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if ! , , , t < nu 10 THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY , MAY 15 , 1898. / BAshes Ashes of Empire. By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS. ( Copyright. 1S98 , by Robert W , Chambers. ) UIIAPTKH VI Cnntlnnril. Unfortunately dynastic considerations pre vailed over sincere and enlightened intrlol- lurn , time waa frittered away In mutual re criminations , and before the chimbcr could OKrre on any plan of action tha Morm bMtsl. At It o'clock In the mor.ilng vast masses of national guards , Mobiles , FrnnctlrctiM. ac companied by citizens citilppeJ v 'th nil Forts of weapons , bc-nn tn gather at the Place de la Concorde. At 2 o'clock the hu man wave broke against the Palr.ls llourlion with a roar ; "Vive la republlnue : La de- chcancc ! " That was the golden -nomuiit for the members of the extreme left , and they Icnew their opportunity. Like a company of comic opera bandits they dissembled and left the chamber by various exits , only to rcunlto outside. Acclaimed by the mob , they hastily transported themselves to the Hotel do Vllle. There they Immediately made themselves Into a government , the members of which were exclusively compo d of the deputies of Paris , excepting General Trochu , who was to secure the presidency , at the same time reserving for himself the title nnd role of governor of Paris. Jules Favro was designed for vice president. During this comic opera proceeding the Bcnatc , holding a solemn seance across the river , retired iilout 3 o'clock after a few puerile protestations of fidelity to the cap tive emperor. But even after the Invasion of the cham ber the- Corps Lcglslatlf refused to consider Itself worsted. Jules Favre and Jules Simon were sent to woo the prodigals at the Hotel de Vlllo and were snubbed for their pains. Then that wily little revolution monger , Tillers , counselled moderation nnd patience nnd went away to sit In corners and think. As yet , even he could not foresee the red specter of the 18th of March ; but they who rise by violence shall fall again by violence as long as the dreary old proverb lasts. So , on the Cth of September , 1S70 , the \\ails of Paris were covered with proclama tions to the people and to the array , setting forth tn sonorous phrases that a govern ment had been "constituted" nnd "ratified" by "popular acclamation. " Constituted was a word as audacious as It was dangerous. Seven months later the Commune profited by the abuse of It. As for the "ratification , " that waa , perhaps , true , and that was the sole excuse for the men who so Impudently Invested themselves with power a power the burden of which waa destined to crush them. However , the people liked the new gov ernment ; Belleville howled joyously and dragged Rochcfort from Salnte-Pelagle prison and the government dared not refuse to swallow Its medicine nor deny this sop to Belleville. Jules Favro shrugged his shoulders and said he'd rather have Rochefort In the gov ernment than outjjde an epigram which pleased everybody. A few conservative people ple , however , cooled a llttlo when the * former farce 'writer ' ; Arogp , was made mayor of Paris. . Then , on the 6th of September , Juloi Favre , . minister of foreign relations , * committed the first1 .official Idiocy of his new career by publishing In a diplomatic circular note the following phrase : "We will relinquish neither one Inch of our territory nor ono stone of our fort resses , " well knowing that a few days later ho should go to Fcrrlercs on that heart breaking mission which all the world has heard of. The proclamation of the republic stirred the masses to such an effervescence of Joy that nobody thought any longer ot the Prus- Btaus. Everything appeared safe under the magic name "Republic. " To a population alternately tunned and stung to fury by dispatched which for six weeks past had an nounced ono unbroken series of disasters , the situation seemed already leas desperate , foul , Belfort , Strasbourg and Metz still held out , the provinces , It was believed , were ' rising en masse , there were serious rumors afloat concerning the disaffection of the Saxon and Bavarian troops , particularly the latter , and the more sanguine ot the Pari sians looked confidently to the United States , now a sjter republic , as a probable ally. Some1 even thanked God that there 'would ' bo no more disastrous rumors con cerning the army of Chalons , because I he army of Chalons had teased to exist except a an army of prisoners. As for tbo new government , no sooner had It been Installed than energetic measures for the defense ot Paris were pushed forward on every side , One ot the most Important questions of defense concerned tbo provl- sonnft ( of the city and the forts , and had Monsieur Magnln , who succeeded Monsieur Clement Duvernols as minister of commerce , dlsplajcd the good Judgment and activity of his predecessor , the history of the siege of Paris might have been written differently. Tlour , grain , hay , straw , cattle , sheep nothing was forgotten by Monsieur Duver- . nolu not even a supply ot millstones for grinding cereals. As for his successor his t mania was economy , and It Is a pity that he alone was not obliged to endure the cense quences. Ot all guilty fools responsible for their nation's humiliation , the economical fool Is tbo most deserving of perdition. Under the new military reorganization , the government hastened to equip the sixteen forts and the various redoubts and batteries , that surrounded Paris and St. Denla In an oval measuring sixty kilometres In circum ference. Not only waa It necessary to con struct emplacements , gun platforms , caso- Tnents , magazines , bomb-proofs and store houses , but It was also Imperative that the water supply should be assured , mines planted , electric tiring .communication * In stalled , and electric lights placed. Tele graphic communication with Paris , signal ling by semaphores , tntrenchments and re- tdoubts connecting the forts , all these were ' 'necessary ; but before the lines could be defi nitely established , a whole series of suburban villages were barricaded and loop- holed. Itiaido the first barrier of defense lay the fortifications of the city proper , divided into ulnoty-four bastions and nlno secteurs , PIMPLES hohw boon takfiw ( SpAUET3 and they have all disappeared. I bad been troubled with ooMtipatlon for aomo time , but after Uk- log the tlrst Cuscare * I have bad uo troubU with tbU ailment. We cannot speak too hlgh- ly of Cnscarets. " FKEU WAKTMAN. cm Cton&k&town Am , Pnllad lpbla , Pa. . . . CUR ! CONSTIPATION 10-TMAC each of the latter commanded by an admiral or a general. The city , therefore , was divided like a pie Into trine sections , each section having Its commander , whose fole wai not only _ mili tary , but also civil , and who , In concert with the municipal authorities Included In his district , wan responsible for the mainte nance of order , the policing of the ramparts and streets and the organization of the na tional guard. This scheme was admirable , andhad It been maintained after the end of the siege until the city resumed Its normal condition , the commune might have been Impossible. The city , then , was surrounded by a double line of defense , the forts out side the walls and the fortifications proper. Out this was not alt. Belleville , that rabbit warren of the ragtag and bobtail , that ever simmering caldron of anarchy , lifted up Us voice and bawled for barricades. To keep the vivacious denizens of that quarter In good humor the government permitted them to surround the outer boulevards with a third line of defense In the form of barri cades. This they did with an enthusiasm and ability that was none the less suspi cious because superintended by Henri Hochefort. For the defense of the forts nnd the ramparts 2,200 cannon were mounted and 300 held In reserve. These ? cannon were served by 1R.OOO artillerymen , Including ma- llno gunners and engineers. The garrison Itself consisted of : First Two army corps , the Thirteenth VI- noys , the Mczlcres 1'rodlgnls , and the Four teenth corps , commanded by General Uucrot , about 60,000 men In all , and 150 field pieces. Vlnoy's men camped on the left bank of the Seine , Ducrot's on .the right bank. Second One hundred and five thousand Mobiles , not only from the Department of the Seine , but also from , every department of France. They were distributed between the forts and the city. Third Seven thousand sailors from the war ports on the coast , 5,000 customs guards , forest guards nnd