Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

found?" he asked Adele
A still more important problem than
the one that occupied Bertrand's mind
confronted Adele. If she denied know
ing what he asked he would continue
his search, She might say that her
lover had been spirited away. In that
case Bertrand would force her into
showing him where he had been taken.
This might save Boyer from being
shot. but he would likely bleed to
death What should she do? She
must take a risk. The surgeon knew
his patients condition, and there was
a possibility that be would see her
leave the premises with the soldiers
and go to Boyer's rescue. All this
flashed through Adele's brain tnstan
taneously. She resolved to cling to the
one chance She admitted that she
knew of the communists whereabouts.
Cooking his pistol, the officer pointed
it at her and told her to show him the.
way. HE can't have gone far" he
added, Sin his condition"
NO" gasped Adele mechanically
mot farr'
through back door into yard that
opened on an alley way. While doing
so she looked about her to see IL there
was any one in the house who would
care for her wounded lover. Not Il
soul appeared. The fighting in the
neighborhood had scared all away She
hoped she might catch glimpse of the
surgeon, but he was nowhere to be
seen. Doubtless he had gone out and
was ministering to other wants than
those of the man upstairs alone under
the bed The poor girl was taking the
only chance to save her lovers life,
but she was oppressed with the thought
that she was leaving him TO die alone.
In the yard she stood still, not know
ing just what to do. She looked up at
the rear of the dwellings on either side
of the house she had left, hoping she
might see some one to whom she might
communicate by sign request to go
in and succor her lover. But the at
tention of all was upon the street,
where the firing had not yet ceased,
and had she seen any one how could
she make him understand?
aiming to terrify her
Adele went through the opening
leading out to the alley and, turning.
passed to the street. There she was
about to lead the officer farther when
he stopped her.
1T is absurd for you to try to make
me believe that a wounded man would
4 60 Eel
less very near. and you know it. Take
me to him or 1 Will blow out your
brains'
| He looked at her so fiercely that sho
was half inclined to believe he would.
But Just then there was a rattle Ut
musketry very near them, and a crowd
| of communists came running past
| them wild with terror. Adele was
knocked off her feet and. getting up,
/ yielded to desperate resolve. With
| out looking for Bertrand she Joined the
| communists in their mad 1ight
Having escaped from the officer, she
went around the block and into house
near her own, from w.ence she sent
messenger to learn if it would be safe
for her TO go home. The messenger
came back and reported that the house
was deserted. Taking the risk of Ber-
| trand's having returned TO seek her.
she went home and looked under the
bed where she had left her lover. He
was not there.
She was encouraged. 1t was likely
that help had come to him. and yet he
| might have been discovered and car
ried away to prison. Going downstairs
/ she was about to leave the house when
/ the surgeon entered She stood look
ing at him in an agony Of suspense.
He is saved" he said. land by your
presence of mind"
"How?"
II lurked near till 1 saw you go out
with the officer. Then. summoning as
sistance, we carried the wounded man
through the yard after you had left it
TO house, where | succeeded in TAX
ing up the artery through which blood
was escaping and stopped the bleeding.
Come. | will lead you to him"
When the massacre of communists
was over and Paris had settled down
under the republic, one morning a we'd
ding party entered the Church of the
Madeleine. The groom was CASTOR
Boyer and the bride Adele Boivissant-
There was now no danger for either.
After the ceremony the couple depart
ed for Brittany. where the artist re-
sumed his legitimate work.
Ono feature of Paris since the tenn
porary triumph Of communism has
changed The east front Of the historic
palace of the Tuilleries is not there.
But the fountains play and the chill
dren sport in the garden where it
stood. Yet the reign Of kings and the
reign of emperors have ended. A re-
public that has taken their place has
lasted forty years. But where Is that
Eutopia. the commune? 1t lived In the
minds of its Yotaries for many years
TO be lifted at last on to its pedestal
But 1t had no sooner been placed there
than it fell Of It's own weight Alas.
for the brave men aud women and chill
dren who paid for their vision with
their lives.
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