The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-29

must do ANYTHING in the world to soothe
and comfort her. La Schubert herself was
Glib and inventive, and her presence had al
WAYS soothing effect. She brought Rose
imaginary messages from her sister; ana
to convey Roses replies. She
handled the baby, and cooked Philips am
ner. and made the inyalid's broth, all with
tle liyelest air, aud made light Of conflag-
ration and ruin, although with every hour
fine roar of cannon. the hiss of mitraileuse,
grew louder, fort answering to Tort WIN
suilen thunder, the sound of mlsketry close
at hand.
Al midday hideous noise reSounded
throughout the quarter. The houses rock
ed, fragments OF plaster fell from the cell
ing.
What was thatP The explosion was too
loud for any she'll. however formidable. IL
was only the powder magazine at the Lux
embourg. which had just been blown mp .
The Pantheon was expected momentarii!' ,
And still Maman Schubert, with mods and ,
friendly smiles. assured her dearest Mad
anne Duraud. "cette pauyre cherle, that the
Versailles troops were carrying everything |
before them. The Commune was surrender
ing without a blow. Order would be reslor-
ed, Paris at peace, by Sunday morning.
"And we shall hear all the church-bells
ringing for mass, and SCI the people in their
Sunday Clothes concluded Maman Schu-
bert cheerily
So the long day and the evening Wore
through aud Il was midnight, and there
was no sign of Kathleen.
nNVniinI
IN the Rue Tit 10 CPur was not very tar
aGcld when the clocks chimed midnight
She had wandered about Paris all day.
haunting the gates Of the prisons, inqulrlns
for her missing husband OF every one who
seemed in the least likely to be able to an
| swer. Had there been any new arrests made
within the last three days, and amongst the
| new arrests was there II young man, tail,
slim. with dark-gray eyes and marked browS,
handsome. a journalist? At the gates OF
NtoZas. AZ the Great and the Little RoQuette.
at Sainte Pelagic, at I.a Sante, the patient
pilgrim appeared, weary, with garments
whitened by the Chaky dust of the hard
dry roads which scorchcd her tired feet,
dropping in body yet brave of soul, ques-
lioning, seeking, Watching, implorlng, but
finding no trace Of the lost one.
Night was falling before She tdrheu away
from the gates OF la s"nte' Ihe hGue, p,'s,
on of Paris where General Chany had Deeh
imprisoned Tor seven weary GAYS az 'nc ".
ginning Of the Communicate ht had fallen
as she walked slowly and YEARLY back 10
that part of the city which she knew best,
where the PCnt Neuf spans the Seine, ana
the DARK towers OIL No,rt DH''lr st''',' ons
1 strong and stern against inc SHA-l'ne' N's".
5 had come, but not darkness. lne crescent
moon shed her pale alIIery llgllt Il, 'ile c'st,
r and the stars we're golden IN the 1eep cam
G azure CT cloUdIeSS SKY. bu9 H'l Nv onv'
Y that azure vault grew dark, ana tlie st%Is
| vanished. Nlgahtlc CLOUDS Oh DlucN S''IiHI
t mounted to the SKY, ana lhch ucSc''''cO
7 earthward, covering Inc clty WIN "i i'l
d penetrabIe DOME Beneath VhiS ilNJ N"u'
;, all was lHrd. An aWfnl ilgnt slareu ",''
IS glowed on the quays, on the Dr'uges III a.. NV
= eroad space IN front OF inc llotcl Tue nv
Lett bank and right rank DlaIeu ana sIaleu,
IS here some stated y public Office: tneie NH
d Il0naire mansion Seht up ilN 'tioute V
Is name TO Swe'l the luller"i pyIe vi tlie uoo'A
= ed CITY. 'ChasSepOt ana 'oIcIi' S"ocV ',l'
4 burn! was tEe otuer ol llle n'sn'; o",'N
is III me lt"e de hNol' '!'eS were "5ntNis WIS
e, perateiE' hnUh'een ran "c'o'H 'me N''N
" am.dst ram Oh ouIels' stunning wv
r scattered corps'S' oealeHeu ny '.'c ioN -
ii the cannohade. Slowly ueSpaHlhgl!' as ,'
lie wander up ana down lhose oFe""l"
streets, perp2uAly III danger, yeI paSo'n
" Scathlc5s through every peril NOW an
Or then savage Scowllhg lace lookeu ~ VIC
~ intpTrpUat [plV and tlnn n1GSeu DIV. D'lll
~ nels questioned, and let her pass. liner
ar was no harm IN her. she mad disuacte
* looli-a Petroleas2 VINO mad proved OIL 10
r. weak mind for that patIloJIc WORK. PEI
III maps women are ietD'c creatures Ii
" ones head had been turned Only an II
-. mate the more for the MaiSon deS fOu''
,e Amidst boot and lire she wandered
and fro, pauslng whenever there was Nh'
ct of oilers ct 4 corner to listen 10 thcir lali
nj or repeat her Oid inquiries. llau 'heTe ore
sd any new aIrlS.s Wlthln lhe lasU lhIce u"S
H. Arrests there were arrests every hou
h. a man told her. The gentlemen III pow
" were getting raDid. Shoot ana DuVh' til'
was the word. Murder ana lire were llle
az only notion for taking their revenge up'
nd Ner'all!e7 Arrests lOISooth' Mn"V W.
ty the use oil talking about arres'SF Inc pr
y; ons we're teemLhg WIN hostages, theIe WI
re- neither space nor provision Ior inc heru
no unfortunateSi ana now the Word hau goi
MS forth to shoot them down III the prlso
TIL yards, or to roaS; them alive Ill their Gel
Riganlt and Fcrre SeriIler, Megy, lhe
use We're not men 10 SURRENDER taihely' IL 'he
in- fiery stars were to be quencheu, they won
IN 90 down IN a sea OF blood.