ex-policemen. Fourth About sixty franc corps , more or less unruly and useless , a total of nearly 15,000 men. Fifth A few thousand regular troops at St. Denis , brave , devoted men. Sixth The National Guard , 266 battalions of them , a nuisance to everybody except themselves , partly on account of the foolish Dollcy pursued by their superiors. In keep ing them Inside the ramparts Instead of habituating them to the discipline and se vere regime of active service outside the city , and partly on account of the elective system common to each battalion. Anybody might believe , after this long enumeration of offensive works , that the labor of trans forming Paris Into a vast fortress was pushed with unexampled , not to say miracu lous , speed. That waa not the case , and two generals of engineers , whoso names it Is not necessary to mention , were to blame. With the German armies within a few days' march from Paris , with twa great redoubts of. qhatlllon and Montretout unfinished , these generals did not think it necessary for the workmen , masons , stonecutters , ler- rasslers and carpenters to labor during tbo night. With energy and the employment of 10,000 or 15,000 workmen Chatlllon and Man- trctout could have been saved before the arrival of the Germans. More than tint , there existed weak points along the ram parts that were criminally neglected es pecially the Bas-Meudon gate , where the moat was scarcely begun , and not a mine was placed. Was Moltke badly Informed ? Was Bis marck asleep ? Where were their spies ? The German army , with a little audacity , could have made Itself master of Paris dur ing the first days of investment. How ? It would merely have been sufficient to mass rapidly during the night a corps of l0,000 ! resolute men between Sevres and BaMtu - don. This corps , composed of equal divisions of cavalry , artillery and Infantry , could have been hurled at the Bas-Meudon gate , where only a handful of Mobiles utood guard. At the time same the cavalry , ar- arrlvlng at a gallop along the Vauglrant and Point de Jour bastions , could have sabrtd the cannoneers and National Guards on the ramparts , leaving the artillery to unllrnbcr behind the Celnture railroad tracks nnd hold the ground against any attack. Reinforce ments could have arrived from Sevres nnd Versailles unharassed , except by the fort of Issy. It was too simple , perhaps , for the great German masters of strategy. If , therefore , the ttork on the defenses of Paris attained really splendid results , the credit was neither due to the two engineer generals nor to the apathy of the Germans ; it waa due strange as It may appear to Hauss- mann. Why ? Because the work could never have been accomplished had not the j government been able to summon to Us aid the splendid army of contractors , and their , men , schooled , during M. Haussmann's magnificent administration , to undertake and execute vast enterprises of construction aud demolition with incredible rapidity. How the Irony of history repeats Itself ! CHAPTKIt VII. An Aceonnt'to Settle. It was dusk when Hare wood returned to the Rue d'Ypres. He stood a moment on the steps of the bird store , looking out over the country beyond the city wall. Palo stars glimmered through tbe veil of dun-colored mist ; below stretched the shadowy valley of the Seine , dim under Its remparts of low surrounding hills. In the northwest a pallid streak traced the sweep of the river , further still a point of white Ore , brilliant as a star of the first magnitude , flashed and scintillated on the horizon. It was the neV electric light on the great fortress of Mont- Valerlen. As Harewood stood there , fumbling for his keys , absently watching the signal lan terns hoisted above the Porto Rouge , spot * of Incandescent vcrmllllon and sapphire in the deepening twilight , the door behind them unclosed , and Hlldo glided out. "Good evening , " he said , turning In stantly ; "I suppose I am late for dinner ? " Tbe girl closed the door behind her , noise lessly , returning bis greeting with a troubled smllo. "I heard your keys Jingle ; I thought it was you. No , you are not late ; M. Bourke has not yet returned from the city. I I have something to ask of you ; may I ? " "Of course , " he answered ; and again that sudden warmth touched him at the con- fldenco