Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-06-21
HYDE PARK, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE q, 1865

gave me glance from pair OF quick,
sharp eyes, that meant more than he had
spoken. And then, if not mistaken, had
seen him holding his mule firmly with his
left hand.
leaned from my saddle, and moved to-
ward him, being careful to watch his eve
ry movement.
"Now," said he, "if you will take hold
of that end, we will put it on He lift
ted at the other end, and pretended that
it hurt his shoulder, and begged of me to
lift it alone.
I professed to be willing to comply, and
stopped down for that purpose, keeping
my head in such a position that could
watch him by sidelong glance. AS l
bent over and took hold of the sack, l
saw him carry his hand to his bosom and
draw something out, saw his dark eye
flash, and heard his quick. eager breath
ing. In an instant seized his wrist and
bent it upward, and, as l did so, l
heard sharp report, like the explosion
of percussion cap, and saw tiny wreath
of smoke curl up from the hand held.
He struggled to free himself from my
grasp, but / held him with a grip of
iron, and then fastened my gaze upon
him.
"I've found you, have I o. said, draw
ing one of my pistols and cooking it. 81
will simply inform you that l am an off,
ier of Prefecture, and that | have been
hunting for you. Just offer particle of
resistance, and bullet goes through your
brain Now give me that weapon"
The young man was frightened and Vi
olently trembled.
"It's a tobacco-pipe," he said, as he
handed it to me.
And certainly it looked like nothing
more; but ] had seen enough of it to
know that evil was in It, 1t appeared to
me to be an ordinary meerschaum-pipt
tho bowl being colored as though by
long usc-only the amber mouth-piect
was missing. | did not stop to exam
inc it then, but turned my attention tt
its owner. saw he was trembling with
fear knew that nowwould be the time tt
. work upon him.
80 yon're selling your soul to Monsi
o eur Louis Cazaubon ?" remarked, by way
of letting him know l was thoroughly
Informed.
O He started, and I saw very plainly h
4 knew just what meant ; but he tried t
recover himself and asserted that he dit
4 not know anything about the individual
v had named.
o "You need mt lie to me-" / sternly re
g piled, "for | know all about you. Loui
q Cazaubon has been watched by me whel
he did not dream of such thing H
n thought was tradesman. But, you ar
young, and would save you. Comics
O everything to me and your life shall b
spared"
! | saw that he wavered, and followe'
Z up my advantage; and ere long had hin
n bent to my wishes.
His name, he said, was Henry Dupir
; He was born in Paris, but never kneN
!. who bis parents were. He went to liv
. with Cazaubon when quite young, an
; and had been with him ever since. II
said Cazaubon used to be chemist an
did some business in that line; and tha
IT was in Paris he invented the inferna
machine which they had since used wit
= such fatal effect.
:, About two years previous to the presen
:, time, they left Paris together, and spen
n
nearly year in travelling over the king
n dom, numbering and robbing for living
= Finally they came to Castellane, where tn
: master got his situation.
= Cazaubon marked the victims that wer
) to be robbed, aud the young man the
= did the work. He used various articles i
carrying out his plan, the usual one wa
=" the one tried on me.
The young man then explained to m
~ the aecrct of the pipe. Only the QUITE
D. surface was of meerschaum. Within it Wa
pistol of the finest steel, and of the mo-
exquisite workmanship. The stem WI
:, the barrel, and the lock was conoeale
=, within the bowl, and covered the Tobacco
I" A thin plate Of metal protected the cur
- A ..oas,ra af the thumb or flnp,