Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-09-09


thingin exclaimed the lady, in q
slEahtly irFitated tone. t'Corne. viii
/ YOU undertake Wl1a6 i want d9ne
Il win give you the means TO ac-
complssh the work yourself 2 said the
outlaw. have q colOrIesS poison,
that IS slow bat sure. Ut needs but 3
few drops in cup Of water or wine.
lt produces no pain, no suffering Of
any kind, and It's Affects are not ap-
parent for tWOOr three days. Then
the patient begins to complain Of
weakness and lassitude, goes into q
rapid decline, and dies in less than a
months This poison cannot be deteo-
ted in the system, and there Is. not 3
physician that knows It's antidOte.1
yel,V faing ia cried the ooun-
Sess give me that poison, and VIII
accomplish the rest. ~
The countess and brigand finally
agreed upon terms. He sold her the
poison a. fabulous price, but would
not dispose Of tile antidote for any
consideration whatever. He told her.
however, that should she discover
any friend OF hers suffering from the
effects Of this poison, to come to him
at once, and be would arrange with
her TO save the party
orseveral weeks s10nger ROndinelli
remained in that old house, never gO-
ing out himself, and now and then re-
ceiving visitor. There was some
talk Of arTesting him again but
there was an opposing influence In
high quarters, and Il was not done. It
would not have been done. had the
police even attempted it--fOr the for
tune-telIcr, as he was supposed to be,
was not isolated and alone. as even
his nearest neighbOrs believed. He
had known the house before he went
to it, and why it was supposed to be
haunted. It was connected with a
distant point by 3 subterranean pas
sage, and he lfad been in cOmmunica-
ton with his band from the very first.
There was no time that he could not
have brought e thousand desperate
men to his assistance; but he had
chosen rather to be arrested at first,
thinking it might favor HE design,
which IL did.
And this design Of ROndinelli, the
bandit, whose name was a terror
throughout Italy, was q singular one,
to say the least He bad come TO Ma
pies to be ennobled-tO gain q title
that shOald give him right to an
honored seat among the pF0udest Of
the land. And how was that To be
accomplished? I? Strange rs it NAV
seem, by meaDs OF the wonderful p0is-
on he possessed, He understood Nea-
pOlitan intrigue. He knew there were
many among the no5iIitY who wished
wives, Husbands, and rivals dead,
that they might change their oWn
condition; and re relied upon event
ually dispOsing Of bis subtil poison to
these parties, WhO5 in Using e, would
see the effects-see death certainly. re-
suit, in spite of al the medical skill Of
Naples bat ia no case, for no cOnsid-l
erationt would he dispose Of the-anti-
d0te and, by retaining this, be
would leave himself the only master
If fffa
3, fie "a - s,that some
one, after having used my poison, !,
should see Its effects upon himself, Of
some dear friend pp0se, again, that
self OF. friend should be among the
highest mobility, toaching evenrOyal-
ty = would not q fitle--ay, even q
dukedon1-be given II exchange for
NNfE
The result indeed proved that Rom
dinelIi did not miscalculate in many
particulars. His general scheme pros-
pered. The ambitious and unprinci-
pied Countess Civanti, in carrying out
her own wicked design, assisted bis
materially. She poisoned her hus-I
band and the duchess, and saw them
both die, and thus became familiar
with all the workings Of the deadly
drug. The bandit knew she intended
to marry the Duke DRcarrer. Now
was his time. BY means of one Of his
secret agents, who had obtained the
position Of butler in the dukes house.
hold, he had several drops Of the pOis-
on put into his gTace's wine. a few
days served to display the symptoms
which the countess now SO well under
stood, aud IA terrible rage and alarm
she hastened to the rObbeF chief
1.-THE Duke Ducarrar is diving Of
your cursed poison i'i she cried. in a
wild. lofty tone, with flashing eyes.
s asYes, coolIy replied che brigand
chief, Hit respects no rank, sex, nor
age.V
You knew Of this, then ?n almost
screamed the countess. Nov, save
him, villain, or I viii have you torn
from limb TO Iimblo T
Softly, my fair Inurdress return
ed to bandit, fastening his deep blue
eyes upon hers with an expression
that made her quail !. eremember who
you are that atspeaks-wh0I I am that
you address, You should rather hum-
bly, sue for my aid than attempt 20
"a = y, re 100
were 10 have me torn limb from limb,
the duke would die without making
yoT his wife: and if I were tOsav you
poisoned your husband and the duch-
ess. YOU can isnsrine what q fearful
ali this aside, il Is you that are in my
power You cannot stir hencSt except
by my permission. I cannot touch
this wire you see here, within reach
Of my hand, and, IN less than one
hour, q thousand desperate men would
be gathering to ny aid, some Of them
coming from your own household,
some from the dukes, end others
again even from the royal palace.
Now, I see By your pale cheek and
wondering looks, you begin TO e0nl-
prehend with whom you are dealing,
and now we viii enQenYOr 90 converse
in reason. You remember i told you
that If you saw 8 friend sa lerine from
this deadly poison 20 come 70 me and
we will arrange 70 save him. VIII
save the duke; but Z rnust have my
pFice-no less than q fuii pardon, and
q title Of nobility not below that of 8
count The duke has greab influence
at court, and 4 am certain ne can pro-
cure what I demand % save his own
lffe.H
Tt may we'll be believed that the
naughty countess wsls amazed at the
andacity Of this chief Of robbers; bat
she was already within his tolls. and
was obliged q work out his design 70
save herself and lover.
The result was the fulfilling Of the
ambitious scheme 81 RondinelI. BE
received . fun pardon FOR past fences,
and, 70 the surprise Of every one not
in the secret, was created q peer Of the
=" II.