The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-23
PAID BOTH
HIS DEBTS
The Chance Came During the
Reiun of Terror.

OF Tours. aimed at something seen in /
distinctly in thicket, 4 human cry |
was heard. The party rushed to the |
point whence it proceeded and found !
young girl OF sixteen lying on the /
ground bleeding from Il bullet wound |
in her side. From the opposite urec-
ton man came hurrying. and when |
he saw what had happened he took
tile CIR, up in his arms and, shaking
his FIST at the huntsmen. cursed them
for what had been done
rs it thus that you overrun our
peaceful fields, you mobiles who never
toll, but feed on what we common peo-
pie produce? And, not content with
wasting the fruits Of our toll, yep
ruthiessly shoot our children without
taking the trouble to discover that
they are not birds. Wait. messieurs.
| The day will come when we will crush
YOU under our heels!'
"it was an accident" replied the
marquis Here: take this throwing
him a golden louis. Were it not for
your threats would make it ten times
as much. Come, messieurs. Let US 20
! on
The party proceeded on their way.
/ but had not gone dozen yards before
I the coin was sent spinning past the
ear OF the marquis. One gentleman,
! young fellow of twenty, remained be
hind kneeling beside the girl. he
stanched the blood with his cambria
handkerchief. then said to her father:
Let US carry her to her home. am
4 student in the Paris School of Medi.
cine. I will see what can do for her
Henri Duriac did not leave the home
of Antoine CARRIER until the daugh-
ter. Lizette. was out OF danger. In
deed. be alone saved her life. Three
weeks had elapsed when the young
doctor said to GARNER
The crisis has passed Any physi-
clan can now attend 10 the dressing OF
he wound"
Doctor" replied ;he father. why
have you taken this trouble? You are
4 noble"
YES. bat | am a man"
You have given me the life Of my
daughter. Some day / may repay you"
n DO not need money. and | trust
TINT may never need your assist.
ance." replied the young surgeon.
Eighteen years later came the reign
Of terror. Henri Duriac. now Count
Duriac. was about to be arrested. but
.ucceeded in escaping across the boz
der. Count Duriac had been married.
ard nS wife ana her daughter. Louise
were about to follow him when they
received a warning not to attempt to
10 SO.
Nine. Duriac. though beloved by all
the province in which she lived. was
at last arrested and with her daughter
taken to the conciergerie in Paris.
One day they were led out 10 be
.ried For. what? For being of noble
birth. 4 man sat behind 4 rude table.
ready to act as judge and jury TO send
prisoners 10 the guillotine Nine Du-
riac and Louise sat waiting their turn.
watching the people who were pro
nounced traitors TO France" marched
away 10 die. A portly man, who
showed by his dress and bearing that
be was an aristocrat. stood before this
self constituted tribunal.
Your namef" asked the judge.
Il am the Marquis of Tours"
The judge flushed.
do you remember marquis. hunt
sng for birds and shooting maiden!
The marquis paled. but said nothing.
. Traitor to France said the judge.
Take him away
, In half an hour the marquis head
rolled into the basket.
"Nextr'
These" said 4 gcndarme. ARE the
, Countess Duriac and Der daughter"
The judge started. Madame" he
said. you are accused of being 2
Jensen
Il make no defense. Defense would
: Be useless
H m" said the judge. Take these
women to the little Jail in Rue St
jacques and bring them here tomor-
row for sentence. The executioner is
900 busy today to attend to them
That night "a mutfied figure appeared
, before the little jail in Rue st. JACQUES
. and presented an order for Nine. and
Louise Duriac. Throwing a mantle
over each to conceal her features ant
especially her attire of n gentlewoman
he led them through some of the mar
) row streets in Paris. Stopping sud
denly beside carriage and opening
the door, he bade them enter. MOI
doubling for moment that they were
going to the guillotine. they obeyed
and their conductor mounted the box
; beside the coachman. and they were
driven beyond the barrier. Stopping
; now and again for fresh horses. they
travelled until at last they heard the
splashing OF waves. Then they were
I put into boat
. Take this letter to Count Duriac
: madame" said their conductor. land
! tell him that the man who gave II 10