The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-24

and he was suffering intense torture did
Begneaud surrender his gold and silver.
When he gave the boys the keys to these
compartments few well-directed blows
sllenced him forever. His surrender of his
fortune had not saved his life.
There were a hundred pounds of gold
and silver coins, as much as the two boys
could carry between them. They found
two large sacks in the store, filled them
with the money, swung them over their
backs, and, locking the door and throw
ing the key under the house, marched to
their little cabin on the Boudreaux place,
where the money was buried under a
neighboring tree and grass planted over II.
The boys were shrewd enough to know
that If they left at once, suspicion would
point to them. so they worked on as IL
nothing had happened, until the first ex-
element was over. When ii had quoted
down they showed Col. Boudreaux, their
employer, a letter from a man in New
Orleans who had offered them better work
in his store on Toulouse street. The
colonel thought it a good advance for the
boys, and they went away, openly and
aboVe-board, with the good wishes of all
their friends, and without the slightest
suspicion attaching to them, but with
Begneaud's gold In their little hair trunk.
1t was after their departure that the
letter they pretended to have received
hand. They had left It forgetfully, or per-
haps SYSTEMATICALLY, on the manteipiece
of their cabin. An inquiry at the postof-
fee showed that neither of the boys had
received a letter at the time they pre-
tended. When the sheriff came to New
Orleans he looked them up at the Toulouse
street store for an explanation OF the le.-
ter matter. They had never been there.
These facts gave rise to serious suspicion
that the boys knew something about the
murder. They had apparently disap-
peared from the face of the earth. Thou
sands of people must have met the two
boys during the last nine months, and
have wondered at two youngsters travel
ing around the world alone and spending
money so lavishly and recklessly, and It
seems strange that they should never
have been subject of police suspicion and
arrest. This was probably due to the
fact that they went only to the big cities.
They took a trip around the world; they
visited New York, Brussels, London,
Paris. Mexico, San Francisco and half
a dozen other great cities, and at all they
splurged and lived like princes. They as
tonished their old comrades in Paris with
the fortune that they, two poor unfriend-
ed boys, had made In few months. Wher-
ever they went they lived extravagantly.
and denied themselves no pleasures that
boys can enjoy. They dressed well. lived
well and saw all the sights Of Europe
and America.
on Monday last two very ragged boys,
showing all the signs Of suffering poverty
presented themselves at Col. Boudreaux's
plantation, and asked the colonel to take
them back to work. They we're Ernest
and Alexis Blanc, and they explained that
they had lost their place In New Orleans,
had gone to st. Louis, and had tramped
all the way from that city TO Lafayette
parish, TO get back TO their little cabin
again. Sheriff Bromsard had conhded his
suspicions Of the two boys to Col. Bou-
dreaux, and the latter, while doubling
their guilt informed the sheriff OF their
return. The climax came earlier than was
expected. and II required but simple ef-
fort on the part OF the sheriff to induce
both boys to tell the entire story of the
murder. and Of their wanderings since.
Why they came back 10 the scene of
their crime. TO a hard life Of labor, Is a
psychic problem. No one ever expected to
see them again. and the sheriff had prac-
ticaIg given up the chase. To him the re-
turn 10 Scott, where they must have been
aware that there was danger, seemed in
expllcabe.
you came back TO murder Simeon Beg
neaud.' he said 10 them, land get his
money"
ooh. no" said Alexis, In a tone which
left no doubt that he was telling the