' _Tl`K'IIlllUllu(Eu_ I13. 7` ' ' I have seen Napoleon ten times on`horse~ '- buck to once on loot, and I think thntrho doe: wisely go show himselt to hi-troopa in _thla fashion. for he cut: 3 var good gure in the saddle. As we sur hizx now ho was the shortest < man out. of six. `II: I hand : breadth. and yet I am no vary 3 man myself, though I ride guite hen)`: ' enough forahumx-.,..Jt. is evident; Loo, ` thlhis bodifs too long for hlqvlega. `With his big round lleul. his curved shoulders gnd his clean-shave-n face. he is-more like a . profeasor at the Soihnuinab than the [list :.`..$l(ll8l` of France. ` h`.\~gy man to his` -mmqlm ~mnk-lmHM- clap .\ pair of ne light enmity \\-hiske-rs ` like my own onto him it. would do him no harm. He has in firm niouth. however. sud his eyes are l\`_lllf\l`lu\l)ll`;, I have won them once turned upon me ip_,g_\_1ti~r[ and ,1 had rather ride `a_t n""~sqli!rl*e on" a spam. horse than face them again. I am noun * * . "man than. is easily (launtod. either. LIA n~nu'aInn.Ii-um .4-9h---lul--L.LL; ' "" ' """"' "" "`W`I M` "". v Duh -of l`u-ntunx. nr Mcbouild. as his old pomrhdos pn-(erred to call him. was. II. [could pen,-win`. in 1lxe"\'ilstnf- tempers. His `griln-Smtch face waawlike mm of those grqu-sque dour knot-kerg` .whiph one sees in Lh l"m|huurg`of St. "Germain. We heap! Mt:-r\\*am'Is'tl|attho " emperjor 'liad` said in just that hi- \\'ou_|d have senthim against \\'-llingmu in mg south, bumhut huu-w~ nu`:-uid lo Lrusi. him , A THE MEDAL ow ` BBlGADIE%RGEABDI Now !`|"m/Published. 1un"n{.m, , um- v\..|.- ..n m__."....._. .... \l,.I\ ' BY `A. Cqsax _Du\`1.l_s:. lllll In "KRIS UK 3| l)I\'l\lIIC. . - \\`lu-u I he-uni `thug Bluehr had been there for two days I ` was math surprised that the eunpungr should not have huuwn` -Ulthemuntrg` thwughs which he? had` ordered me to earn` my pmelha letter wul, Ilfusly `omlipicsl by the euamy. Still I thquglnt at tho: tune of his voice shun ho ` aid in Chm-peinu'er than Soldier mint not ghtm but mushnhey. .1 thonld follow; the foutohe had liid down to mg `u long as - hvro1acus`asua1a`a."oie i1.3r'ai T ITnaiox- = V upon horbrhlloi Al! the vna~fr'om sob molnewsehcmms when theronddl `nail down. 'ciarvin,amou hr woods. RDHII} sml ready cud my hI'0c?HI..{t\nhII;g oi: mm: whenth Mil in naught had than coming ulow anduud the corner: In did was wo \`l| > ' ' ' `Vhnn I manna tau 95$ hnnnhhnm ulinh `|n\";:n':l can 61: t.In_ M-mho'n.n wilful MW0|'iRh`uf\he mad juxsshnrrgn . um-Iftho wooden hl-{dis ovtrthlrhls ' \~ _ ` ` _. _ ,..,_ -._ ._- --.-...._ An hour later in the fading llght lvshu two of their Ygdett-0.1` upon a hill to` the -1-lghl mid tln-n..u'a glarknesa gathend. the hop- \-eng lo ne `punt: were 3|! glimmering from the lights of I hi\-mum." \l'|..... I :........a .L... u|...\.'.- s.\..I `|...- KVIICQ`. ~ .\I_\' mnumniun lau,.2.ol. in nmmnm-r whirlrl fuuuvl aumgviug.` .\ln_\` lash. wlmt you imeml to Iln it you pd these \'i_ll.\gv:s full uf l rlIx~l;\n.~."` he askkl. I shall ()llt`_\ thy uhlvrx But you will he killed. '. ' `f\'ry pousibly. ` He laughed again and an om-.nslnl_\` that I clgpped my lumd to my swunl. -But he- fnm [could tell him -;\'hat I tlnmugln of his ktnpiclity and uttle=ne&3 he had wheeled his home and W:Sll_ll|l`lll'l`llI away` down the other road. luwhis big fur cap mnlsh o\'ert-l1e`l)\I\ iw'o( .;n hill. and theuj lmdo, . upon my way vmmleriug M his conduct. Fmm limp totime I put my hand to -thv hi-vast of my mule and felg tlu-.pnpel' - crnqklq huwnth my llllK`l.\ Ah; my pro- , clung pnnu-'vrmch slbuld he tunnel into um llulo silver mods! for which I h ymrueil :43 lung`. _4\Il llu[`\!'u_\` fjum `BI-slug to Ssmmiso;-,1 was _thi_n.klI'1g of, 'whalt`,my 'mulhr \i`(u'Ilul may whez she-saw It, ' ~ l stopped to xi\*e'.\"lu_-tin A meal at u wayside mlmrg mt u; iillle (If I hill nut * far from Solswulis-a pl.-"nu: surrouudd by-- old outs. and with 81) man: cmmm-e one `V could hum hear ulux owh I`0l9Q.