Show n The RED ROSE ROSEBY BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS Translated from the French by Mark Mayo a and thid ld published here for lor the first time tine This story does dOt not appear in the collected works of Dumas Durnas PRINCIPAL CIPAL CHARACTERS General Marceau-A. Marceau A distinguished general of the republican army engaged In suppressing the legalist revolt re in la Ia Vendee 1 1733 j S. S An historical personage Blanche de Beaulieu Daughter Daughter of the M Marquis de do Beaulieu leader of the royalist royalist royalist roy roy- alist insurgents In la Ia Vendee A A servant of the marquis devoted de to the family and the royal cause always on the spot pot when wanted General Dumas Bosom Dumas Bosom friend of ot historical personage and father of ot the author T Delmer A A Conventional or representative of the people under whose di direction dl dl- the campaign against the rebels is being carried on Carrier Carrier Carrier-An An historical personage pro consul of Nan Nantes el noted for his Is brutality At At the height of his power power po A priest j I Scene I. I I.- I. Not Not ot far from Cholet in the d department o of la Ia Vendee Scene II Afterward n.-Afterward at Nantes and aDd Paris Pans Time Time December December January 1793 CH CHAPTER TER V. V S 5 5 Marceau found General Dumas awaiting await await- ring ing ng him in the tho jailers jailer's s 's lodge He asked aske for ink and p paper pcr I What hat aI an- an ou ou flu going oin to dot asked G General Dumas Durnas alarmed at t his ti tion Ili Il i Write to 10 Carrier ask him hun for tolla two to d lla das s and tell him that he be sh shall l answer for Blanches Blanche's 5 life with 11 his s O. O ll I Do no iio such thing replied his snatching from front hint liim the letter Ild 1 ill jut iut t b begun betin lIn you roll threaten and fOi forget Et you ire are in his power lower Have c you yon yount nit nt the order you ou received to j jOn join u army arm Do you think that h H feared you he hc would hesitate to toM toek tose se M ek K porno excuse for your arIn ar- ar I ar-I In Jr n less than an hour YOU rou would ib Ju li J prisoner What could you yon do dothen then for her or Beli Believe Ye me It is ili better belter to let Jet your silence induce induceS S fr on his part for his for- for alone can save her ii c. c ui his head with both h n aud seemed to o reflect dE deeply You are ri right ht said he su suddenly Y S sue 11 AiM ud ld h IK led his friend into the t. S A few w people were gathered round a apol chaise I 1 pot po-l If it should be foggy foy this evening c sal said a a. voice I I dont don't Ion t know what to 10 prevent a score or of stout lads tol J t r tIm the the- city and carrying off oft the thc I rs it Its It's S 'S a. a a pit pity the way Nant s is s c 11 1 C H. H rm tn g- g give vc a start and ana glancing lanning an rouil TOt rt cognized d with ith whim hum II i. i ed a II look Jook of intelligence as ashe asbe he lIe ha to the thc carriage Paris Pari sa said id h he e to the u i inn hun him gold Tt TI- hI ht ses nes started off od at S sneed Everywhere the same haste baste i ev everywhere by bv ly the power of money moncy lf t ca o obtained the thc promise that horses be ready for the morrow o- o il that tt t no o obstacle might delay him hint on onD n li ii mr 5 D' D the course of this journey he lie arn Hat General Dumas had sent in ill liis i 1 asking asking- but one favor or lip hi be bc employed as a soldier 11 n sonic some 01 oilier her army armr lie He had consel conse- conse na l I Icon cen placed at the disposal of jibe the e i i 1 of public s safety and was as JUakin making his hii wa way to Nantes when Mar Mar- met him oh on the road to At 8 o'clock ne next t evening 6 the two Jener ls reached Paris Marceau and his IMS friend separated on on the Place du Palais E Egalite lite The former omer walked along the Rue Ruc Saint Honor in the di di- di I rc tion of Saint Saint-Roch stopped at No h. h H 6 and asked to see citizen S Robes Robes- pierre S lie He is a at the Theatre e de do la Ia Naton Na- Na ton replied a girl some 16 or 01 18 years if f age but t if you if-you you will return in two puts OUIS citizen general he lie will willbe be back gain ain tR e at the Theatre da la Is a mistaken staken 1 1 Ration tHou Surely Sorely top vou are arc