Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-14
The Dailv
Short Story
A WIFE'S REVENGE.
By Ruth Graham.

committed in Russia since the deposi.
ton OF the car as were committ.s
during the reign of terror in Franc.
An overturning Of regularly conss'
tuted authority gives every psrso,
who has a grudge against another N
opportunity to get rid Of him.
When the French revolution brot.
out Jules Rappelier and Louise n.
velle were lovers. Jules was Is, snd
Louise was %. They were youns
enough to love desperately and oS
enough to take an interest In ths
throwing off Of that kingly authority
which had beggared France But whes
this authority had been thrown a
and it was time to replace it with !
steady government, that same element
which always .arises in the work a
revolutions, commonly called the
Reds, took possession OF Franco apd
while its rule lasted was far worn
than the rule OF the Bourbon kim,
Then Jules Rappelier and Louise
DavSlle withdrew themselves ffom
participation in the movement. Thr
were married and so far az one en-
live happily under such circumstances
they were happy.
One morning blow fell upon them.
While they were at breakfast an ON.
Ger and a file of soldiers entered ana
the officer said:
Citizen Rappelier, by order Of the
convention / arrest you as an enemy
of France"
who is my accuser?" asked Jules
II have nothing to do with that:
have only to obey orders" replied The
officer.
Jules turned to say goodbye to hs
wife. She tainted in his arms and he
was obliged to leave her in charge Of
a servant maid. He never saw her
again.
The accused being brought to trial
! asked the name Of his accuser. The
Judge whose legitimate profession was
| chopping meat replied that II the
name of his accusers were given the
enemies of France would live to tyr
anize over the people of France Il
they had done for centuries. Jules 70.
plies that from the inception Of the
revolution he had been a revolution
| list. 1t availed nothing; he was ID
judged guilty and two days later pun.
ished on the guillotine.
| His widow shut herself in her home
and would see, no one but her mother
One day a sympathetic note CAME to
her from one whom she had known q
a friend of her husband offering his
services in any way she might require
| them. CASTOR La Fevre, like Rap
pelier, had taken part in the beginning
of the revolution when many true
men and women were supporting IT,
and when the power fell into the
hands of such men as Robespierre and
Danton La Fevre had continued one
of its supports and in time one Of its
leaders.
Louise wrote to him to come and zee
her and when he called she said to
him:
You were a friend of my husband;
some enemy entered a false charge
against him; if you would serve me
give me the name of his accuser.' IA
Fevre promised that he would do his
best in the matter.
Monsieur" replied the widow. II
you get the name for me any reward
you ask of me shall be granted"
La Fevre called on Madame Rap
pelier occasionally to report progress.
Though there was really no progress
to report. He said he had appealed
to Robespierre to give him the name
i of her husbands accuser, but Robes
pierre had refused. This was - M
as La Fevre ever got.
He continued his calls, however
and one day he said to Louise: !.
why continue this fruitless ehost!
Jules is dead and cannot be brousnl
to life. You are at the beginning q
what. may be a long life. Forget ths
past, or that part of it which is pain
i. full, and look rather for happiness
than grief. love you: let me be tn
means of your again being happy
: wife"
, NO" said Louise. II have but ooe
, object in life and shall never haye
. another. 1t is to find my husbanai
, murderer, and avenge his death, ahe
, l shall succeed in my quest"
Her words were heavy blow to nel
sutton and he left her and from tns'
moment ceased his visits.
No permanent authority was estao
; lished in France till Napoleon va
, made first consul" Then one a..
/ his wife received visit from Madame
Rappelier, a stranger to her. Wne.
| the visitor departed she had Madsm,
Bofiaparte's promise, that she wouI
: ask her husband for an order to PEI
nit the widow to examine the recoiul
kept during the revolution concernin!
those who had died on the guillouns
The boon was granted Few az.
5 later and a few days later Maos@'
r Rappelier sent a note 10 La ENr
: asking him to call upon her. He CAT,
/ at once. The widow received him ~
] statue Of ice. :. -
Monsieur" she said, Il NV
learned the name OF my nusOssu
t murderer"
Y La Fevre turned pale. He hao y
t power to ask who the person was
e His name is CASTOR La FevTe'
La Fevre Quailed. -
y Monsieur" continued the wooS
81 recommend you to expiate wv
= crime on the battlefield"
= Not long after this La Fevre ~
:. death by unnecessarily exposing nAA'
self to the real enemies OF France.
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