Implied In her eyes and voice a confidence he felt he deserved BO little. "Not here , then , " she said , lowering her voice ; "they may Interrupt us. " As she spoke she stepped across the sidewalk and he followed , wondering at the suppressed anxiety In her voice. A breeze blew over the sodded ramparts opposite ; together they mounted the gentle slope where , agalust the sky , each separate blade of glass stood out , trembling In the freshening wind. On the summit of the glacis thty hesi tated ; then , by a common IrapuUe , they moved on along the path together , side b ; side , under the million stars. He waited , for her to speak ; her bead was turned away toward tbe vast itretch of country lu th * south , wftcre , ovet the valley , hza of sombre * * ooke Nu f , toache * with a dull color. _ "They are trying to burn the forest of Thlali ; you can tee the smoke , " ho said. "Thoy can't do it ; the wood la too green. It's a little late In the day now to think of clearing away the foteart from tha mili tary zone. They should have begun a month ago. J ook at the Moudon woods. There' * cover enough there for tto whole Ptuwian army. The engineers and sappers hare been trying to burn It for a week pa t ; now th-ey are at it- with axes. They night aa well try to ditch the redoubts with pen knives. What a muddle-headed people ) " i "You forget , " saidHlldo , "that they art ! mypeople. . ' Shu spoke BO sweetly that tha rebuke truck him with added force. "I did forget. " he said ; "forglvo mo. " They turned again , retracing their steps along the nnrorw path ) half overgrown with long grass. "You are quite thoughtless , " said Hilda : " 1 forglvo you. " ' The words were simple enough and yet to him they meant more than the mere con doning of a tactless remark. There was something almost Intimate in the words "you are. thoughtless ; " something that was new to him and to Hlldo , a reversal of their relations , a tacit assumption of a situation as old as the beginning of creation , the mystery of an awakening , the enigma of life , the way of a man wlth a maid. "Yes , I was thoughtless , " he repeated , lingering over the words that alternately hrlllcd and troubled him , vaguely aware man * of a Hidden rage so frightful flat It whitened and nhjirttned every featftr * , onlji to. be foirowed flr a't smile that wmld Bav disarmed the darril-i himself. Dourko had seen It once whtf * > Harewood'a llttlo fox Urrl.r waa. waniaajy clubbed , to. death , by a peasant In Saarbfuck ; the peasant wis prob ably Hill la the lofptUk "Come , " said-Uarowood , pleasantly , "per- bftpa we can amnije late affair very easily. Why , thereIs < BMrk * . BOW , going up the steps. " He cnDjRl'fo nil comrade. "Walt- . . Bourke M I waBJHft'Mejrwi a moment. ! that a rldlnccrbp you ttafrv tkere ? " Bourke lookcil1 at' ' then sharply as tney coma ncroe * the street , but b.9 bowed gayly to. Hilda and , opened th * door. "Rtdlnir crept" ho repeated ; "herolsotw. I've sold the horses. Are you going to ride a cock-horse to IJanbury Cross , my son . ' Ho stopped suddenly with' a narrow glance at Harowood's placid facet. It was. too placid nnd Bourke know it. "What's the trouble ? " ho asked bluntly. Harewood said : "Nothing much , " ' nudtlod the way Into the parlor. As they entered without knocking. Yolctta rose hastily from , a chair at the table and. came to them , nnd at the same moment two men , lounging on the sofa , looked up au- grlly. The men wore Spever nnd Stauffer. "Monsieur Hourke. " said Yolette , reso lutely , controlling her voice , "it Is fortunate - nato you have come I I could not stay In this room another moment. " Before IJourke could understand Harewood enld quietly : "Mademoiselle , It Is all ar ranged. Will you step Into the office and write n receipt ? " 'IT IS FORTUNATE YOU HAVE COME I COULD NOT STAY IN THIS ROOM ANOTHER MOMENT. " * > of the subtle'metamorphosis that was taking > lace before bis eyes , the unconscious awak ening of a child rte 'womanhood , The assumption , of ; the right to chasten and forgive Is a maid's first step ln-love\ "Tell me , " he said , "what It Is that troubles you. " They were standing still , looking off over ho valley , the night breeze blowing In their aces , bringing with it a faint aromatic odor of burning beechwood. "It Is that I wish