Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-13

7 what ] tell you. Leave me mere ar"
make your way by that passage, the
one by the side OF yonder window out
upon the terrace. Get to the further
most end by the balustrade and there
wait, till | come. Fear nothing.
f Louise attempted to speak. but the
words ended in an inaudible whisper
go" commanded Juliette, giving the
hand of her frail young friend a
squeeze. IF you would do yourself a
service tonight go at once.
=. II is the nature of some women 70
obey implicitly, in full faith without
questioning. Louise was one OF these,
a creature of clinging affection, 10
caress and be soothed. the child really
of luxury and lacking strength 10
fight against any storm.
1t was no easy matter for her to Sc
cure exit. The dishevelled creatures
we're dragging the furniture to the CEN
ter of the hall, piIing it into a mass
ready for a bonfire. The air was
thick with dust and the smoke of the
torches.
Juliette watched impatiently how her
friend progressed. feeble bird in that
cauldron of passion
At last she was gone.
Juliette had hit upon strategy 10 pre-
vent the crime that vas contemplated
She felt that little was to be gained by
blind fury and the wareeking OF pal
aces. The visit 70 Versailles had been
successful. The women Of Paris had
shown their pGwer. Now it was for
them to go back to Parts, more eager
and determined than ever to get JUS
tice done to the workers but more by
a show of force than an exercise of 1t.
All this she realized and though for
an instant her heart had sunk within
her at the uncomfortable human storm
that now ragged.
She knew how useless it was to rea-
son. BIT the thoughts of the women
must be turned in another direction
quickly and surely ere it WAS too late
No one had noticed her as she stood
in darkened recess. Now she was de-
termined she should be seen and lis
tened to If only for the fash of sec
ond. With swift movement she
snatched a torch from another wo-
mans hand. bounded forward. and
jumping upon the platform which the
rioters were preparing to demolish,
cried
Women, Women
There was something like the tone
of a goddess in the voice of this tall,
1.-the. black naired woman. It had cap
tivating command and arrested atten-
ton. The torch lighted her eounte-
nance and showed her eyes cleaning
like fire.
"Juliette Marigny; it is Juliette Ma
rigny," There was joyous note OF
admiration in repeating the name as 1t
went skipping from mouth to mouth.
you foolsl" she declared, taking up
the words of the nameless woman, ARE
you making an oven for yourselves?
You are Gagged, you are trapped like
rits The wine was given you to make
drunk. You are drunk. And the
doors-the soldiers have licked up in
and If you set fire to this hall, how
many of you will get back to Paris to
tell the tale?''
The strategy succeeded. Juliette had
no knowledge whether the doors were
locked or not. But she knew that to
fire the hall while reckless disorder
prevailed would end in fearful holo-
caust. She wanted to turn them from
their purpose, and she well understood
that a mere hint that they had been
trapped would give impetus to the de-
sire to escape from the death they had
been preparing for themselves.
Terror drove the women with heart
rending shrieks towards the main cor
ridor. In the scrimmage many torches
were e&ClnSulSheu, anu tne udrkneSS
gave room for the rumored screech that
all exits were barred.
But it was not so. The doors gave
way to the pressure, and in fighting
haste the demsnted and sickened horde
seethed out ypon the broad terrace.
After the sitting odor of the great
hall the air OF the freshly fallen night
came to many lips like the taste of
fresh fruit. They gasped and painted.
Many, with~limbs weakened to listiess-
ness, lay down, and in stupor sighed
that their troubles might end
Bodily weakness, however. is over
ruled by dominant mental power. You
can go through stress and storm with
excitement as your only food. 1t is
only when the desired object is attain
ed and excitement ceases to play it's
part that nature gives a wall and sue
cumbs. So there were many, indeed
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