The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-08
CHAPTER xIu-(Continued)

and wiped his forehead with a shak
ing hand. yet | would nave risket
it gladly, had l only killed ha
scoundrel. l must kill him-I must xii
him. | could not rest in my grave witt
him alivei"
""Who is it7" asked Madame. "Wht
is it that you wish to kill?"
The scoundrel who set these peas
ants on"
Who seeks you life?"
"Oh, more than my life. madame!'
he answered hoarsely. More than my
life! 1 could forgive him that!"
TO q moment. she stared at him, not
understanding. Then her face Went
white with horror and she put out 6
hand for support.
1T cannot come to that!' she muir
INJURED. AT least, we will not let II
come to that"
NO" he said, and drew her to him
come to that!"
The firing had slackened and Al
last we ventured to look down again
The moi had drawn away from the
tower and a gathered into little
groups staring up at it.
Comte, laughing grimly. IF we We're
only provisional, we might hold out
indeHniteiy-and these Tosues haTs
little patience"
But Pasdeloup shook his head.
You do rot know them, MONSIEUR
he said. They have patience enough,
Bat K IS not q siege they are planning
well, let them PLAN" retorted his
master. Let them assault. Much
good will 1t do them!"
mo doubt" said Pasdeloup, quietly,
the governor of the Bastille uttered
ele Same Worus Wheh ne looheu uoWh
a. = uLailiiep MOP % faiis from Tue
pa.lletnent OF ms prlson.
>, lou are rlgnt' my irlsha, sala M
N S9hlle. senlly' re ulu hot unuerI-
stsliu tne power OF the peoPle' but !;
49,, ny NV peei ~ ID 81 nshu ne no" ~
danger then o.
.Revond nlesfion answered Pasde-
loun "An6 r .u g,ad tba+ ~ - %
that thara viii he ne seiga since +bera
&c no s,,ccor for NC anyp5hare We n1,,st
in the end either starve or surrender
For mvself 7 nrefer a short sbar n
| fight with death at tha end Of II ;"
"And u r said
.Fnr mvself I ran saw tho s.na.
agreed M le Con,fe HR,1t for The
wo,,an - ond H. nlnnaas 49,, 49,
| they stood sheltered Nv tho narsnat
"For the women" said Pasdeloun
erimly. "the last bullets must he
saved"
.eThera &c then b,,+ 70 auoi,
here an5 he r,nrdsra5 81 - A. "a ~
mo stsh w., ha,isra tbnt 49, ~
loIIn9
~.
$500 ieael' LnolsiSui' an
s ~ a. ~ otIeI, chserIuils, we
:" D. tr hen n5aAe every ehoFt 10 escape.
nov.
l must thlnk ABOUT IT., said Pas
aeioup, win a sell assurance Which
az announcer time would have been
anlusiEs. mere Is no time to be
lost q ne down the
STAR leading to the floor below.
MY oInpanlon looked after him
Muslhsly.
All, TaVernay," he said, tI am be-
ginning to suspect that there are depths
In these peasants of which we have
never dreamed. l have seen them fight
like heroes and l had always thought
them towards. Here tonight / have
seen one stand erect, a man, and had
fancied that they could only crawl.
When France wins through this peril
and shakes off this madness which
has her by the throat, there will be
such a scarcity of hearts as the world
has seen"
A sudden stiffness had fallen upon
the mob below; no sound rose to the
platform save the cracking of the
flames. We looked down to see what
thtS uuaSSuSloileu silence meant, n
found that the little groups of people
had drawn still farther away from the
tower and were watching it with a
kind of awed expectancy. Their silence
was Infinitely more sinister than their
shouting; there was something about 1t
something horrible and threatening
which sent a chill to the very marrow.
Why should they stand there staring
at the tower? What frightful thing was
about to happen?
NJ. lie Comte evidently felt the same
foreboding, for he gazed down at them
with drawn brows.
What do they mean?" he muttered.
What do they mean2"
He stared a moment longer, then
turned to his wife.
Come hither, my love" he said,
and when h came, drew her to him
and held her close.
My heart was full to bursting. In
an instant | was beside Charlotte.
My love- / said softly, and held out
my arms to her.
What is it?" she whispered "oh
what is it?"
IT 10 not know. They are preparing
something, awaiting something. It is
h end, perhaps"
end. and She sra rod in intn