Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-24
The REFUGEES
BETRAYAL.
An Episode of the French
Revolution.

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ton was to be arrested.
An arrest during the reign OF terror
meant death. The young man must be
concealed, and the two women hurried
ly consulted as to how this could be
best accomplished. Nine. de Four final
~ agreed that he should come to her
house, provided he could be taken there
without being seen. But how was this
to be done? It was morning, and as
the~arrest was liable to take place that
afternoon he must go In broad day.
light. Therefore, since the mother and
her friend could not wait for dark
ness, some disguise was essential, and
as the boy was only twenty, had no
beard. but did have pair OF pink
cheeks, they decided to put him into ,,
girls clothes. Young Breton, having
dOnned feminine attire, walked down
the road, passing "citizens" who We're
watching to see that he did not leave
the house. Nine. de -Four picked him up
in her carriage, and he drove with her
to her chateau. Once there he was in
troduced as Nine. de FOur'S niece.
The risk Nine. de -Four was running
in concealing a royalist kept her In an
agony of fear for if discovered she
would fall under the ban Of the revo-
lutionist. She would have better TAX
en- her husband or at least her daugh-
ter into her confidence. Louise de -Four
was only eighteen. but was far beyond
her years in good sense. Besides, WOm-
en- are far better fitted for aiding and
abetting such concealment than men.
Madame's keeping her secret from
Louise resulted in its getting to the
revolutionists. Louise spoke to
friend about her cousin, wondering
why she had never heard Of her before
and why she always kept her room.
This friend told the police.
One evening there was stormy
scene at the De Fours'. NJ. de Four
came home and told his wife that he
was suspected Of harborfng young Bre-
| ton. Madame confessed to her hus-
band, and, the danger threatening the
whole family being of the greatest mo-
ment, Louise was called into the con-
ference. She saw at once that in her
| ignorance she had put the hounds on
| the scent But now that she knew all
she proved the most fertile Of any OF
them in eXpedient She laid a plan
and at once put it in operation.
It was just after dusk that corporal
and six men, accompanied by WO-
man. reached the De Four chateau.
"CorDoral," said NJ. de Four, ''pro-
coed with your search. The premises
are at your service, and if any royalist
n
him.
HIM said the corporal, who knew
we'll who was suspected. summon
the inmates Of the chateau"
This was done. and when all were
assembled the corporal at once turn
ed his attention to the niece who had
lately come and who was present with
the others.
''Who is this person?' asked the cor
poral.
"My niece, Julie de Four" replied
Nine. de Four.
"And this?'
"My daughter"
"Mme Renaud," said the corporal to
the woman who had accompanied him,
take Mile Julie de Four aside and see
if she is a woman
The woman called the niece to one
end of the room and ordered her to un
button her dress from the throat.
"Whatr' she exclaimed. lis it really
so? She's a woman"
'By gar! Who has put US to all this
trouble for nothing?" exclaimed the
corporal.
eff it is any one in this house, said
NJ de Four with dignity, Il demand
to be Informed who he or she ISL
Monsieur need not suspect any one
here The information came from the
outside. l am sorry to have troubled
80 good friend to the cause. Mon
sieur, l bid you good evening"
With that he led his men and the
woman, Remand, away. AS soon as
they had gone M. and Nine. de Four
Louise and the niece went upstairs and
entered a room for conference. She
who bad been Louise took the hand Of
her who had been the niece and said:
, "a thousand thanks, mademoiselle
. owe you my Hfev'
"Yes, and you came pretty near Ow
nocently gave you away"
| Louise took off a wig and, going to {
basin, began to wash paint from he
{ face. During the process part of he
= nose came off, thin slice of he
cheeks and the paint of her chin. Sh'
had made herself up to play the par
of the suspected niece, and Victor Bre
ton was similarly altered to look lik,
;. her.
:. The next day Nine. de Four, will
:, Julie Victor Breton), drove to the no
tel whence the post started for Paris
!. the niece took her departure and tn
a same evening Victor, in mans attire
% left the capital with a party of emf
= grants for the border. When the Bour
bons were restored be entered tn
service of the king and was instru