The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-10-13

AiiO uou COlOI6u auQ IL struck me
that his voice faltered slightly, and
his hand trembIed, as he made some
] laughing retort.
SOUh the storm came pouncing
3 down upon us. We were midway in
the channel, so that we caught the
} full force of the gale. Both were
terrific. The sea swept the boat, which
lay so far over that her machinery
: soon was damaged so that it could not
Work. The wind, screaming like
demon, threw her over still further.
Suddenly, we observed the sailors
endeaYOr to loosen a long-bOat On tie
) davits astern. Meanwhile, there was
an ominOus grinding, smashing noise
under the counter. The truth could not
long be concealed-we wefe sinking !!
The ladies screamed, the handsome
passenger lost his self possession, and
ran wildly hither and thither. Mean
while the cool behavior of the little
lady in black c0ntrasted strangely
with the agitated demeanOr of those
around her. There she stood, calm
and immOvable, the handsome steel
blue eyes fixed upon the handsome
stranger, of whom she did not lose
sight for a moment.
"Keep quiet, ladies and gentlemen"
sang out the captain. "Keep quiet,
and do not crowd round the the boat
There will be room for you all; and,
besidesj there is a schooner coming to
our assistance - pointing to a vessel
bowling alcng towards US before the
wind
There was, however, a panic among
those addressed. The m0lhent the
boat was lowered, into it they all
bundled, among them the handsome
passenger. A huge sea coming along,
roaring like thunder, parted the tack
les, tearing the boat from the steamer
before either the lady in black or could /
enter it. The handsome passenger,
losing his balance, fell over the gun
vale, and, unable to switiJ wildly
threw up his arms.
1 must acknowledge that I was so
ehgrossed with the perilous situation
Of my fair companion and myself
now the only two left aboard the
steamer that l paid but little atten-
ton to the drowning man. The
steamer was intact going down fast
was already nearly engulfed in the
stormy waves, her heated and half
submerged boiler kissing, as the steam
came gushing out like the spout from
whale.
I was advancing to throw one arm
around the little lady, fearing to see
her washed away, when, quietly and
coolIy mOtiOning me away with one
hand, she seized a coil of rope and
threw the end to the handsome pas
senger. He caught it, when, turning
to me, the lady requested me to help
haul the man aboard
complied, marvelingat the love and
devotion thus shown by woman to
wards an acquaintance of an hour.
His power over the female sex must
be great, thought; he is conceited,
but not without reason. This idea
flashed clearly across my mind in
spite of my danger The schooner,
however, was now quite near, and l
be picked up.
was right. We were all taken
aboard the schooner, the handsome
stranger among the rest. Then the
lady in black, quietly pulling forth a
revolver, pointed it at the head of
him whom she had restored.
"Out with that red cigar easel" she
said, steruly. 81 would like to see
what monsieur carries in it."
"Why-why," stammered the
stranger, "What is"
Before he could say another word,
the little Amazon, thrusting her dis 8
engaged hand in his pocket, pulled
forth the red cigar-case, and opening
it, ring dropped to the deck. This
ring she picked up, and holding it be- ,
fore US all, exclaimed, al have found !
it at last. The jeweler assured me it
was the only kind Of device in all
Paris-a chariot 10heeL. This person
is the murderer of the Countess de ]
Marville."
The handsome passenger stood as if
frozen to the deck, making no resist I
ance, as the lady in black slipped a
pair of handouts over his wrists.
'By what right" he then demand. E
ed, ''dO you"
"Iam Jean Mosqueau, the detec
tive ~ he quietly remarked; "and ] :
ROBBED the waves of this rascal that
the scaffOld might not be cheated p
There is little more to add.
The main proof having been OBJ :
tanned, other proofs on the prisoners
trial were brought forth, showing him
guilty beyond doubt. I
Long before his execution, his namel
was ascertained to be Louis ROssenau,
a noted adventurer and gambler, who,
however, by cool effrOntery and win
ming address, backed by good looks,
had been enabled tO'mOve in the first
circles of Partisan society.