The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18

never happened efore.
| Monsieur, smiling retrospectvel
rible. as you say! All, hear the click Of
the gate some one is coming!
They both sit down proper smile Of
welcome on their faces. Madame plays
| with her fan and casts coquettish glances
| in the mirror. But no one appears at the
door.
| NJ. Robiqret is the first to lose patience
He Is just STARTING toward the door himself
when ho"r-e voice cries loudly:
"'The bonnie il in the Kitchen"
Before either Monsieur or Madame can
grasp the meaning Of the danger which is
threatening them. they hear the crunch of
the grave beneath haSty steps and a wagon
drives hurriedly away.
Madame ntters one scream and promptly
faints. Monsieur looks about him with
large. frightened eyes, too scared to move.
1t seems to him that the sli ghtest gesture
will set loose the horrible whirwind. He
feels as if he were already blown into a
thousand fragmentshe has an expression
OF terrified expectancy on his face.
glance at his wife, however restores
his seH..possession by arousing him to his
responsibilities. He calls to the waitress
and they go together to the kitchen, where
he expects to see Fudoxie wetering in
her gore. She must have been killed very
quickly. for there has not been the slightest
sound of struggle.
But Eudoxie is not dead. She is huddled
in mass on the back stairs murmuring,
with quivering lips. -Bomb-bomb-bom
Monsieur endeavors to lift her. support
ing his wife on the other arm. but to reach
the door they must pass through the kitchen.
Hesitating at first, they at last dash through
with desperate courage and their eyes shut.
once safe outside, they rush in body to
the street. Eudoxie has found her voice
and explains that she had just gone to the
linen closet for the embroidered napkins
when she heard wagon stop at the hack
door and then some one come in.
she came back in time to receive the
terrible announcement that "1he bomb
was in the Kitchen" and she caught sight
OF man in blue blouse hurrying away.
Monsieur-Oh, the fuse l must go and
put out the fuse!
He takes one step forward, but Madame,
who has come to: clutches'at his coat tails.
Madame, wildly-You shall not gol You
shall not! will not allow it!
Eudoxie, shrieking Don't 60! Don't go!
Oh! Fire! Murder! Thieves!
just then group Of people come laughing
down the road. They are the RobiquetsF
guests: who have decided to improve the
beautiful summer evening by walking.
The ladies are laughing at strange head
dresses beneath the light scarfs. Several
are in Louis XIV. style. one has the old Nor.
man cap and another is a Pierrette.
The gentlemen wear long wigs and
whiskers, while one ia disguised as a clown
uiN u NC'oIiO as negro.
They stop in astonishment to sac their
host ana hostess out in the road and the
questions and EXPLANATIONS fly fast. For
tunately the villa stands quite by itself,
so there is no crowd.
Monsieur. in voice which he tries to
make sound calm and collected 1t is
nothirg-only one of these anarchisto-a
bomb
The GUESTS in a chorus Where?
Madame-In the Kitchen
The Negro-Has it exploded yet?
Monsieur-Not yet.
The Clown, energetically Then what the
Before they can stop him he has run up
the path and into the house. There il an
oppressive silence. Every heart throbs
with the same fear. the same horror. After
several moments which have seemed like
head as II puzzled.
The Clown can't find anything.
The Negro--It must be joke like the one
at the Prefecture this morning? Every one
was 40 sure it was bomb and that they
were going to be blown into a thousand
ing but cinders and old pens!
Eudoxie suddenly-Here he comes back
again! know the sound Of his wheels!
He is going toward the city!
Monsieur and Madame together--Who?
Eudoxie-The man with the bomb!
1t stops near the frightened fantastic
looking group Of people. A man in blue
blouse looks out in amazement and then
addresses Eudoxie.--
The Man in the Blouse--Did you find it?
didn't have time to wait because Of my
other deliveries--I put your bomb glacee
on the top of the ice chest where thought
You would be su re to see 1t.
And as the wagon drives away the Robi-
quets and their guests can see clearly in
the moonlight painted on It's side. Soon.
fectionerv. fine catering ices a specialtv."