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Show 'I‘IIE ESCAPE " You will he with us, Father ? said Julie anxiously. He shook his h ‘ad. ' " My plaee is in the open street with sueh of my people as Feel strong and brave in their innoeenee and taith. But you have English charges. If it was known. Mademoiselle. believe me. nothing would save them or you. Their l'ury against the English is so great." , "Shall we take Jules? Besides him. their is only our taitlitiil Babette." Bel'ore the Cure eould reply Jules intervened. seratehing his old R‘IKW head. "I hide not from them. Mademoiselle: I will stay and guard the that am and keep them out, it' I ean. harharimis that they are. making~ war on women and children." "They will shoot you. Jules. it you are so foolish." his mistress reminded him. His answer \‘as a shrug ot' the shoulders. " .\ man dies hut onee-that is to say. a good man. who has l'aith in (lod and does his duty." So saying, Jules went haek to take up his waiting duty. The Cure departed the way he had (mine. and Julie liedru. with a l'eeling‘r of strange ‘alm upon her. hurried indoors to make her (13w simple preparations. l'arhette. the elderly seryant. one ol' the hest ol' the old Brahant type. was eool and ready l'or any eniere'eney. and in an ineredihly short time they had paeked some t'ood and a tew neerssaries in two eonsiderahle haskets. 'l'hen Mademoiselle liedru essayed the tasl; she dreadedmthat ot' awakingf her two young; ehare‘es, and pre‘ paringr them tor the ordeal through whieh they had to pass. They were still asleep. in two beds side by side. in one ol' the pleasantest rooms 01‘ the Chateau. Rosalie Bentham. l'air and rosy. hluan l'nelish llower. her golden hair lyingr on her pillow lilw an aureole, and lliddy (‘onllauehty the darleeyed li'ish girl, whose long lylaek lashes swept her eheek. while her dimpled ehin was in her open palm. as she smiled o\er some passing imagery ol' her dream. Something eaua‘ht. Julie liedrirs throat as she regarded these two pietures ol' inuoeent-e and heauty. and retleeted on the greatness of her ehare‘e. lloth were only ehildreu, entrusted to her eare in the holidays. heeause their parents. hoth in the exereise ol‘ duty. eould not take them home. lut with a strong ett'ort she eontrolled herselt and awakened them gently, It was ,1 proeess of some length, heeause the sleep ot' youth is sound and deep. hut at last they were sitting~ up, drinking in her news. " \Ve haye to run away and hide in the erypt until the (termans hare marehed through the village. Do you hear, liiddy!" walled 1n |