Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-27

ness, were requisite to enable him to ex
: pose and chastiSe this uneXamplcd crime
lie took leave Of the ladies of the country.
house, eNcusing himself for having dis
} turbed them, FASTENED to obtain informa,
ton from the farmers about, and when he
had learned by certain information the
hour and the direction of their departure
he lost not an instant, but hastencd to
follow the steps of the impostor.
At MarSeilleS he visited the fashionable
hotels. and at the Hotel des Empereurs the
intelligent host, Castel. remembered the
travellers he described He informed Al.
bert de kerbrant that the three persons
IN whom he took SO much interest had
passed two days in the house. and that
they had embarked for Barcelona. Cas-
tel even indicated the banker to whom he
had directed the false Albert de kerbri
ant, who demanded 4 letter of credit OF
fifteen thousand francs for his mothcr-in-
law, from whom he had a power of attor-
ney. The young sailor hastened to the
notary and the banker who lad been
named to him. Not only was the infor-
nation of CaStcl true. in every respect.
but Albert de kcrbriant recognised at the
banker his own signature, counterfeited
with an initiative talent that revealed the
hand Of forger from the salleys. This
was ray of light to the young man.
He took post horses, and in less than five
hours he was in Toulon, at the office of
the commisSary of the Bagnio, who in
| formed him of the escape of Cardan. a
bigamist and forger, and gave him his
| description. Albert set out that very
evening for Barcelona, furnished with
! other valuable information. and letter
of introduction to the French consul.
He must follow up at once this horrible
intrigue: a moment lost might cause an
lrreparable misfortune. The consul was
at the Italian theatre. Albert hastened
from the consulate to the theatre: they
pointed out to HIM the box of the repre-
sentative of France he entered it, apollo
gizing for his unreasonable visit. and pre-
sented his letter of introduction, which
explained everything.
The consul requested Young ker rbriant
to follow him to the further corner of the
box, where they might converse without
being seen or overheard. The following
was the alarming information which he
imported to Albert:
a stranger, of an uncertain age" said
I the consul, presented himself at my
house, about three weeks since, an
nomcing himself under the name of Al
bert de kcrbriant. He came" he said.
Ito visit Spain with his future bride and
her mother" At the immediate eXplra-
ton of his term of mourning he was to
be married. The manners of this man
had seemed to him somewhat strange:
there was mixture of studied bon ton,
good language, and vulgar habits and
expressions. There was an appearance
Of studied and affected calmnesS, contra
dictcd by nervous starts. "Hc called on
me i'll the first place" he said, ''to pre-
sent his respects, and then to consult me
as to the forms to he observed in mar
all the explanations he seemed to require
Since that visit ! have seen him twice,
and this evening, if YOU wish to see him,
hc is in the box with the ladies almost
opposite to us. The description you have
given me of this stranger is strikinsly
cxact-with this difference, however, that
his hair is black and long, instead Of
being light and short: but that is no
doubt owing to the aid of his hair-dresser,
which it will he easy to discover"
Albert de kcrbriant requested the con-
sui to allow him seat iii his box, and
Il moment after he was in his post of OBJ
Scrvation.
At the first glance he was convinced of
the mans character. Not s,lspecting that
SO Scrutinizing a glance was fixed upon
him, he preserved gloomy immobility,
and seemed to have little i'll common with
those who were appauding 50 rarturouS-
ly an Italian duet. Cardan. dressed in
black. his face of that sallow copper color
peculiar to a galley-Slave, with his ewes
fixed, his brow knit. his noStril dilatcd,
! seemed Ike some supernatural being.
above all frivolous occupations, medita
ting upon some internal plan. BY his
! side, as if in contrast, in all her Joyous
maiden simplicity, sat Anna de Mellan !;
YOU would have compared her to a dove.
! ignorant of her peril, sitting on the same
! branch of tree with falcon. Albert
! lie kerbrant rose at the end of the first
act, and Saluting the consul with gcs-
t,lre, aS much as to say, you will see me
again in a moment, he directed his steps
towards the inpoStor. The consul fol-
! lowed him at n distance.
He knocked gently at the door Of the
box, and with II calm and distinct Voice
he pronounced the name of M. Albert
| dc kerbriant."
THAT is | SIR replied Cardan.
- have few words to Sav to YOU in
! private" said Albert.
Cardan rose, without betraving any
emotion, and came out.
This j.. then, VI. Albert lie kcrbriant.
to whom am now Speaking!" said the
real Albert.
Certainly. sir, said the galley-slave
his voice slightly tremulous
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