Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21
Continued.

Gaspard turned away WIN sioah
DO not ask for details, u Is too
horrible Lemercler told me yester-
sav that there would probably be a
grand fracas. He had talked me into
naIf believing In his ideal Commune
II sounds well enough in theory, and
,omehow at ni@ht it was exciting
ma :. like a fool rally believed II
VA FOR the best But when ii was
9ruad daylight. and one could see
enc mob looking more like demons
chan men. Their / began TO doubt
GOD be thanked / had no hand In IT,
tpr il was a butchery, Esperance.
nothing less-General Lecomte and
element Thomas both murdered.
Figure to yourself an old man. single
handed. against a multitude dragged
wn-slaughteredl All! II was
frightful frightful!"
He paused shuddering with horror
o. he saw once more, in Imagination,
the terrible scene II was not that he
mad for the first time gazed upon "A
aorrible spectacle. For months he
lad been exposed to all the terrors OF
the siege war and bloodshed We're
perfectly familiar TO him, but this
DAY every noble fleeing within him
sad been outraged His whole soul
revolted from the barbarity of the
assault, and the thought that only n
Jew hours before he had wellnigh
sided with the murderers added to
ais horror
Esperance did not allow him to
think over it all much longer. She
knelt down beside him. and stroye
sy every possible endearment to di-
vert his mind He looked up. trying
to smile but something in her face
spset him completely, He turned
away with a quick sob,
"FathIess wretch that have been
forgetting my promise forgetting
you. thinking only OF that abominable
Commune Esperance, we viii leave
Paris now; will not let YOU stay
here single day longer You are
al, know. though you have said
aothing. and my hateful neglect has
been making you suffer AJAX Mad
ame Lemercier TO help you in your
preparations, and | will go out now,
al once, and see what can be ar
ranged It shall be tomorrow. at
safest
He hurried away, leaving Esperance
IN a llutter OF excitement. thankful
indeed at the prospect OF leaving
raris, and yet with little mixture
OF regret, and a vague, underlined
rear, that. after all England might
Not prove all she expected.
Nine, Lemercier was much dis
crossed at Gaspard's SUDDEN plan; she
aad grown very fond of Esperance.
And 10 lose her now, at time when
ane was likely to see scarcely any
sntng OF her husband. was doubly
uying. She proved her love, how
Nar, by the greatest kindness, and
spent half the night in helping Esper-
ruce to pack their worldly goods.
They were to start early the next
morning. Gaspard had obtained
passports. and had done the best he
eonld 10 settle his various accounts,
out everything was in such confusion.
MIS- arrangements were anything but
satisfactory and he was Obliged 10
leave much to NJ Lemerciers care
Ne went home with the unpleasant
souvictton that everything was in n
very bad way, and that the war had
put the finishing touch to the fallen
fortunes of the De Mablllous
They were just about TO start the
aext morning, when NJ Lemercier re.
turned wearied with his labors but
tull of triumph, he was astonished to
nnd tiaere standing az the door, and
trunks being carried downstairs,
but still more SO, when, on reaching
she salon he saw that Esperauce and
Gospard We're i'm travelling attire
DE Mabillou' I have been Won
sering whore on earth YOU could be-
What means Jhis' You are not goius
away on this most propiuous OF
says"
GNspard answered Erayoly
II can not agree with you in think
ing Ii prohiuous, our country has
stsgraced herself 10y that foul murder
yesterday Never never, win your
commune prosper, which began with
such meauuess such barbarity,"
81 Lemeroier looked panied aul
sorprised. but not ashamed
Mon ami } grant that We had a
J22tul scene Yesterday but h was
necessary-I ann convinced il was
Necessary Struggle and bloodshed
there must be, but at last we shall
establish true liberty true equality
and Parts will be free
Esperance was astouished 10 see
Aow thoroughly I'm earnest was the
speaker His face lighted up With an
eSpeetaW hope there was something
mobile TN his aspect and yet surely
De was greatly mistaken She won
dered whether Gaspqrd's resolution
would De shaken and looked up
sn1iously huJ there was no sign 81
tnanee in Ills grave determined face
Tie dropped the subject of tho Com