The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-09-11
TON VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Il, 1861

you must buy Them .s.,.s. ~, ,4s
"All this requires money" growled Benot
Henri handed him his pocket-book. s-'
sAbout ten O'Clock the carriage, driven BY
two your men, and carrying inside the two
others, will take position as near as possible
to the door Of the embassy"
sAnd then?"
''That is all, for the present. "To night
at the ball, | will tell youwhat else is to b
done. 'a51sSig & 1s4 .ia :. 5,4rg. :, .sla
He rang for. his dinner Benoit departed
to make his purchases.
The viscount ate with good appetite aftcl
which he went to sleep, following the heroic
custom Of all great generals on the eve of ;
battle. ,es .1ssss ,/,5 +
CHAPTER NTI.--MYsTERIEs.
/ At the hour when NJ de Villier AMI hi!
| faithful Bcnoit were talking about dominoes
carriages and livcries, they were talking alss
of dominoes, carriages and ,liveries in thu
modest house of General Daniel O Brien, situa
ted in Amsterdam street, not far from tht
Barriere de Clichy. r
F The generals house had a little garden
like all the houses of this new quarter. Al
the extremity of the garden was pavilion in
the centre of a cluster Of trees. Behind the
pavilion a door opened upon Brussels street
For three days George Leslie had occupied
the principal chamber'of the pavilion. =
The Viscount Henri was right in telling
Beno;t at their interview at the villa of Bel
Air that the police themselves would have
some trouble in discovering Towah, the
| Pawnee. He had need neither Of cavern nor
forests to conceal himself from the police
He lived also in the pavilion, where he slept
during thesday. lie never went out except
at night fs4 f,,,+
No one had ever seen him enter or leave.
The servants Of the general themselves did
not know Of his existence AT night he
would glide out of the pavilion withoutispeak-
ing, pass. over the wall instead Of asking for
the key, and would no more reappear until
the first dawn Of the morning.
George Leslie completely failed in his ef-
forts to make him modify his costume. The
pride of the Indian reyolted against all idea
Of disguise. He walked with his naked
feet, with his blanket wrapped around him,
and his tuft Of hair planted Ikea plume of
feather on the top Of his head. f-se
1t was imprudent, it must be ayoweded, to
wander about at night in the streets Of Paris,
full of patrols and sentinels. But no patrol,
no sentinel could boast of having seen Towah
during the three nights he had been providing
around. Notwithstanding the snow, like a
thick carpet, smothered thesteps Of the watch
full guardians Of the night, Towah saw them
afar Off
At home, in the tall grass Of the prairies, the
Indians, marching on the war-path, make less
noise Whenever he had occasion to crouch
in corner, his blanket correspondent perfect
ly with the color of the old walls.
But what was he doing here, this poor To
wah, under the street lamp Of Paris? For
what purpose did he use his acute hearing
his keen sight To attack here he needed
arms He was lost completely in the middle
| of this new world. He had not the thread
which guides our steps, sometimes well and
sometimes badly, in the immense labyrinth of
| life
The first night he had sought in the snow
the track Of his enemy Mohican. In those
broad pathsas he calledour streets, Mohican's
track must be found somewhere. He knew
SO exactly the imprint Of Benoit's foot that he
considered it impossible he could be deceived.
But in those broad paths there are thou
sands of trackswhi fall into and cfface each
other The desert the place to trace a man;
and on the first night Towah returned dis
couraged.
F He passed the second night in watching the
passers- by, and1in looking through window
blinds, where there was a light This plan
did not serve him any better that the other.
His third night, commenced upon the Quay
D'Orsay, where we found him in the embra-
| sure Of the lower gate of the garden Of Bois-
trudan, bid fair to turn out an unhoped-for
success Towah knew where to fnl Mohican,
and henceforth Mohican belonger to Towah.
At the hour when we introduce the reader
to General o Brien's house Towah was lying
down in the pavilion. The general and Geo.
Leslie were talking in the adjoining cham
Der, lighted by single lamp, the rays Of
which struck obliquely the face Of the In
dian. His eyes were closed His haggard
and tattooed face bore the mark Of two Sc
we're bites The dog Mohican had avenged
himself before he was strangled.
sThere is door behind" said the old gen
eral, who had fixed idea about this since
his interview with the yiscount. "Remem-
Der particularly that there is door in the
rear"
"We will bolt that" replied George Leslie,
running over the papers which General 0 Brien
had given him.
Il am not much acquainted with business
matters" he resumed. "Does NJ. Lemesle
assure you that this is sufficient p
Perfectly. But the viscount has rear
door" 8 sai3f
Il tell you, my dear friend, that we will
prevent that"
{ There was silence, during which George
Leslie musingly examined the papers.
$50 Ellen is rich" he murmured.
eff the viscount dies before you,' added
) the general Is aa
'sThe yiscount die before me The daugh
} ter Of Ellen must have all the happiness which
} God can give to the best beloved Of his crea
lures thank you with all my heart for the
cordial support which you hare given me OF
this OCCASION % si''
"Bceorra ma bouchal las VIC say in Ire
land" cried the old general, 81 would do ter
times more to obligc you. my dear boy bu
there must be something done for my lttl
!, Helene, whom doat upon. The idea 0
r this rascal of sisceent being her husband 7
s ~Keep quiet" interrupted George