Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-20
CHAPTER VI.

AS she bent over him his eyes opened,
and with a faint smile he recognized her.
AS she drew back neFVously, the crowd
surrounding her uttered an angry mUrmur;
fists were clenched, arms brandished, and
angry looks leYeled at the wounded man.
Houzel, the gamekeeper, who was among
their number, looked down with a savage
scOWl into the Germans face. 1T is the
butchering rogue who killed your dog,
Mile. Blanchel" he said, between his set
teeth. Go back to the house, and leave
him to US.
mo, mol" cried Blanche at was not
he; it was the other. DR.. Huet, will you
protect him?"
Stand back, all of you'll" said the Doc
tor, in a tone of command. The lady
is right; he is a prisoner of war and shall
be protected. Then, turning to Blanche,
he added: "The fellow must take his
chance. There is fighting down yonder,
and we are wanted"
AS he spoke the sharp sound of firing
was repeated from the adjacent woods.
as he much hurt?" asked Blanche,
anxiOusly.
His arm is broken and he has some
flesh wounds. I have done all can.
Houzel, 1 leave him to you. Get him into
one of the out-hOuses; it is bad for him to
be out here in the cold ali.
The sun was now sinking, and its Grim
son beams, shooting through the open
bOughs of the adjoining glade, fell full
upon the wounded soldiers face. All her
horror of his race died away in sympathy
and pity as she stood and gazed upon him.
go away, said DR.. Hunt, taking her
hand. Il told you that it was no sight for
you.
HE is one of the two officers I saw the
other night, and he spoke to me very kind
~. am so sorry for him. Do you think
that he will die?"
Die? Of course not. These Uhlans
take a deal of killing. BESIDES, one does
not die of a shot in the arm, and his
hesh-WOunds are slight. With watching
right enough. But, corbleu! in times like
these he must take his chance. After all,
it is the fortune Of war
Here the rapid roll of drum was heard
in the distance. The young officer came up
quickly.
is going on down yOnder. We must has
ten.
Every we'll, said Huet. Il will see this
fellow placed in some sort Of q shelter,
and then will follow you.
The young officer saluted Blanche, and
then gave the word of command to his
men, who ran of after him with their
/ rifles in readiness. The countTymen looked
startled, and inclined to depart also; but
at another sign from Huet they upliIted
| the wounded man.
Where shall we take him?" asked one
of them, sullen1y enough.
~On to the farm-any place with a roof
/ will do, replied the Doctor.
Meantime Blanche had been undergo
/ ing q strong internal struggle. Divided
| between her pity for the wounded man
/ and her dread of him as one OF the in
/ vaders of her country, she knew not what
/ to say Or do. Then she remembered her
/ fathers gentle warning. SO full Of Chris
| tian charity and sympathy, and illustrated
/ so tenderly by the very words Of the man
/ who lay wounded before her: L should
/ be sorry if any evil came to you; over
there in Germany have a dear sister Of
/ my own.
/ With full heart and dim eyes she looked
/ again at the unfortunate officer. He lay
in the same position, with his eyes fixed
on her. All, Godl if it had been her own
dear father who was lying thus, sur
rounded by strangersi Such thing might
/ have been-naight still be-and then
/ She turned to the men who were NOV
/ ing past her with their burden.
Garry him into the ehatesUl" she
cried.
ITO the chateau, medemoisellsl" re-
/ peated HOuzel, savagely.
My lady, are you medg" said Hubert,
/ plucking at her Sleeve mCnstrOuE
Germanl"
Silence, HUBERT and help them tC
bear him IN. DR.. Huet, you know nay
dear father. Even now. somewhere ala