The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-07-01

ne naQ dreamed or when ne LETT the
sleepy village Of Gavrillac. Lying the
night al a roadside inn, and setting
out again early in the morning, he
came on his errand of sedition into
that beautiful city of Nantes.
1t was striking two. the busiest
hour of the day upon the Bourse. when
Andre-Louis reached the Place du
Commerce.
Soon the president came, others fol
lowing, crowding out into the portico,
jostling another in their eagerness
to hear the news.
Tell me, sir, is it true that the
king has dissolved the States?"
Summon the gentlemen of your
chamber, monsieur" said Andre.
Louis. land you shall hear all"
80 be it."
A word, and forth they came to
crowd upon the steps, but leaving
clear the topmost step and a half.
moon space in the middle.
People of this great city Of Nantes,
I have come to summon you to arms!
Il am a delegate of the people of
Rennes, charged to announce to you
what is taking place, and to invite
you in this dreadful hour of our
country's peril to rise and march to
her defense"
Name! Your name!' a voice
shouted, and instantly the cry was
taken up by others. until the multi
tude rang with the question.
MY name" said he, sis Omnes
Omnibus all for all. 1 am a herald,
a mouthpiece, a voice; no more. l
come to to you that since
the privileged orders, assembled for
the States of Brittany in Rennes, re-
sisted your wilbur will-despite the
Kings plain hint to them, His Males
ty has dissolved the State"
There was a burst Of delir1ous ap-
plause. Gradually silence was re-
stored, and at last Andre-Louis was
able to proceed.
You rejoice too soon. Unfor.
tunately. the mobiles, in their ~insolent
arrogance, have elected to ignore the
royal dissolution, and in despite Of it
persist in sitting and in conducting
matters as seem good to them.
This is no new thing. Always has
It been the same. They have tiouted
the authority of the King, and they
are silencing by assassination those
who raise their voices to condemn
them. Yesterday in Rennes. two
young men who addressed the people
as l am addressing you were done to
death in the streets by ass4ssins at
the instigation OF the nobility. Their
blood cries out for vengeance."
Acclamations broke out unstintedly
now. He had caught them in the
OF his oratory. And he pressed
his advantage instantly.
Let us all swear" he cried IN a
great voice, Ito raise up in the name
Of humanity and Of liberty a rampant
against our enemies, to oppose TO their
perseverance Of men whose cause is
just. Let us make oath upon the
honor of our m%otherland that should
any Of us be seized by an unjust trib,
unal, intending against US one Of
those acts termed OF political ev-
pediency-wh!ch are, in effect, but
acts OF despotism-let us swear, l say.
to give a full expression to the
strength that is in us and do that in
self-defense which nature, courage.
and despair dictate TO US"
l need not dwell at any length upon
the sequel. 1t is a matter of history
how that oath which Omnes Omnibus
administered to the citizens Of Nantes
formed the backbone Of the formal
protest which they drew up and signed
in their thousands
CHAPTER TX.
Dusk OF the following day was fall
ing when the homing Andre-Louis APP
preached Gavrillac.
Within a mile OF tho village he
caught his first glimpse 4 a figure
on horseback pacing slowly toward
him. But it was not until they had
come within a few yards Of each other
that he observed this cloaked figure
was leaning forward to peer at him.
And then he found himself challenged
by a woman's voice.
1T is you. Andre-at last"
He drew rein, mildly surprised.
Il have been p~atrolling this road
since noon today, waiting for you"
She spoke breathlessly, in haste to
explain. "A troop OF the marechausee
from Rennes descended upon Gavrillac
this morning in quest Of you. They
turned the chateau and the village i'll
side out. and at last discovered that
you were due to return with a horse
hired from the Breton Arme. So they
have taken up their quarters at the
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