The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-28

s-chere Lucille" was implored not 10 lose
moment in coming with sour child to Sells
hamlet about league from A m'ens, on the
northern road, and to bring "as much silver
money" and "cothes" with her as possible
instant flight being imperative. The occurs.
ed words seemed to swim in fire before the
frenzied gaze of the unfortunate an, and fol
a moment he was paraIyzed by the terrible
discovery; for a moment only. "Inferna
uairess," he vociferated; al know all TO.
NIGHT. and may reach you yet" He then
bounded up the stairs, found that several
bags of eeus, which he knew were there in the
morning had been taken away, and that most
ut his wife's cloth, were gone. There need
ed no further confirmation of the letter; and
in FIVE minutes Paul VERDICT was on the road
TO Sels--armed.
II was about half-past eleven, according to
Bontems, when Paul Verdot returned To the
wine shop. He was as white as a corpse,
and there was a large swelling on his fore-
head as If he lad received a violent blow, or
had fallen down aud struck himself heavily,
which he said was the case. he told Bon
temps that his wife would not return till the
morning, and as there was nobody at home,
not the servants even, he felt SO lonely that
he ished to sleep at his, Bontemps, house.
This was acceeded to, and he went to bed at
once. Very early in the morning message
came frum Maiame Verd It, that break asst
was ready, aud her husband anxious:y waited
r. Bontemps delivered the message him
self to Paul, who stared while he spoke like
a man in dream, but said nothing, got up,
dressed himself, and went home.
| Paul Verdot, but for the strcng shudder
l,.,h, ,od ho A
the surprised yet cheer ul look of his wife,
looked more like u stone image moving by
automatic power than a living man. sit
down, dear Paul." said Lucille, soo,hngIy (;
81 have good news for thee. All! see how
il is" she added; Chou hast seen this piece
OF letter which found on the table. drop
ped it list night, | suppose; and it has put
wicked thoughts in that j'aluus pate OF thine.
Never mind, am now going TO explain every
thing, and satisfactorily too. us thou mud. T"
"Brancy!" gasped the husband, family
"brandy" II was given him; and his wife,
though apparently much astonished. proceed
ed; "Aiter all, ma fol, the explanation is a
very simple one. The child was the daugh.
ter Of the Comte and Comtesse Auguste de
Vervsy. They IRE proscrite as you know,
and the child was confiIed 10 me under a
solemn pro,' Use never to divulge its name TO
living soul, for fear of those Paris blood
hounds. The countess has been long con-
fined to her bed with illness, so that they
could no, till lately leave the concealment
they had found, TO attempt escaping from
the country. That peril is now, however,
surmounted, and they are, trust. beyond
the reach of their prosecutors. The letter
was, of course, from the count; the clothes
were required for the disguise of the countess,
and the silver money was also essential; and
see, scauya,se tste. here is the exchange have
made" added Lucille, who had keen eye
to the main chance, displaying with great
glee, several jewels, evidently OF great value.
The mental pallor of Paul Verdot's cvun-
tenance had not been in the slightest degree
diminished by his wife's revelation, to which
he only family replied by saying: $50 on
go on. What more!''
"Wbat more! Parblsu, that surely is
enough? There is nothing else to say that
know Of, except that the Chevaler Meudon
friend of the counts who have been living
perdu, not far from the back OF our premises,
and who has frequently slept in the stable,
unknown to you, when apprehensive ne was
beset, will, tear, find it difficult 10 get off,
/
tanned hint OF his hiding-place. thought
it possible he might have sought shelter here
last night and that was one reason ] sent
everybody, and asked you to stop at home,
who, knew, would never betray poor hunt
ted fugitive. Bat, heavens. Paul what is
the matter! Help! help! MyhGod he is dy-
ing:"
He was not dying. bat rapidly losing con
seriousness, which, however, glass of BRAN
dy restored sufficiently to enable him to say,
in husky rapid voice: "Listen, Lucille,
aud hear how your accused secret has de-
srroyed me. found that fragment Of let
ter, pursued you To Sells, and could now here
| find you there. returned crazed in mind
utterly crazed; for I swallowed brandy a,
every cabaret upon the road. hurst into this
room, and, reclining upon the cdnape tuer',
saw the figure of a man asleep la my frenzy
| rushed at, grappled with him, and was crap.
pied with in return. A fierce, terrific con.
flict ensued. Several times dashed him on
the floor, and at last received this blow upon
the forehead, which rendered me insensible
How long remained so, know not. The
cold air revived me. got upon my feet, pre-.
cured a light and saw that | had killed my
antagonist, who was stone dead. It's useles.
screaming. Lucille. In my horror and dis
traction, | hit upon the mad expedient o
placin. the body in sack. bearing it forth
in the dark night, aud casting it into tn,
Somme. I did so, amidst, as ,'istinctl,
heard, the knocking laughter of demons
human devils they were not. or Ishould hav,
been pursued. All! all is known, and an
LOST"
| The entrance OF a sergeant of the coinmu
/ nal guard was Simultaneous with this last ex
clamaton of Paul VERDICT. "Don't be alarm
ed. my friends" said the sergeant; 81 hav
called upon a slight matter OF form, nothing
more. But upon my word. citoyen Verde,
!. that was droll freak last night There mus
have been an unusually large amount oil peti
4 uerres in that head OF yours To have put sue
. fancy there. Shall tel!" continued tn
merry functonary. winking. and jerking hi
h. ad towards Lucille, as he offered Paul hi