The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-15

The Kings
Surgeon
Story Of an Escape From the Gull.
lotine During the French
Revolution.
By MOLLlE K. WETHERELL.
Copyright. 1910. by American, Press
Association.
1910. by American Press
Association.


One evening-it was the latter par
of the eighteenth century-a carriage
stopped at the door of an inn midway
between Versailles and Paris. A gen
tleman whose dress and manner de
noted that he was of some importance
alighted. entered the inn, where the
landlord stood obsequiously rubbing
his hands, and ordered a supper
While it was being prepared the land
lord was hopping about, now running
into the kitchen to hurry up the cool
and now returning to the gentleman to
assure him that he would not have
long to wait.
|. Meanwhile the gentleman went Out
on to the piazza for the purpose Of
stretching his legs during his halt
He found there something that inter
ested him-a boy about sixteen years
old. pale and emaciated. sitting in ar
invalid chair. The gentleman ap
preached him and began to question
him.
You do not seem well. What is
your trouble?"
My right leg is drawn up, and
cannot straighten it. My back. too. is
getting crooked"
How long since this trouble came
upon you?"
Since a year ago when the young
Marquis of Treville kicked me-"
The gentleman's brow lowered. Al
that moment supper was announced,
and he went into the dining room.
WHO is the boy outside with hip
disease and spine curvature?" he ask
ed of the landlord. who waited on him
He is my son. seigneur."
He has a fine head and an intel.
lectual face. 1t is a pity that he should
suffer thus. He would If relieved
make a good man."
ut was that little villain Treville.'
IF you will send him to me at Paris
l will see If | cannot straighten his
leg and prevent the further curvature
of his spine. l am the kings surgeon
"lf you will do that, NJ. lea Docteur,
we will all bless you. but ! fear l have
not SO much money as you will ex-
pect."
'There will be no money to pay. ]
am going direct to Paris, and II you
like ! will take your boy with me in
nv carriage. He will travel more com
fortably and be less liable to injury
than If he Is carried in one of your
country wagons"
When the doctor was driving away,
beside him. made comfortable with
pillows and rugs. sat Jean Demaurter.
That night he was placed in a hos
pitai. and the next morning DR.. Du
Faur began u curse OF treatment.
During the next dozen or fifteen
years the American colonists had
thrown Off the kingly yoke and become
an independent people with a govern
ment Of their own. The French. who
for centuries had been bled by their
kings and their mobiles. ground down
to the very earth. encouraged by the
Americans example. had begun to turn
upon their oppressors. One day u mob
marched by the inn where DR.. Du
Faur had stopped for supper. going to
Versailles to bring the king to Paris.
Jean Demauripr, had forgiven the
young noble swho had kicked him. but
he had not forgotten that So great was
the power of the a%ristocrats that be
had not dared resent; his treatment
He had thrown himself into the cause
OF the. revolution. and when h peo-
pie marched by his fartn. he Joined
them. Then when they came bach
With the king in his carriage Jean
continued on with them to Paris,
where ne became one of the minor
leaders.
Then began that reign Of terror based
on y determination or the part OF q
people WIN had suffered oppression
for, centuries to wipe their oppressors
from the face Of the earth. In the
inace de la Revolution they a up 9
nmchiEe for carrying out their work
THE prisons were filed with arfsto,
Gratis. consisting OF mobiles and their
sympathizers. and whenever the doors
-
opened out poured a crowd who were
to be eliminated BY the guillotine from
the problem of French politics.
Dr. Du F'aur was not noble. but his
wife was or haS been. for he was Q
widower. and his daughter had mar
ried the young Count Destelles at the
breaking out Of the revolution. The
doctur. having been the royal surgeon
was deemed Of more importance thai
the other two aud WINS arrested among
the nrs4S. The arrest Of his daughter
aud his son-tn!iaw soon followed.
One morning the doctor was brough'
up before the citizen Judge Of his
arr0Ddissement for what was called
trial. The doctor saw a. man up
parently not yet thirty sitting behind
d pine table who was TO be his judge
The man looked at-.the doctor..sand y
WIS evident that some commotion wal
going on within the formers brain.
And well there might. The judRt
whose duty Il was TO lind the prisoner
guilty and send him 70 the guillotlnt
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