Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-12-02

! government win be restored That's
what makes Castor 50 busy"
But Kathleen-why does she desert
me:7
"Sbe is aot very vel, dear. 1t is
only a cold; but it IS better for ler
to keep her room"
4 Yes, yes, let her Earse herself. o,
I wish tbat ? were wen. and could
20 TO her" said Rose with a troubled
look
/ She was dcyoured by anxiety about
I Kathleen; and in spite Of her husbands
/ tenderness. in spite Of fussy Maman
Schubcrt's kindness, in spite even Of
/ that new wonderful love- the maternal
( instinct. awakened in her mind by the
infant that nestled at her side, like a
bird under the parent wing, She could
not overcome that feeling Of fear and
IrestlessnCss caused by her sisters alb
fsence.
Are you sure that she is not serious
iiy iIls' she asked PHILIP, looking al
him with feyer-bright eyes. TT Is 50
unlike Kathleen 20 make much Of q
shght illness. And She must know that
] am pining for her.
Shall 70 and fetch herr asked
[ Philip, making a movement towards
the door. at IS better for her health
/ that she should stay in bed; but II
you want her so badly
NO. no not for the world. Give
/ her my fondest love Tell her to nurse
( herself Give her babys love. too.
Philip: I know this little creature is
ian love. though he was born in an
dvil time"
Poor little stormbirdw murmurpd
Philip, bending over the bod to kiss
the little pink face. so soft, like someL
/ thing very sweet and l0Yable. but not
quite human
Philip did not know what
would be the outcome of the
/ lies no told so gllbly Yet he knew
that it would be dangerous to tell his
wife the l1Ith--dangerous while her
Checks were flushed and her eyes
CLASSY with fever Maman Schubert
had warned him that he must wade
chin-dccp in falsehOod rather than
allow his wife's mind to become uou-
bled Hid must DO something in the
world to soothe and comfort her. La
Schubert herself was glib and invent
i've, and her presence bad always
soothing effect She brought Rose
imaginary messages from her sister:
and pretended to convey Roses re-
plies, She handled the baby, and
cooked Philips dinner, and made the
iuvalid's broth, all with the liveliest
air, and made light Of conAagration and
ruin although with every hour the
roar Of cannon, the hiss Of mitrailleuse.
grew louder, fort answering to fort
with sullen thunder, the sound Of mus.
kerry cloSe at hand
At midday a hdeOus noise resOund-
cd throughout bic quarter. The houses
rocked; fragments of plaster fen from
the ceiling
What was that The explosion was
too loud for any shcf, however for
midable It was only the powder ma
eizine at the Luxembourg, which had
lust been blown up. The Pantheon
{ WIS tAlfANltN ulplifbliIINs
And still Maman Schubert, with mods
and friendly smiles. assured her dear
est Madame Durand "cette panre
chcrie," that the Versailles troops were
carrying everything before them The
Commune was surrenderlng without a
blow order would he restored, Parts
at peace by Sunday morning.
And we shall hear III the church
bells ringing for mass, and SEE the
people i'm their Sunday clothes" con.
cludcd Nlaman Schubert chcerIy,
So the long day ANA the evening
Wore through, ana it was midnight.
aud there was no sign Of Kathleen.
i She whose return was SO eagerly
awaited in the Rue L. Occur was not
very far afeld when the clocks chimed
midnight She had wandered about
Paris all day, haunting the gates of
I the prisons, inauiring for her missing
husband Of every one who seemed in
the least 10 be ahlo to answer. Had
there been ,ply new arrests made with.
In the last three days, and amongst
thc new arrests was there a young
man. tall, slim with dark gray eyes
and marked brOws, handsome. q jour
nalists At the gates OF Nazas, at tile
Great and Little Roqctte, ut Sainte
pclogie at In Saute the patient pill.
grim appeared. weary with garments
whitehead 10y the chalky dust of the
hard dry roads which Scorohed her
fired feet lrO1piny i'm body. vet brave