Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-23

band was in his workshop. On going
thither she found the door locked. and
her repeated applications for admis-
SION were unheeded. Greatly alarmed,
she tried to break open the door, but
was unable to do so. Afghan, who had
gone with Buchy to Poitiers, had not
returned, and she, therefore. sent
Maria to the village of Lesay for the
blacksmith. He came with bis tools
and soon broke open the door. Louard
lay back in an old-fashioned easy-cha;r.
On the floor, at his right hand side, lay
shoemaker's knife, which he had
used for the cutting of leather washers
for screws. The blood was over the
floor and had spurted out upon the de *
in front of which the old man was
seated. On the desk lay sheet of
paper The pen lay at its side, and the
ink was on the left hand side. He had
evidently just been writing before his
death. The paper on the desk bore
| three or four lines in Louard' S hand
writing. The paper was spotted with
blood. 1t contained these words:
'MY DEAR LOUISE: know not how
to announce to you what am about to
write. am afraid it will give you a
great shock. l shall now end my
| life
From the left side pocket of Louard's
coat an envelope protruded. 1t con-
tanned letter from a lawyer of Lyons,
announcing the fact that Louard' s
cousin. Leon Creuzot, had del and left
LOuard sole heir to an estate of three
million francs. This Creuzot was older
than LOuard, and had been successful
were orphans and brought up to-
gether by an aunt at Lesay.
All agreed that Louard had COM
mitted suicide. The date of the letter
showed that he had had it in his
possession for some days, and its con-
tents were supposed to have turned his
brain. The body was inferred, and in
due time the widow and her children
came into possession of the large fort
une which Louard had inherited before
his death
Afghan showed himself an expert
man of business. He condoled with
the widow and her children, attended
TO the business connected with the in
heritance, and brought all the affairs to
speedy and most satisfactory con-
clusion. Then he suggested to the
widow improvements and alterations
on the estate.
All the lands formerly sold by Lou
ard were bought back and greatly i'm
proved. The old chateau was restored
to its former beauty. The tower, in
which was the room where Louard had
persisted, was torn down and rebuilt.
The windows were replaced with more
modern ones. The furniture was re-
paired and restored. All the old pieces
were carefully preserved, but new fur
niture and upholstery were procured
for the reception-rooms and bedrooms,
all of which were chastely and elegant
ly renovated and fixed up. The stables
and barns were removed from their
former site, and the ruins IF an old
dover house which they had occupied
were beautifully restored. This lovely
dwelling stood quarter of mile from
the chateau, on the banks of the stream
already alluded to, surrounded with
beautiful gardens.
When Afghan had finished his work
it was pronounced perfect. The outlay
had been very small, for Afghan dis
closed himself as an accomplished
architect. and superintendent all the
work. Every centime expended was
carefully accounted for. and Madam
Louard was profuse with thanks for the
way in which Afghan, in less than
year, had transformed the old, dilapi-
dated estate into place of unrivaled
beauty.
Madam said Afghan, modestly,
Il have done my work, and it is time
for ne to depart. You can now man.
age your own affairs, with the help of
Lawyer Orr.Iot, of Lesay, and there is
no need of my further .respassing on
your hospitality.
The widow protested against his de-
parture, but he insisted. Finally, when
She closely pressed him, with tears in
her eyes, 10 exp ain his reason for quit
ting Lesay, he admitted with much
hesitation, that h. was in love with her
eldest daughter, Marie.
THAT need not stand in the way, my
son" said Madam Louard, joyfully,
for am certain that it would be as
agreeable to Marie to become your wife
as it would be to you"
And SO the matter was settled, and
on September l, 1861, Marie became
Madam Afghan, and she and her hus-
band took up their residence at the
Dover Honse already described.
Soon after this it was announced that
Buchy, who had been under expert
medical treatment ever since his re-
moval to Potion, had recovered so far
as he ever could. His bodily functions
were in good condition, and he had a
better and more healthy look than he
had ever had before. but he was hope
less imbecile and never spoke. He ate,
drank, walked and amused himself as
child might, but never showed any sign
of intelligence. In this condition he
was brought home, and male nurse
was procured to take care of him. One
day DR.. Levisse, a physician who had
charge of his case at Potion, brought
learned doctor from Paris to see Buchy.
He was very interesting case, and the
Partisan doctor, Turbigne, examined
the case with great interest
1T is my opinion" said he, that by
the brain can be relieved,
and. that done. intelligence will gradu-
sliy recover its sway"
Madam Louard urged the operation,
and day month hence was set, DIR.
Turbigne prescribing regimen which
was to be strictly observed meanwhile. |
At the appointed time DR.. Turbigne and |
DR.. PoinSot, from Paris, and DR.. L.
visse, performed the operation success
fully, and DIR. Turbigne and DIR. Levisse
at the chateau in charge of
the case. On the second day the nurse !
was excluded from the patients room