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"He leaps betterthan tiger, said 0 Brien.
A gutteral cry from without answered him.
It came from Towah, who, disdaining, as
was his custom, to pass through the gate,
sealed, at single leap, the wall of the gar
den which skirts Brussels street.
eve must now separate, my dear general, =
said George.
"Win you not come with nc" asked the
old man.
sNo-some one besides you must present
me-, | will meet you at 2 O'Clock, or later.
Do not forget the Hungarian costume under
your domino Be careful about the carriage
and the arms Be careful, especial y-aaff
yourself, and kse easelon your guard for
my enemies are henceforth yours and this
man designs to have you assassinated.'
eve are at Paris, replied the general. =
depart from here in a carriage, They do
not assassluatte 50 easily as that !! I Do not
know what you arc going to do. | oaly
know what you do will be honest and loyal.
| L1U JCtOH. l. VI Al 1SJoid w ~ - v SAoS--3 ~
Madame the Duchess of Rivas"
They embraced, and the old general left.
George Immediately commenced his toilet
It was nearly II o'clock.
George, obliged to act as his own valet,
took from his wardrobe, a bundle and box.
The bundle contained a Mexican costume,
very richly embroided He kissed the en-
broidery of the scarf.
':She has not betrayed me" murmured he,
without naming the object of this tender re-
collection. sBefore | die | must cross the
ocean to her, to kneel before her, and to kiss
her sweet hand as that of a saint"
He displayed the different pieces Of the
dress upon the chairs Before taking off his
coat he drew from pocket delicate letter,
which could not have been written by any
one but woman. He held it for a moment
between his fingers, with dreaming air.
II do not know this writing" he thought
aloud "But this agrees too well with the re-
port of Towah to be trap. Meantime, who
can write to me thus? Who is thus interes-
ted in me here in Paris"
The rame of Helene came to his lips.
"Impossible," he cried, responding to his
own thought GLOW would Madcmoiselle
de Boistrudan know? Besides, she saw me
yesterday for the first time. am puzzled"
He opened the letter, which was thus writ
| ten:
''Ar. George Leslie is to be presented this
evening at the embassy Of Brazil. Mr. Geo.
Leslie has entered upon an unequal struggle.
Tonight, four men will be posted upon the
landing Of the embassy. A carriage, with
out a coat Of arms, will be there, containing
two dominoes, a coachman, and a footman in
brown livery. They are four assassins. The
person who gives Mr. George Leslie this
warning received it this moment-6 O'Clock
in theeyening. Mr.. George Leslie did wrong
to speak as he did yesterday at the house Of
Madame the marchioness. The person whom
Mr.. George Leslie desired to expose wishes
to silence tonight all those who can divulge
his true name-that is, General O'Brien, Mr.
George Leslie, the Count Albert de Rosen,
and the. Indian, Towah.'
On re-reading this strange missive the as
constituent Of George reached high pitch.
| Who could know these details? George had
received the letter some minutes before the
arrival of the general. Now that the gen
eral was gone, George repeated, inyoluntari-
ly, and for the hundredth time:
ssWho could have received thus the conf
dence Of the viscount? Surprising that the
viscount may have revealed his plans to a
third person under circumstances so grave,
what interest could that third person have to
betray him 7"
| In vain he sought toexplain it. The prob
| lem was, to him, insoluble.
He put the letter in his pocket and rapid
ly made his toilet Under his shirt of Eng
lish eottanade, bordered with red silk, he slip.
ped knife, in a sheath of matted straw
| The famous golden dagger, exhibited by the
viscount at the assembly of the marchioness,
had sheath almost the same.
AS he was about to leave by the window
which Towah had left open, he saw white
object upon the sill. He picked it up
| It was note to his address The writing
was the same as that of the mysterious letter
The note ran thus:
rThe intentions Of the Yiscount de v can
not be found out. But the carriage and the
four men meaii undoubtedly, some snare
The safest thing for Mr.. G. L. would be as.
suredly. not to go to the Brazilian embassy
tonight"
George wrapped himself in his cloak, took
coach in Boulogne street, and was driven t.
the hotel Of the Viscount de Villiers.
II have nothing to fear" he though, 'uI
to the time when I shall show him the Count
Albert de Rosen."
Midnight sounded from the viscount's elocl
as he entered The viscount was ready. Hi
had on the complete costume Of 'sGolder
Daggers., His golden dagger hung from hi
neck by magnificent chain.
sYou are punctual, sir" he said, seem!
Leslie enter:
While they shook hands they looked a
each other attentiyely. They weretwo hand
some young men.
The costume Of the rovers of the America
mountains comported wonderfully well wit