- it was tram Ll1el unk"m~per= that I learned that ` Alnrmgllit hull fallen link ("to dnys before and Hm the Prnsniams inn omtho Alana `l! l`!`VSS!: *-*-.*`--~-v- _ .\Vhen` ` we came out. of town we passpcl , ` ~tltt`ott'gh the French mmp'u_nd than not-use t.ha bnttletlald of yestenlny. which was still cow.-n .-d liofh by our own pbor fellow` V ' lunl bv the Pru.\~`i:m.-1. sun; the two the clmp -93 `the smhh-r sxhtfiifmy wma l.llH\\`il|xVl\\\`.u_\ . . l`he R!_!:ml;`\\'x-u- all` right.-though th$.- yuung mtal \\~zua full of . cons:-ript'aL 'l`he \rti|h-ry auul the_ In-My ' uwnlry \\`t`l?l' also xuod if tlun{mire more `of them, but `the ,iu'tuntrS' printes \\'.h.h ' Khoir l]lHll`l't\nl(`t`l`S luokml lik .-t'lux'\llx_)_\*s with their tnugatvm `And we had no n-serves. When one mnsiuh-n-cl tjmb theta \\ t`l`tV eighty thous zuul I rns~`inf|s tn the mrehimkmhumlmttdnektty-Hmtmud- Rttxniatt; and Austrians to the south. it "might makta oven tlm hrawmt man grave. ` `urmy'o\i'n-jun-I I ooIIft`.`\~1 that Isln-la. mar until thu thuught came than the emperor was still with us and that un that . very morning he had plmxnl his lmud upon my dolnm and had pr{nni.~ml~n_m n tuulal of honor. This se-t mo singing and I spnrrl'\'l(il-tte on \lutil'(`lu\rpmttirI1lmd . tu beg me to lmve ms-n~_v mi his great`! short- _ lug. pnnt.iugz_mIm~l. 'l`.lw mad was beaten 'Il`xftn paste and ruttml t.\m.fe1-t deep by the artillery. so that ha ivuza right in` s'a_\ying tlmt it mm dot the [Slaw for n gallop. I -Inlvn nnrnr hm`-n (I-iomullr with` this \\ lllli I10 I0 IIIIKC Ul II` lK'Iulll'f,"' II asked. . V " ` - " ` "Of \_\`hnt." Of our nIissloiI.'.` ` Surely. it in plain ennuy`zh.`:` ` `f~\*on think so.` '-'.\\'uysmum an "em- 'pemr toll ms his plans! . A _7 lleenu ho recuguimd our intell-I nnnnn " ' .I'!"lS. 3'01! IJIKIEIXI-lllll! BIO. IllIElllI!`II." Ah, lf 1 uiuld I4-ll`jou the glow cl pride, it gave me to be taken into the_ great man`: oondencoln this way. Ag he handed our letters to up I clicked my spurs and mm: out my chest. smlllixg um!` nodding to let lslm know nut *1 that when 110 would he Ila smllcd also and man! his hand V `hr 4 women! upon Hie up: 9! my dul- mnn. I w9nld have given hull my urn-can of PI! lfmx mother could Mn no; no at that Innnk 4 ` 1 v _ __ g An: mm: us: A u.'\.\"wun was :u;__\\-)- WITR 'l`I'l0l`GHT. M uurugern. M , llihallf turned in his befisra healstt me. and he louh-d at me wiLh_ nsingulat exprgdon of inqniu:y on n his face. um... a.\'...... ...-\... t\.h |..a'.._..: -1 L- \ 1 n still'it-st`:-lm-`d to me 'tu`hv unpu~ihle that. nn_mnc+_.. uh! be` pIIr.lk`dV_lI_\"'su inxxnle and utl(Ii}`rl task. _ - Well. n-6 ('lIlI'I,!`_` at ln~ he mu. lnl_z1Kol.ht` Sultl ht`l`ll um: ll. '55 nut um putt? lu,r n gnuup. _ I. have never he:-n ft-.iendl_x' with` this ' f`-harp`enti-r, and nqw for twenty miles or the way! emthl nut draw 3 word fmxn` g.hi7m_. ` He rule with his hnhsfs _;;pI1'i*kelvgI 0116- -hip chin nun `his In-auHik'e ll man "who is heivy with thnllg 0lI(`t*I asked hint what \\.\s'o'It'hi-`ntilnl, thinking that [wrltahs with tn_\'_qnicker- imulliuutcel might set the nmtu-r st might. His answer al\\~n_\`s _\\~:ss I-hnt.iL \\`zL\ his. ntssimt,ol' which henna thinking. whics .surpri:<-d me. hevzmso, nlthnngh I ha 1,10 `l\t$x'\\t'|te~'.I` \\` Item r . ht. Miire i-hm ' on-r l|mnght' llttlch ut'- his intd-llim-nee, ' Vnnul and I zhoj L KNKI. )'0\I llll(l(`|\|'I|llll\__l\ll(l IERB l_lKl3 IIII pals; ,}le"isn hulking fellpw himself. so` -I at (hey looked as .~.iugulnur pnlr: And yet ,,l_x_1 his insane uuuoa-it he nailed the girls as Willey, \va-val their lmmlkdrchlefs to me (rpm the \\'indo\w. mid he twlrled ht-3 ugly Nd mustache up 2'. his ,o_\'es. just as if it `wen tuh' ulhat their attention was ad- \l-` in...` '.-- .. __,.._ 4.-., ..,., ,-.,_..,-._.-_..._.. ._ .1 a\' tuna: nun nnuuna` ___,-s. `*lt_vm mum! our route unsafe. nun st ,. T ; ~-1hdgou.`hl'_qj. Charpontier?"- ~ I u ytochooine .n'uxu.~.r.