The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-10

lOuS tnan even inc uruteS. line better
qualities Of 'uiiid Gnd heart can tlisap-
pear altogether. and the relentless in.
stinct Of self preservation can be seen in
all its possible bascness.
Such was the look which met poor Ma.
rie's sleep forsaken eyes as they sough,
for some CLEAN Of hope In the gladness
Of the morning and chilled her TO pitch
requisite to hear unmoved the terrible
confirmation Of her fears.
She hardly knew her husband in the
cruel looking. remorscless wretch who
ylarcd at her and spoke in fierce
WHISPER:
do you hsarf must get away some
how or they will settle ME for that affair
of lamar. You must do il for Inc.
shall make some excuse to get into the
cart. Be ready to change clothes with
me. Then Put out your head and ask to
be allowed to walk bit. Then lie close,
no matter what happens, or it will be
worse for US both"
She attempted TO demonstrate with
him, but with terrible oath fercely
whispered at her he enforced his order
Half paralyzed with this new fear. she
beard him ask the sergeant to let him
r'st in the cart for bit, as he was tired
to death and chilled with the cold.
The sergeant consented with con.
temptuous oath. but refused TO stop the
cart. So with a clumsiness quite unusual
to him. for he was a man of great strength
and activity, he half scrambled. half
tumbled into the cart. breathing male
dictions on everybody aud everything.
Once in the cart and hidden from the
view of the gendarmes the change was
easily effected. and with Marie's petit.
coat ard cloak over his own clothes he
was ready for the next step Of the es.
cape. BY his instructions Marie. with
her little shawl over her head and her
body hidden in the interior of the cart,
asked the sergeant to let her walk for a
little while. as her limbs were cramped
with sitting so long In the cart.
The sergeant could see no harm In SO
simple n request, so told the driver 20 stop
for a moment while she got ont. But AT
the very moment that the cart stopped
Robert slipped down in her stead. i'm
itating. with a skill that showed that
at some time he must have been an actor,
the popularity Of her gait. so that the
soldiers never suspected there was any
trick on hand
For awhile he walked behind the cart
holding on as If to aid in walking. But
after awhile he began to fall behind.
Now and again the sergeant looked back
to see as in duty bound that his prisoner
was still there. One Of the Others asked
him if he should not make her hurry up.
but he answered that it was all right, as
tie man was safe in the cart and that
the woman could not 80 far.
For some little time they progressed
in this fashion. Marie's state of mind
was terrible. and she only ionged for
death to put an end TO her sufferings
All the light seemed to have gone out OF
her life. AS yet she could not realize
the blow that had fallen-her husband
a murderer. herself arrested as a thief
and even now on the way TO some un.
known peril, while the author Of it all,
the man whom she had loved and loved
still in spite Of all. treating her not even
with a cold indifference. but harshly
and threatening her.
When the cart some little time after
came near a wood which stretched for
many league around away to the from
tier. the sergeant turned around to tell
his female prisoner that 1t was time 10
,xot booly into +ha GOVT ~. o., rcv,,a ,,ro,,,
into line with tho rest Of the party. He
could not see her. With a quick rush
he ran to tho cart and dragged back the
curtain. calling;
What does this mean? II your wife
has escaped. it will be the worse for you.
Get up. you lazy Here he started
back in amazement. for his eyes met
those Of Marie. dilated with fear.
''Sacrei' he called to the others, "he
has escaped! Run. mes enfants Quick!
He cannot DO far. He was here but a
moment ago. Do not hesitate TO shoot
if he does not stop at the word"
The gendarmes ran back and secured
the road right and left. but all in vain
for Robert Macaire had broken from
prison and escaped from custody too often
to be caught mapping when there was a
chance to escape. He was already SAT,
in the wood and under cover Of its shell.
ter, putting each moment a great dig
lance between himself and his pursuers
while they were vainly searching for hi.,:
on the ground which he had passed over.
Seeing that search was in vain, and
that the only chance of recapturing hin,
was by raising the hue and cry from the
station. the sergeant called his men back.
They came, naturally enough thorough,
angry at the way in which they had
been tricked and vowing vengeance on
Robert Mscaire in case they should ever
lay their hands upon him again.
The sergeant said nothing to Marie for
awhile. He was merciful man accord.
ing to his lights, and he knew it would
only cause her more pain without doing
her any good. and he felt that it was only
natural for a woman to help her husband
under the circumstances. Besides. he
was not at all sure in his mind from the
first that she was guilty. He could see
that there was some mystery on foot, and
he thought that in all probability she was
not the most guilty party in whatever
i'll doing was on hand. Presently. low
ever, he came to the cart and said e her
gently enough:
II wanted to treat you as kindly as
could You mustn't blame me IL there
is any rigor shown to you after what has
happened. Poor soul! pity you from
the bottom of my heart. And you SC
young. too-little more than q child.
have girls of my own, and who knows
but some day they may need a friend
or some hand of pity stretched out to
them? Well. there! he's a worthless
wretch TO my thinking. and perhaps
you're well rid Of him--but he has es.
capped, and we are so near the frontier
that If he is decently careful he may get
away all right, SO don't fret yourself
about any danger coming to him. but
keep your strength for what you have
soon to go through"
This kindness was too much for poor
Marie after all the bitterness she had
gone through. A fioodtide of gratitude