The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-02
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| Keeping nut inc hnpp lh'is
All The feet OF madame
She was tapping them alternately
on the floor.
They were cold. the feet Of ma.
damel
The two shop women stopped the
delicate weighing Of the grapes TO
Hympathize with the cold feet Of
madame.
lie Understood
Ardrei Androl
Andre came out Of the htue rear
room. "A handsome young pollu' II u
had not been for the eye he hhd
given TO France. and sturdy poilu
in spite OF his grace. had IL not been
for the arm which wss In sing
| A pisaHant smile for monsieur. ana
a pleasant smile with Frightening
OF the eye for the petite madame
| Andrei Al. the feet of madame
they are coidl An
Andre also unparalleled with the
feet Of madame. deeply
lie hurried away. ana hurried
back with n flat box. about to"i
and n half square and four Inches
high. which WIS filled with nhwduAt'
and the rawduHt covered with dry
newspapers.
| II Was Cory
Into this madame Was invited 70
step. while the precious grapes
were estimated by the plump WON
Not such a trrmnedous price. not
greater than would have been paid
lin New York for the same bunch OF
grapes. and while monsieur paid Tor
the little bundle. which was now
tied with rod string and furnished
with a wooden handle. the three
rrniied pleasantly at madame. who
IN petite. delighted that shc looked
more happy standing in the middle
OF the floor in her footbor.
IL seemed rather cory thru the
glass panel OF the door 10 the httle
back room.
-Four small. cloth covered tables
In ther- indicated a probable cafe at
tanhment 90 the Tiny shop.
Was IL possible 10 secure cup OF
hot coffee at this hour
Sound Andre
on. Certainly. but not milk win
Il at this hour. and nothing 10 cal
with u. az thls hour. black coffee
yes. with pleaRurel
40 behold us Ia the little back
room. with the silent young WOMAN
out there In the innnite1nial
kitchen preparing the coffee. and
the rcnt of tho family handy. 70
smile whenever looked at
1, vas then that We sounded An
DIRE on tho matter 81 the German
peace proposals..
They were mentioned In n sort OF
of hand manner. because W" had
come 10 have a hAbi, % asking this
and II had come 10 give such salts
/ faction 90 un TO always receive inc
same repiy-,hat the only peace
I France could consider was victory
/ Hut we had mei some reserve. for
Ii, il a bitter subject. and the French
people. like any other people. do not
carr 10 ~xposo their deepest emotions
10 strangers.
Touched the Spark
In this family. however. we mad
vrr,en,ly touched the spark.
change in all o, them. ms Andre
niars.d the kuuclglca OF his wei hand
ON tho table, and leaning down n
face which was suddenly dark and
hard gave ur. In voice which
thrilled with suppressed pasdon. his
views Of peace ms erprcaHed above
uo means u. because In two weeks
his arm will - well and he In going
hack TO the war. where NE DOES
Not INTEND TO TAKE ANY
PRISON EfiS,
lie viii feel Inundated and dis
rrarea II any peace which II would
h. possible TO arrange now should
prov,nt him from going back into
the fight in which he has been twice
wounded.
Tn. face or his plump and mother
! Is wife had become set Ike wax. and
her arched eyebrows had jumped into
straight line.
She Il Resolved
Tho hollow .chestcd woman. Renee.
stood rigidly. and We have never ee-
I fore Hocn a tint OF actual green
sprcad beneath a clear skin. ms II did
beneath the skin OF her face; and her
wide cyes widcned. and the lines
dooponrd in her forehead. and the
tightly compressed lips became color.
less
The duh young woman came In
with the coffee cups in time to hear.
sh. held the cups motionless for a
moment. then set them down ana
won't out. duly. heavily. without hav'
ms looked up.
The young woman had been one
OF the daughters In that rs months OF
German occupation. and the hollow
cheatcd Renee IL her mother. the sis
ter OF Andre.
Lost Fifty Pounds
She had not been a heavy woman
| In the first place. not even what
might he called a plump one. but she
had lost so pounds OF weight In that
year and n half OF aEonizing slavery.
I The other daughter died since
their release. died OF her abuse and
her degradation.
| II IL rather shocking 20 see a one
eyed man cry, Andre has "A brother.
| Michel. who was prisoner of the
Germans. and who escaped after I'M
told suffering and privauon; and Mi
CHEF. who might IA well have died for
all the use he will he In the world
from now on. cannot properly tell
about the hideous permanent injuries
ne received or the unbelicvably in
human treatment which he endured.
because HIS TONGUE WAS CUT
OUT.
Asked I'm French
They did this 10 him because
ne asked for drink Of water
In French. In place Of German
There In no willingness in this fam
| lily to conclude n useless peace. and
| live placidly in n world where the
Prussian may prepare again to do his
CHASTITY will.
There is no possibility in this fam.
lily of "A broad and generous charity.
"a hich cap rknowledpe a brofher.