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Show II , TALC Of TWO ASUI.HIS. 1 A IWMANCr. or THE ww f rAms- I i Tho following .lory h tmnH.le-J I j I L from tb. French of I Mautw.ul for I J 3 I the jtranil ihgittmt. I I i ' roll, feeling l'""'?, "d ''rlTIin Itf l! friend. llrtiiiUMMonilitSii V j'! 1 :. , age, mi old-llru churn of Ilia "' I;, !! ! ,WKTrjHuiidiyWtal..Motl. - & 'Iffil M lmUMn.Wngrodlnlilh.nJ,hlillii fcaa iilf uedloUa.ialioiilOoo"i warn! El .Iff "",,hMtl.hf,".iJj il fey IE? !'. pawner had he MilreJ at If I Ntlft the river than he uimI toljerjlnwnin If ! 'UlLfc auVntlou. fl.hlne uoll I tw fog. lil BUS Hauvtee a llnMI iltr I""0 ' ""' iff ffifi taSKTk A iow "-t iftLil II i jfi1,: flahennan, tuoreoltr, at iieweelilin. If,' 1 &ip f "ofkn they would .It U';"'l I REV lhflfffrliJiBKlluOtarlh.Ur.far IS. iK'ki half a da at a lime and tar f" 'ft I. 7 word, .I tlttlo by Illlla Iher became Ii 'fa frlTrXVometlmitliern"'-!"' i 'ff15 , it all UerMlonallr Ibay launched B I '1 1 t .total h oilier lrfecl r wl'1""!1 K ,M'l eld, for IhelrlaatM and Idea. wr the r'.1 I "ou'aairlnif morale. jr. "''; ,11 tuntlilne. when the llitlil and delicate i 1 1! t ' "' hoeered ore r lha rleer and I Ibtja B 8 iiri Iwoma.ll1ehtrro.iieiiojedaforelaile pRf-,1 of rral aunimtr weaker. MoMmI . if would t.y to lib) ntl.lioun "llelnltiot -M R -B J And'HtuTiao would rej III "lanow I P ib' Lollilnirloteellt." , Ml 1 51 i'I Tlil.7ntrcliaiie f tenllmenl wat J I IE '1 quit enouli to engender mutual uu. I' P J iterataudlUKawlealtein. f JE'il In autumn. towaM aranlne, when If 3 Cf ' lha telllne. aun laUiIaiiad Ilia y ";l B it 1 anaoutahailowaof HwflwllifclouJa B hi.l ll DalbwltSlnilbwhota tall. 9 I ionaaIlirhU'aupaud Uia tlgurMol fl B-.l Ibalwa filNula wa UlumlBall aa I I vho wllhllraj whan Iba n'f',,1",!'1,,,'' I Kf tbalrtta UicruKlTM blrnl li a 'I 8 R.5 I "l""y "" Monalaur HuraK I ItTi fc oul f amll at Mowlmr Storlwt anJ I, BUHtri iaTiWhatalbt,ru?" It EffiR 'J AnaMoilaurMorUot,iilllioulirni i IkI&II ialiln hla tj from hla float. wouM ,t lIKffl aoiwar, "IlclUr than Iba boulaTardJ, t KW!1 "TbtomoiBlnuM aoonai ilbayttcdt- TM KPJi nlinl rach oilier thay abook liaiiila m BWI aV 1 wamiljr, iiulla urrrcoma at rnwtlug M BlaVil again uuiir auch Ulir.rrDt cltcunr ill H Wn ataucta. ... '(1 Hrtipfi JloiilaurBauago algbtJ anj mur ' l' WPpf 1 murrd. t 5 Hni Moolnr Moilaot, gloomy and ad, ' HrBn nwamli "And wbatwratbar! To- ' WMW iy i" nw ''' u'," T1'. ,,JI' ! 1 FffTi Infact, waacltar, lilgbt and utauil. ' I. HFS 'j 'j- 'I J Bat fl 'rhayureau to walk aloog, aorrow. M ' ful and tii.lr, HaldMorlaoU "And ' IT ' 'WRl-H our filling, liT Wbattlmra we UKd ? S 18,j5 Ha"ag rtillad, "Whan iball wo I IE HQi l"a tti'Di again?1' ..... . i i, Iffi Mil TbawanlloUia Illlla "rafa" aud 1 j . IKBtl badaglaof aUlnlha, aud lbu lUrl- JP I inKrH rtl again on Ibclr walk. P I l IfrBafl Tbartoilat anollirr "rtfa" for I I U 7i anolhargUu. Whan Ibry cami out I J If If i I again Ibr warn illghtly dainl, Ilka I I ft F J oiwhohadftail long and lun I I ilk I urukantuofrttly. iyff ItwolaTrljr nllur, aaolt Iravia II I; UBI fanordthalrfan. MonalaurHaufigv, U I HRl uiouwlioin tho frrali air waa Laglif 'III I Rift ' n'K to take ilTVet, auddanly aald. 