Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-07-27

LdVefgne hurnedly pushed hiY way mp
the chimney. with the view Of getting
ON the roof, but when he had ascended
some eight or ten feet he discovered TO
his agreeable surprise that there was a
kind Of recess, such as were sometimes
left in old fashioned chimneys for the
purpose Of opening another hue when
ever it might be wanted, lhrge enough
10 conceal him from the view of any one
looking up from below.
Hastily getting into it, he breathed
little more freely, though still with a
good deal Of nervous apprehension. He
feared that in coming up he had shaken
down a sufficient quantity Of SCOT to be-
tray his manner Of escape and give a
clew to his place of retreat. But a
glance downward at his clothes con-
WINGED him that he had little to be
alarmed about in this respect-for this
fiue had never been much used, his gar
ments were not badly soiled, and he
could not perceive dirt enough below to
attract attention.
He had not long to wait before he
heard the soldiers enter the room. led by
the treacherous girl.
"Hal he escaped" exclaimed the latter
In alarm.
Tho officer swore some terrible oaths
and fiercely demanded which way.
"Either up the chimney or into some
other part of the house" said Fanchette.
"He was here a few minutes ago."
"Quick, men, fly abont, he's not up
here" cried the officer. looking up the
chimney. 1.-TWO of yourun out and see
if he's on the roof, and the rest ransack
the housel If we don't find him, we'll
burn it down"
A hurried search waSapparently made
of the room they were in, and then Cap
tain Lavergne heard the soldiers in diff
.ferent parts of the house opening and
banging doors, shouting and cursing.
He felt his situation now to be very crit
ital indeed, for shoald the house be
fred he feared there might be no escape
for him. After awhile the noise and tn
multi subsided, and every moment he
was in trembling expectation of hearing
orseeing something to indicate that the
building was on fire, and he now re-
solved to make another bold effort fol
his life. He reasoned that those sent
outside to see if he was on the roof had
already rejoined the others, and he now
resolved to gain the roof, and if he could
do so undiscovered to venture leaI
among the thick shrubbery at the real
of the mansion.
In the course Of two or three minute!
this dangerous feat was successfully exc
cuted, and Captain Lavergne found him
self once mere on the ground outsid,
considerably scratched and bruised, bu
not seriously injured. He now heart
loud voices inside and hurriedly stol,
away through the shrubbery.
The searching officer, not finding an.
trace of the man he sought. at last be
came enraged at the treacherous gir
and accused her of deceiving him. Thi
impression was soon strengthened init
conviction by Nine. houfourcade ant
the other servants, and the whole affai
ended in the release of the prisoners ant
the arrest Of Fanchette, who was her
self marched off to prison, where sh,
died.
After the soldiers had gone Captain
Lavergne returned to the mansion to as
sure Nine. Loufourcade of his safet.
and then set off to make his escape from
the country, which he accomplished ant
lived to return at the end of the Reigl
of Terror. Exchange.