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

sier, when lie was communicated
with and bound over to secrecy, en-
tered into the spirit of the thing at
once, and Immediately began prepa
rations for playing his part.
Of course nothing would have
beer 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 that if he was arrested
another member would be deputed
to take his place, and besides sho
felt it would be poor return to Lu-
cille 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 the 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 we'll, and
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 on 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 fne form the presidents
address opening the exhibition.
Toward the exit from the build
ings, where great crowd had gath
cred to 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 anarchy! Cassello is
avenged"
The president sank back into the
arms Of Travissier, and he was i'm
mediately 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 ruse 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 LIE 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-
ton of the president, and the news
was flashed all over the world, only
to be contradicted few hours after
ward when it became known how
ingeniously anarchy had been cheat
ed of one of it's most coveted vic
TINS. AS for the anarchists them
selves, they we're quite dumfound-
ed when they learned how they had
been foiled.
Meanwhile Paul, in Jail, was kept
in ignorance of the failure of his at
tempt 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 are aston
ished to see me here when you
thought you had terminated my eX-
istence. But Providence. through
this devoted woman. your wife, or
dained otherwise. 1t is to her that
you and l owe our lives. We all of
us have our faults and misconcep-
tions, but if you will take IL little
friendly advice you will renornce
the principles you have entertained,
if not for the hopelessness and dan
ger OF the principles themselves, for
the sake of the devoted companion
of your life, to whom ] repeat we
both owe our lives However, as |
trust you will now see how blindly
you have been acting, the only con-
dition will impose with Il free par
don is that YOU reside out of France