Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-14

ably well preserved woman of her yearsI"
 Needless to say that by this conduct he earned the gratitude of every woman in the place, although. to tell the truth, the efficacy of the first part of the speech was spoiled to the minds of many by the latter part.
 This little incident seemed to mako things go more easily to all except poor Beaumont, who, being now more at ease on his own account with his inquisitor, had time to think again of his terrible loss. The inquiry went on, and the poor man told the story of how he had gone out in the night and had hidden his own money in hIs own land as his father had done before him. he having got the idea of its being the only safe way to keeL money from the cxactious of the seigneur and the tax farmer under the old regime and from the patriots under the new.
 Then he went on to say that he went to the place that very hour, even whils the investigation on the remains of poor Pierre was proceeding; that he had dug ;7: the very same place, turning over the very same cacth; that he had found the very s!Ile Y:Ice of canvas in which the mFUry had hse': tied up. But, To! 1t was empty, and the money had gone. He continued that he made the charge of robbery, and that whoever had stolen his money would have to pay the penal ty of the law.
 The sergeant swore with many oaths of the strongest and most Encompromis- ing character that justice should wreak her utmost vengeance on the wrong docr. He was especially forcible, for with this real charge to investigate he felt that he could recover the prestige which so far he had lost in the murder case. So he suggested that he should go to Beaumont's house to make further in quiries on the spot and examine the ground. Tho willy sergeant had good eye for the main chance, and he argued that as 1t was now getting on for dinner time he would have better chance of faring well in the house of man who had so much money to lose than he would anywhere else. Accordingly they all proceeded to his house, and there the inquiry was continued. When he had got all that was voluntarily told him, he began to mako inquiries.
 All this time Marie was in terrible state of fright. She felt that the time must come when the blow should fall, btAN SAI1 ANAA l3tAtN HcNNAANso AN tih SA H. Through the examination she sat silent, and when the evidence had all been volunteered she would have stolen away, partly for a moments rest to relieve the tension of her mind and chiefly to get rid anyhow of the money in her pocket, which seemed to weigh her down like lead, so that she could not understand why it was that the soldiers did not notice it and ask her questions. Now she felt that there was hope of mo- ment's respite. but just then the sergeant spoke.
 q must now ask some questions, and I shall require you all. Stay where you are, and l shall not detain any of yoI longer than I can help"
 Marie's heart grew as cold as ice, and she felt the deadly faintness coming over her again. Her head seemed to reel, | and it was with pain as of death that she spoke:
 Let me go away. please! Please let me go away! Please, for the love oI God.''
 The gallant sergeant of the gendarmea was certainly not the man to be hard on woman if he could help it. He ez- claimed with genuine pity:
 Poor girl! poor girl! She has nc right to be here at all and i'll such a con dition too! You may go. at all events. until we want you. But you must first for forms sake tell me that you know nothing of this affair and if necessary be searchedr'
 They were all startled by the wild cry which broke from her. She rushed over to her father and threw herself at his feet and cried to him in agony: Father. father, save me, save mel Do not let them torture me with ques- tions! Do not let them search me! 1 swear to you that am innocent. You do not know what you are doing! You cannot know what misery you are bring l ing on mel"