The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24

NlQuBC, nlu Deen lOOIlnk.-
Hglooked sideways &C Yolette, who was lead
inc. Hide TO the bedroom; He listened stupidity
fS S sss pc P0Tf9SS s emf Il %b grief ro When 81 I Hide n1Hns
Ina. but what would Bourke say1 Re looked
down at his blackened hands. At the, bludgeon
his ahare In the Tiotous nights work
He'll I'm going to save my sklnl" he blur.
Riding Hood staring at him from the sofa,
% Ss% pSy 1 %Ss s SllisHlne bbpdSsssesssPsS you are going
The child. seized with a At OF, shiyering. cow
cred against the wall. drawing her feetin under
-, TH SIn MSSSsS S SsgsardSd he her 6,n ,sEEsslys; tSEirlIns
his, sightless eye, put the bludgeon in his pocket
out he hesiteted. The sight Of. the frightened
child seemed to exercise q certain fascination
fSS ai%i Il H %6 lSHfs ffIs SSSH; fSS sT g ? iTeEiS ,H %st to see
did; but strangely enough. her fear gave him
Bay. you brat. do 1 scare you ?" he asked
Yes. fwhisperedthe child. Acurious sensa-
had never SW oome over him Before. G@Sttttiha Che bI SSsSS
tinglinE II the Mouse's large ears. he peered
"'! 'Bo1t, LOOK ike that" he said. for I amt
The child was Silent.
Go to bed.S '"N NV
I'm afraid. y she whispered.
sinking OF the heart.
Yes; and the shells.nn
sian nM Who sn2 Sarm sse yo ns@a sS Sa t sny & &ts 90 a N PTHSV
his club. "You never mind the shells; they
went hurt you. Now are you afraid Of me.
mo" sighed the child; A,glOEE q pleasure
the little thing not e Dc, afraid. For a while
tbRsY cEiId aafid . S%sf@ 0! Yoa. w Re s1se m Tie sR Rse
d'Ypres l used to make you split wood, Do you
Yes" said the Mouse, much gratifled.
An you were afraid of the lion." pursued
.Humph.i muttered the Mouse. II am afraid
The child la~ughed-.such a sad, thin little
inGisni i and W WinEe;d 70 S'9 RSaeSSik s sis gSti @e eve. a
will you stay with us nowS" asked the
The innocent question completely upset the
Mouse the idea that he was wanted anywhere.
the sensation of protecting anything was SO
overwhelming novelty Of the proposition.
the bed and climbed IN. then turned 4 sravely to
..osDoH't, let anything harm u.s." she said.
,F9ra long time the Mouse stood and stared
Ct the 3, pale pale little t sd face &c on the pillow { I'll were
ing black hair cast shadows over the hollow
TEMPLES. The exhaustion from hunger. fatigue
uIl itSp W Tx III LNSu
when Yolette and Hide came In the child did
not wake,
n n1 ,Rs s sRslEIs s eo% ftsyEh" e' iitsIt III III H viii Be- sqil Fisas:
ened.",
lo AZ P stl SP3t ferR es thar fH5ttifSiSll syd t Sas for pSo fSpf found Rn5i
them still there. glanced maliciously at Yolette
#WheTe is the Nanterre fort % asked Hide.
The Mouse explained in a weird whisper. APP
parently much relieved that nobody offered to
9t" = he ali iii a RSesSS'"S said Hide,
case a6sGi9pSs o6 feeTs,s n fSe nq Tou society no. IN s Sss
many surgeons to spare, I'm goisng back to
Of his life, but risks were too common at that
time to ocqupX, the attention Of even such q
were shells and bullets and bayonets now. and
it mattered little whether they were French or
He boldly ratified the silver forks in his
pocket, leered. pulled his cap lower, for the
reflection Of the flames annoyed him. and said:
On the landing TaIiIs Yoiette opened the door and
When be saw Yolette and Hide he could not
F"Dont. don't sobbed Yolette: I'VE aye all
safe-qllof US, It was you that I feared for. Oh.
Bourk was " II ss Shells 6se 1aine eRr eR the s'a 9amPares.
and ] ran to the Prince, Murat Barracks. /
t meyer ci fye Sntii s shSS EsEe s saiSSl1 ths sI snls Pbbqs q
at mel, Good God, what a fool I vas" W
e eo aT SsH5nf A fi% S NSs s sPisnt. f fSee Mo oGsan i az aa%
~ T fHS dR aiide. I sPs fe' % 1 Hsrswood. Of his mes
sage sent by the Mouse, Yolette cried out that
f Boar f9nldd eT R g 1ei S By ant &c / sw aySes saolR; f the
Mouse until that young bandits mind was a
"You can't ask him to 70. Hide" implored
her sister. -"Oh. how can you ask Cecil to go to
the forts, when you knew S;T, what they are doing
next escort" said Bo1Tk;e eravely. II he Is.
The Mouse was vague; he didn't know what
R %iggIRtt hIn 5|Rsfpa sip Sf d 56eK eSt % cut sa tee Sg H ali He r.
was nothing accurate to be. learned from him;
The r. Mouse iiag CbIed q 2 n Mn bed or s%GrE Eat tofd
dog dog goes. ap9lcSsticaliy. half reseptiui. 6aII
S %itS diFt9 ln G!ersn,fHhil Hide ief fq iqrNf and W Vent pRf into
her room; Closing sIo 8 w the f door c RehIn q I her. Volatile
"she wakes in the night. and trembies, so / al.
most fear she may die Of fright. Cecil. is there
any ddf anf n now from on g t9S shells Yin In liz down :,
the. kitchen. II they lombard the quarter
again we must. 20 to the cellar. To;morroy ]
Ing Hoodto the American Minister'S. And. my
darling; before We " gG. you V WIst marry me-"
Otherwise the American Minister cannot
protect you. II you are my wife he is bound to
do 80, cant stand this sort, OF thing the city
has gone distracted. nobody is safe outside an
embassy. The Prussians must respect our flag
dear. and anarchists and kindred rufians dare
RB Ss 6 eRter sR9 i emtPRa e Rue s d99pr ! se9l XG sa Ma9 al
communists. cutthroats and thieves have
broken. open our house and are carousing In
tier and Buckhurst are there. and they will dc
us mischief IL they have a chance"
he went up to her and drew her head down
to his shoulder.
will you marry me tomorrow. TOILETTE, 2
he asked. 50 that can leave you safe at the
Yes she whispered. then threw both armt
about him in a passion OF tenderness and fear.
CHAPTER XVII.
AN UNDERGROUND AFFAIR.
When the Mouse left the Rue Serpente the
honnh III ri had ahlftnh To the annthArn forta