Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-02

shook Croisette, who had NOT heard
word of this. by the shoulder. There
is a chance that he has escaped" |
cried in his ear. ''lcseaped. do YOU
hear?" And I told him hastily what
She had said.
1t was fine, indeed, and a sight TO see
tears dry in has eyes. and energy and
the blood rush ~ his checks, and the
and muscle u his face. Then there
is hope" he cried, erasping my arm.
Hope, Anne Come. Come, DO not
let us lose another instant If he be
alive let us join him'"
The old woman tried to detain US. but
in vain. Nay. plying US, and fearing,
| think, that we were rushing ON our
deaths, She east aside her caution and
called after Us aloud. We took no heed.
running after Croisette, who had not
waited for our answer. as fast as Young
limbs could carry Us down The street.
The exhaustion we had felt moment
before when all seemed los,-be it re-
membered that we had not been to bed
or tasted food for many hours-fell
from us on the instant. and was clean
gone and foI gotten in the JOY Of this
respite. Louis was living and for the
moment had escaped.
Escaped. But for how long? We
soon had our answer. The moment we
turned the corner by the riverside, the
murmur of multitude. not loud. but
continuous, struck our ears, even as
the breeze off the water swept our
cheeks. Across the river lay the thou
sand roofs of the He de la Cite, all
sparkling in the sunshine. But we
swept TO the right, thinking little OF
that sight, and checked our speed on
finding ourselves on the skirts of the
crowd. Before us was bridge-the
Pont au Change, / think-and al it's
head on our side of the water stood the
Chatelet, with its hoary turrets and
battlements. Between us and the lat
ter, and backed only by the river was a
great open space half-filled with peo-
pie, mostly silent and watchful, come
together as to a show, and betraying,
at present at least, no desire to take an
active part III what was going on.
We hurriedly plunged into the
thyong, and soon caught the cue to the
quietness and the lack OF movement
which seemed TO prevail, and which at
first sight had puzzled us. For a mo-
ment me absence OF the dreadful symp-
toms we had come to know so we'll
the hNing ana pursuing, the random
blows. the shricks and curses and bat
i tering on doors, the tipsy wells, had re-
assured us. But the relief was short
lived. The people before Us We're I'M
der control. \ tighter grip seemed tc
close upon our hearts as we discerncd
i THIS Tor we knew that the wild fury OF
the popuiace, like the rush OF bull
might nave gwen some chance 81 es-
81 IN ms case a. lh others. pH'
TINS co'a-oiooueo ofderea search iel'
none
Every lace about as Was turned y
/ the same direction; away from the
river and toward a block Of old house.
which stood opposite 70 i. The space
Immediately IN front Of those was
empty the people being kept back by q
score or SO OF archers OF the guard set
At intervals. and bT az many horse
men, who Kept riding up and down
beiaboriug the holder spirits with the
fiat ri their swords, and 50 preserving
li'e. - each extremity OF this
more hotieeabiy on our lett where The
inc curved round the angie Of the
bullaill @s--stood hahd1ui 81 riders
seven IN group. perhaps. And alone
~ me middle 81 the space 50 kept clear
Waiidhg ms morse UP ana down anc
gam g. at The houses rode man OF