The daily Alaskan., 1916-07-25
BY A HAIRS
 BREADTH
By EMMA BRUCE

During the French revolution, in the midst of the reign of terror, when crowds of condemned nobles were be- Ing hurried to the gulllotine, number of tumbrils two wheeled carts) drew up in front of the Conciergerie prison for victims. They were filled. all but one, for which 1t seemed there were no persons intended for the ax, and the driver was about to move away, think ing that he was not needed, when a young man was led out and placed in his cart.
 Driver" said the condemned man, "lf you win permit me to escape and I succeed in getting out of France ] will give you 100000 francs. am the Marquis de FOntaigny. Our family long ago deposited fortune In Eng land"
 What good would 100000 francs do me without my head?" was the reply, 'They would guillotine me in your place"
 Leave France with me. Think Of the fortune you will gain. Have you sweetheart2 Fancy the little home you can make with her"
 The man began to lag farther behind the other tumbrils, which in the start had got away before him. Presently he drew rein and, getting down from hls seat, pretended to fix the harness. When the other carts had passed al. most out of sight he got up again and drove on till, coming to narrow side street, he turned into 1t, at the same time reaching back with one hand and cutting the rope that bound the prison CTS hands.
 Get up on the seat beside me-"
 The marquis In his anxiety to escape death was about to jump out of the cart, but the driver stopped him. When they were side by side he told the mar Ouls to take of his coat and throw 1t down Into the cart, and, taking of his own waistcoOt-he wore no coat-he gave 1t to the marquis to put on. Then. taking clay pipe from his pocket, he put 1t in the marquis mouth. All this was done, scarcely a person noticing It. In a few moments. Then the two drove on as If they were of the same rank in life and but on an ordinary purpose. Fontaigny took care to play his part we'll
 Monsieur" said the driver, 'l want no pay for what l am doing. am tired of driving people to their death and will go away with you if We can elude those who are expected to catch us. Our success will depend upon the luck we have in not being soon missed But let us take no chances as to that
 With the last words he drove the cart into an entrance to a court behind a grocer's shop. Then both he and the marquis got down and, seeing an open door, entered 1t and, passing through a passageway, came to the rear of another shop opening on an. other street.
 They had scarcely turned the cart Into the court when a mounted soldier galloped past the entrance and hurried on down the street.
 Before reaching the barrier they pro cured some more coarse clothing for the marquis by trading with an over grown youth for his worn brooches, shoes and hat, for they knew that at the gateway through which they were to pass they would be liable to inspec' ton.
 Several citizen soldiers were lOung. ing about. The teamSter as they ap proached talked volubly to the mar quis, as though be was not think. ing of anything except the subject that interested him. When he came to the gate. pretending not to see the guard, he was ordered to halt He looked up as though awakened from a dream.
 Well" he said. what will yOu?"
 "Who are you. and where are you going?"
 "I am a teamster and am going be- yond the barrier to contract for some fodder for my horses"
 And you?" to the marquis.
 "I assist him in his stables"
 You don't look like a stableman."
 After some further questions the two were permitted to pass.
 The nearest border for them was Belgium. Once out of Paris, they turn ed northward and began a journey over the route that many an emigre of the revolution had travelled before them, only, instead of keeping to main road, they deviated from one as much as possible. The marquis com panion. who gave his name as Antoine Boyer, proved by far the better strat- egist of the two, and it was due to his well laid plans and cool head that they succeeded in escaping suspicion.
 Since the marquis was In company with one of common origin and in a commOner's clothing, 1t was not diff. cult for them to get on without excit- ing attention. The main feature of their escape was In the beginning, thnra hainf rin cIew tO what hnd be