The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-10-02
(Concluded.)

A man. enveloped from hesd to foot in a
gray blanket turned the corner OF the street
d'Aniou- Saint Hopore, and started toward
ii aubourg. The man traversed the cause
away, and took the southern walk, where
commenced the line Of eeuipages. He march
ed quietly between the carriages and the
houses, throwing rapid glance at each equ-
page, until he arrived before landau, when
he paused He turned his eyes tothe right and
LETT, but no one was observing him. lie look
ed in and saw four men asleep. He opened
his blanket. and then extended his two hands
into the landau. They were snoring deeply
II tho interior Of tn. landau.
The man stopped down on his hands and
knees. and crawled under the carriage.
He presented himself at the other door, and
his two hands were extended again into the
landau.
There was no more snoring in the vehicle,
The man reclosed his blanket and quietly
gained Rue d Aguesseau, where he was lost III
the darkness.
\ moment aftcrward the curious looking
parsonage whom the viscount had introduced
10 the embassy at the same time with George
Leslie. left the ball and went straight to the
landau.
Seeing no one upon the seat, he supposed
the coachman had sought an asylum in the
| interior. for he put his head i'll at the door
| and said: fare We there Z"
| You would have recognized the voice oil
| NJ. Benoit, proprietor at Montmartre founder
Of the Villa of Bel-Air, surnamed Mohican.
| from his American travels.
| The was no response. The two masters
and the two vale Is were fraernaly asleep upon
the cushions OF the landau.
NJ Benoit resumed:
| .Come. wake up. > he others must hav'
finished their business elsewhere we havs
need for shem here"
No answer yet.
! sIoo much brandy" growled NJ. Benoit.
They sleep profoundly. If awake B;zoi"
TO drive us. he is drunk, and will upset us
Sah the rain slackens. have managed
horses more fiery than these,
Bizoin was bandit disguised as coach
| man.
i5enoit threw over himself the oil cloth
upon the seat touched the horses. and they
| ;utt
The man in the blanket heard them corr
ing. and commenced running. M
The landau passed the gate Of the barrier.
~hile the u,an in the blanket, was already
climbing the hill of Montn,artre.
| CHAPTER XVI-TnE TWO CARRIAGES
Albert de Rosen and the Duchess Of Rives
were alone in the retired apartment where
Dalmas aud Suzanne had three times intro
,iuced Jean Lemiere, the servant OF the Wis
count Henri dc Villers. Dalmas and Su-
zanne saw Albert de Rosen enter.
lit Is not the v.scount y said Dalmas, with
| profound establishment
by what means Towah restored my sight.
said Albert; on the other side OF the door
II cannot explain. With the use Of certain
plants he combined some curious manipula.
lions. Twenty times l was on the point o!
lnterrupting his treatment when he was sing.
ing and dancin. around NE, and while feel
ing the wind from his hand when he was max
Ing passes over my forehead. God has per
united me to remain patient unto the end.
About Il month alter the night when the
Viscount de Villlcrs escaped my vengeance
owah said 10 me one evening Master, this
$ the last application. have done as my
father did, and as his ancestors did before
aim. Tomorrow you will have good sight
and yourseyes will behold the track OF youl
enemy
did not believe him, and had feverish
night.
II thought of you, Carmel The idea Of
seeing Ellen again soItened my heart.
Il heard TpwaA singing in the adjoining
hamber. and said to myself, Why have
placed any shadow OF hope in the superstl
tious folly OF that man 2"
"The next day the dressing fell off. The
banda.e Of ie. We, which covered my forehead
aud came down to my checks. was removed
uttered "a loud cry, and Iowah danced around
ne like IA nndm.n.
could see!
IL approached mirror. No scar appeared
apon my facets
IL fell on my knees to thank God, who
,lone could work such miracles.
sIowah brought me my carbine and said
Gross the sea My naked feet are cold !
is it necessary to tell you; Carmel what
I felt on seeing Ellen again? had lett he'
full of youth and l;fe-l revisited her 8
phantom
She spoke to me of Helene s'May he
never marry her, she said. l answered hel
thus:
Il am going
"She took my hands, and murmured:
".Albert, pardon mel And then her tears
flowed
".Swear to me- she added-.and that j.
my last prayer-swear to me that you viii
not take his life
*Mackemzie notices the fact that there Is not singh
bni man between the Mssisspr.i and the Rocky Noun
taBs He speaks of Pawnee who restoreds ght to Mrs
Campbell niece OF Daniel Webster. This mar, says
the secret of restoring sight from biz