to ask your advice , Mon- seulr , " she answered seriously. "Do you remember once I told you how two Germans , who had rented an apartment from my uncle , left without paying after bis death a year ago ? Well , they have returned. " "Returnedrepeated ! Harewood angrily. "Yes , tonight. They have offered to pay us what they owed to my uncle. It is not ver/ much , Monsieur Harewood hut it it a of some Importance to us. " She continued with sensitive reserve : "At jresent' our means do not permit us to reuse - use and yet and yet we do not like these Germans , Yolette and I.1 "That Is no reason for not insisting on what la justly due you , " said Harewood. . "That Is true. Monsieur , " she answered , 8HB STARED'BACK AT HIM WITH A PAIR OP GREAT EYES. limply ; "but that Is not all. These men offer to pay ui , but only on condition that we allow them to rent from us another apartment. " "What ? " exclaimed Harewood , getting red In the face. "This , " continued tbe girl , "we do not wish to do , although tbe three rooms under the root are quite comfortable. But , you see , these men are not what Yolette and I care to meet. Even when my uncle waa alive and Yolelto and I carao back from the convent at Christmas they they were at times a little rude with their attentions. Yoletto and I were very glad when they left even without paying anything at all. " "Do you want my advice ? " asked Haro- vrood , brusquely. "If you do not mind , Monsieur Haro- wood. " "Then let us go back to the house , for I wish your sister also to hear what I have to say. " "But but the two Germans are there now trying to persuade Yolelte. " Harowood's eyes changed In a second. A white , pinched look came about his mouth ; then his whole face lighted up with a smile BO charming , so per/cctly winning , that Hllde's troubled gate cleared , aad she Invol untarily stepped closer to him ? It was seldom that this expression came late Harewood'a face this absolute com- ) His. eyes told Wilde to go too. She obeyed. " with a frlghten'fd fifauce at his face , which was still Rmlllngr but white as a sheet. , Spoyer had. rlijlrnY'-Staufrei ; ajso stood up , 'close besrde Spe'yer. . Wnen the latter began to speak , HareWOod turned and looked at j him , and he stopped short. I "Bourke , " said , Harewood In even tones , , "would you mind stepping Into the office and bringing me the receipt ? " Bourke's sombre , puzzled eyes rested on Spoyer for a second ; then he turned on his heel and left the room. "What do you < mean by this ? " blustered Speyor , "What ? " askcdi Harewood without emo tion. I There waa no answer. Stauffer Instlnc- lively took a step toward the door , then ( paused as he met Harowood's eyes. At that moment Bourke re-entered the room , hold ing a sheet of stamped paper in his hand. "He laid It on the table before Speyer. but tsald nothing. i After a silence StaufTer's weak face ex panded into a smile , and ho picked up the paper with a pitiful little swagger. Then I ho laid a few gold coins on the table , piling one on the other in affected Jocularity. "Will Mr. Harewood do me the honor of counting them ? " ho said , sauntering toward tbo door. Harewood stopped him wlth a gesture. Speyer. glowering across the table , watched the counting- the coins. When Harewood finished he stepped back a pace. "Get out " "No ! " "Get out ! " he said gently. Stauffer slipped past the table at once. Speyer hesitated , sneering , fairly weak with rage , then turned and walked out , followed closely by Hare-- wood. At the door Stauffor began to laugh. His forced mirth seemed to sting Speyer to madness. He turned , as be reached the sidewalk. Hlldc'a name was on his lips , t Harewood lashed him across the mouth with his riding crop. Go ! " he whispered with white lips. "If you don't go I'll kill you. Can't you under stand can't you understand I'll kill you If you don't go. " He flung him out Into the street , and walked slowly back to the house , closing the door very softly behind him. He met Bourke In the hall and answered bU Inquiries-with n shrug. 