Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-08-09

The next morning Citizen Demaurier
drove up in cart to the prison where
the doctor was confined and presented
an order for him signed by the COM
mittee. The doctor was placed III the
cart, and Demaurier, telling the ON
cials that he needed no guard for the
prisoner, being himself well armed
drove away. Pursuing his way down
the street he soon reached the river
bank and the outskirts Of Paris. Then
he stopped and said to bis prisoner:
"You do not know me. N. lie Doc
teurT
"You are the citizen Judge"
"More than that am Jean De
maurier."
"And who Is Jean Demaurier|
"Have you done so many kindnesses
as to forget those you have benefited!
Do YOU not remember stopping for sup
per on your way from Versailles at an
inn one evening fifteen years ago!
There YOU found boy who had been
crippled by a noble. You took him to
Paris and made quite a Respectable
figure of him. See, scarcely limp"
He got down from the cart and walk
ed back and forth.
"And you are that boy" exclaimed
the doctor.
81 am"
"What are you going to do with
! me-"
take you in my carriage-this cart
to the inn from which you took me
to Paris in your carriage and not only
save your back and your leg. but espe'
cially your neck. shall hide you there
as long as necessary and then run you
over the border"
you are very kind. but do not care
to leave my daughter and my son'in'
law here to die"
where are they"
"In the conciergerie, I believe"
Every well: shall see what ! can
do for them. I am thoroughly trusted
beinc known as the man who was Grip
pled by noble will take you to my
home, return and possibly may bring
those you love with me-.
"But will | not be missed and you
be charged with setting me free?
81 think not. They have so many
heads to chop off that the moment Il
prisoner disappears he is saved. II
nm asked about you will tell them
YOU have been tortured and executed
in private. Now lie down In the cart.
and | will drive on"
lean. before reaching his home. where
his load was likely TO be seen by his
neighbors. stopped beside field where
there was grain In sheaf and put
enough over his burden to conceal him.
then drove on and turned In at his
farm by a lane leading to the barn.
The doctor remained concealed In the
loft of Demaurier's barn for week.
Meanwhile Demaurier was In Paris.
endeayoring to find the Count ana
Countess Destailles They had become
separated. and Demaurier spent con
siderable time discovering where the!
were. Then after much difficulty he
succeeded In getting possession OF
them. This he accomplished by brib
ing their jailer. and on pretenSe OF re-
moving them to another prison he tooE
them to his inn. but this time Tie
Journey was accomplished nj tll' dead
of night. The meeting between the
doctor and his daughter and her hus
band at midnight in the loft of Il barn
though they could only distinguish one
another by their voices. was indescrih
ably happy.
The next morning Jean Demauriel
put the three refugees In deep farm
wagon. In the bottom of which he had
bored breathing holes. and covered
them to the depth Of several feet will
grain. Then. opening his barn. he drove
out and into the rond. soon after turn
ing into another leading northward. Or
that road he logged with his load I'll
evening. when he relieved the refugee:
from their uncomfortable position. anc
they slept in wood. They dare moi
take any other conveyance. fearing tt
be recognized so the next day they Keep
to their cart. travelling ns grain ant
Mt last crossed the border. There thei
knelt and. locked in one another
arms. gave thanks to heaven.
Jean returned to Paris. He wa:
eventually guillotined. hut, strnngel.
enough. not for assisting in the escape
of the doctor and his family. Eli:
fall was on account Of one OF those
changes wherein one faction came W
to dominate another.