-" an 1.9. boldien donut rhoooa_ Thy obey-."' Holncllned his ht-ml to showrunt. wcrwon ilomlnod and turned round to Bel-thkr. ` `I donot. know what he said`; but I hand -them both laughing. < ` _ Wolhuyou may think. in loot lmlc I-iumln llulllllxm um.-x.u.. In halt,-9 hour w_o were riding c_`n fho high stuck or Rhelqn. nd it struok,v.welve o`clock on ` _ wopuud the cithedral. . lhod my.l.l, any man. Viol:-m-. throne which So .th\nl had wished to buy gutter Droollen. ll in the fastest home: in the six brigades (`:1 light uyvnlry. and was only hutch by the duke 0!-Rovlgxx`.-vmcer from England. As to l`-lmrpeMh-r he lull`! fh kind of horpe "which :1 horse gn-mulier or it .l`lln\sz4iel would `be likely to ride. I book like an hed- .:+ti*nd, you ululontululualul h-gs lilm the ltrsts. _l!els n llimself. sug 1 at (lney ~iugnlur'palr.- Andy:-K in insane mum-it he \\`n-val their lmmlkdrchlefs to the mid twirl:-d ugly _..I ............|... .... oz. I.a.. ...-.... Sun? In: it it. I (GILT. , - - . \\ hat do you make of it, bl-igulierf," had , 7 \ um: uuue mm: In me. _ Do: it was not over pt. If she hull been trash she might have gains! I mile in ve. Now she took! onlf hold her own with I nu -y mug over. There was one of ihehhh young I-uy at no olcer: who won boun- mounted than the othelx He drew thud with every sfrido. Two hundred sud: hr . hind him ynu-o ti-o campers, but I III! every time that l glanced round an tho dfssanro betas-tea. than mu lncnulng. The othorthiu who had hiwd to client wan__g long Ivy: In me red:-._ Thnoll\eel`_`I `mum: was I m, I an. horn, iizougl not to be spoken ol with Violent Yes it was a powerful brute. mu! it stand! to uni that in a tow mijga its Iliighupll. ` I waited until t1i.l:ul'iuna. long wiy in `hunt or his eoml-Adar-. and then`! and my amp down n_Iin.k>~n Very. very `little; to Ilzl he might think Hm: ho I13 lull) L caching me. `When in tune within `tolihotfllmqldnw and nochcdunjowo F iiiltohmd` ythI3`;Iaplt;I::;shouldot. . -`toaoovrlnt hould hotolhr -tollmnndlaoondhnornhdtlnuuuo. Tho .'Illlyh)yhld`tAkeI his |IisoII`n*lIlI holstonwhon hehndonupodtou; night. Ho his gvrotd at no Imwnd ronhdlomoofhtttlblnrish. E05330` Iummundonhail tint in In um). um}. Iound\ hIugdown.outlthuo of I Iona luau hr - tw~onn`Iln;II:h'il_udtbehn.ynunlo v-` ` 7 ReIrden~toan!" S6 yelled.` ,_-"I has onnuliuint MIR W \s uyn` \|`lTN .\ R.\TT|:. (hit ashal nu me. M if by _in.~'!im~t. you undew-tnucl. .\l_\' .71-_\`u-3 haul hzmlly rvslcd upon the bonded fzlea undu-the has lwlmi-ts heron my murals were up to an inn: in \,'inleue`s 31d: and the :11 0! with at mm. like . pm-landmo. .. Oh. the ' shmuiruz and rushing and smmpixig {man behind I ' Tlin-o 0! than tired and th wrung Lh n\sel\,-3-s emu their harass.- bnuge mppul on the ~ crnppu`. at lbe`.nd- tile with ma uuisg like I stick on ndoor. Violette 3| I13 mull)` torn-us`! and I umugln. ah ad been wvuudcdybuut vru who a gram nlnmuin -nan ton` faucet; Ah. the dear mu. mm, lion: 1- loved her . wh`en,l felt hen an-utcdnwn into that Ions any nllo often. her book plug like I Spnulsh r|`| uuyuueet. I could pot hold myself. I turned on ujsuldlo nuhoui-I ed. and rated. ;\ vb L`liu\|unul-I" 1. unnamed.-In}! lnzrxhd at thugnuotouyi, Jhhtamghnuktouo. hi; I; ...-_ _.A__ .--`A IQ.L-Lgallu-n'n \W|K`\l HIV` U) I1!!! IIKINIHQ`. lam an excellent _s_u-l-liar. I do not any this be-cams: lam pn-jndioed in my own tzlvor, but because! n-nllylnm an. Iona weigh every `chance in an nmnunttnd qu- cide wftffls much" mnhinlj pa'tho\uh I h;ad~&0(\dI'd fog A wret, -New I saw like -nvanh that come w'u_avLpiihtl shuld )0 mama. and on a haunt: which hngtglggdy Jones lung NV":-lwv-Imgm-3.` iiut it was bvmwjmlna r~hnvm_ uu\\'anh thaneliaaod ` M35. ()uthiaIi1uoufit night. \-vhf: fresh, ` horses! 1-ohiml mun I_ must mk my risk in eillwr me. hm it _I \\-en ta_sluk'o them utf. I pn-tern-d that it nlgqqlg. he nimr :~`\nlis than nwu` Soissons. I All KHQII, i'{'N'_\' [NH _\'Ull #13 ll RE I (Tl (Ill- ltv\ms_ _u l\i\`eL\' `nu--on ugd every tree I tJn`n\.w a black bar \'rn`n.