The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-06-17

At noon, yesterday, monsieur. when
ven. TO announce that NJ. Lefrsre desired an
szdiehce with ,ou."
Very good.n said NJ. d'Arsilie. And
sa, Edmond =
Monsieur answered the young man, IN
! a.ilow tone of despair, at which did not
lnaryel, ~ was there the greater part ot
Yesterday aft rnpon. and spent the evening
ere"
Alone !" inquired his master. Alone,
mansieur." he replied.
Heacknas lodged the truth that formed the
greatest evidence against him, lie might
saye told lalsehood il he had chosen. But
he Told the truth and never saw SO deathly
:ountenance ashis. He leaned his head upon
his hand. NJ. d'Arylle gave him goblet Of
water. Drink, Edmond, he said. and
the young man mechanically obeyed
Nov" said NJ. HAylle. must per-
tror, disagreeable but necessary duty. II
!, Co search the apartments of both ot you.
Raptiste, | take yours FIRST. Edmond, will
sou come wilhusf"
Edmond slowly arose. endeayouring to
snake OIL the fantness thathe seemed TO feel.
We went together. Readily Baptiste al.
lowed US 10 examine everything IN his room,
Every box and drawer was thoroughly scar
ched-eyery nook and corner capable OF
hiding anything. The money was not to br
found there. Ii was not, then, Baptste. A
lanA 81 triumphant innocence sat on his brow
81 pAryiile male no comment, but merely
I'D the way in silence to the apartment at
edmond.
RaIlying now, for the FIRST time. under the
weight of the terrible suspicion resting on
hm, he with his own hands opened 10 our
.iew every thing there. one after another.
Bot the search did not take lang. There
VAS only the box in which he kept his cloth
Is, small cupboard in the wall, "a little desk
in shich were few papers. neatly arranged.
and some memen;aes, lock OF his mothers
HAIR. plain, oid.ts,hioned ring, marked
with her name, aud worn to mere wire, by
forty wears wear, and delicatcly flushed
hksaess, executed By himself, and reigiousIy
preserved, Of dead sister. Tie single
table had no drawers, and held only books.
which he daily studied, and among which
remarked two or three wellWurn 0nes, OF a
religious character. His poftmanteau, pack
Ell the day before. was the last thing TO be
examined.
II was at the foot III the bed. He knelt
down and unlocked it. One article OF ap.
parel after another was taken and laid aside.
uil he came to the bottom. Then-he started
a. II q serpent had stuns him. With con-
yuistye exclamation, be seized the pnrtman-
iesu and emptied Ost upon the flora bag
81 gold
We stood, silence stricken, gazing on him.
lie. with look Of agony. beHllderment. and
despair, remained with his glance fascinated
10 the terrible object on the floor.
.N1n Dieum he murmnred, wriRgiHg his
hands, "my mother;' Suddenly he turned
10 II. d'Artie-"Oh, monsieur = he uttered
IN accents Of impetuous anguish, can YOU
will You. believe mel neser-neyer put
u there never touched thus money be-
tsre 80
saw bis masters lip tremtle and Charles
d'AryiIie turned away with tears in his
eyes
The door had been left open while this
scene was going on. Some servant. IN passing.
had obsers cal our movements within. and now
quite a crowd of domestics had gathered
CUISINE. They all seemed TO understand
that Edmond was thief; and we could hear
them muFmgring 10 one another. Some we're
egiJently By no means sorry for Edmond
having been the fayorite Of VI. i 'Aryilie, wa,
eavied among them. Among them stood
Josephine, to whom one or tao were whis.
pering mallciously.
serves you right, Josette.' heard, quite
sudibly. - serves sou right for jiting Bap-
tiste. NOwosr master won't think any more
Df Edmond, and b piiste viii be the iayOrite
again"
Tome. said VI. d'Ariile. suddenly. in a
Il 81.
lvw Gene, Edmond - and taking The bag
Of gold lie turned % leave the ruoln with me
Tie servants stood back " Now" said lie
pagsing al the threshold. and addressing III,
senants,' you see this Young man. in Shnse
possession my bag Of gold has been found.
JUsette. what do sos say naW =
Slightly turned away. she tossed her head
stDfniuliy, with wilherlng look At Edmond
she would have nothing to do with the thief
Hat the next instant she smiled graeioaslJ
on Bapliste.
'Away-all II you 80 cried ". d'Aryille
With sudden sternness,
III CONSERVATION tie group scattered iron
right u left. NJ. d'AniIle looked At US
a Edm0nd-at Baptiste. Nov his brow
had grown black aud threatening. Fol
luw me - he uttered, in a terrible tone, lis,
tie i0w mditering Of thunder.
What did this sudden change portend
Edmond himself, ! saw, was a,tpnished b,
Il. Bapiiste started, as be mel the frUwnin.
glance u Lismaster. III silence we followed
As NJ. d'Aaiile led tie asy back to TIE room
af MS valet. lie paused On tie threshold
turned 10 Bsptsie, aud said. eommandinsly
Go in e
The man looked a. lin, he.itateJ. and tibet
siosly entered, ". d ArsilIe followed u -,
Now" said he 70 Baptiste, facing BIZ
Wi.h threatening look. and pointing Wit
liss hand 70 Vne corner 81 tie room, +" Wlidt !
there 10 yonder eorBer!'
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