Arizona republican., 1893-01-18

The soldiers had finished eating and were railing asleep, all six, around the table From time to time a head would fall heav lily on the board, when the man. starting awake, would sit up. Berthine said to the officer: You may just as we'll lie down here before the fire. There's plenty oi room for six. Pm going up to my room with my mother"
 The two women went to the upper floor. The Prussians stretched themselves on the stone floor, their feet to the fire, their heade on the rolled up cloaks, and soon all SIX were snoring. They had certainly been asleep for a considerable time when a shot sounded, and so loud that it seemed to be fired close against the walls of the house. The soldiers sat up instantly There were two more shots, and then three more.
 The door of the staircase opened hastily, and the keepers wife appeared, barefooted, short petticoat over her nightdress, d candle in her hand and face of terror. She whispered: "Uore are the French-oCO Of them ut least. If they find you here they will burn the house. Go down, quick, into tao ccllar and don't make a noise. If you make noise we are lost" The off. Ger, scared, murmUrrd: "I will; I wi' Which way do we go d0wus"
 The young woman hurriy1lg raised the narrow square traDioor and the men dis appeared by the winding stair, one alig, another going uudorI0uud backwards. so as Co feel the steps with th.ir feet. But when the point of the last helmet had dis. appeared Berthine, shutting down the heavy Oakcn plank, thic', as a well and hard as steel, kept in place ty e., mus and a paddock, turned the key vice slowly. and then began to laugh with a laugh 0, silent rapture and with a wild desire to dance over the heads cf her prisoners.
 Rcrta.ue at once r.iightcl her fire, put on her saucepan once r"orc, and made more soup, uurmuring Father vii be tired tonight" Then sine sat down aud waited A distant barking reached her. She began to whistle like a huufsnan. and almost immediately two immense dogs loomed through the shadows and jumped upo her with signs of joy. She hcldsthem hy the pecl, to keep them from running ava and called with all her might, Hello, therr
 Avoicc still veyy distant answered, III loa, Berthinew
 She waited some moments, then call again, Hello, father! Don't pass in fl ot the grating; there are Prussians int cellar"
 All at once the black outline of the man showed on the left. He asked uneasily: "Prussiaus in the cellar! What are 'tgy doing therey"
 The young woman began to laugh. "I put them in the cellar to keep cool" And she related the whole adventure-how she had frightened them with shots of the re. yolver and shut them up in the cellar.
 The old man asked, What do you ex- pect me to do with them at this time of night"
 She answered: "Go and fetch NJ. Lavigne and his men. He'll take them prisoners, and won't he be pleased"
 A quarter of an hour later Pichou started again. Berthine, with her head in her hands, waited.
 The prisoners were moving about. They shouted and called, and beat continually with their guns on the immovable trap door of the cellar. Then they began to fire their guns through the grating, hoping, no doubt, to be heard if any German detach- ment were passing in the ueighborhood.
 The keepers wife did not stir, but all this noise tried her nerves and irritated her. An evil anger awOke in her; she would have liked to kill them, the wretches, to keep them quiet. Then, as her impatience in. creased, she began to look at the clock and count the minutes. At last the hands marked ,he time which she had fixed for their coming.
 She opn"3d the door once more to listen for them. She perceived q shadow moving cautiously. She was frightened and screamed. It was her father. He said, "They sent me to see if there's any change"
 No, nothing"
 Then be in his turn gave long, strident whistle into the darkness.
 N. Lavigne, trembling with excitement, appeared with his men and posted them so as to surround the house on all sides. He stamped his foot on the trap door and called, "Mr Prussian ollicerw The Ger. man did not reply.
 The major repeated, "NIr. Prussian off. cerw It was in vain. For whole twenty minutes he summoned this silent officer to capitulate with arms and baggage, prom iSug him life and military honors for him. self and soldiers. But he obtained no sign of consent or of hostility The situation was becoming difficult.
 Major Lavigne appeared upon the thresh. old of the keepers lodge. He had just framed his plan of attack, and gave his word of command in a ringing voice: "Plumber Planchet and his men! Unfas. ten the gutters of the house.'
 In a quarter of an hour some twenty yards of leaden gutter pipe were brought to the major Then, with innumerable prudent precautions, he had a little round hole bored in the edge of the trapdoor, and having laid out an aqueduct from the pump to this opening, announced with an air of satisfaction, We are going to give these German gentlemen something to drink" A wild cheer of admiration burst forth, followed by shouts of delight and roars of laughter The major organized gangs of workers, who were to be employed in relays of five minutes. Then he com manded "Pumpp'
 And the iron handle having been put in motion little sound rustled along the pipes and slipped into the cellar, falling from step to step with the tinkle of a wa terfall. An hour passed; then two, then three
 The enemy was moving now. Sounds of rattling, of speaking, of splashing could be hoard Then toward in tha morning n