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soldier, strong soldier; happily the
captain is thatls
''Ii' said the captain.
Yes. You are as strong as a Turk and
can do such deeds. You ilay with balls
and shells as schoolboy PLAYS with
marbles and footballr'
Pardon me, pardon me, " objected tho
captain, growing pale. lit Is she'll
the devil! Can't you wait until to-mor-
row to have it taken away"
"Whatw cried Mime. Dutailly, ito
morrow? Why, l cannot close my eyes
all night shall 80 TO a hotel TO saeepr
Than Anatole said. quietly:
~Remain at houI0, madame; will
oagTy away tho shell.
Dutatlly stopped hdm.
You are a fool, my dear boy, Just
convalescent with your weak arm. do
You wish to blow up the houseY"
Truly" said /. ''this Is not the task
Of weak man.
"But the captain" said Dutailly, 81
have confidence only in him. Go quick
ly, captain, take the monster and deliver
us from this nightmare"
The captain at this moment felt badly,
that was evident, but he was not discon-
certed by 30 small matter. Surely"
said he. smiling, that is my right. l
only wished TO say, as you interrupted
me several times. that 10 take this OBJ
ject and to walk is too dangerous. IL is
slippery, and o single false step might
kill ten people In the street. To take it
IN N oo,~xt N. .p.n 10 ha n,,l,,
''But a carriage" replied Dutailly, eat
this timer They are nearly all required
for anfbulances"
'True," said the captain. General
Smith, who brought me 10 your house,
dimes at the Brabant, and his carriage is
waiting at the door of the restaurant. /
will ask him TO loan il to me, as he is u
friend of mine. II is done. Taking time
to buckle on my sword belt and go there,
1t will be ten minutes or quarter of an
hour more"
"Go quickly" said Nine. Dutailly,
II shall not live longer than that time"
81 will run, dear madame" Saying
this, the captain took his military cap
and cloak and went. By the way he ran
down the stairs it was evident no was in
hurry.
! went back TO the drawing room,
where fear r0igned. Mime. Dutailly
wavered between the wish to fly and the
desire to watch over the shefl. Without
seeming to do SO, looked out into tho
moonlit street.
lit would have been so easy TO let me
take It," murmured Anatole.
''Be SILENT" replied Dutailly, little
surprised by the quiet courage of this
boy. "It is better the captain should
do it."
Provided" groaned madame, "he
does not wait too long"
HE will wait, dear lady," said gay
ly "You may count on that. For he
will never come back"
HE will never come back2'
Certainly not. The way to go to the
Brabant House Is to take tho right hand
street; he went to the left and very
quickly"
"What do you mean9'
II wish TO say, friend Dutailly. that
your captain is an impostor, and re-
joice TO have dismounted the batteries
of this boaster by the aid of this engine"
Then taking photograph album
struck blow on the top OF the shell,
which broke into thousand pieces--of
chocolate, and scattered on the carpet q
volley of sugar plums, burned almonds
and pistachio nuts.
A shout of laughter greeted the explo-
sion, and, may say, the climax.
Three months later Anatole married
Gertrude.
And the captain was never heard OF
Rfter.-Translated from tho French of
Victorien Sardou for the New York
Home Journal.