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

Terror was actually threatened will
overthrow at the hands of the Mod
crate party. Then the news of Robes
| pierre's attempted suicide, Of his con
domination and execution, reached us
The confusion produced in the prison
was beyond description. The accused
who had been tried and those who had
not been tried got mixed up.
| "From the day Of Robespierre's ar
rest no orders came to the prison au
thorities, no death lists reached the
prison. The turkeys, terrified by ru
mors that the lowest accomplices OF
the tyrant would be condemned with
him, made no attempt Is maintain or
der. Some of them, that hunchback
among the rest, deserted their duties.
The Reorganization was so complete
that when the commissioners from the
| new government came to st. LaZare
some of US were actually half starved
for want of the bare necessities of life.
To inquire separately into our cases
was impossible. The documents con-
corning us were incomprehensible to
the new commissioners, and they were
calling us up before them in dozens.
Tried or not tried, we had all been ar
rested by the tyrant and had been ac-
cused of conspiracy against him. We
were trusted by Tallien and the men
of the 9th Thermidor because we had
been suspected by Robespierre. Cou-
thon and Saint-Just Arrested inform
ally, we were now liberated informally
When it came to my sisters turn and
mine, we were not under examination
five minutes. No such thing as search
ing question was asked us. l believe
we might even have given our own
names with impunity. But l had pre-
viously instructed Rose that we were
to assume our mothers maiden name
Maurice. AS the Citizen and Cheyenne
Maurice, accordingly, we passed out of
prison. Under the same name we have
lived here ever since. Our future hap
piness will depend on our escape from
death being kept a secret among us
three. We must still know nothing of
Louis Trudaine and Rose Danville ex-
cept that they were two among the
hundreds of victims guillotined during
Tic neigh Ol lprrOr.
He took up his sisters hood, which
lay in window seat near him.
Come, Rose" he said. 1.-THE sun II
shining. The sweet spring air Is in
wiling us out. Let us have a quiet stroll
along the stream. Why should we keep
our friend cooped up In this narrow lit
tie room when we have miles of beauti-
frII cI11 l. IA
is high treason to Queen Nature to re-
main indoors on such q morning as
this"
Without waiting for her reply he put
on her hood, drew her arm through his
and led the way out. Lomaque's face
grew grave as he followed them.
II am glad 1 only told the bright side
of my budget of news in her presence"
thought he. .'She is not well at heart
yet. l might have hurt her if l had not
held my tongue"
They walked for awhile down the
banks of the stream, talking of indif-
ferent matters, and then returned to
the cottage. They parted for little
while at the cottage door Rose re-
tired to her upstairs room, from which
she had been summoned by her broth
or. Trudaine and Lomaque returned to
wander along the banks of the stream.
With one accord and without a word
passing between them they stopped
md looked each other in the face.
[rudaine spoke first. II thank you for
having spared her," he began abruptly.
She is not strong enough yet to bear
tearing of new misfortune unless 1
freak it to her first
You suspect me, then, of bringing
'ad news? ~
Il know you do. When l saw your
Irst look at her, l knew it. Speak
Without fear. After three years of rest
nd quietness l can bear any trial
almly and, if need be, can strengthen
Ter to bear it too. l know your news
s bad, for l know beforehand that it
S news of Danville. Has he discovered
he secret of our escape from the gull
otine?"
No; he has not suspicion of it. He
believes, as his mother, as every one