The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05

thrilling ono to know that those shells were
Si%od At men .n b, hiding among Soa S ssS blue Ds w0 sSroS SRS
the trees, bright with color, glitterinR with
painted wheels, silver chains ringing, chang.
and the gay sunshades and bonnets and scarfs
Frightened the aC-umn grSys and green's 81 the
to De en- Jsfe, and the soft thunder Of the guns
was but a yeu.ds;jote announcing the Triumph
of peace and Of the j, brotherhood 81. rnD9d Of man snrv,,,rr
The prussiSns VIII never get in" he unused
assault or two and then a sortie, and nobody
can see the end of the war yet"
In the early afternoon he sent HE doSpatches
by way of Bordeaux. for the northern and
western wires were not working, and about .
O'clock O'clock he strGlisd h0 nIG ,Sa wond FIRING
was nobody In evidence excepting Red Riding
Hood when he entered the house; ,. MA. 10,
And NJ. Harewoodi".
He is lying down in his room
Bourke looked pleasantly at the child. HI
wiehed to say something kinn and cheerful.
s sns h fs e alS nGs s9oT Si@ how i. I've T.s s's siRsy. 'h 80
with children-his awkwardness stified his AZ
lection. .. ,o.u,
at am" replied Red Riding Hood, s%erenely.
The fact was as obvious as Bourke's con-
Red Riding Hoods serious eyes opened a little.
Here said Pourke. desperately are some
SGpSO y noc and ne t,, sSOl len n yrI psTs TiSboSl the child
Red Riding Hood thanked MIN gravely, un.
tied the parcel; retied the scarlet bit OF ribbon
holding out the sweetTeats.
placed it in his mouth. Red Riding Hood did
NOV. she said, '1 will return to my dishes
'Good.by," he said. understanding that the
audience was at an end.
No. said LAKEWOOD. without looking up.
Bourke sat down on the bed.
Sent, your despatched"
IT sent mine, too. Well. the Prussians are
Of the south make, when the wind is right
Where were you this afternoon
Out de the city
"Bas-Meudon."
See ,anythingF"
ii: liter T;a q pause BOuFke said Don't you care to
YES" said HARDWOOD. sitting up suddenly.
let us talk. for Gods sake-lot us do some
Whats the matter with your asked Bourke
Harewood's face changed: he smiled at his
comrade and touched him ahectionately on the
"NothInEuSSa SEC, Of S blue aaevtis-they'ro gone
had a chance to see you.to talk things over to-
dSy,a,you went away Gather @SS o
AIlOI q ObCh . ASaRh NJ
you had a mlsunderstnndin with HildeT'
"Oh. 1 wasn't sure. Hide seems to haye the
blues. too What have ou been doing all dayl
Harewcod, crossing one leg over the other and
claspinR both hands above the knee, II borrowed
: er9wSaF from m a soldier and pTiSd p up all the the
Governor issued orders for all sorts of precau-
lions. At noon today a soldier came to see
who IL vast"
Not speyer." exclaimed Bourke.
They looked at each other significantly.
Bonrke began to pace the floor. ,....-
'Buckhurst and Speyer are going to nag us and
~irritsto us until we do something for which they
can denounce us. Buckhurst fears US because
this house, because It's tie ideal heSdeuSrters
for q spy. They are both working for the same
ri think" said Hardwood, tightening his
elias p about his knee, that Speyer is the centre
OF Ton the %hy Thq EI. seg s gssfl. i %b PS5i b. c sna,l to ! f fsd
out whether we had unpaved the court..and In
cidentally TO discover whatever be could to oul
mp the fagstones and piling them against thu
yell: He vas IN 9niforp.t the uniform Of :
SefoTS seen me. And ali tho time was eyini
ihs c mnsi into my the 5tf hoass crop dared iSfs 9 Sot STRIKE ks f hi@
his uniform you know and that would have beer
fetal-fatal to us all. 1t was not until he wen
left by the same steps down which / hat
knocked him a few nights ago, he stopped ant
s before y ens kicked SfedIe CUT |" Ee' VI H' ~
Boprke's face, crimsonsd. He stood stool
still II in Pe tas ntdG aGnf Of tss f 2sfewood, that ii
the event of q frost in he'll I would leave, ant
not before. also pointed out that; uniform o
HARDWOOD had risen while speaking. AM
h" %Y0 0S G ssS. V cssei1," 70 be Rsc Continual rHf "sS'' that "
committed com htss w Us all tt.s But R., ! . TSsn ri II we sr can :
enter the house when the within strikes them
free to billet their fellow cutthroats here-pel
haps speyeE. perhaps Buckhnrst himself. An.
a word-a look-at Hilde-Tn fling him throug
"Of course" said Bourke. soberly.
Hardwood, nervous and flushed, sat down o
the bed again.
shall i sll be t' obi SS@In e. Leave RS sA'f They h lSSs tt
whip hand. II they denounce Hide and VI
lette for aiding the Empress-it they denoInc
help S1f% thsmfS %St yog@not !; Troehu Win Ii
ton to his soldier policemen to US. Think
/ OF their helpleSsness. Suppose Dpeyer shoul
swear to the lies he threatens them with. He
a Wing Witness in stSnTer. Would ii, bel
! matters. II should shoot speyer down in u
: Cecil"
!. DC you mean to say" burst out Bourk
ludI NV NVull IOL lSlC W Sou hilo Wv
2 would not believe you-you who can swear thf
Hide Is the sweetest. purest woman on, earth
r the woman-Jim-Ibe woman You lover
. Hare woods lips whitened. He tried to al
swer. His checks were smitten with a dead
r 1.-THE woman the woman l lovei" he r
do you not love herr demanded Bourk
violently.
,stii Harewood's white face was turned
Answer me-" said Bourke. stepping neare
AS he spoke a vision of Yolette flashed b
fore him. He saw her blue eyes, fixed on h
own, he saw her hair, the troubled curve of HI
y n lips, the quiet. pure brow. And suddenly !
understood, that 4 was yolette.tt vas for y
for he loved her. The sudden illumination
q HIS own heart laid bare before him, the su
prise. the emotion. the fast light revelation OF
4 secret unsuspected-the undreamt-of secret
= his own heHrt-staRgered him.
Hardwood. gazing blanKly at him. saw not
| ing but a parting Of his comrades lips, a dill
> tion of his eyes. a brusaue movement of che
and head.
After a moment Bourke said: II thong
ia you loved Hide. only asked because ] hope
= YOU did" His voice was wonderfully Gentl