The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-12
IN A FRENCH CELL.

wife when dozen or more citizens
appeared at the door. and pushing
their way in. one OF them laid his
hand on the groom's shoulder, say
ing:
Citizen Lefevre, you are wanted
by the committee of safety"
Alas, the departure had been de-
layed too long! The groom was torn
from his bride and carried away to
the jail in which common malefac-
tors had been imprisoned, but which
was not turned into political Jail.
For a time Artinse gave way to
hysterical shrieks, then quieted down
and at last began to concentrate her
faculties upon some method of freeing
her husband. The prospect OF the
guillotine, instead OF paralyzing her,
sharpened her wits, serving as a
goad to an inventive faculty which
had hitherto lain dormant, but which
now showed itself to be remarkable.
She planned an escape for her lover,
and planned it herself without sug-
gestions from Others. But, having
once conceived it, she selected a few
eonfederates to assist her in carry
ing it out.
Once every day she was admitted
to the prison where her husband was
confined. She was not allowed to see
him alone, but to talk to him through
from the corridor. On the third day
she went on her daily visit ready to
communicate to him her plan, the
principal part Of which fell to HIM
But how was she to do this, a guard
standing watching her slightest mo-
ton and listening to every word,
She had provided way and on its
success depended the whole matter
Of escape.
Having been taken to his cell, the
two stood on each side of the bars
talking. Artinse gave her lover q
look to warn him that he was to ex-
pect something. When the time al
lotted for the visit had passed she
put up her mouth for kiss The
kiss was long one, and during the
period their lips were together Ar
tinse contriyed to push with her
tongue little pellet into her hus-
bands mouth. Then when she saw
that she had succeeded she withdrew.
This beginning. without which the
escape was impossible, thrilled Ar
tinse with hope and she went home
in a tremor of excitement Still,
there was much to be done. many
ways by which even the attempt
might be frustrated, then the guillo-
tine.
AS soon as the marquis was alone
he took the pellet from his mouth
and found the outside to be OF wax.
Pulling off the wax he came to a ball
Of tissue paper. Carefully unrolling
it so that he should not tear it, he
spread it out and saw that 1t was
covered with written words:
BE on the watch at ~ midnight.
A rope will be thrown over the roof
SO as to hang in front of your win
dow. Seize it and pull it up. You
will secure bundle Of keepers
clothes, file and rope. Cut out win
dow bars, put on suit, let yourself
down by the rope, the rest as best
you can. We will have team ready
on the bridge half mile down river
from II till 2 a. IN. each night till you
are ready
jeans cell was on the third or top
story of the Jail. Below and some
twenty feet from the building was the
wall. Soon after IL that night, while
listening at his window, he heard
strike the roof. The eff
fort was doubtless a failure. He
waited for another effort, but heard
nothing Thrusting his arm out be-
tween the bars, he grasped a string.
This he drew up and took in the ar
ticles mentioned with which to effect
his escape.
The suit he concealed under his
mattress. He worked all the time he
was unobserved, filling up the gaps
filed with the black bread given him
to eat, and on the second night was
ready for escape, Putting on the
suit and attaching the rope to the
window bars he had not filed, he let
down and walked to the
gateway There stood a sleepy
guard, whom he ordered to open the
gate, saying prisoner was Ill and
he must go for doctor. The guard
obeyed, and the marquis walked
away.
At the place appointed he found a
carriage waiting. Opening the door,
he stepped in and was clasped In
the arms of his wife.
The young couple were driven
rapidly for the rest of the night and
as soon as 1t came light left Their
carriage and proceeded ON foot. con-
irving to exchange fine Clothes for
peasants costume In this way the,
in reaching the border,
tt1au n,,ncc 4 fal,y naa, q.