The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-02

famous all over the world. Travis
sier, when Ee was communicated
with and bound over to secrecy. en-
tered into the spirit of the thing at
cnce. and Immediately began prepa.
rations for playing his part.
OF course nothing would have
been easier than for Nine. Mentaure
to have had Paul arrested on the
spot, or at least kept under surveil.
lance, but she was sufficiently keen
to appreciate thatif ne was arrested
another number would be deputed
to take his place, and besides sho
felt 1T would be poor return to Lu-
ellie for her trust and devotion.
when the eventful day arrived.
Lieutenant Travissier, disguised as
the presidents secretary, appeared
at the door OF the palace supporting
on his arm tine dummy president,
and entering the carriage which
was i'll waiting drove to- the exhibi-
ton attended by a military escort.
So far everything went on well, an;.
the route rang with the loud cheers
of the French public for their be-
loved president. Many were the
sympathetic words exchanged
among byStanders anent the pale
ness Of the president and the diff.
Guilty which seemed to attend his
least movement.
! At last the exhibition buildings
were reached. The president en-
tered, still leaning Oil the arm OF
Travissier, and mounted the plat
form provided for his accommodate
ton. The ventrilOquist stood imme.
diately behind the dummy and de.
livered in tiGe form the presidents g
address opening the exhibition.
Toward the exit from the build
| ings, where great crowd had gath
cred 30 see them and while the air
] rang with the cheers of the multi
tude, LIE Marchant, who WAS wait
ing, suddenly darted forward and
before any one could interfere
plunged his dagger thrice into the
breast of the president, crying pas
sionately: Down with tyranny
Long live anarchyl Cassello is
/ avengedi"
The president sank back into the
arms Of Travissier, and he was irn-
.nediately carried to one of the pri-
vate rooms in the exhibition and
medical men sent for. When Travis
sier had the committee who received
the president alone in the room with
him he hurriedly explained to them
the rrse that had been played upon
them and the public in anticipation
of the attack that had Just taken
place, and impressed upon them the
necessity Of keeping up the farce
little longer.
AS for Le Marchant, he was in
stantly seized by the crowd. and
Notwithstanding his strength would
: have been most severely handled if
the gendarmes had not rescued him
| and taken him into custody.
| Within an incredibly short time
all the newspapers had special edi-
tions out, recounting the assassina-
tion Of the president, and the news
was flashed all over the world, only
, to be contrad;cteda few hours utter
ward when it became known how
ingenioualy anarchy had been cheat
ed Of one Of its most coveted vic
TINS. AS for the anarchists them
selves, they were quite dumfound-
ed whes. they learned how thsy had
been foiled.
| Meanwhile Paul, in Jail, was kept
IN ignorance Of the failure of his at
ten pt on the president until one
morning after things had settled
down he was quietly conveyed be-
fore the president and his wife, who,
with Lucille and Travissier, awaited
his coming.
The astOnishment of Paul when
he saw the president, whom he
thought he had finally disposed of,
hale and hearty before him, can bet
ter be imagined than described, and
his surprise was intensified AT sight
of Lucille, who he thought had come
| there to beg his life.
M. Mentaure, calmly addressing
Paul, said: II expect you arc aston
asuSu ~ See mo mere Wnen you
thought you had terminated my ex-
astence. But Providence, through
this devoted woman, your wife, Or
dained otherwise It is. to her that
you and I owe our lives. We all of
IS have cur faults and misconcep.
tons, but il you will take little
friendly advice you will renounce
the principles you have entertained.
IL not for ths. hopelessness and dan
ger of the principles themselves. for
the cake of the devoted companion
OF your life, to whom ] repeat we
both owe our lives. However, as
trust you will now zee how blindly
you have been acting, the only con-
dition Iv'ill impose with free par
n ses L. l.