m cc Xo Xo citizen t Well I J will go and look for him ml if h he lie is 1 will conic come back ere elc and wait Here is ic my name Citi Citi- I en Central ral U. U The be Theatre l Francais had hall recently Jit into two Talma Tama accompanied l by ly the patriotic members of the had migrated to the Odeon S was u-as to this theatre then that Mar Mar- went greatly surprised at having baing o 0 seek in a playhouse the t stern tern merner mem- mem eJ er of the committee of public The Tho ulav The Death was of f ile He entered the balcony A S oung man alan in the front front- row offered him 1 1 seat bv his side M Ir eau accepted J it t honing booing from that position to see the thel l n en n he had bad conic com in search of 1 The play n hail had l not begun and the audi audi- pre tice ee was t in 11 a state of strange A group roup of men seated in inbe inbe be p stalls were exchanging ing signs and andoas oas to the accOmpaniments of loud of laughter This group formed kind r kind of headquarters and seemed to dominate fe-dominate over t the he rest of the house bouse c the tho same time time- one man nian seemed to lead leader r of the group That man was ground round roun him speaking when he was wasand and ana Si when he noke inoke were i Desmoulins lis his satellite Phil Phil- ault de do and Laix LaIx Lais La La- Ix is his disciples t- t i was the first time that Marreau Mareau la been in the thc presence of this thic Mira- Mira of the T people l Tie lie e would how how- have llave recognized him by hy his Jlia loud fe ce imperious gestures and domineer domineer- brow row even e had hj hi his name not been heen S pronounced bv by his friends friend J now be allowed to say a few fw all ds on the HIe state ht of the flue different fac- fac s 8 which divided the convention y i j are arc necessary to a full fun understand understand- of what is about to follow v Jle lie be Communists and anti the tI ultraS ultra ultra- S i ts had united muted to carry carr inthe in in- the r rs rp of the list Hist of t-t- t T Tip o Gion Gi isto after r having ha V r-V ti tried d to bring about the rf n i of the fhe hAd bed fallen all al- al rit l sf t without iT ii IP the very ver mi midst who hail l el elected 1 then them and nud lU who S ed not VOn even Cn shelter r them in the thc days f. f feir the he lie I May Mav a ano no one IH part exercised a nrc nrc- influence in fh tho tiu state After at d d' dv the Oie neer need neel wa was felt of to tn insure and united ac- ac U. pu n. n The Tnt a c bv nf IP ed the mn must most t hl I a faction fatio had mode made Itself master If of the fhe as a f fewS few few- Ien I nen S en this radion the S h iW power naturally fell fel into the hands bands i if I f men S Up TT to tn th thy of May Mav tIle the commit cOmmit- IPP lem of safety had h been eh composed f tt f f rout a I m members of nf th convention pou TI timi now new that took its T Ia i I T p P 1 ih ili h revolutionists re mined I a II firm footing g. g Barrere remained as asS S of f the old 11 committee opt hut Rori Rh fi pit TI w was to the flu new Colot il 1 a oi Billand- Billand bv liv him and kept in ini mu thir rIl 11 10 Sf Sc i ant 1 1141 ohrt lt Stint TuM II pr Ii I I time the hI m office nf Af f e sum j that flot of the tho thoI II- II I form of those propositions which Ilich were too violent in their fundamental prin prin- Billand and Collot d' d Herbois organized the thc of the provinces Carnot managed e the thc war department and Jambon the exchequer Prieur of the Cote d dor d'or or an and Prieur of the Marve lal presided over the de de- of Ih the interior and administration administration admin and Barrere who soon joined them became the stump orator of the part party part As for without havin having m aim any definite functions he watched over everything e directing this body politic as time the head directs the body corpora corporal mo in moving each limb at will This party was tho the visible embodiment ment of the revolution rc It wished for revolution with nith all its consequences that the people might some day enjoy the thc fruits fruits of it This Thi party had to contend with two others one of which wanted to it the other to hold it in check The The- two parties were The Communists represented by Her lEer bert The Thc t tI I d represented by y Danton To be Continued |