The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-29

NIne CLOCK, and no news from Pere
Aachalse. The landlord stopped in the
act of drawing cork and scowled. Old
HouJon drew a roll of bills out of his
pocket and looked at them.
ioor Jean, poor JEAN muttered the
priest. His own father has forgotten
him." 70''eii
HonJon patted the roll of bills and made
Sl%h to the priest. He took no notice
drank his wine. paid his score and left.
HouJon followed him outside, and the
next moment he found himeelf in the hur
of the priest. who said:
Come along, father. l escaped only
Yesterday week and have had hard
uihe. You remember old Father Ber-
neVai' VINO used to bury the faithful at
tne cemetery until he scandalzed the
pace ana his profession by getting
afank! | found him out. and. remember
ing how | used to smuggle the brandy in
tor nm, he put the note under your door
and fixed me up in ecclesiastical style os
you see. Come with me to his abode in
talk" wiz
Thither they went and had a long con.
versaton. When they separated. lean
In 1910 Theophile Theroud went 70 re-
SIDE in Strassburg. He went into bust
ness and married and brought his old fa
ther to live with him. Seven children
were born, all of whom died except the
Oldest, Henri. NJ. Theroud became n
great railroad man. He was chosen pres
ldent of scientific society, and his nor
tralt was published in many periodicals
lie lived in fine style, and his son gave
promise of becoming a celebrated engi
neer.
1t came to pass that one Riverin al
ready mentioned in this history. had
mended his ways and was selling news
papers and other reading material on the
Rue st. Lazaire, Paris near to the sta
ton of the Railroad of the West. II was
MS custom to pass his leisure moments
IN looking over the pictorial periodicals.
ana one day his attention was attracted
by the likeness of Theophile Theroud
railroad magnate, and so forth
Il could swear that was Jean Gouion. {"
he said to himself.
Then he read the words accomDanvino
the portrait and commented as he read
thus: He first settled in Strassburg in
lS4o'- The very year Jean escaped
from prison-'For many years his father
lived with him Old man Gouion disap-
peared at the same time-'and up to the
close of his life, three years ago. it was
the great delight of the old gentleman TO
cultivate flowers That was old Gou-
joins business in fashion at Pere La
chaise. If this is Jean. my future is
| ii =; l. .lt
pay handsomely for the keeping of the
secret, for he is only an escaped convict
ana can be sent to prison any time to
serve out his sentence"
Riverin went to Strassburg After he
had taken good look at NJ. Theroud he
said: He's my man. The top of the
third finger of the right hand is gone.
will change my name. My identity also
ceases, and now | am-who am | ? Paul
Desmoulins? All, that is grand name,
He will pay me handsomely-at least
100000 francs. | will never return to
Paris. | will retire to a quiet place and
marry. Why not? | am only 4S. NJ
Desmoulins, you must get your cards en-
graved and prepare for career"
Nj. Desmoulins called on NJ Theroud
The same evening NJ. Theroud left the
house and did not return until late. His
son saw that he was excited and wander
ing and heard him walking his room
nearly all night. He went to business
next day as usual. In the evening he
again left the house, and his son follow
ed him. He saw his father meet a man
in an adjacent wood. The two talked
excitedly. The son heard an outcry and
saw his father strike three or four blows
with some weapon at the other man, vino
fell. NJ Theroud stood over the pros
trate form and struck three or four more
blows. Then he turned away, rushed
toward the park in which his home stood
and entered it.
81 know not who this man is" said
NJ. Theroud when examined before the
authorities. "IIc had private business
with my son, and several nights in sue
cession my son left the house, evidently
to meet him. Early in the morning my
son came to my room and said:
~ have killed a man. He is my enc
my and pursued me- You will find his
body in the wood adjoining the park.
He then quilted my house and went |
know not whittier. | have never heard
of him since"
A hunting knife owned by the son was
found near the body, and the doctor tes-
titled that such weapon had inflicted
the wound which caused the death of the
man.
NJ. Theroud lived on honored and re-
spected, having the sympathy of all his
fellow citizens. Before his death he con
fessed his crime, the guilt of which his
son had assumed. All his former evils
were enumerated. As to Paul Desmou-
Inns, or Jacques Riverin. he said:
IL promised him 100000 francs for 81
Ience and absence from France forever
He demanded more. Finally it must be
half my fortune, the right Of perpetual
residence in my home. His demands and
threats drove me mad On my first meet
Ing with him he seized me by the throat
and threatened my life. On the next
meeting armed myself with Il knife. |
had no intention of killing him unless he
asSailcd me, but when he threatened me
with exposure on the morrow unless
agreed at once to his rapacious demands
| lost my reason and slew him"
The son, who had never been farther
than Switzerland and had repeatedly
been VISITED 10y MS Iathef, returned soon
after his fathers death He cleared up
all his fathers business and retired to Il
small town in Champagne. where lie died
only recently, leaving all his fortune to
charitable institutions. - Brooklyn Cti-
zen.
Fashions Echoes.
Sashes of all kinds and descriptions
will be a feature Of summer dress.
Pnnnins and large silk pOpnies have