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

p.uI Ie Aiarchant, clockmaker by
.,.dc aud anarchist by principle. sat
,,reskeast in the little parlor at
a,e lsck of his shop in the Rue st.
antoine carelessly glancing through
morning paper. Opposite him sat
his young wife.
On this morning after breakfast
;ostead of going into his shop. as
,..s customary with him, he drew
n;sci,air over beside his young wife,
ann taking her hand in his he gazel
n,mn her sorrowfuily and with PEI
.,i;ar interest, and said while strok-
ins hoA' hair: ;.
.J,ulld happen to me what would
y,,, do, If | quilted this life with
.hc curses of widows and orphans
ANA the hatred of q world, would
vu, still remember me only as your
ioyins and manly Paul, or would
you TOO, join with the world in
blasting my memory
Alas Lucille knew too we'll what
psul's principles were and how
strongly he cherished them. She
Ind strange forebodings always that
,,,,n would come to him or that he
might be chosen to execute some Of
tl,e terrible sentences passed by the
secret councils of the anarchists, and
she knew that he could not disohey
any order of these councils with i'm
mpity, even if he was SO inclined.
While her husband spoke to her
the tears rose to her eyes. and throw
ing her arms around his neck she
,cd,bcd, asking why he spoke thus.
Inf he merely eaid ho felt melan-
.holy, which was more OF less lie,
for Senor Morova. the Spanish prem
icr, had been sentenced by the very
council to which LIE Marchant him
saf belonged. and the sentence had
been cffectuaily and fatally carried
out ale previous day by Cassello.
tho member of the brotherhood on
whom the lot had fallen, and Le
aiarchant knew this. and he was
sdeased. Italways pleased him when
the vengeance Of the brotherhood
relieved the world Of one OF its rul-
ers.
He siaI just been reading the par
aculars of the murder-though he
did not view it in that light-in the
newspaper. and he knew that Mem
tsurc, president of France. would be
tue next victim, sentence having
been pronounced on him immediate
y after Senior Morova. He knew
also that lots would be drawn to de-.
ode who should carry out this vile
sentence, and he had a kind of pre-
sentiment that the lot would fall to
him. It was this thought that made
him address Lucille IN sucI. q strange
fashion.
For some days after this he. at
tended in his shop as usual, and Lu-
ollie had almost forgotten his mo-
nentary strange manner, till one
evening she went up to his room
and entering quietly found him ad-
justing black mask over his face.
On her inquiring what he was doing,
he tried to pass Il OF as Joke. and
told her he intended to play little
trick upon her. but Lucille saH
ing on q chair close by a black cloak
with hood, ana also something
bright among the folds, and she was
too wei: asysEo that this meant a
summons to q meeting.
And in truth she guessed right,
for when Fse:is set cat that might it
! was at the cali of the chief of the
Motherhood to attend the meeting
to decide who shoula execute the
antence which had been passed on
4 President Mentaure.
4 When Paul entered the room, he
found large number had already
31Hrived, but therewere three or four
who I'D not as yet put In an ap-.
8Rarance, and for these the council
4 waited till ALI but one had come.
4 This one was Signor Rapelli. and the
members becoming impatient at his
aponappearance had sent twice to the
man on guard at the entrance OF the
j house to know if he was in sight.
BE was looking cut for the last time
4 when hooded fgnre came hastily
70 the door. gave the password and
vas admitted. The man in the hall,
suming it was Signor Rapelli, aa-
aqessed him by name. ana told him
3he brotherhood were impatiently
] S1:'iny, and urged him to hurry up
4s'srs to the council chamber. 1. 4
! Now th:ss ii;arssoz, ii;;asrssoz,, wt:aom ii.a guard
a'aok TO be Hignnr Rapelli. was mono
aelher than Lucilla, Ile Marchant'sl
3Gfe, who, impalled, by love for:
raul, as weM as cnriosity, slotcr-
AAmed to risk a visit to the council
asaguised AZ lnelnher. especially az
3jraal had trusted her with the 1,asa-
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