The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-03

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for me have babe Of my own at home
and half dozen youngsters waiting to
see me again.r
~COme. then" she said, opening the
door.
She almost screamed out aloud at the
sight which met her eyes, for there over
the trapdoOr, Aunie had spread bright
Moorish rug and on the rug. spraElIng
anonga heap Of silken cushions lay little
Rene, the baby, the heir, who had just
wakened from late afternoon sleep
He looked 50 big ard fair and bonny in
his dainty white embroidered, lace trim
med frock, with vide blue sash and bows
10 tie up bis sleeves, With one foot bare
and the other in q sofl knitted shoe that
I the Prussian walked right up 10 him and
/ began to talk TO him with every eosxing
phrase he could think Of And in an
sEer Baby Rene held up his silver coral
and bells and tried 70 grab at his tam
BORNE and his favorite toy of all, few
empty eotton-reels strung together, as if
Z he Was anxious to show them 70 his fas-
einating new conner with the sword and
the bright buttons and the long yellow
mustache not 50 mnch unlike Forrestier's
own.
-Dad-dad-dad,' ae cried in delight
"Ba-ba-dA-dA."
Il havej just such achild at home, said
the big Prussian with a suspicious quAver
in his voice. 'You viii excuse me mad
ame, VIII just look around for forms
sake"
TO be sure." said madame FORESTER
with smile-she could afford to smile
nov, for the baby had warded Oh the
great danger she had 50 much dreaded
Il vas mere FORM He looked into
the old oak presses, poked his sword
under the bed, glanced through the
dressing room, and opening one window,
peered out into the darkness, little guess
Ing that less than half an hour ago Cap
tain Forester, wounded as he was, Lad,
with strength born of desperation, swung
himself up TO the window by means Of
the ivy which covered the walls from
roof TO ground, and that he Vas a. that
moment within few feet OF him, his re-
treat safely cut OF by the silksn cushions
or which the baby lay sprawling play
ing with his toys and bis faithful dog
I am satisfied, Madame" the Prus-
sian said. Il must search the rest ofthe
house, and am afraid you must put up
With our company for some little time
longer. Bot We are not, as said, bsrbe-
rians. and We do not wish to annoy you;
and from this moment your own apart
ment Is sacred.
4 think, Annie said Madame quiet
ly, that you had better show these gen
tlemea the rest Of the house. viii stay
with the child"
@Yes, Madame" said Annie. Come
along, sirs"
~Oh, Rene, Rene, you don't know,
cried Madame Forester, when the door
was closed, ~but you saved him :"
Madame Forester, as the big Prus-
sian officer had warned her, had 70 put
up with theeompany of six great hulking
Germans for some weeksafber that event
fal night She vas very wise little wO-
man, was Madame Forester, for she alb
solutely forbade her servants who were
Old and well trained in ways Of Obedi-
encej 10 make the slightest fuss ab out
the Prussisns- She fed them well. she
lodged them well, and she became the
greatest Of frieads with the officer who
vas n command Of the little party.
Only the Old man servant, Jacques, dar-
ed TO say TO the mistress something OF
what was in his mind
How the mistress can degrade her
self" he murmured 70 her one day, ~by
sitting down at the same table and eat
ing with this PrussiaE pig, no French
man can understand"
Jacques said the little English wO-
man, looking him very straight in the
eyes, do you doubt your mistress love
for your master -
"No, no madame. not al all, not So
but madame may believe me, if the INST
er should find his way home this Prus-
sian pig viii have no mercy because
madame has entertained hiIa royalty.
"When ask this gentleman to do any
thing out OF the ordinary rules Of war for
Inc, Jacques, said Madame Forester
with much decision Il know that he
will do it. For the present, it is not tor
you 70 tro15le about the mister It IS for
yOu 70 obey my orders. and insist-and
think, Jacgu=s, it Is the first tine
have used that word to you-I insist that
you treat this German gentleman and the
fiye men who are under his OF ders as you
would treat your own master. some
day, when ali this trouble has gone BY, I
will explain why wish you TO do this,
and then, Jacques. you will not only IN
Jerstand me bat you viii feel ready TO
put your neck under my feet and let me
trample on you
The old servant bowed murnuring
something about his ch:efest desire being
10 serve the house Of FORESTER. and he
took himself away to MS own pantry,
where he busted himself in poi shing the
bits Of plate which still remained to the
family.
She's an Eaglishxoman.7 le mur-
INJURED to himself, or to the walls, shes
an English woman, and the English are
an astute race What has she IN her
head? Has she had = Communication
from her mas,er2 Has she e'Hen seen
min ? What IS il. then? She Is not against
Us, although she's Engiish shes mean
ing for all that she does she's ROs CO
qustting with this Prussian pig, as sODe
of the fools among the women do With
MS hulking followers. For she's Eag-
lishwOman aud the English are al acute
race"
Bot in spite Of all bis 1efsefsas
Jacques learned nothing. He tned 70
pump Annie, the English nurse, as 20
what she knew, but Annie tcouted the
idea Of knowing anything.
~Lor', Mr. Jacques" said innoo-Etly,