The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
EoW pRRYFus LIEEs.
Appears in Paris Without Disguise, But
Is Seldom Rseognizsd.

@A8hAANaH AMN
Is Seldom Recognized.
1t is not generally known that
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus is living a duiet
ma retired life IN a coy little SUI
Iburban house in Paris. Every day
he may be seen on the streets Of
Paris, in the Louvre and the great Ii
lbraries, yet no one recognizes him,
because they do not know him. Cur
f0usly enough, he wears no disguise.
He has frequently brushed elbows
with his greatest enemies. Net many
days ago, for instance, an officer who
gave evidence against him at the fa-
smous Rennes trial begged his pardon
when stepping out of the tramcar,
unconscious Of the personality he
was addressing.
These facts, according to London
Tit-Bits, were told to the writer by a
man, a great personal friend Of the
much condemned man, who pointed
out the house occupied by the famous
prisoner Of Devils Island, as we
passed down a quiet suburban thor
Cughfare Of the worlds gayest city.
He had had an interview with Drey-
fis that very week. He found him
writing at his desk as unconcernedly
as a retired banker, determined to
take life easy.
He explained that he accepted the
pardon" which many declare he
should not have done, at the sole ad-
vice Of his friends, and on the I'M
derstanding that he could appeal
against the decision. This chance
has gone, now that the president has
proclaimed an amnesty for all con-
cerned.
Dreyfus, continued my friend, is.
not a sympathetic man at first sight
rather the other way; but the more
you see Of him-and | have chatted
with him some seven or eight times
during she present year-the more
you like him. After each CONVEX
sation Jour opinion of him improves.
You quickly discover this fact, that
be views with broad humanity the
motives and acts Of men who made
him curse the hour Of his birth a
thousand times.
He acknowledged to me one day
that his natural Unborn reserve had
made him many enemies.
@Until / met my wife," he once
said to me, Il never cared for the So
Getty Of anybody. 1t was wrong, but
1 never knew it until too late. /
sought no friends and acquaintance
because / had not the inclination,
and because my ambition to succeed
made me careful Of my time. The
hours devoted to friendly intercourse
would be better spent in study, |
thought. When / joined the general
staff, for instance, ! made not a sim
gle call-just sent my card to super
iors and comrades alike. It made
bad blood; they thought me un-
civil"
Dreyfus admits, without a shadow
Of hesitation, that many features Of
his case are unexplained to this day.
de has many sincere friends, who
visit him frequently. lola was q
regular visitor to his house. Thus
the ex-prisoner of Devils Island
spends his time, happy in the conf
dence and love Of his wife and chill
dren. With the exception Of the POI
Lice and a few special friends no one
knows Of his whereabouts.
If Paris knew that the author Of
that historical and startling book,
@Five Years Of My Life" in which
the writer tells Of his sufferings dur
ing his five years Punishment, was
walking its streets like an ordinary
citizen it would go into commissions.
But Dreyfus-nor his most intimate
friends, for that matter is not likely
to satisfy its curiosity by making
himself known.
Extraordinary Fanaticism.
An extraordinary story ofreligious
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