<~`llI0 nhxd. ' lmuld 1sauI\&}emutr_\~ sixh` j'x`x?`u\ if it were `day-* mime, igd \'er_\` po.~\w_{\|! iHOQked.sn\'th88 teen? was In from me raximz someu-hen hr 1. a north. I1 the saimma uflhg night um; and with Ihe kn6\\~l.-Ln that nlanfgwr mm in (mm and In-hind me. the sight of am gum distant tin mu wry striking and II \\` snsnnm. , ~'Il'n ulu luau; ,uu_gIIuI{ 1-uulgs, -l` 1 Jxnmnml /n_.mnr_3:ms.xm1.nu_1auh 1nd,. ux-nuglut otulu l.isn-the wflmlul miglit no in l`|\ri& My mind, was full upon her when. trotting munn A ml-uer. [cum 4.: _L.. ........ |'.-|c - .|_.... 42-...-- .1... -OI jf 11' my ll Jhuinnunt I _.III ..I.__ \\'l\!`Il. KTUCIIIII illll I l\DI'IIEl'. LXIIIU m-night: gnpou limit I damn German dru- gmns who m.-re sihivm nmndLn_ llnlslr wuml Rh by the nuulsltk`. ' ' I _.... .... -u....II..-.9 ..`.LI4- I An nun ngn till` `II (I l|\'II~`K' ('_\ (III: I\K1|I`l\lT.'I|-\` I \\I'lli mmul by the liiihl.- finux-u_iHr.-~ ~ .~\t nun; her time um men 'v.~um- um into_ the Illumi- light fur by uisliznxb it nu`. olumllem` night) and shiuntul mnu-thing in Germgm. 1 but l gallopnl 0 witluiue. healing thcellf ` mul tlu-_\` were at \i_d Ii! re-!ur"lh1-ir own 'Iu|:<-at are dI't~mu_i-~x:m_ly as I mm It in list 19 take up xmliw M lines. (hues and lhqn, they put you down as A that man.- II--Irma A l:i\`9)i\' 'nmnn` ind nu-nu-r nun Inuu nu` ulnuuuulg In my own noun. ` Soon I pnllul up mnl lislinml, but all mu sil-.-ht. Tine-_\' haul gin-1| up 35;? ch,\@; ~' v \\`-ll, rho rs! thiltx that` I did was to ' ulismmiut. and In" lu\u'l`T`I'I'i_\` numo {unr as sglixdl xyugxl _lhmug_h which ll 'suw\m ran. .'I`luw3~ I imtvml Mr and tin ` mgImc'_frum my ank. She was spent` Jrum glao -_`lu\rp ';`lm.~x\. but it wag wand:-r~ ml in see how am: cnuuv nngnd with l\ hall lmuris I\-st.jf \\"lm'r my thighs clum-1| mum hm: cumin I guultl M-Il"b,\` lhagaprimz and swine :1 `her that it. \\`mlld nut 11 her tn"ult ,i! I did not win iu_\ ys ax s.1fet'u_`l`nris. l. mhs! _|m\`e hwy: m-ll \\*_i`.hin I he ruenuy` ` lilws now. {qr I luv.-ml t| uumbi-r q-I them .~lm'm.ing gin-g\fIII\`ir nmgh clrilukillgsxnngs `om uf n lmIl.'~1* l~_\ tin; ru.~ul~il:-.-nu_uL I mm: mum! iVih:|\`\Ii1H?' - mmgher A!,,.-._.,- .' . AI... ..... III!` KCIIQ. `I'll. U 'W'\` lone ~a\ud - 1. SI; It. mm is you`:-sod ham-. her mnfs. L rl-[mogul i braudished my _swunl. -!I=-m`-lwkl\e- ~-I Ned ,nrm and 1 Ingram! hhu In d'l`\\'o hnrselgi _ closed In \lo\\n and out _~1_Lh:~ ~In}vr I mu cl`:-nr u! I duwn a lumen! wlm ma psi]-lur.< on ritlwr side. n... u-..nI.. ..r n.....u I. III? rlllbli" Ill Illlllx` "iliul tun! died until 1 {mm `tho lhmhluiug pk... I ....II._.I .... .... I I VIKIUII` IIIVI-`INK! Fl l'\|l"'-`KIWI I`El'W IIIIVI.` ` uiguzfxdm nos mm mum: um-ado: hm-;ta1e.but clnpp-d spun int \'inlem. nnd two minutes hm`-r n-as} galloping her. into the town. _ _ ._ if Thu-e Fblnnu it the uoutkottht `nnfu ntim-t. thq-"it hunn~. tho) gunlplug tum-(her. each with u_ pipe I! -long as my gahvr. I am thonurell it the liglytor an open door, but n! me me: could 'n\'_o`sx-inn only the Rush u! \'ioletw`: gray sigh` and life hlnvk llutwr 0! my ckutk. A mouwnl httgr I ow tltnmgh n 'sunm of them1ushimz (mm am (vptzu ;:amrny."\'.io- lam-`s slmul"d:'l awn: mu 0! them nu-ling ` um ! I smhhrdnt Mmxlner but Inissd him._ Pzgug. pang. gen! um mrhimvs, but I lupd own nnnul the run prthn street and mu-c~r su- much ts In-emf `tlie his; `or .1... |...n. .u. ..... ..`...._. ......... \....u \~:.L UT `VT 31 the balls. -Nu` in NI... .`. .. Illllllll `f :ll(`I\I" V Ah. we 'mn-mm L` I. la ; lllllll |l'll_IllI|,I_I|!`. IN KIM", I mum nut tell (hum mining '0! my nu-in Imfrt. up all and 1 thy |e\u'F.Iii_\` Izmra mm! .I |..:`.. .;...I ..n.|.|....n 1...- . Jnuxnnuau W . V ,, .L , 7 . "I wlllnhowyonyonr mite." Bid hi. turuingbnok tomb} nmp. '!,'onr order: an to ridI..Glli at as ! ulhgosthuk You will theme-.4: rate. .