Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-07
Monsieur Karl

soul, Monsieur Karl
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A short time later war broke ont with
al it, horrors and tales NJ uns~prakablC
atrocities preceded the horde ~ Germans
now approaching '"mpicgne.
Mile. Rose Duvallv remains IA her post
Telephone IN hand she j. i'll communion
tion with the nearest place still occupied
~ French troup>. her old letter carrier
gathering al the information possible
from the surrounding districts. While she
j. thus fulfilling her duty. She cannot
help thinking of the fact that Karl Brum
mcr. who had arrived in the spring aS
usual had suddenly left the country about
six weeks before.
Suddenly there i great excitement out.
side and Mile. Rose telephones thai a
troop Of ChianS have been seen in the
~ncishborhood. and that she i, alone IN
the office. The Noise increases and an
proachrS and >hr prepares herself for
a crucial test ~ her strength.
The door j. yiolcHrly thrown nncn "a
tall German officer in \ gray mantle cn-
tiers. ordering hi men a. remain outside
Then h. walks up ~ The counter.
Monsieur Karl" the po~tmistrcss
cXc'aimS in surprise.
III j. 4. thc German officer rcplir.
Jelly.
You. What are You doing hcre9"
! am here to ask You a. be- rood
enough "a hand over 10 nc MI the cash
You have and copies Of al dispatches
YOU have sent today
And You dare make a demand like
that! You whom | thought I'm artist and
an honest mani"
Il am simply chewing orders. | have
no choice in the matter"
There are orders which "A man of
honor must refuse 10 obey. lou have met
Kindness aud hospitality here for wears
and You ought % have taken any punish.
ment they Nigh give YOU rather than ash
me what you have just asked
She waS leaning hcavil, against the
table behind her ~ IL on The point NJ
fainting while ia the meantime her ham
worked the key of the telegraph inStru-
mcnt whose clicking was drowned III the
noise from the street.
N adcmoiSellc Rose" the officer stam-
mcrcd. You must 10 a. ! say. You know
that | love you and that | would not IA
you any HARM"
"lou will have Ca Kill me- "iirSt,r
A. the officer walks towards the safe
the girl jumps away from the table and
defiantly.
You are Il turc French CONAN BrEm
mcr exclaimS admiringly. hut AT the same
time he gra>pS the hand in which she
holds the revolver. She lets 90. but re-.
mains standing in front of the safe. her
arms across her chest.
Now shoot thr giri YOU say YOU love-"
she cries dcfiautly.
lie looks at her dazc,l. then SLOWLY
raises his revolver. presses il against hi
own forehead. fires and drops dead ~
her feet.
While Rose starc> al the body the
soldiers led BY \ sergeant rush ia.
That will cost you your life" the ser
gcant r0arS. furious.
The sgldicrs lay violent hands ~ the
Young girl. whom they accuse uf murder
ing their lieutenant and drag her ont
side. She j. placed viii her back against
a wall and the firing squad has already
been picked out when the sound of French
huglc> are heard.
'Nive In France" cries Rose. her face
Illuminating with JOY.
II was a company of chassSeurs who
were arriving on the doublcquick 10 at
tack the enemy in response To the tele-
gram she had sent.
Rose conducrd the captain 10 the place
where Karl Brummcr's body was living
and said viii a voice that ircmhlcd a
little.
Give him the funeral Of 4 soldier. lie
was not quite a barbarian