The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-09-14
-BLooMsBURG.- COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. .WEDNEsDA


ing desperate pass al his breast Tht
horsemau sull held the discharged pistol il
] his hand, and with his long barrel managed
10 parry the blow.
! lie then buried his spurs into ihs horse
side, and tb e goaded beast sprsng forward
so violenIly as TO dash The charcoal burner
10 the ground, and completely sprang owe
! him, dashing The knife from his hand, leav
inc him stunned in the middle of the road.
The horeeman turned insanity, and draw
ing hiI remaining pistol from his holster,
waited for the other 10 rise The Iatiel
staggered to his feet, and leaning agains
the rocks on the side OF the road, eazed sui
IenIy and revsngefulIy upon his conquefor.
Thus the strange couple regarded each 9th.
er for some time, until al last the horse
man broke the silence.
SO, my friend, he said, your cateer is
ended at last
Yes, curse yor I'd rend you asunder,
too, if
you dared, presums,' put in The slran-
ger. q doubt not your good intentions, ,and
can only ihans. heaven you have not pow
er proportionaie to your will, but am
donbly thankful that have been the means
of rdding me earth OF such monster |
presume you can alvs pretty good account
of those mysterious disapVearauess OF lateP
'Ay, that can You areths first richly
treighted traveller who has enie red that lane
and escaped the ballet or The kIiie.'
sPshaw do you take me for one of those
simpletons whose purses are beler filled
than their heads g
NO = exclaimed tho o;her with sudden
euergy. Il know better. From the very
first you seemed TO have read my inten~
ions, and you must have been senl express
ly 10 enlrap me. In oher words, you are
a detective in disguise. Well, you have
come out best, but you have played dss-
perate part. Few would have escaped as
you have, for my wife was good ihot--
But you scanned from the first 10 be for-
tunes favorile.'
Certainly had narrow escape, remark
ed the other, pointing TO the bullet hole in
his hat. 'But it is not the first time isriune
has proved friendly 10 me-
'WelI, who are you q at length demanded
the other.
'My name is Vidocq y
Great heavens the Partisan detective
I might have known that il would have
been all up with ne, when you were pited
against me-
Yes business al the metropolis being
rather dull, and having heard some rnnors
of your doings, | thought would take a
trip out here, If only for the good of my
health. But i, is growing late and you must
be moving
Where must gor
TO The gaIlows, in the end was the cool
reply; bul at present 10 the jail at p ,
'To The gallOws!' i returned the other,
fsrceis. Never Any dea,h bot tbsin
The detective leTeisd bis pistol al lhe
head of the charcoal burner, aad exclaimed:
You shalt have bBliet through your
head, it you prefer il
The other ducksd his head, in expecta-
lion OF the shot, and then made desperate
spring at the detective. The latter howev-
or, was 10 no hurry TO fire, and cooy
ed the others attack. The charcoal burner
graspsd The reins with his left hand, and
with his right endeavored to grasp the pis-
tol. The detective, however, caught his
right hand with his own left, and holding it
up with an iron grasp, passed his right
haud under, until his pistol pressed asaiust
the others forehead, when he fired The
other instantly relaxed his hold, and with a
terrible cry, fell back corpse.
The cetecliy having accomplished the
object OF his visit, did not delay his return
TO Paris, but having explained tbs whole
affair 10 the proper authorities at p, he
departed.
And thus was the earth rid of two as
great monsters in human form as ever lived.