Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-21
an excise officer, felt that it was his

young man"-to the DuIler- can
you swear that Monster Arthur is still
in his room?"
The servants seemed surprised at
this question.
"Whv. how should we know IN
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 little anxious, for each gentle
man had been expecting someone who
had not arrived.
"Look down in the we'll" said Mil
lette in mysterious whisper.
| They looked and then shrank back,
for to them also it seemed that tho
dark mass resem.led body.
"Now," said the excise man, "just
go up and see if your two masters arc
both in their rooms"
"I bet We'll find out what 1t Is first, !"
eaid Father Teroigne. "Will you 60
down the well, son?"
| Young Teroigne, on the other side
OF the hedge, hesitated a moment
Then his curiosity overcame his fear.
"Surel I'd like to go down." he
replied.
He joined his father on the other
side Of the hedge. They made certain
that the ropes were strong enough to
bear his weight. Then, with swag-
ger, he got into the bucket.
go on, let me down." he cried,
sinking into 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, tho
youth below remained motionless. His
eyes slowly became accustomed to the
obscurity. Then, taking his courage
in 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 a drowned
man gazed up at him.
"Hi! Pull me up! Quick-pull mo
upw he yelled.
They hastened to draw up the
bucket, and the youth, livid with ter
ror, scrambled out and fell in heap
on the ground.
"Say! What it it7 What did you
see?"
"Oh, Skies. l amt afraid to sec
a drowned man in the Seine, but here
in this old well. Oh, Lord!"
"a drowned LAM"
"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
he's drowned?"
"Don't l know drowned face when
see it. He drowned down there"
"Did you recognize him 2" inquired
MilletteA
"No, didn't. You 60 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
them," said the two servants in awe
struck tones.
GAS 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 Boulogne."
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 als~m was given to the MUIR
derer. T..
! The cook, Millette, and Father Te-
roigne waited behind tree while the
other two fetched the police. They did
30 h. l,,
the house. In due time the commits
saire arrived, followed by his men,
carrying ropes. They reached the
well.
"Now, young Teroigne, will you &c
down again 2" asked the commissaire
"Sure! / don't mind; but I won't
go down alone" replied the youth.
you're lightweight and you car
go down in the bucket like you did be.
fore. Well drop one Of you fellowl
down by the belt"
A policeman stepped forward and
stout cord was firmly attached tt
his belt. Young Teroigne got into the
bucket and the two pulleys were pu,
in motion. At this moment they hearc
a voice calling from the distance:
"Hi! What are you doing here, gen.
t!emen? ?"
1t was Arthur Farades. He wal
standing at his window only partly
dressed. The commissaire called out
There's corpse down here II
your well and we're hauling it up"
"a corpse in my well?"
In less than minute Arthur Fa
rades had joined the group of men.
"How did they discover 2" Tha
was his first question
you'll know that presently" re
piled the commissaire. A voice cam
from the depth of the we'll.
"It's a big man, chief. Throw
down the ropes"
The policeman and young Teroign
raised the body with difficulty, an
then tied the cords under the arms
While they were at their gruesom
, task, a man appeared on the othe
side of the hedge and asked what tn
commotion was about. 1t was n
,, Louis Farades.
eve are here in the name Of tn