6u.
1T shall be as you DESIRE" he said.
II will act as your bodyguard, my
brave girl"
Half an hour later the young officer
50 mira culously saved lay in com
Portable bed in the house of kind
American, tenderly guarded and cared
for by the dark-eyed girl who had
dared so much for his sake.
But it was many days before he
knew anything Of what was passing
around him; days in which he lay in
the valley Of the shadow Of death, deaf
to the tender words whispered in his
ear, blind to the anguish in the face of
his sweet nurse, unconscious Of the
tears which fell fast on his face as she
bent over him.
But tie crisis was safely passed at
last, and the blue eyes opened once
more with look of intelligence.
"Where am II" the pallid lips asked,
family.
with me, Hugo" answered the
nurse, bending over him, a world Of
gladness in her lustrous eyes.
/ He smiled as if well content. Too
weak to make further inquiry he was
satisfied with the knowledge that Vic
torine was near him.
4 1t was from the doctor that be
learned how his life had been saved,
and how unfaltering had been the
courage and care Of the girl he had
thought never to see again when he
| left her in the desolate cabin in the
4 forest.
Yictorinel" he said, one day when
he was feeling almost well again, and
was sitting by the window with his
gentle nurse beside him. 81 haven't
SPOKEN to you yet Of what I owe you.
I wanted TO wait until 1 was strong
enough to talk with you about it. Tell
ne, why did you come to Parisf"
Victorine shuddered, and her cheek
paled.
"The night you left me I had a
vision." she answered. 81 saw you
lying in the street, wounded and help
less. About you were soldiers, remov-
ing the dead and dying. Suddenly
you raised your head, and uttered the
single word Gomez Then all was
blank about me. 1 saw no more. But
1 lost no time. knew that heaven
had cant n messaua and that T must