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

wide enough to allow a hand to pass
in, and this jug was filled with cards.
on each one of which there was Il
number from to 100. Each member
was to walk up to the president, be-
fore whom the jug was placed, and
draw out number, and when he
drew it out he was obliged to an
nounce his name and the number he
drew, and then retire to his seat.
Whoever drew the lowest number
was bound to carry out the COM
mands of the council.
Then each one walked up in turn,
Lucille among the number, and drew
ticket. The numbers drawn by the
first seven members were So, SO, S,
II, ss, 20 and 12. Then it came to
Paul's turn, who drew ticket bear
ing the number z and retired TO his
seat, and the drawing went on. No
one drew a number lower than z,
and when all had finished the presi-
dent rose and addressing LIE Mar
chant announced that in accordance
with the rules of the society it had
fallen to his lot to cut short the life
of NJ. Felix Mentaure, president of
France, within ten days, but for
preference on the day when the
nresident was to open the Exhibition
of Arts and Industries in Paris. This
was tho day on which Cassello, the
anarchist who murdered Senior Mo-
rova, was to pay the penalty of his
crime. Then, having exhorted him
to do his duty, he presented him
with dagger, this being the only
warrant for execution issued by the
society when it passed sentence of
death. Afterward the council broke
up for the night, and the members
dispersed to their several homes,
Lucille running nearly all the way,
so as to reach home before Paul.
She knew him too well to attempt
to dissuade him from carrying out
the sentence with which he was in
trusted, and she also knew that even
If she did succeed in dissuading him
it would most certainly endanger
his life. But she was revolving
little scheme in her own mind, which
she thought, while itwould save the
life of the president, would also
shield Paul from the anger Of the
brotherhood if he failed to execute
Mentaure.
Now, before Mentaure had become
president Lucille had been lady's
maid to Nine. Mentaure, and only
resigned that position when she
married Paul, on which occasion
madame gave her beautiful and
costly present, with a request that
if she ever wanted any favor she
would not be slow to ask it.
Lucille therefore wrote Nine. Men
taure, requesting to be allowed to
see her, as she had something most
important and pressing to inform
her of and which would not bide
delay. Lucille sent this letter the
second day after the meeting at
which she had been present, and re-
ceived a prompt reply, appointing
an hour at which it would be con-
venient to madame to see her.
Nine. Mentaure received her very
kindly, and having made several
inquiries as to herself and family
requested her to state the object of
her visit.
Lucille then told her plainly of
se- husbands principles, and relat-
ed how she had gained access to the
council chamber Of the anarchists,
who had decreed the death of the
president, and how it had fallen to
her husband Paul's lot to carry out
the sentence.
Nine. Mentaure listened quietly to
all Lucille had to say, and except
for the paleness of her face and the
twitching of her lips did not betray
any signs of emotion. She inquired
of Lucille whether she thought Paul
would carry out the decree, and Lu-
cille answered that she was abso-
lutely certain that no power on earth
could stop him, but that if madame
would hear her she thought she had
plan which, if it met with her ap-
proval, would save both the preSi-
dent and Paul.
She told Nine. Mentaure that Paul
would probably attempt the murder
of the president when he went to
open the Exhibition of Arts and In
dustries in a week or so, and sug-
gested that madame should secure
the services OF Lieutenant Travis
sier, the world famed ventriloquist,
to aid them in carrying out her
plan, which was that Travissier
should have one Of his walking fig
ures made up to resemble the presi-
dent, and that he, Travissier, should
take his seat beside it in the carriage
on the day the exhibition was to he
opened and make the speech declar
ing the Arts and Industries open
which would have been spoken by