The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-09-27

use his denying It. There WAS the 1armerss
bag In his possession, and ono Of the many
gold pieces it had contained was still in it.
The fact that a. more money was there
proved nothing, except that he had either
hidden the money or given it in charge OF
his accomplices. -. =
The peddler denied the charge, and told
how he came by the bag. At the inn where
he and Annette and Paul had breakfasted
the officers learned the fact -. .-.
THE girl and the young man were his 40
complices," said they.
Then they made a search for them all
over the country side.
In the meantime something strange had
happened to Paul and his comps uion. Mons
Savieres, the former college associate whom
Paul was going to see, was fve years his
senior. He had entertained very great
affection for Paul, and was very much
grieved to find that he had quilted Bour-
gogne without informing him Of his inten-
ton. The first notification he had of Paul's
absence was received from . notary who
knew his relations With Paul. The notary
wrote to inform him of tho death within
three days Of Mons. and Mad. Goziin, and to
ask the whereabouts of Paul. Mons. Sav1eres
went to Thoissey and made arrangements
for the temporary protection Of the dead
couple until inquiries could be made foc
Paul. Savieres, however, had an important
| contract to attend to, and had to put off his
inquiries for Paul for q few days. Now OBJ
serve what came to pass.
Savieres, who lived at Chalons, was on his
way home in his carriage from Besancon,
and had reached the village Of Seure, where
he stopped to bait his horse. Whom should
| he see standing at the inn door, smoking,
but Paul Limace!
The establishment was mutual. 1t was in
creased on Savieres' part when he saw
| Paul's lovely companion.
'This is my wife, ," said Paul, ''or rather
! will be my wife,"
Monsieur and Madame Gozlin, although
Savieres informed him that all their prop
| erty was his. Savieres would hear of moth
ing but that Paul and Annette should drive
with him to Chalons, promising Paul to ac-
! company him subsequently to Thoissey, and
see him put in possession Of his new estate
On reaching Chalons, Savieres showed Paul
the propriety of placing Annette in the care
OF some suitable person for the present
Paul didn't want to be parted from her, but
he yielded to reason at last. In due time
Paul was installed in the farm left by his
grand uncle, and married Annette.
The secret of tho leathern bag he had
told to no one. These things happened in
| 1886, when there were no railroads, and
news travelled slowly.
Three months afterward Paul went to
Lyons on business. There, in newspaper,
he saw very long account of murder
committed some time before, for which a
peddler had been convicted and was shortly
to be guillotined. Imagine his feelings as
hkAD To <hS>%
his wife's stepfather, and that he was to be
guillotined because there had been found
upon him the very leathern bag which Paul
had given him, and which had been stolen,
full of money, from the murdered man.
Paul started to see Savieres, and made a
clean breast Of all. In company they went
to Dion, and laid the facts before the au-
thorities. Paul went with the authorities,
and pointed out the place where he found
the bag.
The result was that Jean Philater and his
three servant men were arrested for the
murder, for it was shown that the ruin was
on Philater's farm, and that he and his men
were in the habit of using it for many pur-
poses; and further still, proof was obtained
that on the evening preceding the murder
they were seen together within half a mile
Of the scene of the crime. Jacques Crinche,
one Of the servants, turned evidence against
the others, and their conviction was rem
dered certain. Then the poor old peddler
was released, aud Paul took him down upon
his farm ana made him comfortable. Phi
later and his men were duly convicted and
sentenced to imprisonment for life, while
Jacques Crinche got of with two years
imprisonment.
Paul restored the 8, 600 francs to the widow
of the murdered man, and was very for,
t:,aate in escaping some slight punishment
himself for failing to make known to the
authorities the discovery Of what was ev.
identity the proceeds of a crime of some
sort--Ciucinnati Enquirer.