Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-10

tomorrow, and | will give you twenty
five Louis. Yes, to catch me in a
trap answered the brigand. Come
clear out, and don't look behind you
you are fortunate in getting off thus.
"A moment, said La Chouette; If he
wants what he says, there is a way:
he shall have his papers Then adj
dressing Tom, he said, DO you know
the plain Of St. Dennis 2 Yes. DO
you know where is Saint Ouen p Yes
well, opposite Saint Ouen, at the end
of the road of the Revolt, the country
is level, and over the fields one can
see for great distance; do you come
there tomorrow alone; bring the mon
ey, and you'll find me there with the
portfolio-touch and take-I will give
it to you
But he will mob you, La Chouette =
Not such a fooftno he won't | can
see so far. have only one eve, but it
is a good one; if the gentleman brings
any one with him, he'll not find any
one-I'lI be off
Sarah seemed to be struck with
Suddenidea, for she said to the brigand,
DO you want to earn some money p
Yes Did you see in the tavern from
whence we have just come-for DOW |
recognise you-did you see the man,
the coalman, called Out?'
"A slender young man, with mus
taches? Yes; | was just going to eat
morsel of that bird, but he didn't
gvie me time, for he stunned me with
two such heavy blows; they overtun-
ed me on the tabIe-frst time it has
happened. Oh! | will have revenge.
well it is concerning him | speak,
said Sarah. 'Of him =? cried the Mai
tre d'Ecole. Give me one thousand
francs, and | will kill him for you
Sarah = cried Tom, in alarm
Wretch! | have no idea Of having
him murdered, said Sarah to the
Maitre d Ecole. What do YOU want,
then? Come tomorrow to the plain
Of St. Denis; you will find my com
panion there, continued she; You will
find him alone, and he will tell YOU
what | want YOU to do 1t is not one,
but two thousand francs | will give
you if YOU succeed !
'Fouriine( assassinl, whispered La
Chouette, there is money to be made;
these are rich folks. who want some
thing to be done to an enemy; and
this enemy is the young cock who
wanted to fight you-must 90. Iii
90 in your place. Two thousand balls
my man, that's worth the trouble.
We'll, my wife shall 60 said the ban
dit. You can tell her what is to be
done, and Ill see.
Very we'll! tomorrow at one
o'clock, at the plain of 81. Denis. be-
tween St. Ouen and the road Of the
revOlt-vou understands p Yes YOU
have said it'll bring your portfolio
And YOU shall have the promised five
hundred francs. and something on ac-
count Of the other business. if YOU are
reasonable Now, do you 90 to the
right, and we to the left. and don fol
low us. unless and the Maitre d.
Ecole and La Chouette ran off rapid
N. The devil has come to our aSSiS-
tance, said Sarah. This bandit may
be Of use to US. Sarah, now | am
afraid, said Tom. AS for ne, | have
no fear; on the contrary, hope-but
come. come now: | know where we
are: the carriage cannot be far off.
The two persons directed their
rapid steps towards the square Of Nore
Dame: but an invisible witness had
been present at this scene: it was the
. Chourineur. who had crOuched among
the ruins to shelter himself from the
/ fury of the storm. The proposition
made bv Sarah to the brigand relative
to Rodolphe interested the Chourineur
very much; alarmed at the dangers
which menaced his new friend, he re
gretted that he did not know how to
warn him; his hatred for the Maitre
d'EcOle and Ii Chouette had. perhaps
something to do with this sentiment
He resolved to advise Rodolphe of the
perils which threatened him; but how
to do it ? He had forgotten the ad-
dress of the 'soi-disant' would be- fan
painter, and perhaps he would never
revisit the tapis-franc; how should he
find him? In making these reflections.
the Chorineur had mechanically fol-
lowed Tom and Sarah, and saw them
get into th> nacN which waited for
them at The square of NoTe Dame.
The carriage was driven off A
bright idea struck the ChOurineW he
sprang behind the vehicle. At one
o'clock IN the morning tie carriage
stopped on the boulevard OF the 'Obser-
vatoire,' and Tom and Sarah disap-
peared in one ofthe small streets which
terminate at this place. The night
was dark, and the Chourineur could
not see anything by which he might
!, recognise the place the next day; SC
with the sagacity of an Indian, he drew
his knife, and made a profound gasl
in one of the trees near which the car
riage stopped, and then regained hi:
lodging-place, from which he haC
wandered a considerable distance
For the first time in long while
the Chourineur enjoyed a sound sleep
which was not interrupted by the Wis
ion of the sergeant and the soldiers
'egorgees', (murdered.)
CHAPTER VIII.
l PROMENADE.
The next morning the storm hat