The herald., 1895-09-22


the bowling mob. shouting She'll ss.
cape Dethronement! Long live the re-
| public! Down with Nine. Badinguetv'
1t was then seen that not minute was
to be lost, and Empress Eugene, accom-.
paned by Nine. LIE Breton, sister OF
Italian am AMBASSADOR Nigra. ana few
faithful men and women of her personal
service, left her private apartments,
fugitive.
To reach the street by means OF court
separated from Place de Caroussel by an
iron fence was an impJssibility because
the place was filed with a threatening
crowd. Another way Of escape had to be
selected, and this was found to be in the
gallery Of the Louvre, which had to be
traversed its entire length. But in the
meantime the escort of the fiesing en-
press was reduced to Nine. lie Breton and
the two foreign ambassadors. The rest
mad made their escape to bring their own
persons out of danger.
The door OF the Louvre opening upon
the place st. Germain Auxerrois, oppo-
site the church of the same name, was
narrow alley with an iron fence on each
side. which opens into uolic street,
but in this alley there were at this time
shouting mobs of men and women. How
ever. there was no way of escape. To re-
trace the steps to the Louvre would have
the mob bent on destruction.
With wells deeply drawn the two terror
stricken women, claspirg the arms OF
their escorts. the Austrian and Italian
bassadors. crowded through the mob,
when suddenly, one of the Paris gamins,
recognizing the well-known figure of
Eugene, shouted. "The Empressl'
Fortunately tNe crowd, bent upon
reaching the interior of the imperial pal
ace, paid no attention to the shout, and
when the public street was reached by
the quartette they found. still more for
:unate, q close carriage, one of the public
fiacres of Paris. The empress and Niue.
lie Breton hastily entered the convey
ance, while the male escorts remaining
behind, gave the driver a feigned address
on distant boulevard.
For the moment the ladies were safe.
but If during this drive they had been
Iecognized by the excited mob no doubt
the fall OF the empire would have reached
its climax in horrible tragedy. But
the danger of the empress was not
passed. While driving down the}Boule,
ward Haussman the empress asked her
devoted friend for money to pay the
driver. Imagine the horror when it was
three francs; Eugene herself had never
thought of money in the terror OF the
flight. To avoid the danger of quarrel
with the driver the ladies left the carriage
and, following lucky inspiration of the
empress, went on foot to the office OF DIR.
Evans, an American dentist. who was
Justly celebrated in the fashionable
world of Paris.
Like all other callers, the empress and
her companion had to wait till their turn
came to be admitted to the consultation.
This lasted for long time, during
which both ladies suffered unspeakable
terror. Finally they were called. Nine:
Le Breton entered the private office OF
the doctor alone. closed the door behind
her and entreated the doctor IN her
knees not to betray by the least sounu
the slightest surprise, because any excla-
nation might be fraught with danger.
She then admitted the empress, who
pleaded for shelter until her flight could
be continued with some degree of safety.
DR.. Evans was one of those men who
live exclusively for their profession and
remain strangers to politics and to large
degree to public life, too. He knew moth
ing of the sudden change of the history
of France, and his surprise knew no
bounds when the fugitives briefly told
their story. He could not believe that
the empress had cause to fear for her per-
soonal safety, but he requested the ladies
to remain in his private office until he
could reconnoitar on the streets. A lew
minutes among the mob convinced MIN
that the empress had not left the fuller
les q minute too soon.
The american demonstrated in every
conceivable way the reputation of his
nation for chivalry toward LADIES, doubly
so toward those IN misfortune. He i'm
mediately dropped all professional en-
gagements and calls upon his time and
devoted him. self to find ways and means to
bring his guests beyond the dangerous
limits of Paris. 1t it was lucky thing
that DR.. Evans expected two ladies lot
known to the people of his household
e.
and her companion readily assumed the
role of these expected arrivals. Mrs.
Evans happened to be in the country,
and her room was the shelter OF the two
supposed patients.
AS soon as it could be done without at
tracing the attention of his French serv-
ants DR.. Evans went out, ostensibly to
make professional calls, in reality to OBJ
tain a passport through the lines of guards
surrounding Paris, the guard duty being
done by the national guards. At the
bridge of Neuilly the carriage of the doc
tor was stopped by the guards. Luckily
again, one of the soldiers recognized the
wellknown doctor, and told his comrades
it would be safe to pass DR.. Evans with
out Passport and without further ques-
tionng.
Take a good look at me,'' remarked
the doctor, with apparent unconcern,
80 that you may know me again, be,
SoSO wiz hofo W pass oho DIluSo VI
Neuilly quite freuuety within the next
few days"
DR.. Evans returned home without far
ther adventure. He then planned with
the empress that the safest exit from
Paris would be for her to simulate insan-
ity, Nine. lie Breton to be the nurse. and
both to be taken to an Institution dis
lance beyond Neullly, in the suburbs OF
Paris.