The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06

ftwss, clear that they must haye fallen n low
By casting sweet Looks across the mill wheel
grew more and moro grave Father Meriiei
stu said nothing At last, one evening II
SsnSesS G %ss Sst scttns The ssSls SIC
showed wed, no bpt eNP 9t her
laugh reappcarod. Father ,Merlier had gone
IN the morning to find Dominique In his hut.
hours. Nobody could imagine what they had
had to say TO each other; but 1t Is quite Ger.
already treated Dominique as, his SON The
Old man. DOUBTLESS. had found an admirable
I'VE The q sRe S S 10y on tho
j., Al Rocrcuse raised claror The women
IN the , d0,orways could not exhaust the fnb|eet
let them talk. ,PefhaPs he re%embered his
When he married. sPS s s Ss" and hei
t Ssoe had Gt h%
aF put an RS end to BY setnR hl%
young man f9r the mil had appeared T. meat
wheeled the cart. wrestied with the OLD, wheel
uTe q seeing him. ' Father Meriisr %ere his
sn isf de Sss ge 5SSs nj having
ln the midst OF all this busy toll Franchise
but e
other with smi Ing gen teness Father Merier
had not yet said a, single word on the subject
silence. waiting for the old man to express his
VII. one day. at last toward the middle OF
ns sm and Rn ted his 81
Rocreuse to come in the evening to drink with
h ns h sas so aEd s sn f sHG M.pe
Il have sought the pleasure" said he, OF
the day e sain Los e'0W In month"; on
!no6 Fahor %sror r.ssd hs VOICE
to sneak again:
wnd R}G 2n fIs Is your betrOthed That is
the company laughed still more loudly. It was
Later when none but intimate irisnds re-.
mained. they talked quietly. Night had fnilen.
soss Sat BY Sac on beanoh and ssfd
Ge WAR h Sd f tad
night before troops had marched by. There
BAH cried Father MerIior; Dominique is
a, stranger. he will not go. And II the Prus-
SLAMS Il, should ,a1 come. he would be here to de-
The ldea that the Prussians might come
seemed to him an excellent bit OF pleas
antry. They were going to have very eau
tous chastisement administered to them. and
it would be very quickly over.
before" repeated the dull old peasant
There was Silence ea Then they drank once
hothng q tbs they had anietln Ao olasped
them. and this seemed SO good to them that
into the Shadows. what warm and glorious rt
night! The village was sleeping on both sides
eh Nothne to be- heard ssve at ons
@ sH
forests which a
roofs of the dwellings like caresses. The
meadows. with their dark shadows took on a
mysterious and solitary majesty. while all tho
UP in the darkness seemed the cool and
Occasionally the old mill wheel seemed to be
dreaming in its sleep. like those old watch-
SOxs Tih ta s E ws Sy e m
OF the NIorele. whose flow gave back tho musi-
cal and continuous sound OF pipe organ:
Never had larger peace descended on spot
more favored OF nature.
One month later to 2 day. precisely on the
The Prussans had worsted the Emperor and
were making forced marches toward they'll
sIans They hey are e. LoF%srs ths are
thought every mornin g that she saw them
S9minE down low through the WOODS st 81 GaSny
still greater alarm. Most assuredly they would |
fall upon the village IN the night time and
there had been an alarm. The villagers had |
ne women w"re aTeady a n Gn one on tReir
knees and crossing themselves. when. peep
sa 5ae
Immediately called for the Mayor Of the dis
he had remained at the mill
The sun rose brilliantly that day. It would
pretty. awoke in all it's treshness s'v and the
country with it's river and Its springs, wore
day smes Bas
tain had been seen ssroliina about the he mill mill
looking at the dwellings, passing to the other
Country With ileid glass Father MsrlIep. who
accompanied him. seemed to be giving OK;
soldiers behind the walls, behind trees and in
hoows. The greater part Of the detachment
sa pa fh hi % " he rathar
he made a long sign with his head without
and 81 at NM He toot His pipe from naf his
A y my my poor poor children. shall not marry
you to orrow"
DomIig win his MS lips h pressed together ana
IS if he were longing to sec the Prussians ar
ons the .odeqs
what they needed. They were making soup In |
me corner of the yard, and joking while they
waited for their meal.
The Captain seemed delighted. He h ad Wis
ted the cham bers and large hall Of the mill
WE'LL he wa. Taking WITH FatSsr Merssro
You have a veritable fortress here" said
andits are late They should be here"
aming like torch But he made no oom.
laint. Judging It useless. The only thing he
pene his mouth to say was a hit OF advice,
'"You should hide the boat behind the wheel.
here Is space largo enough for It. Perhaps
will be OF use"
The Captain gave the order. He was a ane
IAN OF forty years. tall and OF an amiabie ex-
ression. The sight Of FRANCHISE and Domi-
ave them his attention as II he had forgotten I
no approaching struggle His eyes followed 9
rancose and his manner SAID plainly that he
louGht her charming. {
" You do not belong to the army my boy 2"
g asked abruptly, turning to Dominique.
=" am a foreigner replied the young man.
This explanation seemed not fully to meet |
10 Captains taste. He winked and smiled.
rancolse was probably q more agreeable
large than cannon.
al am foreigner" added Dominique. see. 0
g his smile, but can shoot through an