Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06

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been fired. Then jet OF flame buns
forth from the fortress In answer
myment later followed by another TX
pl0slon, then others, I'LL every second
a. II seemed the mountain breathed oul
death and the white smoke formed
funeral pail abovoit.
NJ. Savage shrugged his shoulders
"They are beginning again." he said.
NJ. Morisot, anxiously watching his
float bob up and down, was suddenly
SEIZED with rage against the belllger-
ent- and grow led out. allow idiotic e
/ Nil one another like thati"
NJ. Sauvage: "ips worse than ths
brute boaste.D
NJ. Morlsot, who had Just hooked 9
bleak, saidi sand 10 think that II viii
always be thus 90 long "a there arc suct
/ things a. governments"
NJ. Savage stopped him. 1.-THE ~,
public would not have DECLARED war;
NJ. Morliot In his tufni "With king,
We have foreign wars; with the repub
| lie We have civil wars"
Then In n friendly way they began
10 discuss politics with the calm com
mon sense Of reasonable aud peace.
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that no one would ever 10 free. Aud
Mont Nalerien Numbered increasingly,
domollshlng with lta cannon hall
French houses, crushing out French
lives, r1inlng many dream, many a
Joy, many hope deferred, vrccking
much happiness and bringing 10 the
hearis Of women, girls and mothers IN
France and elsewhere sorrow and suf.
ferlng which would never have an end.
"Its iifc,0 said NJ. Morisot.
''5ay rather that ivs death, "said NJ.
Savage.
They started, scared out Of their
lives, ~ they felt that some one was
walking close behind them. Turning
round, they saw four mon, four tall,
bearded meu, dressed NJ servants In
livery and wearing Hat caps upon theif
heads. These men were covering the
two fishermen with rifles.
rhc rods dropped from their night
encd hands and foaicd aimlcasly
down tho river. In an instant the
Ffonchmen weru seized, bound,
thrown into boat aud fcrried over 10
the island.
Behind tho house they had thought
hhthhatittA WIZ lAAhNh W Aht"Hfsh
soldiers. A hairy giant, who was at
ting hsifide chair aud smoking n
porcelain pipe, askcd them Ia excellent
frchch n they had had good sport.
A soldier placed at the feet of the
oiilccr the net full Of fieh, which he
had brought with him.
"Noi had, see, but we have other
nsh ~ Try. Listen, and DONE alarm
yourselves. You arc n couple of French
spies sent out 10 watch my move.
ments, diaguiscd a. fishermen. ! take
you A. prisoners, and order you N DO
shot. You have fallen Into my hands,
70 much tho worse for you. inasmuch,
however, n you came through the
lines you arc certainly Ia possession Of
the password. Othcrwis. you could
not get back again. Give me the word
and | will let you CO."
Tho two friends, pallli with fear,
stood side by slide their hands nervous.
iy twilching, but they answered not
word.
III. ofilcof continued. "No one need
ever know u. You will 40 home
quietly, aud your secret will 10 with
you. III you refuse, II II death for you
both, and that instantly. Take your
chuicc.v
They neithers spoke nor moved.
Tho Pfus.inn calmly pointed 10 tho
river, aud said; "Ileilect, In i've min.
nics you will be- at the bottom Of that
water suppose you have families"
Mont Valeficn Numbered unccas-
ingly.
The two frenchmen stood perfectly
still and silent.
The officer gavean order In German.
Then he moved hia chair further away
from tho prisoners, aud dozen sol Hers
drew up Ia llne not twenty PAGES OF.
III will give you one minute" he
said, mot ono second MORE"
lie got up lclfurcly and approached
the two Ffcnchmon. lie took MOrisot
by the arm aud said IN An undeftonci
"Qnickl Civ. INC tho word. Your
friend will know nothing. viii AZ.
pear 10 give way"
NJ. Morlsot did not answer.
The prusslan took NJ. Savage aside
and said the same thing 10 him.
NJ. Savage did not answer.
They found themselves once more
sldo by side.
The officer gave another order; the
soldiers raised their guns.
By accident Mofisots glance fell up
on the net full Of iish on the ground a
Few HicIs Oh. A ray u sunshine ~ up
their glittsrlng bodies, and a sudden
weakness came over him. "uood bye,
NJ. Savage" he whispered.
"Go0d bye, NJ. Moilsot," replied NJ.
Savage. They pressed each others
hands, trembling from head " loot.
"Firrl" said the officer.
NJ. Savage fell dead on his face. NJ.
Morisot, Of stronger bulld, staggered,
stumbled, and thou fell right across the
body Of his friend, with his face
turned 10 tho sky, his breast riddlcd
with tails.
The Prusslan gave another orler.
His men dispersed for n moment, ~.
turning with cords aud stones. They
tied tic STONES 10 the feet Of tho dead
frrnchnen aud carried them down 10
III. river.
Mont Valerlen Numbered unceasing.
ly.
Two soldiers took Morisot by tho head
aud feet. Two Others did the same IN
savage. The bodies swung Ia aud
fro, were launched into space, described
curve, and plunged feet first into the
river.
The water hubbled, boiled, then
oAlmed down aud the little wavelets
tingled with red circles gently toward
the hank,
The officer, impassive rs ever, sAld.
at IL the fishes turn now"
Hts eye foil upon tho gudgeon lying
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