Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-08
VOLUME XVII. %.

| hohor tldt IN THIS respect she Will give yoJ
no trouble"
! "Well, so be 1T! So at one o'clock II
the morning 2"
L." Perhaps yes, perhaps no the hour is a
little material. | am not sure that the dem
oiselle will be ready"
While they were talking thus they reach
ed the gates Of the city. Before separat
ing, tue doctor handed his card to Edward
l..
"And now an revoia' till tomorrow morn
ing, or perhaps adieu it is quite possible
that we shall not see each other again"
Mr.. l. watched the departed doctor
with All embarrassed air. The idea of tax
| ing mad woman to Paris was not very
smiling one. He glanced at the card and
read Doctor de La Belle, rue Antoine,
| No. IL 81
Mr.. L. happened to be close to this
very street, and curiosity led him to it. No.
y was fine house, with brilliant door
plate, on which could be read: Doctor de
| La Belle
Arrived at his hotel, he asked the waiter
if he knew NJ de La Belle.
/ think | do, Monsieur he is the best
physician in Rouen"
At one o'clock in the morning, Mr.. Il
was promenading anxiously in the waiting
room of the depot NJ de La Belle did not
appear The English minister was rub
bing his hands with great sigh of salts
fiction, when he felt himself touched on
| the shoulder it was the doctor. A lady
dressed in black was seated on the bench,
with thick veil over her face Mr. L
kept up a good heart against his i'll luck
~ have taken a whole coupe, said the
doctor to him, $50 that you will not be in
commoded by other travellers Here is Mad
emoiselle's purse perhaps she may need
something here is her ticket also, which
you will have the goodness to show to the
employee. l telegraphed to Paris, last
evening, to the relatives of Mademoisele,
begging them to send a carriage to the
train whenit arrived | have told you that
she is as gentle as a dove if she should
have moment of weakness, you have on
ly to give her lump of sugar moistened
with two drops of this syrup.
And he handed him little phial, with
the purse and ticket. During this time he
had lifted the demoiselle somewhat roughly
into the car. He remained there till the
last moment, warmly thanking Mr.. L
Finally the bell rang, the minister entered
the coupe, coming out again soon, and ex-
claiming
"What a strong odor there is in there p
1t is nothing" said the doctor; " it is
bottle of Eau de Cologne which | broke
in helping Mademoiselle to enter the car"
The train started Mr.. l. placed
himself at the back end where he was sep
arated from demoiselle in black by box
of flowers He tried to open conversation,
but seeing that she did not reply he arrang-
ed himself for a nap. He awoke several
times the demoiselle, always with her
veil down over her face, remained motion
less. At last they reached Paris
Mademoiselle," said the clergyman,
/" be good enough to wait a moment l
will go and call the coachman who is wait
ing for you"
He looked long while, but in vain He
could find no one who had come for dem.
oiselle from Rouen. He returned, much
vexed, to the demoiselIe, when to his great
stupefaction, he saw an anxious crowd sur
rounding his car. He advanced.
at is you who came in this coupe 2" de-
manded policeman.
Yes" - ... .t s,..sa -.- s-.r
"Do you know that the lady is dead /? 1t
is more than four hours since she ceased to
live You have poisoned her with prus-
sic acid p'
The clergyman was horror struck. He
sought to disculplate himself with all the
energy of an honest man, but his story
sounded like tale, it was SO improbable.
They searched him, and found upon him the
lady's purse, and the phial, which contain
ed prussic acid ! a- 5a=as
Mr.. Edward l., crushed down, half
mad, allowed himself to be led to prison
without offering the slightest resistance
"Take me to Rouen," said 1.-THE prisoner,
al will unmask the wretch. He will not
dare to deny it before me-"
Two policemen in citizens dress and
some other employees of the department
| took car with him, and they arrived at
Rouen Mr. Il was sure the assassin
would tremble at the sight of him alone
When they entered DIR. La Bellies house
he was out, but would soon return. An hour
after he entered the room whore they were
waiting for him. a- -.55 ID
Mr.. L--- trembled from head to foot. Tt
was not the man he had met on Mount
Saint Catherine --t
d" 1t was not DR.. La Belle ?! cried he, see
ing an abyss open before him, the depths
of which he could not sound. at was q
lie The man was not Dr. La Belle |"
Alas ! they must give in to the evidence
The clergyman had been the victim of the
most diabolical trap imaginable.
They returned to Paris.
Some weeks passed. The agent of the
police who had particular charge Of him
soon satisfied himself that he was innocent
Mr.. l. was then removed to house
he never knew what one or where--but
where he could read and write.
The day after his new incarceration
man entered his chamber, made him put on
a suit of black, and begged him him to fol
low him. At the door was an open caleche
and they. took the direction of Champs
Elysees.
Look we'll at everybody" said his mys
terious companion.
Mr. L. looked with all his eyes, but
he saw nothing but promenaders on foot
and in carriages D The next day, when he
entered the caleche, he was surprised tt
see large white dog crouching on the
mat at the drivers feet He did not under
stand the mystery at first, but it was ex
q planned to him afterwards At the time the