, 1886-08-15

real widows fir, as they say, In the
flame Of which they were trying to thaw
some biscuits on the point end Of their
bayonets. They moved up close to make
o for the children, and gave them a
little coffee and a dropof brandy. While
they were drinking an officer called out
to the sergeant from the door, said a few
words to him and hurried of.
The sergeant returned in high glee-
ABoysi" he said, @grog all round to-
night; we have got the password Of the
Prussians, and this time l think Wen
take the Bourget away from them"
There was q burst of applause and the
men began 10 danes and to sing wniie
some OF them polished up their bayonets.
Taking advantage OF this confusion, the
children escaped
Beyond the trench they struck the plain,
at the end OF which loomed up a o
white wall, broken by loopholes. They
made straight for the wall, stopping at
every step to look, as though they were
picking up potatoes. Let III go nome
don't let us go on" young Stenne kept
laying. Ihe other merely shrugged ms
shoulders n Kept on advancing. Sud
dcniy they heard the clicking OF a u
being cooked.
Lie DOWN. cried the elder, throwing
himself on the ground
AS he lay there ne whistled-and an
other whistle over the snow;
they advanced slowly creeping on al
Tours. On a level with the ground, n
just before The q yellow mustache
appeared under q greasy cap. The big
BOY 1umpe INTO Inc oitcn py the side Oh
the rrussians'
.Ihat Ii my brother" he SAID pointing
10 ms companion
The boy Stenne was so small that the
RUSSIAN began to laugh as he looked at
him' ana seized nun In nus arms 70 nlt
MN up 70 the break In the WALL on the
otner siue OIL wnicn rose neavy eartnern
XXI u tree trunk n piacK
noies In tne snow In eacn Oh wnicn o
just saw the same greasy cap and the
same yeio" mustacne tnat iaugneo as
Inc ooys passed.
In one corner $1,000 the gardener q
mouse with tree trunks ior easements.
Inc lower hooi was iui Oh soidieis piay-
ing cAros' winnie some wero COOKING a
s.ew over d large lre' II smei. 30 sooo
~oAooese ano AI.' whA unee,
oe'~ee" tnas Ane 'no snaiPsnoyer'
p. oPA' no ou.ei' "eio pay
10y .ne po H ~ oers ainpAsne'
anu saVT Joyiui Sheer ss II Doys Gu Gu
sase 'aei papo e
men oesan 70 give .ne" ~ne Ano ~
ina,e. ,eA n "ue u~1:s
IooAeu n1e Prouu, nerce ",e.' ou' az ois
reno" > siane anu nus caoolsn, non.ey-
"u . W A' nc"
vA'',y' Aney iausnisv iepoaeeu no
worus ai'er niin taxing u curious ue
nsn'I III wanownhs II 'ne HUI WHICH, ne
oiousn iiom 1 aiS'
Aouns o'enhe "ouiu nave hkeo 10 say
solhhs' w. ~ as W Blu" .neln 'nA'
nc "As no iooi ei.nel' ou. Sonins SUI
oarrasseo nm. i1''e 10 one sioe' ano
facing u,ln' sa' . ruSsiaa oiuer IMAM lhe
rest, anu more serious looking. ne was
reaoins, OF Preeenoing 70 reao, ior ne
never oooA ~ EYES VI 'ne ooy' a,o Inert
was uNnns % oeuae,ues' anu n",
ns =. .ep'o ~ iooA' - 'usa
He was ns VI ns o"n 'on' Jus'
IlsNnsE "se' "N "~ e ~
M,
nau a.hSi AZ 'nan nA'e ny Wy oo
W. snns.
Anu young o.enhe ie.' as lnough =
ano WAS piaceo UPON hAs neai' ~ .ep'
"i,oin oea'nhs. ~ p,osen' Ills ie1nz
us oesan W uimA' un'l :oop eveinI ~
aouu nn was uinus nN5s
couiu near inaincHy now nls coin H"s
was "n as = .A.~ suAio Iu
NJ lnei a"x,u ofnl' MUCH " 'ue
.Aa's cue nv" 20 =.
49, 80 ~ ~ ns -.
nasn. ~" ~. = i ST. Tampa .. 1.a
A"n ~ ois seu" ao"eIeu ~ son
anu Iae iaoes u lne onioels sre~ ln
sious ~ uiey uie" neai Ahe :,
"D ~ ~ MS .a~N
ano sn"iPsnoo'eie IN u"o youe
oen nAN, Ioa no' .Anu ~, ~ ~,
sooeieo ne e,'ea ", "o"' nave VII"
non' nun -Nm- - -,
~ o"y AausAe N ~
wens on; Jei1re ne was .nl0p hg AL o ,s
on.oei' : Jaw aou mn o.nee
80.
20. h,~o,n
anu 1hey 20 .aiA among mem
selves very quickly In "erihan' Inc
Digger ooy s.aiAeu ou' Plouu as a xuis'
anu Ia''nne ms money ovenne Pas' S
ngi ms heaa, anu as ne passeo lns
RUSSIAN whose gaze hAa e'hoar.ass
MN So ne hearu nun say II "a sau LONE :
Vi voice. p"e. 'Jop' pae' 'JoP' ~"A'
ann ~ iousn .ne years eye,
ohce ou' 'ne PiAn N"e Doy' prsan
70 run qu . so~a.us n'n An
gag was iun o poasoeS' wnich .ne
1rusSians nao gwen 'neih, anu so .hey