Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
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Of the French revolution ran into a
house where there were several girls,
who stood horror stricken at his wild
appearance, for they knew well that 1t
meant death by the guillotine If he
were caught. The youngest of the girls,
but seventeen years old. showed the
greatest GOODNESS of all. Taking the
young man by the arm, she ran with
him upstairs and showed him into a
room, saying:
You'll find plenty Of girls clothes
in the closet Put them on and hide
your own"
She shut the door. and when the
pursuing party entered the house she
was quietly descending the stairs. A
dozen or more persons Of the lowest
class, armed with all sorts of weapons,
from a carving knife to a fintlock
musket and with blood in their eyes,
came pouring in, demanding the aristo-
crat who had taken refuge there.
"Ah, messieurs," said the girl de-
]
too late The villain came in her few
moments ago and ran down into the
cellar. But expect he has gone out by
a back door. II you don't find him be-
low run quickly along the passage, and
1 think you will catch him"
While she was giving this false in
formation the pursuers were descend
int 0t1f
through the passageway. But within
a few minutes some Of them returned
and insisted on searching the house.
/ Louise Pellicier, who had thus far
kept them from the fugitive, leaving
her sisters to talk with the revolution
lists, ran up a back stairway to the
room in which she had left him. She
found him half dressed in woman's
clothes and hastily helped him to COM
plete his toilet. Nineteen years old,
he had not a sign of beard, and his
features were of the cameo type, deli
cate and refined. He made up as q
girl remarkably well.
Hearing the heavy tread Of the
searchers on the staircase, Louise
again exercised her wits for another
scheme to throw them of again
When they enter here" she said to
the young man, lean out Of the win
dow and say: There he goes! An
aristocrat! Stop him. Then, throwing
one of those white kerchiefs worn by
women at that time over his shout
ders to complete his toilet, she went t.
the door and threw 1t open, facing th'
crowd. At the same moment the fugi
tive began to cry out as he had beer
instructed.
There was a rush for the window
but the young man kept his face out
ward that it might not be seen b.
any Of his pursuers who would recog
nize him. All struggled to see, ant
he could not have well turned to them
even if he desired to do so. FINAL.
. he cried, Hes gone behind the shed.
By this time most of his pursuers hat
started on the new trail indicated b,
him, but one or two were left in tn
house, and they thought best to d
some searching where they were
When they had made a superficial e2
animation they went on after the 9th
ers. Then the young man, Selling tn
hand of the girl who had saved hin
was about to press it to his lips whe
the door opened and one of the search
ers came back to ask some question
as to the probable route the fugitiv
had taken. The hunted youth fortU
nately had dropped Louises hand an
Strengthened up before the man steI
ped inside.
Are you all sisters?' asked the new
i conner after having Intercepted tn
young ladies.
'All OF u.s." was the reply.
81 don't doubt it. There is a stron
. family resemblance between you, es
pecially you two" designating Louis
and the fugitive. With that he wen
away, and they We're not disturbe
again.
= And now, monsieur" said the ole
est sister to the youth, may ! inquir
: who you are?"
The young man put his finger
his lips and, casting a quick glanc
about him, said in low tone:
"Since yesterday, when my fathe
died on the guillotine, am the Ma
= qu!s de Lavalette."
There was an awed silence for a fe'
moments, when the Oldest sister asl
ed, What do you propose to do?"
make Belgium if possible"
8 "Then." said Louise, Il would advi,
You to travel in your present disguis
In that costume no one would ev,
take you for man"
"Mademoiselle," said the marquis,
live by your kindness and ingenuit
The man who has just left MS said TIL
there was a family resemblance b
tween US. Travel with me as my 81
ter. giving me the benefit of your I
y narkabie quick inventive power, and
shall be saved. Without 1t ] have b
little hope of making my way fro
this bells inclosure The sight OF II
father torn away from me to be dra
red to the guillotine has unnamed III
d have not the nerve TO turn aside Il
dangers / shall meet on the way"
"Monsieur," said the elder womi
repFoachtully. what do you ask-th
q my sister should travel with your