Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

should be among the highest nobility, touching even
royalty, would not title-aye even dukedonN ko
given in exchange for life 7"
The result indeed, proved that Rondinelli did ~.
mscaculate in many particulars. His general scheme
proapered. The ambitious and uuprincpled Countass
Oavanti, in carrying Out her own wicked design, :,
sisted hi. materially. she poisoned her husband anI
the duchess, and them both die, and thus her,
familiar with the workings OF the dea y drug. The
bandit knew she iutended to marry the Duke D,cor
rar Now Was his time. BY means ofeone Of bis 90
cret agents. who had obtained the posi- ion of butler in
the dukes household he had several drops of poison mi
into bis Grdces vine. few days served to dl.olsv
the symptoms which the countess now 30 well undeg
stood and 10 terrible rage and alarm she hassotd r.
the robher chief.
THE Duke Ducarrar is dying of your cursed olson
she cried. in Wild lofty tone, with a4sbing eyes.
Yes" CO lily replied the brigSpd chief lit re,oecs
neither rank, age or sex"
Yoa kuow of this theo p almost screamed the co,n
tess Nov. save dim, william, or / will have YOU torn
limb from limb"
"SoitIy, my fair nurderess y returned the bauti,
fase0og his dark blue eyes upon h-r with an exores
sioo that mad her quail "remem 0er who yon are that
speaks-wbo am tust you add e.s. You should rath
er hunby for my aid thaa attempt 10 comm and it
through threats II you we're to have torn from
limb 10 limb, the AXE would die without akiog yov
his wife and if were to say you poisoned Your bus
band aud the duchess you ina CINE waat fea ul
0oon would be yours But putting all this aside /! i,
you that are in my power 1ol canuo. stir banc. ex
cept by my rmiseon. | can touch this wire You saa
he within reach OF my hand and in eas than an hour
thousand desperate mec wood BE- gathering 70 my All
some Of tnem coming from your own hon ehod G)ne
from the dukes aUd others again from the royal rsaca
Now l See by your pale cheek and wondering looks
you b1gn to comprehend with whom you are dealing
and now will endeavor to converse IN reason You
remember told you that if you friead SUI ring
from this deadly p>'son to to ma, and we would
arrange to bin. will save the duke but | must
have my prce-no Iess than full pardon and title
of nobility not below hat of court, and am certain
hs Can procure what demand 10 save bis own life"
| 1t may we'll be believed that the naughty countess
ams1ed at the 1acity OF this chief OF robbere; but
she already within his tolls. aud was Obliged t.
work out bis d sign to save herself and lover
The result the fulfilling of the ambi ious schemes
of Rondon1i lie received ull pardon for pas; Of
tnces and TO the surprise oev>ry the saerct
was created peer OF the realm. The Old MOBILES would
have shunned him, but they feared for their va
and outwardly tn cCurted his society, while at
heart they detestod him. He purchased himself pal
ace, furnished it gorgeousy, and for few monhs lived
in regal syl3 at the end OF which TIM he WA iOuai
assasSlnated
As for the wicked AMI ambitions countess she suz-
ceeded IN her and became the Duchess Dlcarrar
but she and her lord after quarrel ed aud
rated. He subsequently died of poison, supposed to
have been admins cred thr0u "a her agency She WAS
arrested suspicion bat stabbed herself t. the hear
and died the miserable death Of the sIc.da.
So, after another, untmely persisted our work
ers of niquty, and yet Naples Iemaiued 40 kss fail Of
crime ana intrigue.