Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-14
Won by Waiting
EDNA LYALL.


really able to do so we will proceed.
; No, oitoyen," to the driver OF the
fiacre "one must walk on foot dur
ing a siege Take my advice, and
eat your horse while he Is yours"
The driver growed out something
about "a fare" and adding to the
rations;" but they were soon out OF
hearing of his grumbling. Esper-
ance had been little surprised at
the friendly "citoyen" bestowed by
NJ Lemercier on the driver. She
. was still unaccustomed to Republican
manners, and this little incident, tri-
,, fling as it was, filled her thoughts
y during the walk.
She vas quite exhausted when
they reached the Theater Francois
and waited YEARLY in the vestibule,
unheedfrl OF the corners or goers--
half stupefied by grief cold land ia
tigue, while in her brain was a wild
confusion OF batlefelds. ambulances,
and citoyen drivers Before M. Le-
mercier returnd she had quite lost
consciousness, and in her dark cor
ner remained unnoticed for some
time.
She returned to life a little later
to find NJ Lemercier bending over
her. a mixture of anxiety and half
suppressed excitement in his face.
He gave an exclamation Of relief as
she opened her eyes
All, she RECEIVERS! Dear MAIDEN
oiselle be comforted | have good
news fol, you. See, then who is
here.
Esperance, thus appealed to, opened
her heavy eyelids again, but only saw
the statue of Voltare This reused
her. She sat up rubbed her eyes
and before she had time to look
again found Gaspard's arms round
her. his well-known voice once more
in her ears.
Poor tired little one! And so yo,
have been wandering all over Paris
She could not look or speak then
but just put her head down on hi!
shoulder and sobbed for joy, while
her whole being was raised in {
, wordless thanksgiving.
I Nl istill'i Ni'it VIM My 90 wv
true Frenchman to dislike ;
scene" waited patiently till she re
covered herself before he proposed
that they should return.
Then for the first time, looking up
; Esperance saw that Gaspard's head
,, was bandaged, and. forgetting hei
own fatigue, began to make eager in.
Quires.
The wound was happily but a Sigh,
one. and Gaspard would have been
sent home sooner. but when brought
in from the field he had been, like
many others, overcome by sleep. and
so had been delayed. When all had
been thus satisfactorily explained
NJ Lemercler went to find a carriage
this time in good earnest, He, how
ever. declined to take a seat in II
himself, and sent a message by Es-
peranCe to his wife TO the effect that
she need not expect him to return
before morning.
During the long walk he had been
making all manner OF observations:
disconnected words from passers- by
had caught his ear disionted sem
fences of murmuring against Trochu,
and vague hopes OF establishing
! Flourens. Full of hope for his ideal
! Commune. he walked off excitedly in
the direction of Belleville. thankful
that good fortune had favored his
search for Gaspard de Mabillon, and
rejoicing that he was now free to
serve "lapatrie"
/ Esperance and Gaspard mean
\ while had reached home safely. and
I were so much engrossed in each other
that they scarcely needed the generate.
which, at eleven o'clock, resounded
/ through the city 10 summon the
4 National Guard to attack the Hotel
/ de Willie, The instruction, however.
/ was but trifling; and, although for a
/ few days NJ LemercIer was very san
guine. he was soon obliged TO confess
that It had been unsuccessful and
that for the ppresent the Communists
must blde their time
CHAPTER VIII.
Kingdoms that long have stood.
And slow 10 strength and power at
tan'd at last.
Thus from the summit OF high for
tunes flood
Ebb 10 their ruin fast.
Southey
1T is shameful ahominablel un-
bearable' We could have held for
another month at least, We will re-
sist, We will not allow Il. such afro
cious conditions such concessions to
those beggarly prusslans,"
Gaspard was painting with rage and
yeNauon NJ. Lemercer having just
brought IN the news that the armis-
tire was signed
Madame could not help giving n
sigh Of relief and Esperance might
have followed her example had she
not religioualy tried to sympathlze
with Gaspard's views She asked y
question.
Is It all over them"