'M 1 Jjn! K A "r)upa wo ware to go!" li JK f fff 1 "wliyi nlblngl" ?'! It Rl w' "llul wlirraT" n I liLi ,r "''o our I'laiuli of courw. Tho ' ( 1 I ill I 1'rtniti outinKta ara at Coloinlm. I 'I UH know C'olonal Dumoullu. 11. will let Vjl, ia i ui au through aMllyanough." ) Il 'If'31 MorUol trrmblad with dallghl at Ibo limit ' varj Ida. "All right; I'm your rnau." . il t i ThayralidtufFtolithrlr mlf. 9 ;l i, Au hour afterward tlioy wara walk- ,' L j Ing lt along th high road toward i ' I'll a "'" ,ow" rammanUrd by Colonel I I I j. Dumoulm. llonnlMal their ruat, 1 ,) ! I but grautil II, and tbay waul ou their Vi 1 ij 3 way irjolclniflutlia vtXMloii of tha J I 1 Mword. ii i v Koon Ihey rroMHl the llnre, aiatl I fj i f through draaitrd (lolombra, and found . I ) I I tbcmnlaaa lu the Tllleyard trading X r J, down to Ilia rlvar, It waa about II, 1 !''. o'clock. i ' J ' im ,. MoiMlaurBauagaolnlril with lila ) K j r 14 llngtrtothehelghu akoae and aaldi '., , I . Wi ) "Thr rruHlana aro up lliar," and a ih tl vaguotauMolunwwImu keltnl un I ' L ' the two frltnda. A" ' ' f The l'ruulantl Thryliad narrr wt Bl ;1 ix ' avrauimutbetu, but lor montht hack QU J' . ' f? Iliey had tall their irnnci near, an. i ij! I tlrtllng their lialoTol I'arU, iilagtug, If' liiaMcrlng,lruullallo. InvliHibla, all I ! ' u ,' erful, and at Ihey thought on them " ill ' aaorlofuirllllou termr aaeinnl to , i I f i i inlugla with tho hate Ihry lore to- '( ,l j I wardt Ibtlr unknown rouiiuerora. I (IS i Jdorleot murmured, Hum we ehoul I I. ' , i ' meet tham," and Hautago ret Had, r-1 ' with an InitlnrtUe gallantry of a .i , l'arltlam "Weill NVe ihould oiler ' , i theiiiaomeofour ftata foraiir.M 1 'i Allthoaania tbay Imitated lforn En. ' they ventured Into iba country, Inlliu. I'1 ,. Iitaiadaa Ihey werabytnaalliwrvad ,' lug tlleiica. ) I.Teiitually M. Bauvaga plucked up I ' t ruurnRe. "Coma aloug lel'a make a ' I itart; but we mult bo caulloua." " , 'j ;J ; They waul thiougb tho vineyard, t, U ' it Ivnt double, crawllug along Iromliuili (I I' i If to buth, vara and a) upon Uiu alert. M ff Only ouefetrlnol ground Jaybetwceu ! i, ' thrru and tliu rhrr. riieyliegauliirun, ' i U i nd when tbay riacbi4lheluktbry I i . i' rrouchaddownaiuonglhadryrMtlilor 1 f , t ibtltrr. I it ', il Morlwl laid bla ear to the ground to I J IWteutortbetounlorrooUlt-iie, but he j f could hear nothing. They were alone, 21 f, 11 i unite alone, (Iradually tliey felt riio. 1 111' W luml and liegaiilu Peli. I 1 r , TliadnrtedUlandii( Maranlhe hid 1 'i ' j Ihera Irom the opuoelle horn. The J IT it . Illlla reelaumit waa doted au I lovkej Pr. T", , aalt lthalUeniiiglectalfor)aara. M tl M.HauiacecaugbllherlntgudgraB, ijS, i Ki U M.MorleoUheMiMiiid. Aiulvtirymln ' fct IJ ' ' ul" ""7 I ""' u" llltlr