$.on._m.k1n `G! PHI! by Oulehyinnd Ne,t_:lliy..` and the otheli to'tho north by BI-nine, Sonons Ind Have you anything to uy._IM8!' die!` Gould? \ , . ` V ` ` In... . ......1. .`..|.n... knit I luv: -nah Put`, Ill V l|lH\'lI MD I ham-. the Km ying from 51.091! in my atirnips and m`ul'\l. Seine nun apt-an]: ' v- I Mina} him~(-lrmuglt the .5 - .` hi... .|n\ll"\I)uO I...I..n.| u... n\xil_\l clouded. for-'l'h;ve giugnlug rthinxzg `um I _Js:us.::m.nu.1ae:.L nd .. I iagaflu \rInnn'I inks` `Q? `" 1 |m\\'|i'ng' Ilelliliil I 1 upuu me. I cull `( imuthvr. ~ A mini ' the um-n aunl IQ-i gn.-.I u--i-I. ml... I. .. |\IlI'l'. ' .-'\ I'lu|IB' a town II ~ing .\\'ii_h the-_ burg, >`ur I time I In-cud _ I_iIul,-Int`. but they mm nut maul, up ..\t~ I .I:,I ...._A a.. .I'- luau un . lmdi Vio- 9.. xuusu. _ " -. Thanh no doubt that thc -.Qont,!buuI.l}l it in this the I might have` gland on -Ihmugll Scull: ,n_Ipd Indra! country when I ahouild have had no eaemrheewoen ndPu=h. _ Bu: VIII ca . .v -- ,7 WRKXDRI-V0l'83" III \'Il.l.KD ignlnsl an Quasar-kn. Thu. mint wen fhilled !n,t_hn npperrmmu. whither they lwlod {or shelter. nml the bloc! was pouring dowluso the hnll like `rain upun aloof. l'ht-yum tefrihlo mldlen. than Po|C. though I think!-they annuili huvy turjholr hm-sea. .`M_qn 'N|`ll_1lI they U9` :3 H; u Kalle:-ma'IIn`| en'lI-nnhu; Thf equipment. hmnvor. In at mung much mum, since they without tic Wall, it run an un. nainthnl I muhnn calms. unclmluegnn neunu. . . .)YnlL.B.Jt|en.I,hi;pglntih|t 1 Inch l'l'0l'--C ry serious error. It nut in mined, ~ tothismonu-nu had carried out my mission in a manner which only us; modesty plpvonu no dcqcrihlng an remnrknbk. Bug now__ did that witch Ilolclll would coulie "I: pad 3 -........-' .. n.. 3...... ....,.... . l_iis.informatim\ was` certain, `for his bmthbr was Ihejna_\'m-`s mach man Qndjn bad spot in with hinrlate tlio night :-ho ` (on. T1 : to `vrus~p singlesqnuhon olctb ,s.u~kt-or 5 pofk urthey. `call it In their -_ mghslul hnguntze-quusund "upon mu mqvurihouatg which stands at the eornl of the u'\u-kotAplnm. and it tho In-not building in the town. A vhoh division ol 1'1-usiau iufum-_v was emampai bun, woods to the ziorth.Klm"L qnly Lhoomnch " Wain in Senlin. Ah: what"; chancytc a\'weug-I 0uISe]\`s upon lhalalaubrrinu, ` whine cruelty to our poor country folk Iran the talk at every. camp re. Wt were int: lh town like I torn-nt. hacked downing vmmes. rolls`: over the and were n`.\>hin3 in the doors of Rh; ` mayor`: hunw lmfuw 'Ilu-y :n:d:~ts!xuT"that than , xmsn l"nIi u-l:nn':m ithiu Iwentypnlleaol lhvlll. \\'e Nl\\` lfurrid l|ez_IAl;['_aI- {in win- dmx-s._h\~mls bmnied ta tlup templa; with uluxld hair ugul shupskiu cap, and till) gaping nuiuuua Hanna! Hnhiz" they slu-ieked. and tired with their cu-Nan. bu; our fellows were into thchouo. and an `nu-tr throats Mfuro they had wiped the sleep onL_1;t their eyegn. It was dreadful to no how the Phlu duh. tlmuunelvu Jlpoln them. like nu-\-in; wol\`e's npohahdnlot ht b\nta-hr. Q. voujnow. tho IN)lu Mnu`g'hlood _ may Bl` HUIUJAJ xu wlul yum. . So away we went. jinxling and clanking gthrough the quiet night until In mine up u: the Po!ea-line old ioldion. all ol them. though I trie heavy (or that um: could not have carried tlmniol better ,1! they had `(anged to my own brigad. We` rode tcfgclher until in the early morning we s\\\' thelightsotsur L: A nnnsnnt, tn: vnhxinn. Ahmn with n mu uoruur" lmurough ioldie_I',hIit,I luv -I word: and ideas. Lhid been _w,spuk_I!z0\It gbrynndxhobolnfrmuwhenho 0!! t. . ,.w \_ (`BTU lllufllli VF!` -\\\I (III ll|IKBIsXD' Ii: A peasant ins coming slung with I, can, sud from hix we how thing! '\\'em gain;-them. Ill- I-.0.`--..goi.\n nu -- ` -4.5-2- -l..- 3:. A mmwr utrs um ulunsl. ue ou\ya;." trtautht-x1'!t'?'|1ntmn say {Nd Anni: Inluvhm! in his uvhmnnv urn: IIIIVII IIITIILKIII IIIIII Ill IE3. Wt-l|," {said :50, you had bastion)! along with us. for we no btmpd [of Sea- lis. Our orders are `to n-eonnoiun the plum A squudmu of Pnn_iat.ovr.cki's Pb Iishlaut-ensure in front-of us. 