The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-09

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tary eye burning in it's socket.
THAT wayp motioned Hardwood, and
he waved him toward narrow alley
separating the Rue Pandore from the
parade OF the Prince Murat barracks. 1t
was cul-de-sac-a trap-and the Mouse
! knew it.
Run you fool.' urged Hardwood. seiz-
ing the MouSe's arm; there, throw me
your coat, quick. Don't be afraid; I'll
not hurt you. Stand stilli'' He stripped
the tattered coat from the Mouse's back:
flung II into the Rue MalaiSe, then showed
the Mouse into the impasse Murat.
Crouching there close TO the parade
grille. the Mouse heard the chase pass
/ at full speed. heard a yell as the crowd
found his coat in the Rue Malaise. and
then the chatter and trample of feet which
died away down the Passage de fOmbre.
/ Hardwood laughed.
''Au revoir, my innocent friend he
said. If you can't get away now, your
mide's not worth saving.
The Mouse gazed at him with a face
! absolutely devoid of expression; then,
/ without word, he crept out of the i'm
passe and glided away toward the city.
Whatever was capricious and contrary
IN Harewood's nature was now In the
ascendant. He chucklsd to himself over
! the evasion Of the Morse and the para
doxical If not unjustifiable part he him
4 self had played in it. Why he mad done
it he did not stop to inquire-wheshsr from
pure preversity, or from a nobler. if
! equally misguided mOtive-or was ii the
impulse of a gentleman sportsman whose
instinct it TO save the quarry for another
run? He did not trouble to ask himself.
| He walked on toward the Boulevard
Montparnasse. pleased with the memory
of the exciting spectacle he had witnessed,
laughing to himself now and then. until
he remembered Hide and the mission sh ;
! had intrEsted to him.
| He felt in his pocket for the silver
franc, drew it out, and examined it. His
face was sober now He held the coin a
moment. turning it over between his
fingers then dropped it into the other
pocket, along with his key and knife.
And, he had decided to keep 1t for
| himself. in its place he dropped another
| coin into the ambulance box. opposite the
stead of silver-for Hides sake.
! The. streets of Paris presented a curious
spectacle for city that was on the eve
| of investment by a victorious foreign
arIny-curious because they appeared TO
be absolutely normal. Omnibuses and
cabs Were. running as usual. the terraces
of the cafe were crowded with gaTl,-
dressed people, all the shops were coen,
children romped and played in the Luxam-
bourg gardens. exactly as though the
! emperor still sat in the Tuileries.
In the rue de Tournon an organ grinder
filed the street with the strains of ''Deux
Aveugles" and "Mignon." Along the rue
de Medici double lines of cabs stood. the
on every side street fakirS cried their
wares. marchands de plaisir. vendors of
ballads. lemonade sellers with their
wooden clappers moved along the gilded
iron ratings of the Luxembourg under
the shade OF the chestnut trees.
On the boulevard st. Michel. however.
the backwater of the human tide that
ebhed and surged ceaselessly across the
bright bank of the Seine bore on its surface
some indications that the nation was at
war Here and there fiame-colCred posters
chung to kiosks and dead walls, prncla ma
TORS calls to arms. notices to the national
guard, end now and then an insulting
placard directed against the emperor r.
sell scandalous pamphlets attacking
the imperial family. alleged expos
ures of the secrets of the Tuileries.
rected against the empress and her child
To the credit of the Latin quarter. these
creatures found few customers, and were
finally hustled out of the streets. even
before the ordinance of the police di-
recting the confiscation of such htera-
tnrc and the proper punishment for the
offenders. But these posters and appeals
were not the only signs of war visible
along the boulevard ST. Michel Battal
ions Of the National Guard were making
unusually noisy exhibition of them
selves. parading in front of the Sorbonne.
drums and bugles drowning the roar of
traffic or the boulevard. In the cafes,
too strangely weird uniforms began TO
approximations as ridiculous. for the
most part, as the people who wore them
Independent companies orga nizing for the
defense of the city. styling themselves
,'Enfants. de Montrouge,' .'Vengeurs de
MontparnaSse, Scouts of St. Sulpice"
all squally, vociferous, and unani-
mously thirsty.
AS for the city itself, it was strangely
the safe return of Vinoy's Thirteenth
corps and morning of rejoicing at the
news that the United States had in
structed its minister, Mr.. Washburne. to
himself in future as accredited minister
to the republic of France. In the Cafe
Cardinal few cocotteS still wore minia-
ture American flags in their buttonholeS,
and here ard there.
10 cafes and concert halls, the stars and
stripes waved brightly in the September
sun.
AS for a very serious comprehension of
the situation. so far as the public went.
there was none. On the Bird of Sectem-
Der, after the news of the emperor's cap
ture at Sedan had been confirmed by the
CoTnte de Pilakoa, the Parisians &C.
cupied themselves with an amusement
always congenial to the true Partisan
riot This riot, which has passed into
history as the revolution of the 4th of
September, was refreshingly bloodlesS
! and amazingly decisive. 1t swept the
! iG made the emperor a legend and it
proclaimed the republic through the
medium of NJ. Gambetta's lusty lungs in
other words. the French people com
mitted the enormous folly of sweeping
horses while crossing a. stream. and
when in the face of an enemy flushed
with victory, the Parisians laid violent
hands on the throat of their own gov
II
must have relaxed his stern visage at
the hopeless absurdity of such a people.
For. If the government had erred, was
that the time to reckon with it? An
established government represents. at
I least theoretically. a basis and security
that a revolutionary government cannot
have in time of invasion and instant need
And. after all, by what right was the
republic proclaimed? There had been no
appeal. no plebiscite. no majority had
exercised the right of suffrage not vote
had been cast. Violence alone had de-
cided the fate of a government which
also had been founded upon violence.
! On the fatal 3r6 of September, Paris
was still quiet, perhaps stunned. by the
news of the frightful disaster at Sedan,
but, in the minds of the people. the
revolution was already a thing accom-
! plished. Nevertheless, there was still
time left to save the sole prerogative of
| importance at that hour-the right of
national representation. 1t was merely
necessary that the deputies should frank
| ly accept the proposition advanced
| First-Announcement of the abdication
! of the executive.
! Second-Nomination by the chamber of
q government for the national defense.
! Third-Convocation Of a constituante
as soon as circumstances permitted.
| (To be continued next Monday.)
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