Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-09-19

! TerOlgne :" cried the COOK. Can
you leave your things on the porch
and be off ?"
Without speaking, the vegetable
man made a sign for the two SER
wants to come down and follow him
to the well. In a few minutes the
cook and the butler had followed them
down to the bottom of the garden.
Milette, with usual Importance of
an excise officer, felt that it was his
duty TO open the conversation.
"See here, my girl" he said to the
cook, "are you sure that Monsieur
| Louis is asleep upstairs? And you,
young man"-.o the butler-"can
you scar that Monster Arthur is still
in his room ?"
The servants seemed surprised at
this question.
Why, how should we know ?"
they exclaimed together They knew
! that their masters had returned from
! Paris at the usual hour the evening
before, and that each had spent the
evening in his own house. They had
/ been q little anxious, for each gentle
man had been expecting someone who
! had not arrived.
Look down in the WELL" raid Mil
/ lette in a mysterious whisper.
They looked and then shr snk back,
| for to them also it seemed that the
! dark mass resembled a body.
Now" said the excise man, lust
! 20 up and see if your two masters are
! both in their rooms"
II bet well find out what it is first"
said Father Teroigne. "Will you go
down the well, SOM"
Young Teroigne, on the other side
Of the hedge, hesitated a moment
Then his curiosity overcame his fear
Sure! I'd like to go down" he
replied.
He joined his fathe on the other
side of the hedge. They made certain
that the ropes were strong enough to
bear his weight. Then, with a swag-
ger, he got into the bucket.
eco on, let me down." he cried,
sinking into a crouching position and
clutching the ropes with both hands.
The bucket, held by all hands, made
| the descent slowly. Very gradually it
began to mingle with the dark shad-
ows of the pit. Soon they heard the
splash as it touched the water.
stop! I'm there" sailed out young
/ Teroigne. There was moment Of
suppressed excitement
Without looking round him, the
youth below remained motionless. His
eyes slowly became accustomed to the
obscurity. Then, taking his courage
i'm both hands, he turned, leaned down,
and touched the dark mass that had
puzzled them. Those above waited,
breathless. He tried to move the mass.
Then he let out a startled cry as the
purple, distorted face of drowned
man gazed up At him.
Hi! Pull me up! Quick-pull me
upw he yelled.
They fastened to draw up the
bucket, and the youth, livid with ter
on the ground.
"Say! What it it? What did you
see ?"
"Oh, Skies. amt afraid to see
q drowned man in the Seine, but here
IN this old well. Oh, Lordw
"A drowned man ?"
"A big, strong man, and his body's
leaning up against the other bucket,
that's why we couldn't pull it up"
Drowned, you say? Are you sure
/ IlC = uIOWlltd
Don't | know drowned face when
| see it. He drowned down there"
Did you recognize him ?" inquired
Millette.
mo, didn't. You go down and
see if you'd recognize him."
But Millette decided that it would
be better to notify the police at once.
"And our masters; we'll go and tell
I INV in
struck tones.
CAS- you seem so sure they're both
asleep, let 'em be-" said Millette.
you, young man"-turning to the
butler-"you go as fast. as your legs
can carry you and fetch the commits
saire at Auteuil; and you, young Te-
roigne, stop looking so scared, and go
and inform the police at 3oulogne."
His opinion now was that one of the
brothers had killed the other, so he
was anxious to bring up the body be-
fore the alarm was given to the muir
derer.
The cook, Millette, and Father Te-
roigne waited behind tree while the
other two fetched the police. They did
not want to be seen by any one from
the house. In due time the commits
SdlTt dIIlNtu, lOllOWtu ny HIS Hleu,
carrying ropes. They reached the
we'll
Now, young Teroigne, will you go
down again ?" asked the commissaire
"Sure! | don't mind; but | won't
go down alone" replied the youth.
You're lightweight and you can
go down in the bucket like you did be-
fore. Well drop one of you fellows
down by the belt"
A policeman stepped forward and
stout cord was firmly attached to
his belt. Young Teroigne got into the
bucket and the two pulleys were put
in motion. At this moment they heard
a voice calling from the distance: