The sun., 1903-11-07
From DantzE to Moscow.

In "Barlasch of the Guard" by Henry
Seton Merriman Mcclure. Phillips d Coz,
We have story of the time when Napoleon
marched to Moscow. In great part the
scene is in the city OF Dantzig before and
during the siege. We have for chief charac-
ters the scheming and mysterious Sebas-
tian, head Of the Tugenbund his daughters
D4siree and Mathilde: his son-in-la law. Charles
Darragon, French spy; Louis d 'Arragon.
q Captain in the English navy; tho Polish
Col. de Casiinir, another plotter; and. of
course, Barlasoh, who is watchdog to the
heroine. Desree. Charles Darragon and
nesiree are married in the opening chapter.
and in the same hour Napoleon appears in
Dantzig and Charles is whisked off on a
secret mission, from which he never returns.
We have glimpse Of him in Konigsberg,
where he does some particularly choice
spying on the Tugenbund and writes a
shocking letter Of information concerning
his father-in-law. He was a pretty bad
lot, and it was proper to dispose of him in
favor of the English Captain. his cousin,
who was much better calculated to make
the heroine happy
Old Harlasch was at Moscow of course
His loot there consisted in part of lot
Of Ornamental clocks, which he had strung
about his neck. Here is a glimpse Of him:
With knotted and shaking fingers he drew
tack the bolts and opened the door. On
the threshold he saluted. 1T is the call
10 arms, mes offoiers.' he said. Then,
shouldering his musket, he turned away,
and all his clocks struck six. The bells
~ the city churches seemed to greet him
az he stepped into the street, for in Moscow
each hour is proclaimed with deafening
iteration from thousand towers
The city was then well on fire. He
looked down the Petrovka; from half the
houses which bordered the wide road
waya street of palaces-the smoke was
pouring forth in pufls He went up hill
toward the Red Square and the Kremlin
where the Emperor had his headquarters.
Il was to this centre that the patrols had
converged. Looking back, Barasch saw.
iut one house on fire. but d hundred. The
smoke arose from every quarter of the city
a. once He hurried on, but was stopped
hv crowd of soldiers all laden with booty,
Gosticulating, shouting. abusing one an
other 1t was Babel over again. The riff
rafl Of sixteen nations had followed Napoleon
20 Moscow-to rob- Half dozen differ
ent tongues were spoken in one army corps
There remained no national pride to act
Rs deterrent. No man cared what he
did The blame would be laid on France.
Suddenly Barlasch stood rigid in the road
way and presented arms. "A man passed
close by on his way toward a waiting car
rage. He was stout and heavy -shouldered,
peculiarly square, with thick neck and a
head set low in the shoulders. On the step
Of the carriage he turned and surveyed the
lnrld sky and the burning city to the east
with an indifferent air. Into his deep
-co;!shot eyes there flashed a sudden
CLEAN of life and power as he glanced along
the row of watching faces to read what was
written there. 1t was Napoleon, at the
summit Of his dream, hurriedly quitting
the Kremin, the boasted goal of his am
hi'ion, after having passed but one night
under that proud roof"
The story will be liked for its vivid pict-
ures. 1t sets forth an interesting pano-
rama