Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-04-29
THE LOVERS RCSE.
4 lDOWry Gained by Strategcm.

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Some years since two wealthy bachelor:
lived in the vicinity of Paris. They had &
young. maid of all work named Marie de Ia
POnt. Marie was a sweet, pretty girl, anG
lively and piquant in her manners, although
modest in the extreme, and this is the reason
that the two brothers kept her in their en-
ploy. They knew that she was frugal, ,econom
ical and dressed in the most moderate manner
imag ginable. One day Marie surprised hel
employers by informing them that young
artisan residing in Paris had asked her hand
They strove to dissuade her from accepting
! the offer Of marriage, but she told them that
she could not be happy unless she became the
! wife of her dear Henri. So it was arranged
that she should quit the service of the two
brothers at the end Of the coming month.
One day during this interval the two broth
ers sold some valuable real estate which they
| owned Jointly, and the sum realized amount
ed to LOG, 900 francs. 1t was all in bills on
the Bank of France, and was paid too late
for dcpOsite the same afternoon.
Night came, and as the old bachelors sell
dom had such a large sum in the house, they
were considerably concerned lest robbers
should attempt TO rob them. Their fears
were strengthened by the numerous burglaries
that hu d recently taken place in that vicinity.
The residence Of the old men was some
distance from the main road and stood near
the river Seine. 1t was lonely, gloomy To-
cation, and on the night in question the winds
swept through the tall larches surrounding
the mansion with dolcful and moaning ca
dence.
About midnight the old mcn retired, but
scarcely had they fallen asleep when Marie
raped at their door and informed them that
robbers were at work below.
Both the bachelors were terribly frightened,
and when one began to bar the door the other
commenced removing tile from the hearth
to hide the bills
"You have gun," said Marie, ''take it
and shoot the villains
But the two trembling men paid no heed
to her advice.
"Cowards!" said the brave girl, scornfully.
II wish | we're man for five minutes"
just then there came heavy crash from
the departments below.
The brothers crept beneath the bed, where
they shivered and cringcd, unable to speak
from terror.
eve shall all be murdered in our beds" said
the girl. eve will be found by the police in
the morning with our throats cut from ear to
ear. Peste fools, give me the gum
She seized the double -barreled gun that laid
upon the shelf and started down stairs, while
the two frightened men watched her without
saying word. Presently bang went the gun
and groan was heard. Bang went the Sec
ond barrel, and screech Of pain resounded
through the house that caused the blood of
the brothers to run cold.
A brief pause ensued and then Marie came
tripping up stairs, but her face wore deter
mined, dissatisfied look. She asked for pow
der and ball to reload. which were furnished;
but before she finished loading footsteps were
heard retrea,ing from the house.
No one slept in the house that night, nor
were they again molested. But at early dawn,
on going down stairs, pool of blood on the
hall floor showed that one robber had been
seriously if not mortally wounded, and it was
plain to be seen by the bloody path in the
earth that the victim had been dragged to the
river. Gore marked the whole distance, and
the police were at once put on the alert for
the arrest of the thieves and the recovery of
the body of the dead one.
But all efforts proved vain, and the bravery
Of the young girl was discussed far and near.
The grateful old bachelors were so over
whelmed that they offered to give Marie
dover.
"Ah! messieurs,' replied she affection
ately, chow can l leave you? You may
GSitlu UC dltdChCu Uy IUUUCIS.
''But We will not, nevertheless, stand be-
tween you and happiness" they replied.
Here are ZOO francs; you have saved our
lives and richly deserve the money. If you
choose to live in this house with your hus-
band we will repair the lower part for that
purpose, and you can also be hired to keep !
our room ss at present"
Henri married Marie, and they accepted |
The dover and tho hOuee
Years passed, and recently the real facts |
Of this midnight robbery came to light. Both |
Of the old bachelors were dead and had will |
ed Marie another 10000 francs. The brave
girl did not refuse it. It turned out, how
acted as the burglar, the blood was from a
amb killed for that purpose, and the whole
plot was but ruse of the lovers to open the
hearts and purses of the two old miscrs
THE Chicago Inter- Ocean figures up the in
lebtedness of Mexico to the United States as
b5O, ,00O, 900 for American property destroyed
" ''greasers," and American lives to the
,alue of $12, 500, 600 extinguished by the same
'arties. This total of $62, OO0, ,00U the Inter-
Ocean thinks might be very easily paid by
leeding to the United States, Sonora, Chihua-
lua, Coahuilla, New Leon and few other
its of territory north of the Rio Grande de
santiago. The Louisville Courier Journal
ays the people of Mexico would never con-
ent to any such territorial transfer.
The TichbOrne case has entered on new
,hase. On the 18th ult. declaration was filed,
t the suit of Sir Roger Tichborne, against the
lerk of the Petty Bag Office, Queens Bench {