The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
CHAPTER XVII.

Tot me come In, monSieur.S', whined the
Mouse, They are following me-"
A l%SOi Th SsJ SPGiiSs e tho window
1.-THE troops muttsrod the Mouse, under his
breath: "Hark, You can hear them-in the
Hardwood listened.
"I hear them. Come in"
He opened the side door of the garden. mo-
toned the Mouse into the empty bird store,
and S%n fOll%SYSs sn SilnS o hack to 4 Hide mSm to sri ISt. 2
across ST 10 noosr., TSsFs wa, blood on hiss
Herewood took tho lamp and knelt beside
the inert MAS, Tho yellow light fell on one
un %HS's b esS' prfSEoG Tf BY i SayonSt :'fEH sS Been
running hard: Ask BOurke to come" whiS-
He set the lamp on tho floor and lifted the |
:"Tghl Hes been shot, too" he added.
standing with. small, hands tightly clGsped.
shall bring w9terl,
A moment later Bourke entered, carrying q
pitcher Of water. Hide and Yolette followed
with some cloth for bandages, a bowl, and an.
Tho Mouse was sitting up supported by Hare
wood, his'ragged back resting against the shop
swallowed all the. ooEnao Bourke gave him
without comment, winked sollemnly with his
s SHSaf H fiGS; s snd Scle sas at l'O OnSs, S SPPd a HI fie fSSo g.
amused malice came, Into his face. which
S tsoT n HI howeye nin SO suddenly 81 tdtTt THAT that Hardwood
want to see it.
his previous introduction to ScheheraHade had
left an impression never to be obliterated.
fIiSSs, and he at %ss H IL nG $ s pis1 a6G aiG%Iref%%GotOaSH'ss
They pSpeas$ mo fail of holer,. he ef;
OnsIy. ' E9s s?" soo ~? shot, tn1 %onsle @S Sao'0 p''
He ii 6ofsd an NJ 10 sG'n at Hide; p she u hddeTWoOd.
and drew S0lotse toward rSd the s. door. .,,,,,r ~,
be. .Ars sr yGS hS an fbs Mouse Sns asked shaking her
"Mademoiseile," replied the Mouse, with an
approach to enthfnsiasm, y am Always hungry,
painful; but in the lower organisms sonsibiiity
tells most heavily upon creatures Of tho Mouse's
species; the finer tortures, mental ard physical.
R hsdd nd nssVei bd 5SF sp SFoSsht Sim ana a chair saG 4 H%rs.
wood set the two lamps on the counter; the
M9 SSUv was .a S,SaP&Rl nedw with S 2 cigar,
sense OF we'll being and security Giied his body
NH "M SSHseS& n' he 50 said th' ~" StV was 81 Major a sPf Filourens.
1 was at the Undertakers'. We were all there
Pen0o'6G ;;n IKE so %Esn,lsmsfn & 4he our co% winor v6hr
American. Buckhurst, who whispers to one-to
another-ma fol! whatf' He shrugged his
Then he resumed, your Americans, Speyer
and Stauffer. began to shout, TO the Hotel de
Flourens calls for the drummers of the car
bineers to beat the generate through Belleville.
M Ms S, In a IN moment IlInGtnS we NV were masffh1in1gT,
You understand that our heads were warmed
a iittiel don't excite myself for nothing"
Go ON, " said Bourke, sharply.
The Mouse examine his band aged arm, blew
a disguised cloud Of smoke from his lips,
Your American, Buckhurst, said 1t would be
easy., Everybody said 80, nothing to do but
srnment, and become rich. went, messieurs-
They arrived. too, the fentassins Of vinoy and
VERY said Harewood, grsvsiy.
Wasn't IL Dons-I ran; SO ran the car
ran after ps-the line and the Garde Mobile.
Hardwood laughed outright. Bourke looked
So there bad been a revolt in Belleville.
Flourens and his legion" now known as the
hurst, speyer and stsuffer descended from Belle
yille to seize the Hotel dc Vile and proclaim
For plumber. Why had Speyer urged III Bis
marck's spies were paid. to foment disorder:
the Undertakers bulge with Prussian gold,
"Who beat the generate in Bellevillei' de-
manded Bourke suddenly.
the Mouse, with a wink.
"By whose ordersi'
."Why-the orders of Major F~lourenS, mon
did the carbineers march," =.
Eyes. and 1000 Of the Belleville aristocracy,'
said the Mouse. impndently.
'Oh. like yourBelff'
Certainly, monsieur"
Mouse could protest he had whipped a handful
OF coins out of his pocke Among them was a
double eagle. on the other the portrait Of VII.
holm, ,KoeniR.
The Mouse seemed genuinely surprised.
idly; FAN gold is good POW, II cost two like
Vile; it will cost twenty in future" he added.
Bourke looked at him intently, then. patient.
German. gold meant among tho people-he
spoke simply and slowly, explaining to an un'
ut Is distributed BY German spies" he said.
Ing Frenchmen against the Frenchmen." =.
lenly. All the the hatred So of tie Rich fHS fa mUd'S up Sf in
his single eye; he set his lips and sneered al
"Frenchman against -Frenchman. What IL
that to mel It is what l want. i, the Mouse!'
pd M 4 S%bt shot a 2 dihsfE II. S16r ElSneis at him. hi m blu
'p""v3G ery' Well; Ffeachmun against Frenchman
rich against poor. If you will; but not now"
with an evil Light in his single eye.
for money. go out to the PrussIan lines. TheS
will PAY. you we'll for a package of to-day'snews
For Gods sakol''' shouted the Mouse. rec
with rage; do you take mo for q spyf'
mo" said Bourke, with a sigh OF relief.
Hardwood rose and gravely took the Mouse
uninjured hand.
You're a decent sort Of soakor. after ALL" hi
said; "listen TO NJ. Bourke."
An hour later tho vague intelligence Of tn,
Mouse, deformed and crippled from his birth
was enlightened enough for him to see that h,
had been the very thing That his distorted nature
shrank from-a paid traitor TO his own land.
Harewood threatened him savaRely. He under
stood but one thing-hs had been duped D.
some one-he had been played. IMPOSED upon
~forRiyes. There was no righteousness in hi
fury-unless tho blind instinct that forces
man to spare his own land can be called such
He abstainod from treason as he abstained fror
cannibalism. II he had owned a square inch Q
French soil he would doubtless have fought 10
II tooth and nail: but there was no broader in
pulse TO make him fight for the land that other
~owned-the land owned by Emperors an
Princes and the rich. Yet even he would ne
sell 4. though he did not even know why.
tricked him into doing something. This rouse
the sullen rage that never dies in men OF hi
type. a rage that needs to he glutted with yer
SeAnce-A sombre hate that must DO huRked an
cherished and brOoded on until the rcd day
reckoning.