Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-06-21

still | had thus far been unable to prove
anything against him. On the present
occasion | told hin, as l told the others,
that | must return to Toulon.
"1f you have not the money with you,
we can give you credit
/ told him I had plenty of money, but
was not prepared to pay the prices he de-
manded.
Every WE'LL" he said, and added that
he should be very happy to sell me when
l came again.
bade him good day, and then depart
ed. AS soon as | was alone, l began to
suspect Mons. Louis Cazuaban in earnest.
When | told him that l had money, but
did not purchase, because he charged so
much, why did't he banter me? Simply
because he wished me to leave town with
the money in my pocket. AT least so it ap-
peared to me.
This was sufficient ground for me to
work upon, and | resolved to watch a lit.
tie while. So rode to an out-of-the-way
place and left my horse, and then return
ed and concealed myself in a position
where could see the movements of Louis
Cazaubon.
In q few moments he came out of the
factory and walked away. His step was
hurried and eager. felt sure that he
was not the man who did the direct work
of death. The plot was deeper than that
or he would have been discovered ere this
So | resolved to wait awhile and see if he
returned. | would have followed him if
could have done SO with safety but he
might have detected me and that would Mt
do. However, in less than fifteen minutes
he came. He walked now with sober,
innocent air. ....
I saw Cazaubon at his desk, and then
| returned to my horse. l knew that
| had risk to run now, but !
was ready for it. If the factory agent
was at the bottom of the crime, and meant
to have me robbed, he had already set his
machinery in motion, and the next devel
opment would be upon the road.
examined my pistol, and then left The
town, taking the road along the river, to
ward the Alps.
At the end of half an hour | came t
the slopes of the BaUois mountains, ant
soon afterward entered the wood
l low began to be very careful, ant
kept my eyes about me. | will not say
, that | was wholly without fear; for thu
mysterious manner in which the murder
, had been done verged so closely upon thu
marvellous, that sort of supertitiou
dread attached to it. Had the victim
been shot, or run through with sword
or had their throats cut, | should have II,
sort of dread.
But this was new ground. Death hat
come here, nobody knew how. 1t Nigh
: have come from an invisible hand and il
dead silence.
Yet when | reasoned upon the subject
| felt sure that the murderer must ap
proach very near to his victims ere tn
blow was struck, since it must be some di
rect, powerful agent that could cause dealt
in such manner.
had crossed the little cascade of Sain
, Esprit, and was descending short, stee
hillside, when saw young man by th
roadside. at the foot of the descent en-
gagged in whipping mule He was
slightly-bui!t fellow, and his coarse gar
. ments were covered with meal. | kney
. there was a mill upon branch of tn
: verdon, not far back, and ] supposed b
I might be the miller's boy. AS | cam
near saw large sack lying on the groun
G where the mule stood.
whats the matter ?" ! asked, as DIRE
up near him.
"Tbis ugly mule has thrown me and m
!. bag of corn from his back he al
swered.
care you hurt?"
!. "My left shoulder is hurt. he said, "
v can not lift the sack again-if monser
e would help me, would be very grateful.
o Until this moment the idea Of suspe
!. ting the young man had never entered m
!. head but the suspicion dashed upon n
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