The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-07
and his son-in-law soon followed

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was a trifie bent and walked with 6
slight limp, but he was very diff
ferent man from what he would have
been had it not been for the efforts Of
the surgeon. The judge gave one lool
at the man who had been sent to him
that he might sign his death warrant
then, lowering his eyes to a sheet OF
paper before him, began to question
him and take down his answers Fol-
his own life he dare not favor his ben
efactor
Your name?' he asked.
"Alphonse Du Faur."
"Occupation|
Surgeon
81 believe it is you who have kept
the tyrant Louis Capet and his family
from the grave where they should
have laid long ago."
II was the kings physician"
| Those standing about scowled and
expected that the next words would
be Take him to the guillotinev
"And do you think" continued the
judge, that you who have kept alive
this oppressor of the people should die
| the same death as other aristocrats?"
The doctor did not answer the ques.
| ton.
Take him to the temporary prison
| In the Rue Veau Grand. l wish to
consult the committee to learn IL 1t is
their pleasure that this man, who has
been closer than any other in the con
fidence of the tyrant, shall die an or.
binary death. He should be burned"
These words were spoken with all
the bitterness the citizen judge could
| throw into them. Not one present
suspected that his intention was to
save DIR. Du Faur from the guillotine
that morning and to place him where
he might get access to him with a
view to saving him altogether. The
doctor was taken to the building men
toned, and another prisoner was
brought up for condemnation.
The next morning Citizen Demauriel
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 thu
| cart, and Demaurier, telling the off
cials that he needed no guard for the
prisoner, being himself well armed
| drove away. Pursuing his way dow
the street, he soon reached the rivel
bank and the outskirts of Paris. Ther
he stopped and said to his prisoner:
you do not know me, NJ lie Doc
teur?"
"You are the citizen judge
more than that. 1 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 al
inn one evening fifteen years ago.
There you found boy who had beer
crippled by a noble. You took him Il
Paris and made quite 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.
II am"
"What are you going to do will
meY'
''Take you in my carriage-this car
to the inn from which you took mt
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 yor
over the border"
you are very kind, but l do not carr
to leave my daughter and my son-in
law here to die"
where are they?"
"In the conciergerie, believe"
every well; l shall see what l car
do for them. l am thoroughly trusted
being known as the man who was Grip
pied by noble. will take you to my
home, return and possibly may brinl
those you love with me-"
''But will l not be missed and yol
be charged with setting me free?'
81 think not They have so many
heads to chop off that the moment ;
prisoner disappears he is saved. If
am asked about you l will tell then
you have been tortured and executed
| in private. Now lie down in the cart
and l will drive on
| Jean, before reaching his home, wher
his load was likely to be seen by hi
fexHI Oh do oil xrvh
there was grain in sheaf and pu
enough over his burden to conceal him
| then drove on and turned in at hi
farm by lane leading to the barn.
The doctor remained concealed in thu
| loft of Demaurier's barn for a week
Meanwhile Demaurier was in Paris
endeavoring to find the Count ant
| Countess Destailles. They had become
| separated, and Demaurier spent con
siderable time discovering where they
were. Then after much difficulty BIZ
succeeded in getting possession O.
them. This he accomplished by brib
| ing their Jailer, and on pretense of re
moving them to another prison he tool
| them to his inn, but this time thu
| journey was accomplished at the dea(
Of night The meeting between thu
doctor and his daughter and her hus
band at midnight in the loft of barn
| though they could only distinguish ont
another by their voices, was indescrib
ably happy.
| The next morning Jean Demauriel
! put the three refugees in deep farm
| wagon, in the bottom of which he ha(
bored breathing holes, and covered
them to the depth of several feet will
grain. Then, opening his barn, he drov'
| out and into the road, soon after turn
ing into another leading northward. Oh
that road he logged with his load til
evening, when he relieved the refugee
| from their uncomfortable position, ant
they slept in a wood. They dare no
take any other conveyance, fearing Il
| be recognized, so the next day they KEEP
| to their cart, travelling as grain, ant
at last crossed the border There the,
knelt and, locked in one another
arms, gave thanks to heaven.
| Jean returned to Paris. He wa
eventually guillotined, but. strangel.
enough, not for assisting in the escape
of the doctor and his family. Hi
fall was on account Of one of thos'
changes wherein one faction came ~
10 dominate another.
| The Conductors Baton.
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