The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE WOMAN WHO WAITS.

A.%H 'ShS .eNi "a
sortio was attempted from the gates OF the
s9uth-a s3rtie' as usual, iaaaegpateiy smppor,,
the southern forts aroused him., Bourko came
Into his room; and together they looked opt lhto
ta . So night AN MTh er;n,. sGoF fs s 5ms i as gd 1UFT S,t tse g sKS
boomod through the darkness; o. 10, u..u
harmony of the csnnonade. The Erumblc OF the
gum ceaseu Win tne nlgnt, IN tno thoInlns
They knew also, that the, raid on the Hotel do
V lie mad proven q RIDICULOUS nasco, so rlulou-
lous that the Goyernment allowed El3urens 70
and drink mournfuly to the commune with
bis carbineers. y is probable thGt inc Sove;a-
augurating civil strife In BelleyIlle under the
e %Su1rei Oh Of iht the er GovSrnm R%ns, was as'I The begin.
ming Of that disastrous n 11 tseimporiLihnaG S, later alter
Paris the
curity, and Buckhurst, cm6oldened by the Gov.
ernment,s apathy, refused admittanee at the
GERS while ,speyer and staufer whispered dis
content and treason among the earbtnScrS. IT.,
was waiting for revenge. 1t passed more twiit.
~ TOT bourke; ne was IN love; AZ dor hiae
and h iS u 69e Gays ddPpeepeu &na hc van m
the evenings. In the mornings he haunted the
1 MSr ofise, ears open, toG any 1 Mo- Of SG pp that
The WA Office remained in a state Of indie,
scribable confusion. Everything lay at loose
d dea'' The beo piac SpP %as thr TO o &c n By sy irrespo ms BE
young officers who knew everything and moth.
Ing, and who talked, talked talked. surely 1T
man .ide TO keep n: BismaEeE az e0MrGnt with
the daily HE In Paris. With the physical and
movement. contemplated was discussed with
unhsard.of careleSsnesss every secret project
cared to listen. The Vital nocessity' Of secrecy
In arranging for n sortie, was absolutely Ignored.
10 ~itr:then, any wonder that hours before q sortle
fhN (1AFmnnR Knew or IL AMI were AlTGA0N mABE-
ing In the threatened Sonel
Hardwood. always welcomed among men wher-
whatever he wished to learn.
This knowledge ne USED; ne oouPnt hundreus
could get. all the biscuits and preserves. He
palled him, and ho looked ~fearfplly at the lines
OF people beginning TO gather In front OF the
provision depots;
Fuel and candles he bought, too, but he could
purchase no oil, although petroleum was cheap.
The oil was used to initiate balloons; the petro-
leum could not be burned IN lamps!
nr MiIae sn n f hS.e seIIo wS and E bot{{l;D DSs yed st %ins'
aided ~ Red hiding HOOD and the Mouse;
because he wished 10, but because Harewood
told him to do 80 or Set out; To find himself
amazement to the Mouse,
on, what a PITY II AL lsi ne would eS-
feiEned astonishment. But he carried and
fetched and scrubbed and rubbed, living half in
9 daze. half In q nightmare, lie was not resent
than in :Beileviiie.. But the degradation Of
manual toll crushed him to a state Of gloom
Harewood's judiciously doled out cigars. He
cared n9thins tor Eette or p hiidei ne ignored
turned his blood to water. Bourke he reyered
because th at ESIng man sb.h had mastered a. him;
drive him OF about his business,
All day long the forts Of the south pounded
long the bouleyards in the interior Of the city
echoed with tne rattle OF drums. IheTe were
f Ssnt T cabs en &nd H%n seiHies 6 noW; f fE S G4T1sr1
and train service. Horse meat, too, began to
appear pEs in the markets ar but the Government at i
shops.
ma ITw 6nbl i ths made aa opd HI Inc IA t Tee 9o fSe G Estf9n.
inE, the inhabitants Of Paris. and assuming con-
troll OF every butcher shop in the city; Bourke
sstG orrSL s that night iSo orinEibn neg W VI 6. 61% z n PRINT Tbef ;
house, their names. and the amount of meat al,
io||ssd e2chal90 EF9n INN y; daily; -, .s
to Yolette. are also obliged:to secure three
da X, r na4e Of e the e ' mon,e did not anpoor on tho
card. They invented . name for him that
served its purpose: but the alarming part
was tn that ths Govssn m mt fatty refused to
suggested sending her to the Zoo in the Jardin
des Plantes.
"Neyerin cried Hide, putting both arms
around Scheher9zade,s mex; but the li9ness.no
longer responded. and Hide looked. al her sor.
rowfully, MOURNING the change IN her fayorite.
1t was Thursday. DOT. 81, HARDWOOD had
gone as usual TO the War Office. Bourke and
Yolette sat In the dining room examining the
weeks accounts Hide moved about her own
little ambe humming her Breton songs
Through the window she could see the Mouse
splitting hreWood unaer the uncompromising
suPsrintende nce Or Red Riding hood. an,
You split too large said the child. "Doni
you know howf'.
No said the Mouse, sulkily,.
hen-here-gi me the hGtchet. There
That's how wood should be split ,
'Dont let mo deprive you or the pleasure
sneeTed the Mouse, as she handed him the
hatehet again, but the child disdRined to answer
nMhewa' observed the Mouse; do they wan
WOOD WOOD f1 T,d 4 month Hand ,,r,od ~
Good said the Mouse, I'm die of fatigue
but there Is nobody TO weep. lie shrugged hi!
shoulders, picked up another log, and chopped
on. illue smiled TO nerseli watching I'M
COMEDY from her curtalhed WINDOW. INT
happy hight IN her eyes. the song on her lips
the song that heT heart was singing; oo-trans
inquired and glorined her race. In II the child
lsh sweetness had changed TO something mor'
delicate and subtle, the purity q contour wa
almost spiritual, the curve OF the scarlet lip
grew inner ana more exquisite. strength. too
had swallowed the dlmplc That nestled In sol