The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-16
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AN INCIDENT OF THE
. FRENCH REVOLUTION.
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vesque was engaged had been arrest
ed by the revolutionists and were In
danger of the gnillotine, asked and oh
tained leave to 20 to them, having a.
faint hope of saving one or both.
One day he appeared. disguised. mi
the village near which stood the Mira
chieu chateau. The marquis and his
daughter were prisoners In their own
home. waiting guard and transportation
to Paris. Among the tenantry of the
marquis was the Brouneuu family. to|
whom the Miraculous had been espe-
cially kind during the period OF their
prosperity. Levesquc, who had lived
in the nelghborhood. knew of this obli
cation and. making himself known to-
Marie Brouneau. asked her assistance
In his design Marie had been permit.
ted TO visit Heloise. and Of this Eugene
resolved to take advantage. Dressed
and mnde up as Marie, he gained uc-
cess to the prisoners and succeeded In
making transfer of clothing with the
marquis, who went out In his stead.
At the Brouneuus' the eX eX-prisoner found
Levesuue's disguise, In which he made
his way across the border.
Eugene, whose identity was not dis.
covered. now turned his thoughts to
some means of escape for Heloise. The
father and daughter had been permit
ted to occupy adjoining apartments on
the upper story. The door leading from
Heloise's room to u hallway had been
locked and the key removed. Eugene
had brought n small file with him, with
which he began to file the lock. but
the guard. hearing the sound. looked
into the rooms. and Eugene had turned
away from his work just In time to
escape detection. In the morning
when breakfast was brought up to the
prisoners, he secreted case knife. and
II the knife was missed It could only
have been missed by the servants. who
of the fact. While Heloise listened at
the door where the sentinel was post
ed for his slightest movement Eugene
lay on bed covered with the bed
clothing aud pillows to deaden sound
and with his file made a saw of the
case knife.
During the night. again covered to
conceal sound, he cut In the door u
hole large enough TO enable him to
insert the saw and. working very slow.
ly and cautiously. sawed circle
around the lock. leaving a connection
just adequate to hold the lock In It's
place till he was ready to remove It,
Hall tt,a ..l.N n
costume from the one she was wear
Ing and after the customary Inspection
for the night slipped 1t on. Eugene
could find nothing for change. His
object was the release of his betrothed.
and he would not risk going out with
her. She must go out at night. but no
one was permitted to leave the chateau
! except In daylight.
The prisoners devised the following
plan: Hepise would leave her room at
night alone. find her way to the serv.
ants quarters and remain with them
till morning. One of the servants was
to return to the apartment TO person.
ate her mistress. who, disguised, was
to leave the chateau by day. There
were other arrangements and alterna.
tives made IN case of failure of any
part of the plan and with view to
Eugenes escape. though of this there
was little hope.
At 10 o'clock at night Eugene re.
moved the lock. Heloise. slipping out
| and down back staircase. went TO the
room OF her maid and got into her bed
| The maid went TO HelOise's room, was
| admitted by Engene. got into her bed.
and the lock was put back In Its place.
| The next morning the cook who pre-
pared the guards meals asked for q
was granted. The cook. before going
on her erraDd. returned to the kitchen
| for a pitcher. and when she emerged
the guard noticed that either she had
| grown shorter and sllghter or he was
mistaken as to her real identity. He
I concluded he was mistaken, and He
loise made her way to the home OF the
Brouneaus, where she found conceal.
ment.
| The next morning the supposed He.
loise feigned illness and asked the
guard to send for her friend, Marie
Brouneau. This had been arranged
partly that Eugene might know of the
success of their enterprise. Marie ap.
peared In due time and made Eugene
happy by the announcement that He,
lolse was waiting for him TO start with
him for the border Marie had brought
with her cosmetics and other articles
for making up. and II was decided that
Eugene should attempt to pass out by
personating her
His heart beat wildly while he was
donnlng her costume and she was max
Ing him up. and II beat still more wild
| ly when he emerged from the room, O
handkerchief held TO his face Will
both hands and pretending TO weep
In this way he passed the guard ant
was soon after with his betrothed.
Within balf an hour after his arrlva
an old man and woman seated In Q
farm wagon behind n pair OF horses
drove out OF the village. Coming to {
wood. they hid the wagon, from whicl
they took saddles and brides. and
mounting the horses. which suddenly
displayed remarkable 1eetness. spec
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