The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-08-21

sho uldsr.
"Psti There Is . thick-hsadsd Eng
llshman In the next room: let him
sleep In peace" murmured Brocard.
He threw . blanket over the bed.
showed the logs In the fireplace with
his hobnailed boots until the sparks
whirled upward, and the little flames
Lorraine sank down on the bed.
covering her head with her arms;
Jack dropped Into q chair by the IRE,
looking miserably from Lorraine to
Brocard.
The next ROOMS door opened and .
man appeared, dressed In tweeds,
booted and spurred. and carrying Q
travelling satchel. There was . mo-
ments astonlshed silence.
'Marchel" cried Archibald Ora
hame, what the deuce are you doing
QuestioninGly At each other.
"Tfmes have changed since ~
breakfasted By oAndielight at Nor
tenn" said Jack. trying to regain his
GOODNESS.
II knowIr know said oraAAns,
alphabetically. ITS devilish rough
on you all-on Madame do Mortsyn.
l can never forget her charming We'd
come. Dear me, but this war II dis.
gustin6, tsn't u nowf And what the
devil Are You doing hsrsf Heavens.
man. YOU'RE . sighti"
Lorraine sat up on the bed a. me
sound Of the voices. When 0rahams
saw her. saw her piight--ths worn
skirt. The pale face md Sad syea-As
was too much AFFECTED to speak. Jaoh
told him their situation n Q dossn
WordOS the aight Of LorrNlnOso fnoo
told the rest
New Will arranes that erisd
0rNAamA Don't worry. NArohA Prey
Do not alarm youreelf, AAdemoloolle
Dc Nssville. for I have Q species q
post-chaiss at the door and . pair of
alleged horses. and the whole eutnt
10 at your disposali indeed u - ana
% am ]. Come nowi-And % an l."
He hssitatsd. and then eontinusdi II
have passes and payers and enough
70 get you through . dossn lines.
Now, who're do you wish 20 Gor'
When are you to startr replied
Jack. gratefully.
"sAy IN half an hour. Can Made
molsslls Dc Nesville stand itf'
Yes. thank you," said Lorraine,
With . tired. quaint politeness that
made them smils.
'Then We wish TO est - near 20
Sns French Army a. We oan." said
Jack. ri have . mission Of impor-
tanos. II you could drive US to the
INxemburg frontier We would b. eli
rtght-if We had any money"
Ton shall havs evsrythine," orisd
0rahamsi you shall BE- drivSn whsry
you wish. I'm looking for Q battle
. but I oAnr seem 20 find one. rvs
bsen driving about this wreck Of I
. country for the last three dAyu,
, missed Amouvillers on the 18TH, ant
. Rssonviiie two days before !! ~
nsy. me Germans lost three thou
. sand flvs hundrsd mon at beaumont
and vas not there either. ID
4. there's . bggsr thing on the oArpss
A somewhere near the Meuso, and IN
Z trying 70 fnd out where and Whsf
8 I've wasesd . lot Of time loafinS abou
: Nets. want to go something on (
Z larGsr scale. not that the Nets bust
ness isn't largo snouSh-two hundre,
thousand men. sig hundred cannon
and the RED Prinoe-iicking theil
chops snd gstting up an appetite FOL
diseased. starved, disheArtsnsd army
oaged under the forts ana catadel q
city soaros,y provisionsd for Q rsgi
: mont
Lorraine. sitting on the edge Of In,
, bed. looked at him silently, but nsl
\ eyes were full Of Q horror and an
. guish that 0rohams could not hell
! seeing.
''Ths Emperor 10 with the asu,
yet" hs said. chssrfully. "Who KNOW
= what may happen in the next twenty
, four hoursf MAdemoisslle Dc Mes
vile. thsrs are many shots 70 b
nrSd yet TOR the honor OF TranOa."
"Yes." said Lorraine.
, Inst1nctivsly Brocard ana Graham
r moved towards the door and OUT ine
tho grief OF this young French gir
that sobered their faces and oon
r them on to discuss plans and way
|. and means OF getting across the Lux
: smburg frontier without further az
lay. Jack. left alone with Lorrain
In the dun, smoky room, rose a.
/ drew her 10 the Ore.
= "Don't be unhappy" hs said. Tn
q tide OF fortune must turn soon; thi
cannot 20 on. We will md the Em
psror and do our part Don't 100
that way. Lorraine, my darlingi" H
|. took her In bis Arms. She put bot
). arms around his nsok. and hid hs
: fac&
SVE Wuuo NO n0lo nors W4eonln
tho IRE with troubled eyes. Th
room grow darker: . wind aros
. among tho forest trees, stirring drie
{. leaves on brittle stsms: the aShss o
J, the hearth driftsd like gray snow
. fakes.
- Her stiffness began TO troubds hiu
He bent In the dusk TO see her tao,
l. She was asleep. Terror, pity, anGuisl
a tho dreadful uncertainty. had strAins
her child's nerves to the utmostI q
r ter that came the deep fatigue ths
- follows torture, and she lay In b.
/. arms. limp, pAllid, exhausted. HI
!. sleep was almost the unoonsciousuea
= OF coma; she scarcely breAthed.
A. The IRE on the hearth went On,
n the smoking embers glimmsrsd undo
!, feathery ashes. Grahams e0tere<
carrying q lantern.
Ia Come" he whispered. Poor NIT
"a thing!-can't help you. AArchs
- Waltz here's q rug. So-wrap
!. around her feet. Can you carry hes
n Then follow: hero. touch my coat
NJ I'm going to put out the light In n
10 lantern. Now-gently. Here We are
"a Jack climbed Into the post-oha1st
Grahame, holding Lorraine In b
arms, leaned In, and Jack took hS