The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

heard by every king, queen, emperor
peasant and prince in the world, but
scarcely its echo reached the ears OF
the charwoman of the Theatre du
Peuple in Antwerp.
At the playhouse, it is true, before
many days there was sad chatter of
the closing of all theatres, of famine
and empty purses. Already the girls
Of the ballet and the chorus were buy
ing even cheaper powder and rouge
the leading woman was using Ger
man lace on her ball frocks, and this
made by machines! What a condes-
cension. Also the director was
shortly reducing salaries, and Marie
Roses wages were lowered.
at is a bad thing for you, Dame
Menthe, of that | am sure, but what
will you? | have rows of empty
seats, the boxes are unoccupied, the
gallery even is no longer patronizcd."
So the manager said to the scrubwo-
man.
"It is a bad thing, Monsieur lie Di-
recteur," Marie Rose returned, "but
it is always of the little one that
think. I can only save so small
sum now," she sighed.
"Alas, we are I'll in the same boat"
was the managers response.
Near at hand stood Won Mier, who
was adding to his law business these
days by playing the noble papas in
all the dramas.
care you not ashamed Madame. to
go on dav after day, and night after
night, with your lies?" he inquired,
testify.
"Ah, Monsieur. but figure to YOUR
self how white they are! as white as
the feathers of an angels wings"
"Madame, l have to be severe with
YOU: it is now, now, do you compre-
hend? the exact moment when we
must no longer compromise. You
must abandon Marie Rose. You
must not save and skimp for fan
5asy any longer. Existence becomes
4 reality at last"
"Why not?" The scrubwoman rails
I'd her eyes to his thin spiritual face.
because. Madame. la petite Bel
roue will need all YOUR savings.
War is apnroaching The German
1mreror will use us as his hiohroad
o Paris. We will be trampled on,
courped, shot. SLAUGHTERED, to make
lis holiday entrance into France"
"The Germans are coming to do all
his. Monsieur" she inquired, with
urious sagacity.
"Yes. Madame they will come"
"Verv well. MonSierr Won Mier. this
: what the German Emperor and his
oen will do. What will our king and
is neonle do, eh?"
"Madame, our gracious kin~ and his !
pople will fight for Relgium to the
,st drop of our blood" cried the old
IAN.
"Then. Norsinrr. # is 7. BELGIAN
,oman. who will give all [ have to !
" king and nv corntrv. I will give
w on1v son. hut, Monsieur. make no t
,istake, T will keen for nv own con- |
olption nv little Marie Rose. ] will
ave and pinch for her. Behold.
[onsieur, how splendid and venerable
will he if 7 can hoard enough to t
,nfer harnv life and some learning
nd food. clothes. FIRE. protection. M
, some little Relgian child, if. after S
am uone to sleen in the cemeterv.
,n will waker and dance and nlav. IT t
hile 7 live I can watch for her to
oock of nv door. if 7 know 1t is as
# hrt the vision. mavbe. Don't You e
% Norsieur. who cnn hegrudge me s
few SOUS. for NV Marie Rose. nv
+1a Beloiar baby, if I give my son t.
the armv?"
Not 1ono after this the German Il
rcae set for+h on the road tn PARIS.
20 hest rood To Paris law thronoh "
q heart Of Rploirr throuoh the :"
arts of the Relcian neonln. IT N
oi~ hearts we've hroke"7 we'll. what m
tha+. Let thew break. the emoer- fl
,,ue+ oct tn Paris pc fast as he a.
Md and the BELGIAN hearts must
nak. 81
The old cho~wonnon watched no" nj
!, r,arch off with the REGIMENT
,o~a he bod heen enrolled &c
whot hn~o ha wnS to her IN h'S ST
,ra rrifor,, of dark rrpnn arohee m
od with tho yellow bonds +onnnd off ct
N tho do ach;,,r con 1it+le to one
o of his clent h~own haad. ne
She e+ood tintoainr on hn~ host
rvad eaho+c IN the stems of tho HN-
do 1'Frrorn on the P1a"a Nortn Il
sido tho lnodiru 'adv of the Thn"- NJ
1u PernIo. How hnnvar1v tha w
leio corrded. how mo orifcar+ Woo
, kir~ aleo tho Queen and the W W
mo nrirrne. How the eur ehnnn NJ
wv oon'e honr+ boot. "~d how r~oud w
,-1'h har. r,rr+ hn ~ -ord HOY son out o!
frht The irvaderel ut
Thew the clouds como ove~ tho cum 81
rn the r,uSir u-oc fo~ avov tho 81
+ f1a IF the GOV rronr u,oiforr'c al
4 dica nnen rod tho rovnl far1i1v bod "
nc ha nlI IN thnir ra1arn ="
, 1eodinU ladv was weenin~ soft u
~ side hnr veil ~
Her sweetheart had marched off Is
Tt ie now ONLY to wai+w chn sold Ut
tho cha rworonn. "And movhe in di
in. hu+ to wait. and to knit Sool.c 81
4 muffers. there is rothiro else tn t.
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r tho FIRE hell shonld rinp Won r,r
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