Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-14

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searching houses, woods, fields. roads.
lines, bitches, caves, and pits-and men
will search like bloodhounds. mind YOU.
when they have chance Of gaining some
thousand Of francs-there is vet not a
clue or sign gained of the villains. Itis
the most astonishing part Of the whole
affair"
1t is particularly surprising to me
that the villainouS dog, which has so
evidently been trained to the work Of
murder, is not turned up somewhere or
other, if the search has been SO complete.
See that dog where you may, and you
must pronounce it an animal too danger
Gus to be allowed 10 live"
:. Indeed Pray describe the creature
to me again. Who knows but | NAV
chance to meet with it when | return 10
| the country
81 trust your rencontrc may not hap.
pen at night, or under anything like
similar circumstances to mine," said
Feirers, with shrug. " Its no joke, I
can assure you"
"Ah, there is no fear of that" ex-
claimed the visitor carelessly: then,
checking himself with slight start, he
continued believe know the coun-
try too well to be caught, unguarded, in
any lonely place. at a dangerous hour
AID depend upon it, the villains know
me too well to venture an attack upon
me. That redoubtable dog once set at
my throat, and / warrant YOU would
hear no mere of these m, sterious outra-
ges - He clenched his teeth and shook
his walking, stick in threatening man
ner as he made this vaunt.
9" imagine, sir. that these worthless.
and especially their brute of a dog, are
not likely to entertain much respect for
persons; and should think proprietor
of the district stood as good, or as bad.
a chance as any one else of falling in for
| share of their attentions.
DE Vernellemade no reply, but clenched
his white teeth and shook his walking
stick again, accompanying the gesture
with curious smile.
alt is disgrace to the police and the
authorities of the whole country that the
wretches have not been hunted down,
and made to suffer for their Grimes upon
the scaffold :" exclaimed Ferrers, with
warm Indignation.
$50 it is-a disgrace to ALL" returned
De Nernelle, his moustache still twitch-
ing with strange smile, which seemed
to FerrerS unmeaning and ridiculous, if
not offensive, but which he ascribed to
uncommon popularity oftemperament on
| the part of his visitor. There was never
such a case of justice baffled-neyer
And If YOU only knew the immense pains.
the enormous amount of Sagacitv. the
ceaSeleSS watchfulnesS and suspicion. the
ttousand-and-one excruciatirrly clever
plans, that have been lavished by police.
magistrates, mayors, proprictors, and
don t know who, upon the discovery and
arrest of the offenders, your very reason
able aStonishment would be considerably
increased. lie had the plans, intrigues,
and stratagems that have been concerted
and carried into operation during the last
three months, one would have imagined
hcient to entrap even Mephistophiles.
HOa Dieu' the brains of the whole roliae
force of France have been racked. There
never were such admirable, capital, ire
sistible methods contrived for the can.
ture of any villain or villains whatsoever:
and yet all in vain! /, myself-you
have no idea how | have worked in the
same cause-have / not, my love 2"
"Yes, indeed, you have" exclaimed
Madame De Nernelle, to whom the inter
rogation was addressed, speaking in
very serious tone. "And / wish TO
Heaven you had been rewarded with bet.
ter success, monsieur. All this time.
who knows how many more unfortunates
have fallen victims TO the same shocking
Scourge
True who knows 2" returned DE
yernel.e. Yes, monsieur" he con-
tinued, turning again TO Ferrers: Z" YOU
would hardly credit how heartily have
worked in order to assist the authorities,
and vindicate our poor outraged law and
justice. L have suggested plan after plan:
have kept watch by night have put
myself at the h. al of parties of scouts
and have secured the country; have
taken part in the searching OF every
thicket and hovel, from Dan even to
Beersheba have spent money, and still
hold out the promise of a tolerably hand
some reward to whomsoeyer NAV be
lucky enough to succeed in what all, as
yet, have signally failed. Peae,-all to
no purpose. What think you had better
be done Row2 Tell me fresh head
may afford some new and happy idea"
Really cannot venture to offer any
suggestion" answered Ferrers: :. if those
who know the country and the people so
well are thus batilcd, what chance is there
for an entire stranger? 1t is certainly a
very extraordinary affair altogether and
from what you tell me, begin to have
something like a suspicion that some one
amongst the authorities must be in league
OF on excellent terms with the villains.
putting them ON their guard as to the
direction of every new search, and as to
the course of all proceedings"
''N No, it is not SO, am sure, exclaim-
ed De Vernelle, eagerly. Il would stake
my life it is not so. know every BON
homme of them all; and know that every
one of them is completely hoodwinked.
There are much in the dark as-as [ am
myself. But, pardon-all this is apart
from the object for which have been
desirous of seeing you. 1 wish to have
minute apd circumstantial statement of
the mode in which these attacks were
made; desire TO gain all the informa-
ton | can; so pray tell me exactly how