'lt"yvu nxhst ride through-it ig igponiblo that we may be ablq no go with you." ' Qn aw-r In-Q In--n`! Hnnlinn Ant` plumbin- u l:I'\'3. I Iwu r -rrrrwv urullf. lnvlfllllv, ` or lwsimlul fornu ixmatut. hub I let Vio-. M `l(`lt,IVh!\\`tl her In-ml. l rvurgxnber that I tric-gL!.o pray as i I-ml:-.. but um I llttlg 9ut_ ufprqctico at Sucll x:.`>l:ags gnulxho isnly wnnls I could rt-nmulix-r wen": V.the- prayer school on Jim ow:xi.'rv.z hofons?,_,hul . I~`.\'eu thls somunl lu,-x IN: l mu uothlml. and I was pattorin_g_ it out. when suddeuT~- ' when c_buddeply' I In-anl. I-`ranch \-uicenln front of me. Ah, mun Dion, bulbthe joy in-ut thmmxh.m;- gluon:-t like` nmusket hull. "They were out-s-`oup mm dear little ru- eals mm the `corps '0! .\lannont... Round * whlskul my two dragulons nnd galloptd `Ir nu-ir liw-'3 _\\-hlx the moon glounlnrol -their bum holvm-rs. while I trotted up to my `h-lends with no undue butt` for `I In',n_nlxl have them umlerstand um: though a linssr may y `ltvis not in bl; l\R}.lll'!9 to ' y wry fun. Yet I fear that Violette`: lwnving flank: and fa-nu s;ntte;ed,munlq gute llwjlte to n:y..mn`l\~;~ hauling. . _' Who should he at. the bend of the troop, but 9ld Bonn-I. wlmmil saved it In-ipsijx. When he saw lll!"N3 lmle pink eygs llllo with tears. and indeed I could not butshed ll few nuts-I ! at the sight of his joy. hold `him of my mixiou, lm_t ho ldyxghul Izhcn I said I must p.\.-`mi lghmunh Semis. The enemy ls_ there." snidg lie. You A-nun! -an `V 5 In: cu` cannot go." ` ` I nnnfnr l`nunut|II. , 7 '. ` 7* I prefer_ to `when the enemy is I ' I\ns\wrql. `P would ride through Berlin if! hail the`. emperur`s timer." . 1-"`Rnl. I.II.' Inn}. on mink: ha `Duals II I [UNI III?-flllwnlr sunltr. 7 ' . ~JBm. why not go stnight t_q,__Pq-Is_. with your l[L'\N.`h.' ._\\'h:- should 5 ion , `Imus: to pass tM'm1_s:h thepng plane -on are nlmostaure to be taken or killed! ~ .. A soldier dds: not charm. lle'oboys;?' ~-Q95:-5~'----`II-vn-c~'--MsJ>LnC1t-'3:-I-rI-III\ can Ii? "'SlIW'1',"]'!X8 K"I"l1}KI,lI!"l1l KIIKNENI W ` Old Noun-G lnlnglwd in his whey-._u3`v w until I had to gin! my umstarlge `a writ and ` look him up and (lpwn [ng muggq u`l:irh1\'|'-6f1'g t lin voiouoi TM \\'n " `nah. `It; ran K-1` hnxnnn gnuup ones lll0lI. . l V ' But they were not so call} dub: ol. than brixnndn. The two uooperotlioiluh no moron! their young ollloor than If no - had beo'lLa, recruit thmwn in tho di` ;cl:oo[,- They left him to the others thilhdeleloll After mo. I had ulled up ootho-In-ow otn hill. thinking I. it I had; bend the last. of thmmbut. my hills, [_ won am: that t.lmm'm_m u_o't.lIuo for l\:lm- mg, no away wawtmt. urn`-more tossing her head and I my luIslny,.lo' show Will`: we tllouglnt of two dmgoun: ugho tried to catvh n Imssnr. Rn; :_n_L this nlollltllk e\`_on While)" I lnuxhinl at 3.110 llmuxht. III} `bean atom! still \\uhiu` `trio. fur choke at the and 9!-the long. whiu.-' mud woo 1 black pagclb ,oL-ca\'zs1n: msiliumtu .:m:nlvo "M '1`-3.5., young soldier it Illigl-gt have sq-mural the ` shadow of the thaw, but: to me It wuss lump of h\1s~n\|~.a. and turn; \\'h:'m I would cl:-nth seonml tn lye \\ -nit ing for me. \\'..n I |....i n...1 ..- |...hi-..l nu. nun!` I-`nnc.h." ugh; I. luring ;h9,hartI`ci"my pistol upon my bridle um. which. I Inn alwpys found host when ulooung n-em the uyldla. I aimed at his face. and could no. gnu in tho'moonligM. .Iw_w whih htuw when" he undozstoo-I that It wag-pll up with him. But. own as the trigger I thought of hi: mount shit :I_ put nny.b_Allthrqugh his home`: nhdulder. 1 turbo` hurt himself in 0:9 hll.`fr_,It__ A was: feututox-uh. but Lh_,|d my think 0!. no { atretclu`-d_'tBo has-S. hub): gnllop once mom. ' ' ' Rut lhnv Darn nut. an an-[In nInnnn an IIIIII lalllllv I3 KEN] IlCH_ll`llu EIGIIPT. He wm`smnding. ":" sway from the window. looking up at I grant map ofthe country, which was hung uiion the wall. B9,:-this-r stood _he.