Huntsville gazette., 1886-04-24

stood trembling in the door" o1e artil-
leryman is gone"
i sThen," said /. sit is / who
m ust"-
I forbid you," cried Durand. "You
ara not strong enough to carry it. You.
wouA d let it fall on the way, perhaps on
the sh eirs, or even in this room"
MmA'. Durand threw herself or me,
NO, not youl 1t is too dangerous.
Not you. :, 49,
for a strong soldier. Happily the
Captain is here"
III" said the Ca ,otain. uneasily.
| eyes Won are as strong as bull;
and besides. YOU are used to these
] dreadful implements OF war. You
nlay with cannOn-ba7is and bomb
Shells as a school-boy does with his
tops and marbles
.'But-but pardon me-" said the
! Captain, who grew slightly PALE" a
/ bomb-shell, you see-er--hum, Can we
not wait until tomorrow, and have it
taken away then?"
Tomorrow" cried Mime. Durand-
"Why, / couldn't close my eyes the
whole night. would rather go to a
hotel"
/ Here Victor stepped forward:
i .Do not put yourself to so much
trouble, I beg" said he. Il will take
the bomb-shell away"
/ "You are mad, my boy" cried
Durand, stopping him, "Just off q
sick-bed, and with your wounded arm!
Do you want to bring the house down
about our ears?'
! LET it be, Victor" said I, ''this is
work l..or sick man.
n put it il Just the task for the Cap.
corf,, 1ued Durand. II will
tam. to no one but him. Come,
Captain, be 9pie& from fn + this nicht.
sterr and deliver US
mare" Ike the situa-
The Captain did hot h. he was
ton, that was evident. Bn, 1t such
not the man to be disconnected
trifle. o
"You are right" said he, sn,ilh..
uneasily; "this sort of thing is in my
line. / was about to say, however,
when you interrupted me just now,
that it would be dangerous for man
on foot to carry it. The sidewalks are
slippery. and a single false step in the
street would be enough to blow to
pieces ten men. To take it away in a
carriage is the only reasonable way.
General Lefevre, who brought me to
your door in his carriage, is dining at
Brebant's, and his carriage is in front
of the restaurant. l will ask him to
lend it me- He is an old friend of
tho r,aftar cottlod T1cf |
let me buckle on my belt, and / shall
be back here in ten minutes, or a quar-
ter of an hour at the outside"
ely, then," said Nine. Durand. '1
shall scarcely dare to breathe while
you are gone"
II shall run, my dear madam" So
saying, the Captain took his plumed
shake, his cloak, and fastened from
the ROOM And from the way he
bounded down the steps it was evident
that he was in a hurry.
/ returned to the drawing-room,
which was still all CONSERVATION.
Nine. Durand vacillated between de-
sire to fly and curiosity to examine the
bombshell. AS II unintentionally, /
looked out into the street, which was
brightly lighted up by the full moon.
at was very simple matter to let
me take it away" murmured Victor.
Tut, tut!' cried Durand. surprised
at the young mans quiet courage. 1T
is better that the Captain should do it.
"Let us hope" said Nine. Durand,
''that he will not keep Us waiting
long"
Mot keep us waiting long, dear
madame!n said /, gayly. "You may
rest assured he will. For he will not
come back"
''He will not come backp"
"Most assuredly not. To 90 to Bre.
bant's restaurant he should take the
road to the right, while he went the
other way, and fast enough he was go
ing, too.''
"Good gracious! What does that
mean?''
"That means, friend Durand, that
your Captain is Dragging cur, and
that have unmasked the batteries of
such a scoundrel in favor of such an
estimable young man."
And taking photograph album,
struck it violently on the cap Of the
bombshell, which burst into thousand
pieces-Of chocolate. 1t was made OF
chocolate and showered over the carpet
| fusilade of sugar plums. candied fruits
and nuts!
A shout of laughter followed the ex.
plosion.
1t is perhaps needless to state that
Victor and Gertrude were married as
soon as the war was over.
1t is also probably needless to state
that the Captain has never returned
Translated from the French for MeArgo-
nGut.
Oieomargarine in England.