Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-10-29

nounced all right. SO lar so Wen lhe
Presses questioned him as to his buslHess
in Vienna.
HE had come to Vienna to seek for the
place of courier.
"From whence had he conner /
"Direct from England where he had
gone, as his papers would show, wlth an
English family, who, having no further use
for his services, had paid, dismissed, ana
gave the usual certificate"
At this point of the inquiry, two per-
sons were introduced, whom p M
mediately recognized as the Polish ped
dler and the American jew, his fellow tfa-
velers.
nDo YOU know this personY' said the
Presses, pointing to P, addressing me
peddler, ~
Perfectly. He is the proprietor of the
49, Cafe in London, and the agent OF the
HUNGARIAN rebels. His passport was OBJ
tanned from me- His p started
He Histook me for a courier am, asyour
excellencies know. an officer of the secret
police.
'And do you know the other person.
pointing to the jew,
Il do not"
"But do, said P, finding that mr-
tber concealment was useless, "Remove
false beard, and you will see the valet OIL
Gen. Khpka, commissioned by the Dlc'aU-
or to watch my actions,
Presses eve know you can give ihe
commission important information be-
ware how you trit1e with MS Declare the
business that brought You to Vienna.
P Torture me-shoot mel Will die
with my secret. .,e-
p Presses "a royal reward will be paid for
the information we know you possess
P-Loftily)-I anna man Of honor
All the treasure of the Empire will not IN
duce me to betray my trust
Presses -"Remove him TO prison.
Aweek elapsed before P regalned his
liberty. In the meantime body of mlners
had been dispatched to the Thesis. They
were searching for something, but only the
commission knew what They tried one
island discovered nothing; they tined an
other and found the casket. The day after
this p was released from prison. He
made his way to the bureau OF the minister
of the secret commission.
p. 'fWell. the information was ofser-
vice?"
Minister ut was.
P. II now claim the fulhllment oil
the conditions, in conformity with the En-
peror's graciously written promise.
Minister -'IIet us see little. You
wrote from London to the Emperor otler-
ing to place the Hungarian regalia IN his
hands on these conditions. You wereto be
arrested on arriving at Prague, to take oh
suspiciop. You were to furnish aplan ol
the place of concealment OF the regalia,
and when they were recovered you were tc
receive 100000 florins and passport tC
Trieste"
p Perfectly correct, Herr Minis
ter"
Minister-"In those bags are 25O,O
forms; YOU can remove them at once, --
The other 250,O forms will be handed
over to you at the end Of your journey b!
Colonel Marx, with whose regiment yo'
will travel
The dark complexion. of P turnet
perfectly livid.
p II do not require an escort, IN
Emperor passport is sufficient protection.
Minister - Doubtless it protects full,
Alexis P. but no Que else. You speal
the Croat language. Colonel Marx islook
ing for one Lient Domvich, who desertint
his colors and went over to the Hungarian
rebels in 1S49. You docking hard at P
of course knew nothing of this person, who
when taken, will be shot in conformity wltl
military law. You may be able to give hin
assistance in translating the forms; anC
for that purpose you will have the oppor
tunity of making his acquaintance as you
escort.
"iSchobbiak," muttered P, 81 see i
ALL am to be robbed Come come. Her
Minister, be just; take 100000 forms ono
give me the rest. Ipositiyely refuse to ac
cept an escort.
''Then, said the Minister calmly, 'yot
can only take away with You the 25O, OOI
foins; the other half must be given to yor
by the hands of Col. Marx, who is anxious
to make the acquaintance of Lieut.. Dom
vich through your aid.
P secured his mutilated treasure, re
turned to England, and by letter acquaint
ed his illustrious employers with the i'll
success of his mission.
The next morning he was visited hy Gen
NJ, one Of the three with whom he haC
an interview at his cafe in Soho.
"You have failed, as you wrote, said th'
General.
Unfortunately, it is so"
"And yet the secret, so well guarded
somehow became known to the Emperor o
Austria"
80 it seems
.You were trusted as an honorable man.
"Not quite SO; or why was a spy sent t.
watch me2 Ipointed him out TO the po
lice when arrested, and he has since beer
shot
"You mistake; he saved his life bypoint
ing you out as Lieutenant Domvich, wht
deserted from the Twenty. ninth regimen
of Croats.
II now see it all-fool that l was
"You are now suspected England is nj
place for you.
England is a country of law and protec
ton"
"But there are some things, showing tn
handle of dagger, THAT no law can pre-
uent from reaching traitors"
Sand there are other things" said
-, unbuttoning his surtout and display
ing the butt-end of a pistol, that serve +
keep at distance assassins.
P disposed of his cafe and for som
years led life of extravagance, avoided b
his former companions and pointed at wit
the finger of scorn, for which he cared nc
thing He was lost to view for some time
but net very long ago cafe was opened il
Rupert street, where an excellent cup o
coffee and good cigar might be had, an
there P; reduced in circumstances
might be seen acting in the capacity Q
waiter.
So it came to pass that the Emperor @
Austria was crowned with the veritabl
Hungarian crown last year.
Gen. Lersundi, Captain General of Cubs
has not proclaimed for the provisional gov
ernment Of Spain, but will maintain orde
and enforce the laws. He says he is a loya
| Spaniard, and only retains and governs tn