Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-11

SAINT. The hard lines around the moutf
had relaxed, and the passionate glow or
the face gave way TO o more pleasant
smile. -. Ha. .+s;s..ts,..
"Certainly; viii wait here"
t"I wish also to send a messenger tt
a friend; will you allow him TO pass r
"Certainly." ast e.i5 aaae fstt
This was my rstsinterview with En-
genia Cornille. t had seen her fol
months the leader of our gayest ana
most fashionable society. In her splen'
did mansion she dispensed the mos
protuse and elegant hospitality. s.s.
A. Spanish lady--a widow she hae
represented herself--and had been ,
resident here almost year. No on.
ever suspected her of being aught thar
what she seemed, until one day wal
ordered 30 arrest her as murderess
It was now alleged that this youns
beauty was no other than q woman wht
had poisoned her husband in Havana
and fed with all his. wealth. An i'm
mense reward offered for her apprehen
sion, and the circumstances that hac
come to our knowledge had pointed he,
ont beyond all doubt as the person WI
were in search Of Yet the person wht
recognized her at the theater the even
ing before advised us to be careful les
she should escape MS. | laughed at ths
idea Mr.. |. and myself were surely
sufficient to arrest lady. We were
old enough in the ways of cunning Il
defeat such an attempt. When tho
lady left me stepped to the windoW
and said to Mr.. |, who was waiting a
the door:
"The lady desires TO send messen-
ger for a friend suffer him 20 pass
| Almost at the same instant the door
of the apartment opened, and youth
apparently muIatto boy, came out and
passed hurriedly through the room inte
| the hall, and was, no doubt, the mes
senger, | thought, and picked up Q
book and commenced reading. Nearly
an hour passed. and still the lady did
not make her appearance, nor did the
boy return. The friend she had sem
for must live at some distance,
thought, or the lady Is unusually care
full about her toilet; aud 50 another
hour went By. At last | grew impa'
tient, and Knocked at the door.
" Madam, | can wait no longer"
There was no reply. | knocked re
reatedly, and at last determined Il
force an entrance. Strange fears harass
ed me. began to suspect, | know
not what. II took but moment I,
break in the door, and once Id th.
apartment, the mystery was revealed
The robes of the lady lay upon th,
floor, and scattered over the room yer,
suits of boys wearing apparel, simila
to that worn by the mnlatto boy. Or
the table was a cosmetic that woult
stain the skin to light, delicata
brown.
was foiled for certain; the lady hae
escaped in the disguise of messenger
| ought to have detected the ruse;
felt humiliated, and determined TO re-
dress the error. | knew she would no
remain nm instant longer In the cit,
than she could get away. | hurried {,
her bankers but found that she hae
already drawn the amount due her ar
hour before.
"Who presented the check r.
asked the clerk.
| "a mulatto boy. Il was made pay
able 20 bearer" !"
There was yet chance. The French
steamer left within an hour. II wa,
possible she would seek that means o
escape. / jumped into a cab, ant
arrived there ten minutes before sh,
left the wharf-just in time TO assist ar
aged, decrepid gentleman into che
cabin. There were few passengers, ant
none of them answered the description
of the person I sought. I stood on th,
wharf Watching the receding vessel o.
it disappeared I was in the act o
turning away, when a hackman ap
preached me with the remark: =
Mr.. f., did you see that old mar
on board =? He had a long, whit,
beard, and hair that fell on his shoul
ders 7"
| "Yes."
| Well, there's something curious
about him" =
Why 7"
Why, sir, when he got into NJ,
carriage he was o mulatto boy, ant
/ when he got out he was an old man"
| will not repeat the expression
used then--it was neither refined O
polite, for / knew the vessel would b,
far out to sea before she could be over
taken. I was foiled by o woman. No
could I help rejoicing, now that th,
. chase was over, that she had escaped.
Innocent or guilty, there was
charm about her none could resist
The spell Of her wondrous beauty al
feeted all who approached her. tin
gers in my memory yet; and woul,
not have the stain of blood upon m,
conscience.