~ido him. trying to look wise. and just as we entered ` Inpqleon snatched his sword impntit-ntly,, fronrhiln. ud puiu_`tt-'d with it on the u1.{\p.- ` He was talking fast and low. but}! hum! 3 him say: The valley nf thd Mouse, and .,Gy\'ice he n-peatod: ``Berlin.'` A: we on- tered his" a-Ivid-descalnp :ul\`ulu`ed to us. but the emperor stopped him, and becko,m.-d I);- to his side.` * V `\\.';`\u `unions nub nab -an-Inns` - -.\::.s a cutuucrv, , rm be CoII\innq,r'.| _'i;s~..- anon, ` cum innpeotor of New York houd= of tin lrndarurriien, wring: I-but token ` {fK'.1}.'O; with fl` ' 'l'C!Ihl`.` onlrealy raooqnnond it to on una- inu flop) dydapopoilhi thin} find it n 504 u my ogoeould well have it. but 1' unnow frotfotf .136, nr- goods: fair trial. and ' nlwqyi ve I ulo an had forum so correct 'hIo!iqor0' u in am.` gain; 3:. 0. xisengu, . wuu.u{' linen` ' in been `-pjaosasd ppnmucu of Oinnjonnd. I `Thu `Kahuna: nnninn Iuinn 5:: ha! I (WT (I'llIIl|l Ill?` - ' Well. it was not a wry msy pmup`gd..J dWl|`IhNvH*ilIwr. Buuvet haul dmppd the cxndle when the uhmu mum, and}. paving about in the lL`|l`klII`$!, cou ld nd nothing but broke-n luulas At `last I eupun the candle, which hndmolletl uugjer Mu-~ \`\|l`\ l` uf m~au;k, but try as I would with my limler hm: I umjd not likhl it. The n-tau` mu that. th{~ wick had been wot. 1 `ix; a puddle of wine, so, sllspt-(`lhm that - this nuighthe the case. I cut ghe and 01! with lug` sxvonl. Then I (unnd that 18- lightwl msily munch. Hut what to do I ' could nqt int.-auim-. Tiu'*oundrt'*ls upstnh-3' were shouting thmnselw-s" hoarse, sewn! , Blfdred us! then: Inxm the sound. "And it was clear than! some of Huh `lth! mun whit Io mnismn tubal! throats. 'l'h,m would ba~du_ end~o! I `GQIIIIQ soldier, arid 0! the Ininlonnd` -`of the nmla\|.- I Ihnuklat. of myinothor f _ and I thgnglnt. ht t!ii~_empem-:=`-0. mndh pa I1-eplo think `that one wpuhi loin . etallem 5 arm and the other Ghoh . I` `light mun-y Omar he em}: `had dnoi Ll SIule`:~t-.ime. _Bu`t' presently Inn from my eymx` Couna!" I uuiliuggnnsl! "upon nches. ` Go '1 _ mybrngeo I263! In it ponsibh that out h~s1Vmo surely {mm }_\losoow wlthonthw ' much I: ha trust hire will die In 3 lfluch ` ~ wine cells?" At. the thought {was up ' V on my tvaet.,,_|nul clutchjngfne thnkttemln my tuqie. (gr-thy eriekln at it juur` militant: his plan`. fur he'h:ul dune \':'-r_\' wrung-ill ' um tmu\*ing`mu his wgtats ('1') warn him it um (it-nuams anlnmn-d upon "him. For. an instant I was `about 41': rush uh with him. and then 1' hetlmuglu. myulf Ila} after ali I had my own missiun lothinkol. nudumt if ; welmtaken the inuporfugtlotv tor of the onnpemr would be sacriced. I ` is have; gm alum, mentors, and I wont " ` Iowa" jnta_.tlne cellu agisin, `cloning Glam "door behind me. ' i - IV. in u... -4: - _.-.0. -n-- -.-nan.-n `I ! hnr Runr:'m'm_\- dz-_;uh'nl~n Md .1 be !-n k I 1 l L 'l.`?"`I1"IW`|'|VH .\ IVIWIS`-"|iIIl3 III {MC \KI|l. III] ruler. ` rb\\'hen is thp.wixw."` I asked. -, _ x ".-\h':_\~mt nmy trust. two htlssara to .!Itl \\.`ln`I\\ the wine _is.'? said he, and, tab ing at uzuulle in his luuul, he led, the way down the stone st:-pa whiclx -led to the |:.`u.~Insn H long! is} have-' man `mt-_ him. He .\~.l_u~d -`n away he 1.~Ia|&ten\l.\sp the anur. ulinl inn an Inn nun Npltl \u|ll\ wag eta -Ht` uul hm just as he canw mat a mmuvudnng .3 lthlllllllsg. Jun! hm-n -mm It is -H Avnr V` I 1-I;Lui the nuns; Juul ll:-en `l`!`l`.`l]1UIl1`u. _ I! is all oven : l_cx_-iuiLgrau_piqg gt__Bou V t": J1-e:q-. Tht`t'i` is no .mum to din-."`he shout;-'. 9d. and away he \\`i'lf lika at Iilidmln` ~ up the semml augir. n 2-IT:-ct I should K-tlvlwll. _. \ I ' xnm. we gut lhvm we fnun another dnnr'\\`hirh ope-turd mun .1 `\\'i|ulin1z-stall ' \\`imllI(`WllaT at Hw lvullmn. The (`ac- 'sacksluuHn-en than-a~ lx-{om us. as wn The l`ru.j\-inns m-rv upon us. - GlL'|il}` M`I`ll by the hrukvn bottles fittend all-over it Hum-ver. the mayor wxr1 bum \`i\'ant. and J I not. wish` tn have 3 Ix-tut set otjuns N; pick from. Chniubor tin, Gl`!