New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

glintcd for a second in the light OF the blVou' Hlt
and. dssipatcd by its heat without 50 much aN
whisper Of sound. vanished into mystery.
"Winter It IS here. said Adolphc the medical
student
He kicked a fragment OF pine bough into the
glowing mass Dagobcrt and these his children
souattcd round the red pile, in the bed OF gravel
~, The reddish loosc-soi walls slopcd thirty feet
above their heads. On the top, there, north
wind screamed its song open country that lay
under a wan shroud. But there was no breath oi
it at the bottom OF the pit.
The winter that is going To ircczc the nlo"d
OF Francc-al that Is lett o II I" 'c|c. S'S"c' ''
Able Rcmilly.
Bah, We must keep close to our guns 9ni
keen them hot enough, disscntcl Laportc. And
then there will be the running after the Blue.
Remember Coulmcrs and Orleans The tide Is on
the"
~Who said that General Won Brcisach va, at
Il. 1t was he who turned our brave fellow, out;
ne with his NIccklcnburg battaIons and those
Bavarans black and swarrning as flies He has
taken up his quarters in a chateau in the west end
Of the village.
Count Raoul Dagobcrt put the question; Adolph
Thc former. who was lying on his rgh, side with
arm for pillow added without changing his sposturc,
"Von Brci,ach yes. We were at Bonn together.
remember that We were greatly attached 10 cd'h
other mes PamycS.
What pity he is a German" vcntuci little
Iohhps. pressing the region Of his stomach, where
there was Il yc.sclcss gnawing
And there WAS no finer fellow at the univcr-
sitv." added Dagob.rt rctlcctIvcly.
"Ah. bqriicM if he would only send Us each
ri.,. basin Of chicken BROTH" sighed Laporv.
With "a big. ia, goose, baked to a rich, golden
brown. added Fouchari.
And some good champagne. cut in BorIonavo.
"No, forgetting the cigars, SAID Curtis the
Engli-hman.
%.NI ,ha, spell, Heaven" sighed dOruon1, the
author "W,n he Is lihcv 10 send IL there ,,r-
,uiuly ii he turns this WAY those eighty gum posted
~Bi@oI Cd. Paul, those days." whispered Dagohcr'
fo himself He wu- walkiug with Won Broi>t,h. arm
in lru through the streets OF ancient Bonn. "fu'N,
- hundred. thousand ycar-, ago.
\ general groan concluded the general mockc
IoI,hoi. w.,. not the only one whose stomach guaW
These frinc;'ircur, were The edge Of starvation
r. y,~ grl,, true that the French had won Coului
and ,ururI nm, Pru--'au- out Of Orleans l. was p
f., ,v 'r,l, that these victories had aroused Now Lo
in invested Paris where they talked ~lngulnyIr Of
sr,nr If Orlcuu. now forcing IT. WAY 10 effect lu
,ion with their ovu. Which Was precisely what
army 81 Orleans intended doing. Bu' there hal b,
- -..,r- check 49, Lu,lur AMI General Chauzy one
n, ,.w hop,s Of France hal been driven back VIII
lo.. Of four 'hol.in| men.
Ta,. happened Oh December > The relieving ar
Vs., checked. hu' uo, irpari'ri. On the other h''
The P~,. au. determined 20 stop this forward m"
ra,r,. hal. IN person Of Prince Fr,!,r',k Charles.
..,v,l urgent ORDERS 20 break it up at al costs, d
I,'ato Orrue.
o.-u.n. ,rlr.d aas ,<py.'rI in Paris. Th,rci'Y g
believed 'h' 'hc "rl,rr! crushing blow ~ the Or'c
arm. must weaken 'h. ,n.my's investing force rou
~, Capi'.1. since masses. 81 troops mus, Dee r'n' aEh
H.. French llup. mounted in al breasts. TIN
.rH,.. were formed from the garrison. lighting I"
.. n...'r h.l a million mon, Of desperate, N'nsca'
r-.l Fr,n.huru.
r.,. u.. .a- situation earl. in December, whon
.,.I winter i..l already begun. auI "H,n Dag".
AMI l,. .','.ru .r.u.h.i 'u 'ho bottom 81 the qua
....' watched IL, .uus falling uuurn'ully
They .,t %. other ".r!. ono hr one they fell u
u.... lumber. Ten huur- must pass h''"r. d..
n.,a..' a.H da.
B. on. O.. those h"qI 4ad p,r-.yl , when .I, F." H.