New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-11

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q higher class, fond Of social life, hut
denied by poverty entrance to the 30
ciety Of the upper circles, she entered
Bohemia destined rather to rule II
than to be ruled by it. There, on his
return from America, Rieux met her,
and the meeting resulted on both sides
In what the French call a grand pas
sion.
Rieux had been warned that the
government had trumped up charge
against him Of completely In case
Of murder and il caught he would be
tried under imperial influences and
doubtless convicted He had delayed
fight because he could not tear him
self away from Clochette Verier. She.
realizing his danger, had begged him
to leave France, and he had promised
her to do so on the morrow. Let us
spend one evening together" he said,
lin that bohemian life amid which we
have met and loved. Then we will
part, if it must be, forever She con-
sented.
They were standing as first couple
in dance which was then new in
Paris, but which was later imported
to America and is occasionally danced
here even at the present day-the Ian
GERS. A figure had been danced, and
the musicians had stopped for brief
interval before beginning to play for
the next. Suddenly Rieux, who faced
the door, saw It opened and man
enter. ClOchette, who was looking at
her lover, saw him turn pale and, fol
lowing the direction 81 his eyes, dis
covered the cause. But she could not
understand it. She had seen the poet
Beranger and supposed the man who
entered to be he.
& 1T is NJ. Claude" whispered Rieux.
"He has come for me. am LOST"
Claude glanced. quickly about the
room, and, his eye. lighting upon Rieux,
he advanced straight toward him. But
Ikea fash Clochette's wit came to the
rescue. .5 l:s
''Berangerw she cried. pointing to
Claude. '..
"Beranger, our idolr Rieux shouted,
taking up the cue.
sBeranger! Beranger! Berangery'
rang through the hall.
Clochette advanced to meet the. de-
tective, whispering to every girl she
passed, Come; let us greet the poet"
At that moment the music started for
the next figure, but no one paid any
attention to It. A bevy OF girls block
ed the way between Claude and the
man he had come to arrest Snatching
the flowers from their cOrsages, they
tossed them at the detective, enough
Of them striking his face to shut out
a view Of his victim, who was retreat
ing to the door. Clochette, having seen
the people in the hall crowding around
the man they supposed to be Beranger,
followed her lover, and together they
gained the street door, where Claude's
carriage was waiting to take Rieux to
jail. Avoiding it, they hurried away,
called cab and drove rapidly toward
the barrier.
Meanwhile the detective was the
center Of attraction at the ballroom.
To tell the admiring throng that he
was not the poet they idolized, but an
agent Of the government sent to arrest
one Of their number, was more than
he dared do. He did deny that he
was Beranger, but even this they
would not believe. Finally he made
his escape loaded with flowers.
'Clochette," cried Rieux, throwing
his arms around her as they rolled
away in the cab, "you have saved me.
Go with me to America as my wife
There, free from the sights OF my
family and my friends here, we can
build a home for ourselves"
IF you are not TAKEN" she replied,
with a shudder.
I'VE will escape" he said hopefully.
Escape both Of us In ball dress!"
For the first time it occurred to the
fugitive that as soon as Claude could
get away from his admirers he would
put the police on guard, and the lovers
began to lay plan. They first drove
to the house Of friend OF Riel1x,
where he borrowed clothing and dis
guised himself. They then drove to
friend of Clochette's. not daring to go
to her home, where she, too. changed
her dress. Thus prepared they reached.
the channel, crossing it in a sailing
vessel.
IN England, after waiting for funds
from Paris, they took passage for
America. where they remained with
out even a temp return to France
till after the downfall Of the empire
in consequence Of the Franco rus-
sian war. Then Rieux took bis family
to Paris and was offered prominent
post under the repu lie. But be de-
clined It, having become an American.
citizen