The Trinity times., 1855-03-10

man like himself, and by a more legitimate
title. In the ease of almost any other human
being in similar circumstances, this would
have been of little consequence, for he was
now rich enough to buy silence itself But
Points knew his man.
That night the porlress of a common look
ing house in the Rue Saint Maur, was called
from her repose by gentle ring at the bell.
What is your pleasure ?' said she, speak
ing through the wicket, " | am alone, and ,
although very poor, do not care to open to
strangers" The visitor muttered word in
reply, and the door was opened as instaily as
It's pOnderous bolts permitted. He followed
her through ruinous court, and signifying
by silent gesture that he would dispense
with her further service, he knocked at ano-
ther door. Here he was again challenged !;
but his voice gained him admittance as be-
fore, and presently he found himselfi in a room
much more comfortable than might have
been expected from the exterior.
What you here y said the man who
opened the door to him, and who was the
only inmate of the apartment. "Why, Peter,
this is an unusual and unexpected honor"
81 have reasons, Alexander" REPLIED the
visitor gravely; and as lie opened his cloak,
and threw his hat upon the table, the striking
resemblance between the two men would
enable a stranger to pronounce them to be
brothers
Reasons you of course have, for you
never act without them; but before you open
your busiless, let me put you in good humor
by presenting you with this handsome sum
of money, your share Of as rich spoil we
have yet taken.'
Set it down cannot attend to business
at present. have seen a ghost I"
"a ghost know man that would scare
even you, but | was not aware that you stood
in special awe of the material world. In
what form appeared the ghost ~
g In the form of human eye, which was
fixed upon mine to-day, for an instant, in the
Place du Carrousa. Whether it is anything
more than the frs ment of a dream | had
Hen into at the moment, cannot now tell
but if it was really in human head it be-
longs , the man to whom you allude."
" And what then ?"
Merely that | am t."
what nonsense You are too clever,
too self posses ed, too iar-seeing for that.
Y GU are unknown even to your band-l, your
lieutenant and your brother, being the sole
medium of communication between you.-
Besides me, you have no conGdant in the
world but your own wife, without whose
guiding voice we could not str step, and
who could not crimlnate you without destroy
ing herself"
"All that is true but you do not know
the man as | do"
We must buy him."
1t is for that | am here. Bat toke care
you bid high. Strip me Of all possess-take
the jewels from my wife's hair-but let him
have his price = Y GU must do still more than
that"
" Not blond.'
"Not without necessity. You must en-
ploy him. We mnst steep his hand in crime
till he is again at the mercy o. the police
till the fourteen years fetters at Toulon dance
again before his vision-it is impossible for
mo to sleep"
And if all fails? Ifhe will neither steal
gold nor accept of it as a present"
Then we shall talk further"
Among the crowd that day in c Place
du c rroussal, there had been a man who at
trac d the attention of some of the older
mbers of the police. Ills was a we'll
known ace but it had not been seen for
mG years, and the thief takers employed
theL elves in getting the lnaments again by
heart. But the man, secure in his innocence
stroel ca sly on.
lie did not meet a single acquaintance
/ fourteen years being, in his calling the out
side Limits Of generation till all on sud
den, as he glanced upon general officer
passing slowly on horseback, an exclamation
of surprise escaped him. his dull eye lighted
with Joy, and then the brief illumination
faded away into a fixed and lurid glare. At
that moment the officer appeared to see him;
and shutting his eyes suddenly, and duckng
under the shoulders Of the crowd, the old
forcat turned away
1t was easy for him to ascertain the rank
and position OF the object Of his interest, 10
learn that, without estates, he possessed pro-
digious wealth that he had brought a wife
with him from Spain, who was supposed to
be the source of all his riches, and he re
cords of Scissors having been burned, he had
established his birth place as an act Of no
I toriety.
"Ah p said he, " that is SO like him. He
! is a clever fellow, and he is now at his old
tricks but he has climbed thus far upon the
shoulder of his comrade-he must down ~
lie went straight to the Office Of the preiect,
and denounced Lieutenant Colonel Points,
Count dc Sainte Helene, as an escaped forcat
The clerk laughed at him, the project or
/ utItu MN buts anu AlIc lIlOi ii'l ID8 pD-
ltely that he woeld call again, took his
leave.
The next morning he was met near the
prefecture by man who entered into con-
yersaton with him.
"You are from Touon?" said the stranger
abruptly.
"Well, if so?"
"You are going to denounce somebody"
"Wel?p
ole is too strong for you.'
ave shall see"
care you rieh?"
u have still enough for dinner; must
shift as / can for the rest Of the day.
"N in a thoJ14nd francs dor"
"No."
"Tcn thousand?'
"No."
Twenty thohsanlT'
"No."
"Thirty thoUsandl'
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