The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-21
CHAPTER Nl.
Tho IllnDTltu

~ carts rumble, hollow anu ",na
n sly lumG,ll. carry the ,,a, a,ys yasyourS D,%o
ing and lnSrnsate monsters lmaRinrI
since imsKtnn tiOn began and could recor'
Itself. were fused into one, IN Ia Hul'io-
tine. Aud yet there was not IN France,
with its variety Of soil and climate
blade, or leaf or root, n spris or n pepper
corn which would grow TO maturity uhhar
conditions more certain than those which
had produced this horror
Humanity beaten out OF shape once
more under similar hammers VIII twist
itself into the same tortured forms SOW
the same seeds Of rapscious license over
again and of oppression, and they VIII
surely yield tho same fruit. change
these back TO what they were, thou pow
orful enchantsr, Time, and those tuin-
brils rolling through tho streets Of Psris
viii appear tho carriages nt sbsolute
mon,rchs. tho equipsEes Of ffuds lords
the tolletteS of tho flarinE Jezebels.
IN thou be changed into this shape
through the WIN OF God said the pow
erful Arabian enchsnter IN the wise
Arabian stories. then remain 80 Hut
II thou woarost this form through mere
passing conJurntlon-theu resume my
former aspect"
As the somber wheels OF the six carts
60 around thoy seem 10 plow up long
crooked furrow among tho populhc",
Ridges OF faces are thrown to this side
and to that AS the plow goes steadily on
ward OF the riders In the tumbrlis, some
observed these things, and all thlnks
along their last roadside With an impas-
sive stare Others, with lingering IN
terest In tho ways Of Ne and msn
Several closed their eyes and Thought
or tried TO think Only one, poor
creature, crazed by terors. sings ana
iries To dance Not one appeals by look
or gesture TO the pity OF the people
Ia, ~ tft tFtth ANnnRN
Carton IIe was going 90 hts death as the
Marquis de Saint Syremond", ana ne
| looked about In an iuquirlng manner, hs
| II he wondered what this wora was
about. anyway A little seamstrsS sat
| beside him and he consoled her ana com
fortcd her.
but for YOU. dear stranger" said tho
| little woman, II do not think ! could
have been composed enough for am y
poor little thing ! do not think ! could
have been composed enough 10 have been
| able TO raise my heart 20 Him who died
| that wo might have hope and comfort
here today. think you wero sent Ia
me by heaven"
"Or YOU to me-" replied sydney Carton.
Keep your yes on me, dear child and
mind no other object"
u mind nothing while hold your
hand" replied the little woman. i shnlI
mind Sothing II they are rapid -
They viii be rapid" said Carton. ieu
not" " =
Tho two spoke M II they were alone
| eye TO rye, voice to voice ana heart 70
heart these two children OF tho universe
mother, elso so wide apart and driitinE
have come together on that dark high
way, TO repair homo together TO resi-
| upon her bosom.
brave and generous friend" said th'
little seamstress. will YOU let me nsF
YOU a question: am very ignorant-ant
| l.. In
"Whateyer you wish" replua Carton
sssi' ssiT'''' tell me a" not 80 ".' MY
Il have a cousin" she replied "al
orphan-lIke mpself-whom love deeply
She IL very dear to me She " five year
younger than | am and she lives In
farmers house In the south country.
Poverty parted Us and sho know
nothing of our fate. For | cannot write
And II | could how could ! tell her. ]
Ia, perhaps, better as u H.
Yes, yes replied Snyder. better
Il Is"
what have been thinking about =
wa came along" went on the girl, IAN,
what ! am SIN thinking of-s | looI
into your kind face, your strong fo,'
which gives me so much support-is TINS
II the republic really doe4 good 10 IN
poor. and they come ia be less hnngr,
and In all ways TO suffer less, she ma
live n long time She may even live 4
be old"
what then, gentle sister," ashe
sydney.
30 you think" sne replied, and he
eyes filled with tears, do you think tina
II win seem long to me while ! walt 10
her In the better land where | trust not
of us will meet? VIII 1t seem long I
meY'
1T cannot he" said sydney There
no time thcre-and no trouble there
You comfort me 40 much sighed IN
poor girl u am 50 ignorant Am.
To kiss YOU now Yes She hssr
his lips they solemnly blessed eac
other.
so, through the great raVening city rod
, sydney Carton with this gentle creatuf
, nv his side. II there came 10 him u
, times a remembrance Of what his waste
life had been he had no regret nj IN
/, fate before him. The mob howlcd afoun
, him and the sea swept by him and b
looked at the little seamstress an
, thought only tender thoughts. And 80
came TO the place where the furies NJ
knitting and where there was Naca'
chair waiting for her who came not
Madame Defarge, who was lying In ~
closed room where she had fallen IN M
- encounter with Miss Prnss.
And so the wheels " the sir carts :
around and seem 10 plow up Tor
crooked hirrow In the grea, mass
people who divide upon either rlde ns "
iumbrls pass Ridges OF faces we
thrown to this side and 10 that.
SO used are the regular Inhabitants
the houses along the way to the rpectac