Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-11-28
JOLIET ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER %, 1878


denied all knowledge of it, as did the rest
Of the company.
Every one had seen ii, every one had
handled II, but none could now produce 4,
The room was searched, the servant. had
not even entered the apartment. the door
had never been Enclosed, none had stir.
red from the table. The.aiffair began 70
wear serious aspect. The old baron
felt his honor wounded. but still hoped il
might prove TO be an i'll timed plea san,ry,
Underthis Impression he rose.
"Genilemen, some person amongst YOU
has, doubtless concealed the box, intend
ing thereby to give our illus;rious friend n
fright, and in good faith, he deserves it
tor th,s carefessiy forgetting TO look after
trlnket said 10 be worth fifty thousand
ttorins; but, as he seems really uneasy
about it, | must beg the person who has
taken it instantly to return il, and confess
the joke"
And The noble affected to laugh. None.
however, responded, and Hartmann saw.
with increased uneasiness, tina, he must
now take UP the matter more seriously.
why. friends, you cannot feel offended
when | offer myself as The first person TO
undergo the ordpal-an ordeal, / almost
blush 10 say, we must ell submit to-
We mIst be searehedi None bat The gull
" can feel annoyed at this proposal.",
Professor Leyden. started up. "By
heaven! I'D suoner diel'
Another was of the same opinion, and
objected to undergoing such an opera
lion, which, at the very least implied a
doubt.
Poor Hartmann looked like ghost
lie glanced appealingly towards Leyden,
who now rose. ....r
"Let the door be locked" he said. in
a grave voice; ''let il he well .ecurpd. {"
This was done, Nov, gentlemen. you
must either acknowledge the correctness
Of the measure l adopt, or /, the disciple
of Juggling science, perish!" and be
drew from his pocket small pistol
"Nay. start not, my friends! against my.
cell, alone. | mean to use this weapon,
and that only in case / wronafuIIy &C
cuse any individual now present. You
may remember, before dinner. phreno
logically examined YOU all. There was
little TO say. about yon, generally; but
mere was one amongst you in whom
coufdno be htistaken--one whom wish.
ed-nor TO have named, whose presence
ever since has made me shudder ] see
The gentleman to whom alIude already
turn pale. Nay. attempt not to smile. /
am either villain for allowing a false
theory to mislead me, or you, Carl Hoff.
enon, are both robber and aiardererr"
A thunderbolt would have caused less
CONSERVATION. The baron started up in
rage and agony; the prince believed the
professor had suddenly gone mad; while
the other looked, with searching glane es,
alternately at Leyden and Carl. The
former had coolly resumed his chair; the
latter sat pale. imtnoyable. What could
it mean? .E r. r--.i al.
Old Hartmann was about to speak in
no gentle terms TO The man who had thus
insulied his future son in law. when wav-
ing his hand, Leyden quietly added,
SEARCH him." =.
The Baron In his ,eargerness 10 defend
his profcge. at once flew TO do so. Imme.
diately the snuff box fell on the table. The
worthy old man sank, overcome, into
chair. In the breast pocket Of Carl's
blouse he had found the box, which the
other had, INTERESTINGLY, allowed him to
draw forth.
For few moments there was dread
full death !! Ike pause. The party seemed
petrifed, while the trembling Carl seem
ed to struggle with his feelings. Atlength
as it suddenly awaking, he started Up,
and incoherehtly propoupced--
THE hand OF God is on mel would,
but cannot, fly his Judgment. Professor
LIE, den speaks the truth. am a. robber
and murderer! Under The name IF
Gran'E, | wooed at won the peasant
maid. of whom we spoke just now: IN
madness, espoused her. Tired, howev.
er. in few short days. Of being tied, for
life, to ole uneducated- and low born
hearing that Clara Hartmann possessed
unhotindeH wealth. and knowing that my
rustic wife alone presented an obstacle to
my wedding this fair heiress, I slew her
--aye, cruelty STEW her! and caused her
lover to be seized, 70 turn the fnger of
suspicion towards him. Had he not fed
tn. morrow be would have been stabbed.
As tor rOhhery,I can only say; I have
long headed bold hand. whom, even
now, I'll mol be,ray. although they 'lllaugh
al me with seorn. when they frs, hear
how foolishly fell into the heIlish net
that Satan LAID for me. and call me fool
for not having the power to resist tempta
ton. That cursed box was Gar too brill.
liant. :. Some spell hyked in Il it, which
drew me with a alorce could not stand
against, and made me rush al, once Upon
my ruin. But why thus Inoralizel Let
monks 60 pray--it is too late for me; let
commonfelons- suffer on the block lit is
T. Fr1f