Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-04-13
PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY,

" You DO. indeed. kno- more OF Hle iLar
thought. .ail ihe Cosntess. gazing spoa
BIN With an cSprsssion of wonder. &c For
shat purpose are yo1 hercg~
'' Nour pardon. fair Coga,oss. bat ,iai
D. my secret. Mas / ask vLat brought
you % me2r
Wei. 7 bal heard The story. through
thc gossip 0fthe servants. ola strange man
coming % this old house and shutting him
. s,if up in complete secis,iou-ofhis suise-
quent arrest. Imprisonment. and prediction
concerning the magistrate. and since sha,
Of soune- other death predictions thas have
come 20 rass-and felt strong desire %
consult ban. thinsin-: Be- not improbable tiat
uherc % might be TO las interest 90 pred -
sdeaih a death Eould BE- cJrta IN b. ioiou.~
% Ia otheE words. said Sic bandit. ..ycu
believed me O. BE- aprofsssional murderer ?'
90 Something of that kind. eoafess."
q" And noEs~
'' Trust have 10 reason 10 eh,n-e nv
opinion.-
% foa are plain and strairiafor~ard A.
sii events. don't o. jeci 20 that. howcver.
Well. nov that we understand each other.
vhat Do you requirc of rncy-
e You have alrvsdy named What r,o.,
desire
Tee death of the Count and the Dueb-
esq
Yes; and d yol viIl undertake 70 rid
He of these. you have ouly 20 name your
price.
Add What q The Dake Duca--ars-
90 Oh. b. raust not bc harrnel,-
- / unicrstand. ~ sa,t IRE Lri-and. u,tb
peculiar look the Countess Ci,ant
Would we'd IRE Duke Dacarrar.~
'Oh man. % K MOTTO know ere-ri,;,e.-
eSeiaimed the iad,. IN a slightly ir-itated
tone. Come vii yoa undertake wba.I
want dones~
% ! viii give you the means o. accomplish
the WORK yourself" saiI he outlaw. Il
have a ooioriess poison. thar il slow bu,
s1rr. itneeds but f-w drors in A CUP Of
ri,er or Winc. It produce no pain. no
srarrirs ~ any Kind. and 81. erec,. are
not apparent ior two or three days. Ticn
the piiient begins % complain ofa weak
ness ani 'l~rtsie. goes into A rapid de-
cline. ani dies in Jess than a month. hi.
poison -suno; Pc detected in tie svecm.
a-i thcre is not physician who knows &C..
a-tiia.e.~
Ihc vr-y fhinr,- cried TIE Coarte...
Give -e thar poison. ard viii accomplish
fir rest
Ilr t1uufcrs and tie br--anI finally
agreed Upon terms. lie sold Der tbe poi.
son ai a labuious price. bat would not di.-
pote 81 tic antiiote ior any cnnsideraiion
~dairser. lie told Der. Lo-cv,r. that
.hosid she discover any friend ,of hens SUI
irrin- rom the effects of tlis poison. 90
coaic to him at once. an o. uouIi arrange
siih her to save the parir.
I.r several weeks i1nrcr EondiaeHi re-
ml.u.l in that ODD hou.-. never going oat.
anl nou lai then receive a VISITOR. There
vas como ta.k of a-rss,'ns bin again. bet
there sns On opposing iaGacuce in hieh
quarters. anl @ uas not done. De- uoad
rot have been dcae bad tbe police ever 90
tempted i.--i.s tLe frt1ne tcuer. ashe
vas supposed to b.. vas not i.oiated ard
a.oue a- even hs ne1rest nei .ibors iaii.v-
.l. llc bad .noun the house before ic
sent Orb Do. ana uhy be- usf supposed t1 ie
haunfei. l. uts connected wa n di.farf
point by suhterranean passage. and BE-
had been on cofnrlnication with tis hrrF
from iho very fr.f There VS. no time
Do uhat te cae.l have hr,1~hi a fl,oussui
i,.l.rafe nen fo h.s as-.sfl1ce b1t ieiaI
chosea rather f1 Do arrested at fri. thira.
.nr TO n -it ist.r his design. vif-hndfI.
Arl tl.s leurn oi E'r iire1i fhe bs-lf.
aho.. rame vas "a terror fbroe. .iort I'a'r.
ras "a s'r-u'ar 1ne. io ssy the least U.
BAL 0.1r to Nsr.es. to hc enrobiel-t,
Gain a1.t.e ta give hin riett io an tonor-
.I cd. au.r te rr.....t Of fte ia-f
SD .. var ft.s fo ie upI...i,
-'rl--. tnar ..r rrart ofu.s
possessed TI .rt.r-
e..- N..r. .-lr .nirr.e. ii. tn.a t.r.
eere ranE among fie nobility at. a..fsI
uit... ia.t1-I. t.I r.a's l.lI. nstft.e
n.- -if .'-r.e r..-oar coalition. arifr
r.'el u-na .,.r..tHr .r..'rr ofis .f-
i.. poison 'l f.... rirf.... rt1 i1 ls.rr b.
u'I .. ift sf f.-... death c.rs.-'r
r...r a srte oi tte -.I-i stn %
NalI.s t.f .r r. oi.e. ..r r1 ,.r.a'.-l-
H.r. a.ail ie t. .e .f f'. a.f.f.f.-arI
ng r.fn. ...-r r.. uI fl.. I.f