Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-03-09
New SerIes-Vol. 4-NO. 30.
CHAPTER IX.

like those OF persons In the last stage OF
human agony, we heard nothing.
sThev are caught in their own snare
muttered my companion. For the pre-
sent we are safe. We have now but one
difficulty
And that is
ITO reach the travellers room. If we
find light there, all is we'll
We groped our way along the wall till
we came TO an opening. Turning this,
we soon reached an entry, family lighted
by lamp from contiguous apartment.
Following the light we soon found our
selves in the travellers room.
Save ourselves it was devoid of human
beings. A clock hung over the bar, and
the hour hand was on the point of two.
We are up early said Herman, with
strange smile. And early rising de-
serves to be rewarded-what will you
/ drink 2
Brandy | replied with a faint smile;
8 my nerves want something
He placed bottle before me, together
with glass. filled bumper, and drank.
He followed suit, then returned the bottle
and glasses TO their places.
We now seated ourselves TO converse,
and arrange our plans.
We have escaped, said Herman, grasp
ing my hand. Let US congratulate each
other
But we are not yet out of Sauvergne.'
said warningly.
Its true. But shall we quit it mme-
diately, or wait for the earliest hour of
dawn to assist US p
Can we then quit the inn without be-
ing seen 2
: | think so. Il will be light enough at
four, and the people in this section never
rise till five. We shall therefore have the
friendly aid of daylight, and be good
long way out of the town before the wax
ing of the people,
SO be Ii, then. Well wait TO the
opening of the dawn
We passed the intervening time in re-
viewing the events of the night, and in
dwelling on our plans. Ere we are aware
of ii, the first grey streaks of morning
came stealing through the panes above the
door.
We hurried forth, and locking the doors
behind us, took the road to Anhalt.
1t was hard on to noon when we en-
tered the town. The clock was Just ut
tering the hour, as we crossed the thresh-
old of the chief magistrates office, in
which we found assembled crowd OF
some thirty or forty persons.
A man was making a deposition before
the magistrate, who was listening intently
to every word, while clerk was busilv
engaged in transferring it to paper.
My companion elbowed his way through
the crowd, 10 the desk, and with his hat
IN his hand, took his position beside that
OF the man who was making the deposi-
ton.
Herman cast his eyes incidentally upon
the latter, and then colored to the temples.
Determined to understand the cause OF
this, worked around the crowd I'LL was
In line with them; and then in the
stranger, making the deposition, recoc-
nlsed the face Of the miller, whom we had
passed the day before, in the forest.
At this moment. he had deposed to all
he had to say, and he turned casually. AMI
his eyes fell on Herman.
In a moment, his features became suf-
fused with a death-like paleness, his eyes
dropped as if they had encountered some
terrible enemy, and his limbs were seized
with deep trembling.
My God ! he exclaimed. in low,
trembling voice, It's he-'tis Ruder =
Ruder y exclaimed the magistrate, start
ing up. and staggering back. Where p
There exclaimed The miller, pointing
to Herman.
In an instant, the court was in a state of
the widest confusion. All started back
from where Herman stood, as if a she'll
had fallen among them. Some fled; but
IN another moment at a sign from the ma
glstrate, five men, whose official badge
proclaimed their character, suddenly pre-
clpltated themselves upon my late COM
pamon, and bore him to the floor.
lie made no resistance, and they forced
him into an adjoining room, where he was
chained, hand and foot. AMI
all power of defence. even if he felt SO
inclined. taken away from him.
All this passed SO suddenly, that it
seemed to me like dream
So sudden had been the discovery, ac-
tion, and arrest, and the consequent excite
ment attending IT, that when the door was
locked upon the highwayman, every face
in the court was as pale as ashes.
Having collected my wits, now adj
Fanced toward the desk, and bending over,
whispered few words in the magistrates
ear.
A few words in private, sir 2 said |.
Any business of importance ?
Certainly, SIR
Follow me-
lie turned to room toward the left,
INTO which We entered. We seated our
selves, and | gave him detailed history
oi the events that had transpired. from the