The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-10

On the night after the NersalilsIs
broke into Paris Surian disappeared.
He Ieft the battery at Belleville, propos-
ing 10 return in five minutes with some
nrecussion fuses which were needed. lie
did not come back at all. He was dress.
ed IN a very conspicuous uniform and
was grimy with dust and smoke. The
next morning as company OF Versaiiles
soldiers belonging to the 1921 batllIlon
of The line was hurrying along the Rue
Nelye des Petits Coamds, under the
guidance of Police Agent Gallaud, in
Search of Communists and petroeurs, a
pIeasant looking gentleman, in the garb
of A cure, with shovel hat, well defined
tonsure, brown hair and bright eyes,
stepped out of cellar way, oyerthe door
of which was the sign, "Collaert, mar
chand des habits" The cure touched
his hat and smiled on the troops and
walked on, gently trimming his nails
with small pen knife. Gallaud started;
he smoke word to the Captain com
manding the troops they called halt
and Gallaud sprang across to the pave
raent and laid his hand on the cures
shoulder.
"Rnoul Surian, arrest you'll"
"My son, are you not hasty ?" said the
cure gently. II am Father Thomas, one
lfthe cures Of st. Sulpice," and he bent
his black eyes upon Gallaud with a look
of mild reproach,
"He liesr" shrieked a woman from
across the street 81 watched him! !
saw him 20 in there! have never lost
sight of himm and the prisoner was
confronted blythe in6lriateG Mile Cyth-
cree.
Daughter" said the cure, "this is some
unfortunate mistake. Who is 1t that
you take me f r"
at makes no diferenceW screamed
the woman, "blue eyes, black eyes, gray
ewes. it makes no difference, | know
you for Raoul Surian convict, robber,
murderer and CommunardW
II will settle this" said the infantry
Captain. He took file of men and ran
into Collaerl's dingy shop. Presently he
returned One of his men bore bloody
and smoke stained uniform, and two
more had the trembling CoIlaert, an old
dirty, snuffy Holander, by the throat
attention. said the Captain to Collaert
"If you do not answer truly and prompt
ly you shall be sh-t right here. Who
does this uniform belong to-who left 1t
with you?"
"That man-there!"
"Who is that man."
"Raoul Surian"
"How came he to 60 to you?"
"He has been in that habit. / have
kept his clothes and his-disguises--
for five years. Oh, pray do not shoot
mew
Enough Surlan, step out. Lieuten-
ant detail ten menl Corporal, bind his
handsw
Surian thrust his foot behind Gallaud's
heels, knocked the Captain down with a
blow of his fist, thrust his elbows between
the Corporals ribs and dafted off, escap-
ing into Collaert's cellar with surprising
agility and amid a volley Of musketry.
He was instantly pursued by half of the
company, who rushed int the cellar and
presently were heard bounding up stairs.
The house was a tall one, but soon shouts
came from the roof and those on the
street had hardly time to look up when
there came two shots in quick succession
and dark body rolled up like ball,
rushed down through the air and crashed
on the pavement with q dull sickenlng
sound. Mile Cytheree tainted.
Gallaud stepped quickly to the still
quivering mass and turned it over. 1t
was the body of Raoul Surian crushed
almost to jelly.
"My Godw cried Gallaud, zone eye is
black ttill, but the other is blue"
at must have broken in the fall" cried
the shivering Colaert. 81 will show you
where he kept them, M. Gallaud, if you
will 90 with me-"
The troops marched on. A neighbor
kindly took Mile. Cytheree into her
house. The remains ofSurian were cart
ed away, and Galaud accompanied Col
laert. Only the blood still remained up
on the sidewalk.
CATER all, Surian's secret was very
simple, like most Of the inventions OF
genius. He had an assortment Of very
thin glass eyes, with perfect transparent
pupils, and these he wore and changed as
occasion seemed to demand. A little
practice enabled him to do this without
any inconvenience, the more so that the
Workmanship ofthe eye was exceedingly
perfect.
The police have orders now, in case a
similar cheat is suspected, to touch the
white of the eye with little vinegar on
camels hair brush, to see ifi produces