'Nice pair , " commented Bourke ; "Yolotte la shedding tears ; do you suppose they said anything blackguardly to her ? " "I fancy they dtdi It's well we came back when we did. la dinner ready , Cecil ? " They knocked at tha dining room door and entered. Yolotc"smlled ( _ at them as they en tered. "It was. . Wry silly to cry , " she said sedately , seating/neiself / at the table. Bourke , not kflW'lng what to answer , sat down gravely and looked at tho'lloness ; and Scheherazade , WH3 had taken a great fancy to Harewood , alol around to bis chair and stood there , looking up with luminous eyes , while her llthe tajl gently waved in' the nlr. -n , ( , - "Some day , " Bald- Bourke , "she'll take a fancy to me and 'we. shall be Inseparable. " His half-serlq/H / ftalf-pretended suspicions as to Scheherajade'ij intentions always do- llghted Yolette' an'd Hllde. They loved to Tiear him call tne'.lioness a living tomb and wish that his bones might have a quieter grave. ' V , "He's Insulting , you again , " cried Hllde , dragging the lioness across to her own chair ; "as If my Scheherazade would eat anything she shouldn't ! Hear her purr , the darling ! I do believe , M. Bourke , that you are really afraid ! " "I am , " said Bourke ; "so's Harewood. Fright keeps him speechless. " Hllde raised her dark eyes to Harewood's. "la that true , monsieur ? " Harewood brightened and laughed , nod ding across the table ; but Hilda's face , al ways a llttlo grave and sensitive , even In her mirth , grew graver and more sensitive. It bad changed within..a day ; something had come Into It too subtle for Harewood to de tect ; something ithat even escaped Yolette. Tbe contour of her cheek and neck was still almost childlike , the full scaret mouth was also a child's mouth , yet already Up and cheek were finer and purer , a softer shadow tinged the eyes , an Imperceptible tenderness touched th lips. "I cannot see , " said Bourke honestly , "how your hand * can bo M white If you and Tolctte wash thosrdlnnet thlngsv" We itenX" tombed Yolette ; . "we only dry our little tea cttpi. Red Riding Hood docs the rest. You haven't seen Red Rid ing Hood yet ? She's the cUsors-grlndor.'a child. They live In the Passage do 1'Ombro ami they are very , very poor. " "Hlldo thought of It first , " eald Yoletto. "The little thing came to the door last win ter oh4 M cold and hungry. She comes every MOB and evening now. Hilda made her red cloak and hood. Her father dflaks. " "I think , " said Hllde , " ( the may be In kitchen now. Shall 1 bring her In ? " Dourko nodded , a trine embarrassed. Ho ever know what to say to children. Hllde looked shyly at Harewood , saw that ho ap proved and. then rose and went to tuo door- Red Riding Hbod ! " she called , "Aro you there , llttlo. ono ? Yes ? Then won't you come In ? " There came the clatter of small sabots along the tiled hallway. Red Riding Hood appeared. Bourke stared at this thin little creature , who stared back at him with a pair of great eyes , blncfc as Jet. But Hnrowood , easy \ \ 1th anything that seemed helpless or dependent , held out n strong brawn hand'smiling. Chil dren nnd animals never resisted his smile , and Red Riding Hood was no exception. She came slowly forward nnd gave him a thin red hand , never taking her eyes from his , and ho bent forward and kissed the child. Hllde's face changed. An exquisite ten derness touched her eyes as she looked at Harewood , trying to speak , but could not. "What Is your name ; mine is Harewood , " he said. "Mine Is Marie. Ledoux. I should rather bo called Red Riding Hood , " said the chlW seriously. Harewood was quiet nnd attentive. "Exactly. " he said , "and I want you to come , to visit mo. Will you ? " "Yes , " said the child , "tomorrow. " "Then will you say good night to these ladles nnd gentlemen , Red Riding HoodY" The child toolted earnestly at him , then walked to the door. "Bon soir , mesdamcs ; bon - solr , mes sieurs , " she said gravely , aud nalkcd out , her small wooden shoes echoing along the tiles. "What in the world has tamed our Llt tlo Red Riding Hood ? " exclaimed Yolotto. "Hllde , would you have believed It ? " But Hlldo turned away toward tbo sofa without answering nnd laid her cheek against Scheherazade's head. "While you're about it , Jim , " said Bourke , laughing , "why don't you make friends with Scheherazade ? Even a lioness couldn't re sist you. " Hllde clasped the lion's head closer to her breast. "No , " she said , without- turning , "he need not take everything I love. " CHAPTBR VIII. A Pcnceful Hour. The days and