Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-12-25

Wnlcn she would never recover"
Mauemolselle." replied the marouis.
my lie belongs to your sister since
without her efforts | would now n.
dragged back to prison and later to the
eulilotine. If she will go first with me
70 priest and then assist me with her
WI beyond the border promise to de-
vote my future life to her, If indeed
sne succeeds in saving it."
All looked to Louise to hear her re-
ply. When it came she spoke in no nm.
certain tones:
Will go with you as your sister"
Louise" exclaimed the other girl.
in horror.
i know myself" said Louise. land
am responsible only to myself and to
my God. Tonight we will set out"
cannot permit you to be injured
IN the sight of the world" the MARQUIS
protested. IL beg of you to consent to
first visit priest"
No" said Louise firmly. 'I will NOT
take a husband who would marry me
1or the purpose Of saving his life."
She was immovable. Neither her SIS
ters nor the young marquis were able
to persuade her.
Then," said the latter, ''if 1 live to
cross the border l will renew my pro-
posal."
THAT will not remove the stain be-
fore the world, but for the world care
not. Come, let US lay our plans"
The Marquis de Lavalette having de.
sired to see his father In prison, had
visited him there disguised as a serv-
ant. He was with his father when the
latter was taken away to the guillo-
tine.
BY the sons paroxysms Of grief
1t was suspected that he was more
than servant to the man about to be
executed. AS he was moving away
from the prison insensible to all but
grief some one beside him said sharply,
Run for your life" Casting a glance
backward, he knew that he was pur-
sued. In his fight, seeing door open,
he had entered and begged those he
found there to hide him.
That night, with nothing except the
clothes they had on and some money
in their pockets, the 1.-TWO sisters left
the house, turned into street running
northward and crossed the Place de la
Revolution, now the Place de la Con-
corde. In it's center, where the Egyp-
tian obelisk now stands, stood the gull
lotine, and Louise felt the marquis
hand tremble ON her arm as he glanc-
ed toward it. Passing over the Seine,
they hailed a cab-the first they had
met-and ordered the coachman to
drive them to the barrier. There they
were inspected. but since there seemed
to be no reason for OBTAINING them
they were permitted to go through.
Then the sisters" offered the coach
man a goodly sum to drive them to
Chantilly. 1t was late. but the cab
man was tempted and consented.
They reached Chantilly in the morn
ing, and since 1t was on a direct line
between Paris and the Belgian line
the nearest route by which the emigres
could flee to a foreign country-they
felt that they were objects of suspi-
cion.
There were interrogated by an
agent Of the revolutionary committee,
but Louise, who was an excellent ac-
tress, whose resources were unlimited
and whose nerve nothing could shake,
declared with tears in her eyes that
their mother was dying in st. Quentin
and they were trying to reach her to
receive her blessing before she died.
So they were permitted to hire an
other conveyance, which took them to
St. Quentin. Before entering the town.
which they reached late in the after
noon, Louise. thinking it best not to
submit themselves to another such
scrutiny as they had been subjected to
at Chantilly, fearing also that some
one might be spying upon them to
learn if the dying mother story were
true, decided that they would better
leave their carriage and steal around
the town without entering it. So they
called halt, paid for the use Of the
vehicle and trudged on afoot.
Reaching a PEASANTS hut just after
nightfall, Louise knocked at the door
and told a pidful story Of having
walked out from st. Quentin to hunt
for flowers and got lost, asking food
and lodging for the night. There was
but one room. SO the marquis, feigning
to be cold, insisted on sleeping by the
great open fire which blazed merrily.
The next day but twenty miles re-
mained to the nearest point Of the
Franco Belgian line, and the fugitives
resolved to make it, getting a lift from
some conveyance going the same way
when possible They walked more
than half the distance and crossed the
line at an unfrequented point, exhaust
ed, but greatly relieved. The moment
they were assured that they were on
Belgian territory both knelt and gave
thanks for their safety.
"And now," said the marquis, Il re-
new the offer L made in Paris, not as
an offer, but as a prayer-that may
devote the life which belongs to you