Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-06-24
Il wish | were q man for few mos
ments," said the young girl.
"Hark - said Alive.

4
shivering, and moaning that they were
going to be killed.
."Are we to be found murdered in th,
morning and without resistance? ?" asked
the girl scornfully.
."Oh ! oh !" groaned the brothers, from
under the bed, in chorus.
Pest" she said, "give me the gun" !"
"Oh I! oh !" still came from the broth,
ers. '..'
"Where is the gun?"
"ln the closet" answered they. "Oh
OH" "
Marie seized tho double barreled gun
and disappeared down stairs alone. The
brothers listened while they trembled
Presently, bang! went one barrel.
"Oh oh ~ screamed again the two
misers, drawing in their heads like .ur.
ties, under the bed.
A moment later bang! went the second
barrel, and screech of pain followed,
which rang from the top to the bottom Of
the house, supplemented by the groans
from under the bed.
oh! oh p
They were very nearly frightened to
death, and could not articulate word.
After brief pause Marie rushed into
the room and asked for powder and ball
to reload the gun. While she was en-
gagged in this process the outer gate was
heard to swing open, and the robbers
seemed to be retreating from the house.
They are gone," said Marie.
care you sure?" asked the brothers.
"Sure."
The misers crept out from under the
bed, one from each side, only half clothed
ana covered with dirt. There was no
sleep for them that night, but at early
dawn, on going down stairs, pool Of
blood on the hall floor showed that one
roSber at least must have got his quietus.
More than this, it was plain by the
bloody tracks upon the ground that the
victim had been dragged to the river.
Gore marked the whole distance, and
the police we're active in dragging the
river and in efforts that might lead to the
detection Of the burglars. But all in
vain-no further light was thrown upon
the bloody affair. g l
The grateful bachelors could not be
thankful enough to Marie. They ackpowl-
edged that she had saved their money !,
and probably their lives, and for once
opened their hearts and their purse.strings
at the same time giving the little maid
of>all>wOrk wedding dowry Of twenty
thousand francs !gi, pea. .t..emu
"Must you leave US, Marie ?" they
asked. ,,, .r.n M. m. ,..
"Ah," she replied, affectionatey, chow
caD I leave you3 You might again be
attacked by robbers." .gsy
True, true, Marie, "they said tboaght>
fully. "Why will you not marry Henri
Duco and come and keep our house TO-
gethsr%
Excellent" she replied. "Sipce you
have been SO generous to me l cannot
leave yau." ."oIaoI 8rooa
Henri DuOo married the pretty and
brave Marie, and they took the lower
part of the house to keep for the brother
Laporte. ..f .Il % HaQ III
Years passed. The two old men died
and left on additional twenty thousand
francs for Marie and her husband. The
brave girl did not refuse it She was the
happy mother Of large family of bright
children now. and Henri was parsly and
well.to.do citizen. , .i... 4..~
Now comes the sequell
Somehow it bas just got ont. aud the
French papers are talking about it edi>
torially. m;
1t appears that Henri DaOo acted the
part of the burglar that night, the blood
was from lamb killed for. the purpose
and the whole affair was r1se of the
two lovers to open the hearts and purses
of those two old misers tho brothers La
porte. fst
~ Jones gave lawyer bill to be
collected to the amount of $50. Call
for it, after while,he inquired if ii had
been collected. "0h, yes" said the law
yer, Il have it all for you." "wbat
charge for collection?" oh said the
lawyer laughing, 'l'm not going to
charge you-why have known you ever
since you were baby, and your father
before you; $40 will be about right"