nights of early September , 1870 , were like perfect days and nights In Juno when soft winds stir and the blue air scintillates under the gemmed rays of the sun. The mornings were fresh and exquis ite , the sunsets gorgeous , the midnight heav ens magnificent. On the afternoon of the 13th of Septem ber , the day set by General Trochu for a grand review of the National and-Mobile guards , Bourko. returning from the city , found Harewood writing his weekly synopsis of the situation for the Boston Tribune. "Hello , " he said , looking up from his easily , "did YOU forward ounmail mat ter. Cecil ? " ' BourKe nodded and sat down on the bed. Harewood. coat off , shirt sleeves rolled up , relighted his pipe and continued writing. When ho had finished Bourke , lying on the bed , was , sleeping lightly , but he woke as Harewood's' chair scraped across the floor. "Tired , Cecil ? " asked Harewood. I "A little. I walked from the Arc to the I Place de la Bastille. " I "Whew ! " exclaimed Harewood. "What , for , to see the review ? Was it worth the trouble ? " "Yes. There's a bltof excitement In the ( elty-yawned Bourke , sitting up , his eyes still puckered by the light , his hair in dis order. "That review , " he continued , "was sig nificant , Jim. I saw 300,000 men in line from the Arc to the Place do la Bastille , oil bawling tbe 'Marseillaise , ' and all of them nothing but National Guards and Mobiles. They made a great deal of noise. " "Was It impressive ? " asked Harewood. "They made a great deal of noise , " re peated Rourke. "Oh ! " "They are not regulars , of course. I don't j know what they can do. It was queer not I to see the uniforms everybody expected to see In a review In Paris the cuirassiers , you know and the rest. The people are acting foolishly , anyway , I think. They're stark mad over the now republic. They're changing the names of the strdots. too. The Rue Bonaparte la now the Rue de Peuple , the .Place Royalo Is tbe Place do Vosges O , tbe whole business is too childish too grotesque ! Think of wasting time and energy In such foolish occupations , with a couple of hundred thousand German soldiers heaven knows how close to the gates ! Why , Jim , they have even scratched the im perial N from the bridges , and tbe public buildings , and have painted 'Liberty , Equal ity , Fraternity' over everything. Victor Hugo and Edgar Quintet are dancing can cans on the ramparts , hurling odea and lyrics at the Prussians ! Think how Moltke must grin ! But their crowning madness has Just been accomplished. In spite of the governor of Paris and tbe minister of war , they have decreed that all officers of Mobiles shall bo elected by their own soldiers ! What fright ful stupidity ! " "What became of the Mobiles and Na tional Guard ? Gone to the forts ? " "Some tbe Mobiles. The others are scat tered. They are to police the city and ramparts. I fancy we'll have a few here soon. Today the sixty-nine gates of the pity and all the railroad tunnels have been closed until tbe siege ends. They're estab lishing drawbridges over tbe moats. I tried to cable that , but the censor cut It out. 'By tbe way , eighty odd'words of your Tuesday'dispatches were cut out'too. Don't swear , Jim. " Harewood began to qualify tbo censor with such energy that Bourke , unable to control his langbter , went Into his own room and shut the door. "Predestined Idiot ! " muttered Harewood , scowling' at his manuscript. "Now I sup pose he'll nlso cut this to suit bis own de graded Intelligence ! " He shoved back hli chair and looked out of the window , sulky , Impatient , a little wrathful at Bourko's amusement. For he cared a great deal about his work. He labored faithfully to Require a literary Ityle. Hl style , at Its boit. , was slm ta and boncMry direct , often forceful Md senictlsacs clear. To have a French censor butcher and garble It always made him furious , but ho was ulways able to enjoy the good-natured banter of his companions when ho had cooled down. It was his first service as correspondent la the field , and ho learned that thire was little romance in It. Ho learned other things , too. Ho found that electricity had nothing td da with the speed of telegrams , birt that their celerity was regulated en tirely by the diplomacy and generosity ol the sender. He learned when to bribe