Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-02-03

who had not as YET pa. a.. hi.
pearance, and for these the council
waited till all but one had come.
This one was Sig1or Rapelli, and lllc
members becoming Impatient 1t. has
lonappeal ance had senttwice to the
man on guard at the entrance of the
house to knew if he WAS in, sight
He was looking out for the last time
when a hooded figure came hastily
TO the door, gave the password and
was admitted. The man in the hall,
assuming it was Signor Rapelli, adj
dressed him by name, and told him
the brotherhood were ilnpatiently
whiting, and urged him to hurry up
stairs to the council chamber.
Now this person, whom the. gnard
took to he Signor Rapelli, was none
other than Lucille, LIE Marchant's
wife, who, impelled by love fol
Paul, as well as curiosity, deter
mined to risk visit to the council
disguised ASA mem Der, especially
Paul had trusted her with the pass
word. When the guard addressed
her as Signor Rapelli, the truewom.
an S wit OWNED that the signor had
not arrived, and she therefore deter
mined to play his part as best she
could.
When she entered the council
chamber, the president welcomed
her as Signor Rapelli, and she, hav-
ing merely bowed, went and took a
seat with the other members.
She shuddered inwardly when she
looked around the room ut the som
Der drapery on the walls and the
black hoods Of the members, which
allowed nothing but the eyes to be
eeen, and then the awful thought
crossed her mind-that if some one
recognized her as a stranger what
would become of here Worst of all,
they would think she was there with
the approval of Paul, and she knew
that if they thought him guilty of
treachery he would not leave the
place alive.
However. the voice of the pfesi-
dent cut short her thoughts AS he
arose to formally explain the object
Of their meeting, whichswas to de-
eide who should rid France of its
president. Ee Their explained the
mode in which the drawing of lots
was to take place. He produced a
large pewter jug with a neck just
wide enough to allow a hand to pass
in, and this jug was filled with cards,
on each one of which there was a
number from to 100. Each mem Der
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.
Eounce 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 mum Der, and drew
q ticket. The mum bers drawn by the
first seven mem bers were So, 80. 8,
II, IS, 70 and ~. Then it came to
Paul:s turn, who drew ticket bear
ing the number and retired to his
seat, and the drawing went on. No
che drew q number lower than Z.
and when al! 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, bat for
preference on the day when the
president was to open the Exhibition
of Arts and Industries in Paris. This
was the day on which Cassello. the
anarchist who II ordered Senior No
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 we'll to attempt
TO dissuade him from carrying out