Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-05-18
.IRAsBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY, NAY is, 1860 !.

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E And now what do you propose to do
j first? ? Would it not be better TO arrest
E this inn-keeper and bis hostler at ohcel'
: BY no means NJ. Berret. think
/ that would be an extremely injddicious
fstep. What l have been telling You are
/, fony conjsctures Of my own, which,
a though probably true in almost every.
particular, would greatly fear, avail 1T
2 tie as proof TO charge the villainous inn
# keeper and his servant (who, beyond all
+ question are the cri1liuals) with these
# crimes. There is nov one decisive step
to be taken. propose TO pass the night
r in this mysterious chamber
! Monsieur Berret heard my quietly
i spoken words, and looked perfectly
aghast with astonishment.
q What Guillot are you mad 2 be
: exclaimed. Pass the night in that in
e fernal sIaughter-house! Why-are you
tired Of life (? Consider the danger Of
| the thing, and the great loss to the SER
n Vice which your death would occasion 7
/ The earnest anxiety with which the
# last rernonstrance was uttered was so
perfectly ludicrous, that refrained with
g difficulty from laughing outright. But |
soon succeeded in silencing his objec-
o fions if not in satisfying his scruples.
; sYoa have, believe / then remark
/ ed, s a considerable sam of money with
you.'54l fsiIsl g 1j gar II
= yes. Non Dieui had this rascally
i landlord knowni ii last night, might now
t be as cold as poor Lemarcl Can it an
: Iswer you any purpose" sd ,baGl
r A very important one. Lend me
n, your pocket-book.' has oi
Ie Still holding it in my hand, / descend
! ed the stairs, the sub-agent closely fol-
7, lowing me. The inn-keeper was sitting
behind his bar, seemingly half asleep
a. and half awake, but the instant he saw
c the pocket-book, his dull eyes lit up will
of an eager CLEAN, and he watched my mo.
& tions with strict attention.
at The amount is correct / said aloud
ID to NJ. Berret. Two thousand francs
e, this, then, discharges the debt Ther
ne walking up to the bar, | said to the inn
a keeper: The room which you bav,
given me does not suit me in the leas
have you not larger one where / car
d. lodge?
4? Yes, MONSIEUR the man replied
O. with remarkable alacrity, . should hav,
n spoken of it myself. There is larg
rs and pleasant chamber next to the one il
> which you slept last night-do me tn
y favor to occupy it as long as you please
10 'You had better decline before it /
:" too late,' Berret whispered in my eal
- Il fear you viii not occupy it for NOR
than one night. If you do, you win aC
= ccmplish what no person has yet done 7
Show me the room,' | calmly re
- = piled, paying no attention to the anxiou
us whisper of the sub-agent.
hg There seemed nothing remarkabl
ns about the room when we had first entei
ri
~ ed it. 1t was trife larger than the otl
en er chambers of the house, and the ful
lal niture was of no more antique patterr
~ especially the high-posted bedStead.
" think this will answer / said, aft,
wv surveying the apartment and its beloni
,lr- ings.
III VIII you lodge here tonight, the
no monsieur ?
,"s Certainly. The room suits me
= every particular
=" If the dark-browed host had ente
~ ~ tanned any suspicious of my intention
- they were certainly by this time entire
dissipated; and he left the room, / ha'
- no doubt, gratiied 10 the depths Of
black heart, that another victim was
!, fall so easily into his trap.
You are determined on this step,
- perceive, NJ. Berret remarked, after
had gone. Well, l viii not attempt
we dissuade you, since ! know you cam
be moved, but, promise you, shou
: you be missing in the morning, "
o'h- burn this old rookery to the ground, a
'rh- hang the villianous innkeeper upon
ave sign-post, so surely as shall myself Il
mai till thenP
's's Take whatever steps you plea
raw when you find nae missing, M. Berret
on until then, leave the matter in my ban
Ireo But there is one material service whi
.her you must not fail to render me. Y
ion' will, If you please, conceal yourself, "
Htie two or three trusty men, in the ro4
= next to this, which occupied last mig
say and there await my signal. When J
was hear from me, you will instantly rush
and assist me 10 secure whoever you n
/. L.