\T`i`& ,\.lic~aur. white-wine and rod, apnrklixuz and arm, they hay in pyruuida pm-ping ooyly out of the` sawdust. Old. llunn-I stand with his candle. looking hem and pea-ping then-`. pun-i in his throat '- like u o.-u~l'u-.fnn- n Inmzpui . Re 11841 pick- odalpmma lhtrgundy at lasts. and had hi `hand mu.-azmvln-d m the- hult.l(-.`,- whqn ` thtnx-nun-_:,\ mar of mus|:e_try {mm |boy_|__ us, ah ruslx of feet; 2o.ni,I such &V)`1'f|'il.lIlId- h'S(`|'Q`:\l\lill)z as I haw never listbnad ht `-.. Till: ll March, I... __ we nuxu I u u'u _\uu. uu curl-ecl.` ` . ` IN Bnuvat wu .`_| .. I .. ..._..I .. _ \I[|l KIHI` - \'v_n~I\ L-um K|`\|l II I I I\ ' still lvtllt-`1.\-( jg pI}_`l_\. . I to utl a mu: $lu\uId no! u Vlglrlll IlIlI_\' 3|`! . I t-`nuld u-||_yu {hit as qua-r we In-.`_.:'..... \'_.. IIIVYKIIIIQ`. I U Cll mzm \\'lm spwcls I1 wok-tle"luties on I I ._x . ...,.,..- .. ..,`.- ...... ...-~ ~-- -~-r_ nf`it June lhust: Imulu -at the \\ indowu with wm`a'.Z-\mn hats um their huhutoul -oiicu. I ipnng from my saddle. _ yhnew '\'ioIu4-`s-bridle over` an nail post and an Jhqtl-ivu nu-aptly wounded by`: lance; Into the house with the` res}. It htnlo ` Illa: I was too late: to he of service; Ind I-hi-ital M1m`I5Im at !`r|`$ dying II!!!- _SNll It is u pityimuuu ,e\-Qn um `ulfnllqt . nnlr. for one ~m~s-or 1Eu<'_$'\'s _\\-hgnt ypolg umlty Jur anlvnmx-uwnt mafy ;)n*t7u"i_`p av-ll . lh_,\`e seen mow wldlc-rly work outpost s innislms gum! little knllopmn ` ` hack nlfnirs of mo kind umu gu any ouhe"-' . ompt-mr`u big battles: . "- \\`Imn Mm lnnmns" wan nlmn-ml I I-nhk n - uulprnilj at ulg gaunt: When -the l|ous"' .-lm. to} at water out pemmn. guid shu\\'e_< Iuayor kept `his !'udde_ lm loam-rt lm\rt:- \\'lI.~ 1ILhl|.$4L-I_`..n|l~\ I..._ I .`\'m| {u{\\` I ..I.X...I. n. |ll\T`l W (I mg-Nd. " 50 [HS SIUB. v ` "You haye not yet. ~recei\'ed_ea cross of - honor, Brigadier Gt-r:ml."` he asked. I -..-.I....I AL_|r I L.) ....A _....I ..._- `I-_`-.A I "HE CITITI ".\h` faith, Ihem ||.)'U|| III %l`!IS`l- ll'J,I `IIIIIIKI UVCIT mr whirl: huppulu-II M me in my You o;ng_Lig_nglersu\ml that to I xpuI1Isl9'H?e-+0!--.gmtntihg and. mos on the hl\\x-II)` gmnml V\'}|Ic_h -m_nl\\`o m\' I nrlnlies-`_thero.u'e a:llH\`s u!. s. ntngix 1-Rperivue'as. nu, h0\\`\'\`1`O`, a-x:\%lly' .\\'l|M.-oo r`|I, I V` "II math fill'*`f um-tdito '1 rd;-_.-uh'nl~n had ban `had done " n nth-mm-d I ah :-ul .21 . run]: 115 URL `I3 \\ III I `and luv ..'._|.'..... ll I IVS. ' um-\\`-as clenncl I i}o'ok_a 'out for \'iole.-tse. nndpul hu\\`e_4l nu: whenrthe good futltler. M) 1Q1Lb-'.h`l1 the t'- \\*as `ready for it. Then] her la-gs z\i["'|mv|I|g4tu \wm,lu'k .in"to _ the noun: Fu|~fm- xnxysg-lf, so`~t|mt l_ to 'Im1Lagnin until! wu HI, '9 man; I {will say `tin! nslml `out his sword and I` nu .1. _-0..-nu ahgnn Kin Mu HI!` part` 6f"'m)' story ` dmml.-njxu you. although 1`:-mt Hui -things every . -`nnnn-II:-4` AA Inn in mi HKI IHIK IS .\\\'UI'Il Du" ptho smmn steps. hi! run. I fnlknwud hlllr nl-II inm u` kitchen xs sham.` told _us th-It n~mpt_xIn\l. -ri.-cl an-nenivnr nl. Enn- Iuluuiuurlug w1._u|` anger. gndtnnotnncetl us; '.~'-Brlga_dier- Ge.r:i_'rd, of the Hnasnrs. said In witlrtho air ot tho. corporal with L359` rum " ` ' >~~'1r I anluead. " . ' `, " "Mhj. Charxio:iff'F;` of the Horl GI-eundiers." "` ' My companion answered to his name. "lJho emperor has n-.1ui.7~:ion for you." Without nxmje ado he mum .o\ eiI'fhrdwr` I Inuun anal` \'nn.\I.uu\ fan 0}-n..- nu. Lam... im: in the passage n.-kI'd me whether mule of wine to ' must not be long. . in the woods up \`(Il' HQ! ll` .- hours the ` Cm the top mlnwn with` r JL. 0|.-.--- II llu llvvur xch 0! Min. `in WA! arlqzoxsn ms am: or `rank 3 _.mxm. ' within .aonn(_l of typaipes. '-.\{aj. Chnrpeno ` "Her and I cc)\nl.J`T';ainly'sea that he was` . gmouldering wimaxigor. ~ ' 'o`-RI-Iuninuzllnu-n`nI ulus "nannlu V` huh`