Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-30

the street and caressed the two horses.
They turned their gentle heads and looked
at her with dark, liquid eyes.
Are you fond of horSes?' asked Hare
wood, sitting upright and touching the
bandage on his throbbinG head.
II love all animals said Hide. seriously.
She came back to the chair where he was:
seated.
Does your head hurt very much?'
Why, no, thank you; it is nothing at
ALL"
After moment she said Il ought to tell
You. monsieur before you decide to take
the apartment. that there is one very Sc
riouS drawback to it,
What is that?" inquired Hardwood. alb
sently.
The location
The location?'
Yes. If the Germans should come and
fire cannon at the city, II fear that our
house is very much exposed" HARDWOOD
locked narrowly at the girl beside him. Her
Clear brown eyes met his quite simply.
IN that event. what would YOU do
maderoise,le?' he asked
Il don't know" she replied
Bourke came down the stairs, holding
the candle for Yolette
Its very nice, very nice, indeed" he
said. Il think we ought to take it, Hare
wood do, indeed.
Hardwood raised his eyes at Bourke's
charms of top-fioor apartment in the
shabbiest quarter of Paris.
Very WE'LL ne said I'VE will take If ="
but-brt we must tell you something
nrSt-a drawback to the location" began
lo!ette, and then stopped She was earfui
that II the new tenants were warned of the
danger from German shells they might re-
consider the matter. But she was bound
In honor to tell and she set her lips reso-
lutely and looked at Hide.
on said Hardwood quietly, looking at
Bourke, "madamoiselle means that We
STAND chance Of being shelIed when the
Germans come. Do you think that Nigh.
be drawback, Bourke?'
fc2h said the latter briskly Come
on, old fellow, I'll help you up to bed-and
jolly good bed it is. too-and then IN
ride the horses over to the Vanguard I'll
be back in AZ hour"
"Do-do you really mean 20 take the
5partment-now? asked Yolette, breath
less.
With your permission" said Hardwood,
rising from his chair with a polite inc,ina,
ton OF his bandaged head
Hide flushed with happiness
Chi PERMISSION. repeated Yolette. ooh
we are very, very glad to give it. And |
hope, monsieur. you will like the house
and | hope that the cannon balls will NOT
come at all
Bourke repressed a smile and said he
hoped they wouldn't.
HARDWOOD added seriously: ct am sura
We shall be delighted-even with the can
non balls
Yolette ventured to smile little: Hide
laughed outright. Bourke gave his arm
to HARDWOOD. saying goodnight to Hide
and Yolette.
When he had tucked Hardwood to bed
and tucked him in, he came down stairs
again, two at "a jump, and vaulted into his
saddle.
As he galloped toward the Rue de Vau-
girard leading Harewood's horse far away
On the horizon a rocket mounted toward
the stars, higher, higher. until the wake,
showering the night with nebulous radi-
ance, wavered, faded, and went out. And
as he looked, another rocket whizzed up
ward from the Point-du-Jour leaving a
double trail of ircandescent dust crowned
with clustered lights, which drifted east
ward and went out, one by one Then
night blOtted the last live sparks from the
sky.
Bourke turned in his saddle
Over the forts of the south the rim of a
crimson disk appeared-a circle of smolder-
ing fire, slowly rising like a danger signal.
red as blood
1t was the harvest moon of September