The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

ing in my employers shop. Citizen
Clairfaits. for some papers to take tc
the counting house when an old mar
entered with a sealed parcel and hand
ed it to one Of the shopmen, saying:
"'Give that to Citizen Clairfait.'
"Any name? said the shopman.
"'The name is of no consequence,
answered the cid man; but, if you like,
you can give mine. Say the parcel
came from Citizen Dubois And then
he went out
"Does that old fellow live at Cha
lons?' I asked.
ono said the shopman. He is here
in attendance on customer Of ours,
an old ex-aristocrat named Danville.
She is on visit in our town. l leave
you to imagine how that reply startled
me. The shopman could answer none
of the other questions 1 put to him.
The next day / was asked to dinner
by my employer. On entering the room
found his wife just putting away a
lavender colored silk scarf, on which
she had been embroidering in silver
what looked like crest and coat of
arms.
az don't mind your seeing what
am about, Citizen Lomaque' said she,
for | know we can trust you. That
scarf is sent back to us by the GUS
toner, an ex-emigrant lady of the old
aristocratic school. to have her family
coat of arms embroidered on it,
Rather a dangerous commission,
even in these mercifully democratic
times. is it not?'
1.-THE old lady, you must know, is
as proud as Lucifer and, having got
back safely to France in these days Of
moderate republicanism, thinks she
may now indulge with impunity in al,
her old fashioned notions. She has
been an excellent customer of ours, so
my husband thought it best to humor
her. But he would not trust her COM
mission to any of the workroom women
to execute. We are not living under the
Reign of Terror now. Still, there is
nothing like being on the safe side
Pray what is this ex-emigrant's
name"
Danville. She is going to appear
in that fine scarf at her sons mar
riage'
'Marriager 1 exclaimed, thunder
struck.
"'Yes. What are you so amazed at?
BY all accounts the son deserves to
make lucky marriage this time. His
first wife was taken away from him In
the Reign of Terror by the guillotine.'
"'Whom is he going to marryY l in
quired, still breathless.
The daughter of General Berthelin,
an ex-aristocrat by family, like the old
lady, but by principle as good repub-
hcan as ever lived, who snaps his fin
gers at his ancestors and says we are
all descended from Adam, the first gen.
uine sans culotte in the world
THE Cheyenne Clairfait gossiped on
all through the dinner, but said nothing
more on this subject. The very next
day / made the following discoveries:
Danvflle's mother is staying with Gen
eral Berthelin's sister and daughter at
ChalOns. Danyille himself Is expected
to arrive every day and escort them to |
Paris, where the marriage contract is
to be signed at the generals house.
Prompt action being necessary, l &C.
,epted my employers commission fol-
Paris. left with all speed and am
low on my way. On the road here the
iiligence by which / travelled was pass
ID by carriage posting at full speed.
could not see inside the carriage, but
looked at the box seat and recognized
IN 1T the old man Dubois / said to
myself what l now say again to you,
No time is to be lost"
mo time shall be lost"
Your sister?"
1T is there only that my purpose
alters. If it were only possible to
spare her all knowledge of this last
rial and to leave the accomplishment
II the terrible task to me aloney'
Il think it is possible We must de-
part for Paris by the diligence tornor.
row morning, and we must take your
sister with us. We shall be in time.
People don't sign marriage contracts
n the evening after long days Jour
ley. Leave the care of Rose in Paris to
ne and also the responsibility of keep
ng her In ignorance of what Won are
LONG. Go to this General Berthelin'sl
u
house at time when you know Dan
Vile is there 1--WE can get that informa-
hon through the servants) and put it
beyond the power of your sisters infa-
nous husband to add another to the
list of his crimes"
you forget the suddenness of the
Journey to Paris. How are we to &C.
count for it without risk of awakening
ny sisters suspicionsr'
Leave that to me. Let us return To
me cottage at once. No; not Won.
There is that in your face which would
'etray us. Leave me to go back alone.
Will say that you have gone to give
some orders at the inn. Leave # To
me- And. waving his hand, Lomaoue
'urned quickly in the direction of the
cottage. Nearly an hour passed before
Irudaine ventured to follow him. When
lie entered the path which led to the
sarden gate, he saw his sister waiting
or him at the door. Her face looked
unusually animated, and she ran for