Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-06-04

hlm ana take down his answers. fOr
his avn life he dare not favor his ben.
efactor.
"Your nameT' he asked.
"Alphonsc Du Faur.'
"OccupatlonT'
Surgeon"
IL believe II is you who have kept
the tyrant Louis Capet aud his family
from the grave where they should
have laid long ago"
II was the kings physician"
Those standing about scowicd aud
expected that the next words would
lie Take him TO the guillotinew
"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 arlstocratsw
The doctor did not answer the qucs.
tion.
Take him to the temporary prison
IN the Rue Vcau Grand. | wish 10
consult the committee 20 learn II II 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 he 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 Dr. Du Faur from the gulllotine
that morning and TO place him where
he might get access to him with a
view to saving him altogether. The
doctor was taken 10 the building men
toned. and another prisoner was
brought UP for condemnation.
The next morning Citizen Demaurier
drove up IN Il cart TO the prison where
the doctor was confined aud presented
an order for him signed by the com
mittee. The doctor was placed in the
cart, and Demaurier, telling the Off
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 his prisoner:
"you do not know me, NJ. lie Doc
teur?'
You are the citizen judge.
"Alore than that. | am Jean De-
maurier."
"And who Is Jean Demaurlcr:"
Have you done so many kindnesses
as to forget these you have benefited:
Do you not remember stopping for sup
per on your way from Versailles ut an
inn one evening fifteen years ago:
There you found boy who had been
crippled by noble. You took him 10
| 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 boyY exclaimed
the doctor
II 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 Ms necessary aud then run you
over the border"
"You are very kind. hut do not care
to leave my daughter and my son-in-
law here to die"
Where are they;"
I'm the conclergcrle. | believe"
every well: shall see what | can
do for them. I am thoroughly trusted.
being known as the man who was Grip
pied by noble. will take you to my
home. return and possibly may bring
those you love with me"
but will not lie missed and you
be charged with setting me frce?'
IL think not They have SO many
heads to chop OF that the moment a
prisoner disappears he Is saved. If |
am asked about you will tell them
you have been tortured and executed
IN private. Now lie down IN the cart.
and VIII drive on
Jean. before reaching his home where
| his load was likely 10 be seen by his
ncighbors. stopped beside field where
there was grain in shcaf and put
enough over his burden Ia conceal him,
then drove on and turned in nj his
farm by lane leading TO the barn.
The doctor remained concealed In the
loft of Dcmaurier's barn for II week
Meanwhile Dcmaurier was In Paris.
endcavorlng 10 find the Count and
Countess Dcstailles. They had become
separated. and Dcmauricr spent CON
siderable time discovering where they
were. Then after much difficulty he
succeeded I'm getting possession Of
them. This he accomplished by brib-
Ing their jailcr, and on prctcnse 81 re-
moving them to another prison lie took
them 10 his inn. but this time the
journey was accomplished at the dead
of night The meeting between the
doctor and his daughter and her hus-
band nj midnight In the loft OF q barn.
though they could only distinguish one
another by their voices. was indcscrib-
ably happy.
The next morning Jean Dcmauricr
put the three refugees IN Il deep farm
wagon. In the bottom Of which he had
bored breathing holes. and covered
them 10 the depth Of several feet with