llua with u ts". IIS it " illi ' llul' "'' "'J'1 dangling and elrug. E Hh1 i ft glliigoutbohook. rrulr.amlraculoue ' Hft I t; drauglitoinhiAithanihwerecaught i Bmlv "! . Iheywtretiullnam.twhlchn'iili.ilu . KB I . J ' Hie water atlhelr feet, rheyiMUrily 6iir'f l revellluen)oymnt of a loug-forblJ. Ul, 't a1 r.,n.'l'0"' Iheaunahone warm uion Hill j, 'I'tka. They herd nothing, lliay l BSlt h ' Ibouibl of uotblug, the ra.t ol the ' E9n S ' """ 1" . nothing to theiu: they l Belli J Imilytlilied. ' J fl f HudJenly a motbered aoutid. aa It SB l iS i Tl'ai ,un,l,n"i li male Hi,' tth 'Y v-iuwir.rtoaS lfl. the Mt ahadow of Mouut Valari. an, and over It the white wrtath of imolr fiom the gun which li I Jut tanl1mi. Then a Jet of flame liural forth from the fortrru It aniwar, nument later fi.llowad by another e. ploelon, then otheri, till every aecond aa II aceniod Uie mountain breathed out death and the while tmoka formed a funeral pall ahovelt. M. Haulage abruggrd hi ahouldari. "They are U ginning again," he aald. ,M. ilorleot, antlouely watching hla float lob up and down, waa auddenly aeludwlth ngeagalml the belllgar-enUandgrorle.l belllgar-enUandgrorle.l null "How Idiotic to kill one another Die tint!" M. bauraget "It'a won than Ibe Irute tx-aiib)." M. Morlwt, who had Juit hooked a bleak, ilds "And to think that It will nlaaya be thu M long aa Ihereare audi Ihlnga av govcrnmenlf." M HaiivageetoppeUhlin. "There. Milillo would not have declared war." M Morliotlnhlilurnl "Wlthklnta we have foreign wan; with lha retub llo we have civil ware." Then In friendly way tbay began todlecuM politic with the calm com. monaanMof naaonabla and eace loving men, agreeing on Uie one flnt thatnnone would aver I free. And Mont Valerian thundered unceaitugly, lemollihlng with Ha cannon tofte Kltncli liouiea, cruiblng out French llrce, ruining many a irrtaru, miny a Joy, manya luta defeneil, wracking muilihaiplntaa nnd brluglng to the hearu of woman, girl and rnothera In rranindelMwbtra aorrow and iuf faring which would never have an end. "It'a lire," (eld 51. Mornwl. "Hay rather that It'a death," laid M. Bauvaga. They ttaited. tcarad out of their liven, aa thay fell thai aome one waa walklngcloee Uhlnd them. Turning round, they paw (our ineu, four tall, Uatdcd men, dnaw.1 a aervanu In livery and wearing lll caUin their hraJi. fheee men were covering the two flihenncn with rlflaa. The rode dropd Irom their fright, cned handi and duahl almlruly down the river. In an Inelant the Frenchman were aetted, Imund, thrown Into boat and ferried over to Ibeliland. IJehliidthohouae they had thoughl uninhabited w a Icket of I'rueilan Kldlera. A hairy giant, who waa lt ting aetrlde a chair and amoklng a porcelain tl, wked Ihem Inrxcvllont V rehch II they had had gooJ tlt. A aoldler plawl at the feel of the sfflctrtbe net full of fhdi, whkli he ba I brought Willi htm. ".Votlnd, 1 ra, but we have oilier fait to fry. IJiten, and don't alarm youreelvie. Voii are a cmi la of French e Ire rent out to watch my move. raenta, dUguhHHl aa tlahermen. 