Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-19

ne was enabled 70 put In execution
scheme which he had long caressed. This
scheme was the foundation Of a school OF
music reserved for certain cssteguries OF
the natives.
Rhodie was at once director and sccrc-
tary, professor OF harmony, fugue, coun.
terpoint, solfegelo and naturally of tho
violin A burglar who possessed soma
talent as a clarinetist was placed in charge
Of the wind instrument class, and ansox-
notary, foreer and dramatic author was
exclusively charged with tho defamation
section.
Some OF the natives had splendid bass
voices, and little girl, Meoka-Idki. gavo
fair promise Of becoming second Patti.
4 Jean Rhode, happy in his enterprise,
had spept I've years teaching the natives
Of the Iis des Pms the gentle art Of music,
when one day the comnlissary Of policeAs
Mics roeefsea q visit from young woman
who appeared to be q prey 70 violent griof
She explained between her sobs that she
had been abandoned by her master ard
mistress and was absolutely penniiess.
She had been abroad with thom for sew
eral years and on their roturn to Nice they
had turned her out.
The young woman was mono other than
Her strange conduct and disappearance,
which had had such disastrous conso.
quences for the violinist. Is easily OK.
planned. She was in love with valet in
the service Of rich foreigners, who resided
in the PLANE Monceau. suddenly the 'fcr-
eigners took their departure. What wera
the lovers to dos Fortune camc 20 thoir
aid. On the day previous to that fixed for
leaving Paris a kitchen maids place be-
came vacant. Marianne was accepted. and
leaving several months pay behind her
went on without notifying Rhodic IN ordcr
20 escape from his inconsistencies.
She had intended TO write, but had put
Il off and put 1t Off till finally she never
wrote at all Now, however, that she
found herself In Nice, abandoned by hcr
lover. without parents and without friends,
she thought OF her former master and beg
ged TO be sent 30 Paris.
The commissary aeccded to her request
after vainly trying for week to find her
place The money for her fare was al
yanccd out Of the public funds on cnndi.
tion that il should DO reimbursed upon
her arrival. On reaching tho capital Mari
anne at once hastened TO tho Rue Nollct
Not only was tho concierge no longer
there, but her master had disappeared,
and none Of the lodgcrs knew anything
about him. In the heightof her pcrplexity
she was sent for by the commlssary Of Pc.
lice Of thequarter, who demanded tho sum
due from her TO the state.
She was, Of course, unable TO pay
"Then," said tho commissafy, eyou
will haze to SO 20 prison fer 10 days for
defaulting the state"
The terrified girl burst Into tears.
"Ah," she exclaimed, IL only my old
master had beon there, ho wonld hayo
saved NOT
"Your old mastcr9 What mastorg"
querled tho eoinmissary.
why, NJ Jean Rhodic, Of course, with
whom / served Tor OVER 1--WE years.
"Hold hard "a exclaimed the magistrate,
tapping his forehead lie thought awhile,
and then the circumstances Of Jean
Rhodes trial and condemnation came
back TO him.
$50 you were Jean Rhodie's seryanti'
he exclaimed.
Eyes, sir. -
And you are not deads"
Dead Noi'
"Thcn tell mo where you went 60 and
what you have been doing since you left
Paris
"Well, said the commissary after lis
tening TO her story, your precipitato do
parturo was tho cause OF an innnccuh
Inan's condemnation. And he told her
the whole history OF Jean Rboilies trial
and conviction.
Mariannos astonishment and grief can
be imagined.
Tho eommissary of the BatiRnolles quar-
ter was an energetic and cntcrprislng
funotionary. He went TO work to obtain
Jean Rhodes liberation, and after months
Of hard work, IN which be was aided as
siduously by Rhodes fcmnrscful counsel,
who had given up the bar and made
fortune rs soap boiler, tho barriers Of
rod tape were surmounted and Jean
Rhode was sent hnek 10 Franco a fro
man, after serving ten years IN the distant
convict settlement.
viii II be believcdf Hcwas almost sorry
at his roiense. What would become OF his
school Of music, In which 10 took such
pridog What would become Of hin faVorlto
pupil, Meoka-LikiY
However,, ho returned 90 Psris and
found his servant Marianne, but WAS I'M
able to ascertain The whereabouts Of his
concierge Was his Vengeance over which
he had broodcd for SO many years, then 20
escape himg
Jean Rhode has resumed his former
mode OF lifo Reinstalled ia his apartment
In the Rue Nollct, he egain occupies tho
post Of first violin at tho Ambigu Comlque.
But the unhappy fellow has two secret
griefs--the ''Goldon Fleece" has not yet
been staged and he has never been able 70
lay hands upon his concierge. From tho
French.