and when not to when to use wires and when to use the malts when to sec , when to be blind when to speak when to remain si lent. Ho found that hero v.ero four thlngi which- army officers dreaded bad roads , the War department , typhus , and war corre spondents. They could , become habituated to the first three plagues , but It needed , the diplomacy of Dlsrncll to reconcile : a general to the. Infliction of. newspaper men. How ever , when this was once ncompllshed , half tha battle might be considered won. The other half of the battle was In reality a duel a perpetual assault upon A cool , pottle , often playful , often sympathizing official , who apparently possessed an Insatiable thirst for literature , and who took the closest personal Interest In tbo perusal of manuscripts. This official was the dreaded censor. Harewood had easily won half the battle but what man can affirm that any body except the censor ever won the other half ? Of course. It was not difficult to evndo censorship for a while , but Indis cretion meant not only personal Inconven ience , but also ultimate expulsion. Harewood snt moodily by the window , blt- hiK the amber pipe stem , staring absently across the fortifications opposite , where , be yond , wrapped lu n sapphire haze , the valley of the Blevrc lay , green and brilliant , under the showered -sunshine. To the east a dun- colored vapor hung over Mcudon woods , to the south the sun glittered on distant win dow paues , dotting the \allcy with tiny points of fire. Everywhere lay patches of green \\oods , checkered expanses of yellow gcaln stubble , nnd plowed ground , squares of. paler green where cabbages grow , or blots of somber verdure , marking potato fields. White spires rose beyond 1'Hny ; greenhouses , roofs sparkling , clustered along the route to Fontenay , aud over all the great warders of the valley loomed , purple through the.mist , majestic , mysterious Fort Ivry , Fort Blcetre , Fort Montrouge and Fort Vanvcs. Bourke sauntered In presently , notebook open , pipe lighted. "Forgot to tell you something. " ho said , between his teeth. "I found out that Jules Favre contemplates making overtures to Bismarck. What do you think of that , ? Rather a tumble , after his diplomatic twaddle eh , Jim ? " He took bla plp out of his mouth with a gesture of disgust. "How did you hear about It ? " asked Hare- wood , intensely interested. "Now , my son , that's my business , and you needn't ask. " Harewood laughed and nodded. "My conclusions arc. " continued Bourke , waving his pipe , "that If he tries to fix up things he will fall ; first , because the Parisians will surely repudiate any agree ment ; second , because ho can't swallow his own words , and Bismarck won't let him oft without tbe cession of Lorraine , at least ; third , because I'm convinced that this war Is not. as Bismarck says It la , a war against Napoleon , but a war against France and the French , and I tell you , Jim , Germany means to crush France for years to come. Why , " he continued. "If all they want. Is to humili ate and destroy Napoleon and his dynasty , they have done It already. The emperor Is a prisoner in Germany , thcPailalaus have chased the poor empress and the prince Im perial across the channel. Franco Is a re public now. Then , why don't King Wllhelm nnd Bismarck ask for an Indemnity and go homo to their cabbage gardens ? " Harewood listened attentively , but offered no comment Bourke continued : "Oh , BO , that Isn't what the Germans want. They mean to dominate the continent and occupy the place that Franco held three months ago. There Is but one way to do it crush France. They're corolng.here to try It , too. If they succeed It may mean , a permanent German federation perhaps an empire a Teutonic empire dominating all eastern Europe. I- tell you , Jim , it makes me sick. France , with all her faults , has done more for human progress , human liberty for everything that -makes lfe ) worth while than all- the other European nations put together. To day , aye , tomorrow , too , Germany might drop out of the world and the world would never be the worse. But blot out France or England or our own blessed country and It would mean something very different. I shall now go and write this out. 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