Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-01
IRASBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY. MAY 1, 1857

The assassins sprang upon the staircase,
but at that moment the door above was /
closed and bolted upon them with a very /
loud noise.
Trapped snared!" fell family upon
our ears, and then all was silent.
We listened moment at the crevice
Of the door, bat save few groans, ike |
those of persons in the last stage OF ago
ny, we heard nothing.
They are caught in their own snare"
muttered my companion. For the
present we are safe. We have but one
difficulty"
" And that is"
" To reach the travellers room. If we
ind 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.
Save ourselves, il was devoid of human
beings. A clock stood over the bar, and
the hour hand was on the point of two.
ave are up early" said Herman with
a strange smile; and early rising de-
serves reward. What will you drink Z"
Brandy" Ireplied with a faint smile /;
T." my nerves want something"
He placed a bottle before us with a
glass. / filled a bumper and drank. He
followed suit, and then returned the bot
ties and glasses to their places. We now
seated ourselves to converse and arrange
our plans.
"We have escaped" said Herman,
grasping my hand. "Let US congratu-
late ourselves together"
We are not yet out of Sauvergne,'
said /, ,warningly.
"'Tis true, but shall we quit it imme-
diately, or wait for the earliest hour Of
dawn to assist our plans?"
"Can we quit the inn without being
SEEM"
81 think so. 1t will be light enough
at four, and the people in this section
never rise till five. We shall have the
friendly aid of daylight, and be a long
way out of town before the waking Of
the people"
so be it then. Wen wait till the
opening of the dawn"
We passed the intervening time in re-
viewing the events of the night, and il
dwelling on our plans. Ere we were 0.
it the first grey streaks of dawn came
stealing through the panes above the
door. We hurried forth, and locking the
doors, took the road to Anhah. 1t was
hard on to noon when we entered the
town. The clock was just uttering the
hour as we crossed the Threshold of tIC
chiefs magistrates Office, in which w,
found assembled crowd of about thirty
or forty persons. A man was making I
deposition before a magistrate, who wa
listening intently 10 every word, while tn
clerk was busily engaged in transferring
it to paper.
My companion elbowed his way thrc
. the crowd TO the desk, and with bis ha
in his hand took his position beside tha
of the man who was making the deposi
ton. Herman cast his eyes incidental,
upon the latter, and then colored to til
. temples.
4 Determined to understand the cause q
this, worked around the crowd till
was in line with them, and then in tn
stranger, making the deposition, ! recog
nised the miller whom we passed the da.
; before in the forest.
I At this moment he had deposed all h
had to say, and he turned casually, an
? his eyes fell on Herman. In a momer
2 bis face became suffused with deatt
$ like paleness, his eyes dropped as if the
had encountered some terrible enemJ
and his limbs were seized with deep trem
} bling.
any God| he exclaimed, in los
: trembling voice" It's he--'tis Rudder
"Rudderr' exclaimed the magistrate
starting up. Where p
q "Therel' exclaimed the miller, poin
ing to Herman.
a In an instant the court was in stat
!. of confusion. All started back froi
g whence Herman stood. as If a shell ha
fallen among them. Some fed but
. another moment, at a sign from the nj
gistrate, FIVE men, whose official bads
/ proclaimed their character, suddenly pr
e cipitated themselves upon my late eon
+ panion and bore him to the floor +
' made no resistance, aud they forced u.
+ into an adjoining room, where be ".
; chained hand and foot, and all Tie pow
Of defence, even if he feI 50 incline
e taken away from him.
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