Nebraska advertiser., 1868-03-19


il still stormed, shook his head, hailed 0
passing cab. and jumped in. saying:
ITO the Perfect Of Police, in haste, .
and away be went.
We will now follow the cab containing
the masked stranger, which a. once car.
ried him back from whence he started
and hastily alighting he entered, but, IN
stead Of pr proceeding to the chamber OF
death, as before, he now opened the door
of a room situated on the first floor IN
which be found seated three persons of
distinguished appearance (; they were
quiellypaF+akipg of wine beside a table.
"All is well," said he, dofiDg the
mask, aud revealing a face anything but
handsome, though of a somewhat stern
and forbidding expression.
"But do you think the priest will keep
a still tongue 10 his head!' inquired one
who, by bis dress denoted the physician.
Undoubtedly he is one of US, and,
further, l well nigh scared him out of
his skin so there is nothing to fear from
him. Dut I dread this work."
"Be cautious, count-don': waver-buI
remember our oath. Il must be done.
Already our President and nine mem
bers are in the clutches of the police and
were it for naUght else but revenge. l
would kill her, exclaimed one of the
three, with all the vehemeace and lmpet-
uosi;y of a Frenchman.
"Nell, wei 10 Your work, then; but,
doctor, you say s5e viii die ca
yes, We. slmil.rto a talnt : fl
rolning nor. T--, quite easy.
That's one Il sang Away. then, l
cannot go with ~ .
ut IS Just as W. . Ma yourself
easy-we will be with you soon."
With which all three left the room,
leaving the count looking sad and defect
ed enough, for be il known, be did really
love-thai is, as far as he was capable of
loving his fair. kInswoman, and had
actually prohered her hand in marriage;
in doing which, however, be had more
than one obiect-frst, of course, be de-
sired 10 crafty bis passion. and this was
most apparent; but under all was the
secret purpose Of (as she had Justly sus-
pected) securing to himself her wealth,
into the possession of which, it should he
here remarked, she had been Though 1t
was once confscated) permanently rein
stated by the Emperor, who it will be
remembered, adopted this delicate policy
to iHgratiate himself into the good gra-
ces of the nobility, whom be was anxious
IN have recognize him as Emperor, if
not King, of France, hence the wealth
of our heroine of which we speak, and
which. failing TO gain by marriage, the
count hoped now to secure by her death,
and with this pleasing prospect he now
consoled himself, while the others pro-
ceedeG TO the chamber of death, into
which we find them assembled, all
masked, for they dreaded the gaze of
their victim.
She seemed perfectly calm when they
entered, and apparently engaged in
prayer, which they seemed 10th 10 inter-
rupt, so they, in silence, stood by, wait
ing for her to finish her devotion,
Very neal half an hour had elapsed
since the priest bad left her presence,
and II was with increasing hope that
each moment now passed T; till presently
the physician became impatient, jingled
his probe and scalpel together, and at
actually babe her haste. She
pleaded, and was again permitted to go
until again interrupted, and again
she pleaded a moment more but he
protested and presently babe his assis-
tants advance with the basin, which was
beside the bed. Then directing
each to lay hold of her frame on either
side he seized her arm, and vas In the
very act of reopening the wound, when
suddenly the door opened, and in walked
mot the count as they supppsed-buI a
very %gentlemanly sort of a person, all
smiles and graces, who excused himself
for this intrusion, end then drawing from
his pockets three handouts, two of which
he laid upon the table, the other of
which he quietly slipped 1qonihe dumb
founded NJ. D, begging lis PARDON the
while and the turning 10 tae IamRInlng
two, who weT- 30 terrified $50 Zee
usei them in p.-5 ely the sam ray
and then handed t " ger 10 several
individuals lbs. tnen APP
peared at the door, Wa count in
custody. They ali knew their fate,
as they submitted without a murmur.
As they were led down the hall, they
met their friend the priest, who politely
recognized the count with a bow, and
then pasSCI on 10 the chamber.
Here he found the young creature he
had thus marvellously rescued from GER
tain death. But she was insensible.
through a combination Of terror, exhaus-
ton and Joy. He vas not long. however,
In restoring her and then-well, we
shall not pause here TO describe the
that ensued, or recapitulate the
many words of thanks and gratitude she
poured out upon the worthy priest. who
was, 10 tell the truth, as happy as she.
Suffice it then to say, they parted very
good friends, and in a short time after,
he oficiated at a marriage, where, it
was reported by the crowds of Republi-
cans who so delighted to level all distinc-
zion, that a sous lieutenant was welded
TO a countess Of great wealth, and that
report, il is unnecessary to say, was true.
The count and his companions were
incarcerated in the Jail, and that is the
last that was ever known of them
Hence it will be seen how rapid and
sure were the French police. who with
no other clue than a bit of blood stained
bandage in the doorway of a house
somewhere within the limits of Paris,
succeeded in the short space of half an
houF, in ferreting out and bringing the