Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-11-19

and then we shall proceed to indict
Jour vengeance upon You. You
Heart will be cut out Of your living
body. May heaven preserve your
soul" be added, mockingly, "foi
your earthly part Is doomed"
"Do not be too sure of that, u
exclaimed Laromie, Indignantly
III was never born to die by the
hands of such cowardly miscre.
ants"
The socialist leader laughed.
"Ah! Monster Laromic," he
said, sarcastically, "whg would you
mot be warned by your friends P
somen win be the death of you,
fear"
| HWho is this woman ?" asked
The detective, not needing the
taunt.
"Let me answer that" said Mad
anne de Noel. monsieur Laromie, "
she added, 81 am one who has long
owed you a debt of vengeance
Two years ago you arrested a NO
man named Marguerite Poisson,
charged with numbering a French
soldier. She was tried by your
courts, and condemned to death
That woman was my mother"
WELL" said Laromie, calmly,
"she was not executed"
"No: but she was transported. "
But the government subsequent
ly pardoned her, and gave her per
mission to return 10 France"
"True; but the pardon was too
late. When it reached Algeria,
my mother was dead | swore to
be revenged Onyou. hate you as
he that caused my mothers death,
and l shall witness your execution
with joy"
What is your name ~
"Madeline Desmouline."
"Then you are mistress of the
chief of this club. A pretty coup
lie, truly, and a pretty scrape you
have gotten me into /. Well, then,
Madame Julie de Noel, alias Mad
cline Desmouline, if it will afford
you any satisfaction, know that, in
lstead of causing your mothers
death, l tried to save her In the
discharge of my duty, l arrested
her; and although / believed her
guilty nfth ohense charged against
her, pitied her. To oblige me,
the Chief of Police interceded with
the minister of Justice. and pro
cured the change of her sentence,
and finally her pardon. If you
doubt this, you have simply to ap-
ply to the Chief of my command,
and he will confirm my assertion"
The woman turned pale as death.
Calming her agitation, she turned
to Roulier, and said hastily: Spare
him until / find out the truth of
this"
"Stop,' said the detective quick
Ily. II will not allow you to inter
cede for me. Ifyou would giveme
my freedom now, / would not accept
lit from you" q
The woman turned away and
left theroom. M. Roulier directed
1.-TWO of his men to lift the detective,
who was bound so securely as to
be helpless, and convey him to the
dungeon. The order was obeyedy
Rpulier led the way, carrying a
large lamp, and the remainder of
the men followed, bearing the
detective with them. They passed
through the hall, descending a stone
staircase to a large cellar, and paus-
ed before heavy, closed door,
This Roulier opened, and the party
passed into the room.
The detective was set down on
the floor, and Roulier, elevatlng the
hight, said "Look around you,
Monsieur Maromie. This room is
very large and strong. The walls,
floor and ceiling are all of stone,
and there isno outlet, save through
this heavy.doorwsy by which we
have entered. Some years before
YOU became connected with the po-
lice of Paris, this building was ocr
cupied by one Of its principal off
leers for professional purposes. 1t
| is within one. quarter of a mile OF
the Hotel-de Ville-sothat you are
almost within hearing of your
friends, though powerless TO aid
YOU. TO omorrow night, at 8 o'clock
our sentence viIlbe executed upon
YOU. Until then, VIC leave you to
your uwngreaections. Good night,
Monsieur Laromie." " s~rRr
s Tie men passed out Of the cell,
ard the heavy door closed. Laro-
lmie heard the bolts slide into the
bhasp, and then all was SILENT The
dungeon in which he lay was per
fectiy dark, and be was so securely
hound that he could not move a
limb. He had no hope of escape,
| He was in the hands of his most
inyeterate enemies, and he knew
that he could expect no mercy
from them. They had long threat
ened him with vengeance for the
! injuries he had inflicted upon them
] hy detecting their plots; and, now
/ that they had him in their power,
The felt sure that they would carry
out their diabolical threat. Though
| be was without hope he was not
deserted by his courage.
He was a brave man, and ne re-
solved to meet his fate with forti-
ltude. Still, be cursed his folly bit
terly, and was almost-though not
quite ready to swear that, II he
could escape this time, he would
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