The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-04-17
Lovers Ruse.

Some years since. two wealthy bachc-
Ions lived in tho vicinity Of Paris. They
had a young maid Of all work named
Marie de La Font. Marie was n sweet,
pretty girl, lively and piquant in her man
norS, although modest in the extreme, and
this was the reason that the two brothers
kept her in their employ. They knew
that she WEI frugal, economical, and
dressed in the most moderate manner
Imaginable. One day Marie surprised
her employers by informing them that q
young artisan residing in Paris had asked
her hand. They strovc to dissuade her
from accepting the offer of marriage, but
she told them that she could not be hapny
unless she became the wife of her dear
Henri. 80 it was arranged that she should
quit the service of the two brothers ut tho
end OF the coming month.
One day during this interval the BROTH
ers sold some valuable real estate, which
they owned Jointly, and the sum realized
amounted to 100000 francs. 1t was ali
In bills on the bank of France, and was
paid too late for deposit the same after
noon.
Night came, and as the old bachelors
seldom had such n large amount in the
house., they were considerably concerned
lest robbers should attempt to rob them.
Their fears were strengthened by the MI.
merous burglaries that had recently taken
place in that vicinity.
Ihe residence Of the old men was some
distance from the main road, and stood
near tho river Seine. 1t was a lonely,
gloomy location, and on the night in Iues-
Ion The wind swept through the tall
iarchcs surrounding the mansion with
dolelul and moaning cadencc.
About midnight the old men retired:
put scarcely had they fallen asleep when
biafle raped ut their door and informed
ulenl mat rot5oi5 were at work below.
D0ti the bachelors. were terribly fright
ehed, md when one commenced to bar
the door tho other Eegan to rcmoy n tile
from the hearth to hide the bills.
YOU have n gun, I" said Marie; 'ttnke II
and shoot the villains"
But the two trembling men paid no
heed to her advice.
"~Cowardsr' said the brave girl scoru-
fIlly. Il wish that l were Il man FOR five
minutes" ~
Just then there came n heavy crash from
the apartments below.
The brothers crept beneath the bed,
where they sliycred and cringcd unable to
speak from terror.
we shall all be murdered in our beds"
said the girl. 1--WE will be found by the
ponce III the morning with our throats
cut from ear to car. Pestc! fools, give ME
the gun"
She seized the double barreled gun that
lay on the shelf, and started down stnirs.
while the frightened men watched her
without saying q word. Presently bang
went the gun and q groan was heard.
bangl went the second barrel. and A
scrcech of pain zresoundcd through the
house that caused the blood of the BROTH
ers to run cold. -
a brief pause cnsucd, and then Marie
came tripping up stairs, but her face wore
q determined, dissatisfied look. She asked
for more powder and ball to rcload, which
were furnished; but before she finished
loading, footsteps were heard rctreating
from the house. .
No one slept in the house that night,
nor were they again molcsted. But ut
early awn on going down stairs, n pool
blood on The hall Il0Or showed that one
rohDer, Mt least, Ind been seriously, if moi
Inort"tly, wounded; and it was plain ia
nee by the bloody path in the earth thai
The victim had been dragged TO the river
Tore marked the whole distance, and the
l"''No hc'J. OH tue nlcrt Tor tic arrest oil
the living 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 bachelors were 30 over
whclmcd that they offered to give Muric L
dover.
"Ahl messieurs," replied she, nTec.
tionatcly, show can l leave your You may
ngain he attacked by robbers"
"But we will not, nevertheless, stand
between you and happiness" they re-
piled. "IIcrc Nre thirty thousand franc.
you have saved our lives, and richly dc
serve the money. Ify0u choose to live il
this house with your husband, VIC will re
pair the lower part for that purpose, ant
you can also be hired 10 keep our room
ncnt az at present."
Henri married Marie, and they accented
tho dover and the house.
Years passed, and recently the facts Of
this midnight robbery came to light
10th the old bachelors were dead, and IIat
willcd Marie another thirty Thousand
francs. The brave girl did not refuse IL
IL turned out, however, that the rol,bcr,
were not plural. Henri acted us the bur,
Rlarr the blood was from Il lumi, killed TO,
the purpose, and the whole was but n rust
Of the two lovers To Oncu tln hn,rt, and