1 taae ou Mtirlnncia, and I order you to be ehot. You have fallen Into my liauda, to much the worte for you. Inumuch, however, aa you tame through the llneajouaro ceitalnly lu ornlon of the teesword. Utlierwlm you rouU not get back again. (Jlveiuelhe word and I will let you go." The two Monde, lallll with ftr, tood aide by tide Ihtlr haudi uervou. ly twitching, but tbey anewtrad not a word. Theonicerconllnkedi "No one need ever know iu You will go home quietly, aud your aecrrt will go with you. If you lefuee, It la death for you loth, ami that Inetanlly, Take your choice." They neither (poke nor moved. Therruelan calmly polutod to the rtvir, andaaldt "Ilelterl, In five rain, uli-eyou will be at the bottom of Ihal water. I aurpoeii you have fanilllee." Mont Valerleii thundered uncrae-Ingly. uncrae-Ingly. The two Frenchmen itood pcifectly till and ollent. The oflliir gavean order In Herman. Then he moved hla clulr further away from therUoiier,audadouiiKlllere drew unlullue not twenty tieceeorT. "I will give you oue minute," he aald, "not one eecond more." llegotuplelaurely and apiroached thetwu Frenchmen. He took Morleot by tho arm aud xld In an underlonei "IJukkl Ulv me the word. Your Irlend will know nolhlug. 1 will ap. pear to give way." M. Ilorleot did not aniwer. The 1'ruealan took M. Hauvaceailde and aald the tame thing lu blm. M.rjauvagedld notaiitwir. Theyfouud them-tlvra vuce more tide by tide. The ollUcr gave anotlier order; the auldlera lalwl their guna. lly accident alutltot'a glance fell U-on U-on the net full of flth on the grouud a fowttrieoll. A ray of tunthlne III up their glltlarlng lodlee, and a tuddeu waakneee lameovcr hlui. "tlood byr, M. Heuvage," he whlatwred. "tloo.1 bye. M. Molleot," re llel H, Rauvagv, They treated each olher'a liaudi, trt ml Hug from head lu lout. "Mre!" aald the olllrvr. M.Hauvago fell diwd on hit face, M. Morltot, ot ttrunger laill I, tlaggered, ttumbleil, and tin u fell right airuM the body of hit friend, with lilt fare turned to the tky, hit breait riddled wlthUlla. The I'tuultn gave another order, IIIimeuillrtail for a moment, returning re-turning with corda and lionet, fliey tied ILettoiieatolhe feet of the dead Frenchmen and carried tlitm down to the river. Mout Valerleii thunjeipl unreatlng- ly. Two Nildlert took Morltot by the In a I and feet. Two oilier did the tame to Hauvage, The bodlea twuug to and fro, were UuiicIkkI lntotriaie,drecrltMHl a curve, an 1 pluugvd ftel drat Into the rhir. The water Uibbled, tolled, then calmed down and the little wavelele tingled with red (I relit gently toward lhlnk Hie oWrer, lmnlTat ever, talj, "Illatbenhe'iurii now." Hit vyo fell un the gudgeon tying oiilhugratt. II jlcked It up anu calle.1 out, " Wllhehiil" A aoldler In white cap aunanid. lie threw the flth toward hint. "Fry thei little anlmala for roe at onro, while they are ttlll alive and kicking. They will be dellcltui." 1 hen ha lgn iiucklng again. |
