The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-05-21

wanted-saw exactly what had happened
at least he thought so; unexpected arri-
val of the husband, surprise of the lovers,
duel already fought or to be fought, and
the lady flying to him for his assistance in
order to thwart her husbands revenge-or
at least to prevent the scandal from becom-
ing known, but he was wrong. Her hus-
band had not even come back, asserted the
Countess.
"Then what is that dreadful misfortune?"
asked the Prefet ironically. "No one
wounded-no one killed?'
Neither killed nor wounded, do you
say, Monsieur lie Prefet? Wounded there is
none as yet; but dead there are two--frst,
myself, (for shall never survive this, and
then he who is now in my carriage p
In your carriage,P"
eyes, NJ. de Karls he died two hours
ago in my house, and his corpse is now be-
low in my carriage"
CAT your house e?--assassinated pa
corpse?"
"No, no; not murdered, thank God ! He
died from sudden rush of blood to the
head while he was with me-with me Oh
it is horrible, terrible, that should have
to think of my reputation, my honor, my
worldly name, of that world that will soon
know all, of my husbands honor when /
would be alone with my SORROW, my tears,
and the dear one who is dead But no, that
cannot be; and to you have come for help.
You can you must assist me-"
"How, Madame, howP My resources are
not infinite. A case so unparalleled-wha
can do?''
"You must ~ cried the Countess, rising
and speaking with the authority partly of
powerful and influential woman, partly of
one who implores "till you have devised
some means do not leave this place. Sure
ly you-of the secret police"
SIT is impossible Madame, impossible !"
"In three hours my husband will be here"
The Prefet rose and rang the bell.
"There is but one man in Paris, nay,
might say, in the world, who can save you,
and have called him. VIII you confde
in him--tell him all? ?"
"You answer for his secrecy?"
eyes"
"Then let him come"
AS soon as ! entered the room the Prefet
addressed me brusquely: "Vidocq, great
parsonage, died suddenly, a few hours ago,
at Madame's house."
every good, NJ. lie Prefet; we will say he
died sudden death"
"Madame's husband is away, but re-
turns tonight
4" At what hour?'
"Auy moment"
"l'hen we may as well say he has re-
turned"
"Just as we'll The body of the young
man is below in Madame's carriage" con-
tinued the Prefet.
waited, listening.
".You must get rid of this man for u.s."
(Which one ? Husband or lover ?'
1.-THE dead man, >" said the Prefet, curtly.
understood well enough, but the joke
was too much for me. "Then," said,
that will be more difficult affair. It's
easy enough to get rid of living man; but
dead one-ah ~ but let me see you wish
me TO spirit away, before daylight, the
corpse in Nine. la Comtesse de BIS car
riage ~
The lady started. You know me ?''
81 have that honor Madame. Now,
there is one way of getting rid of this
corpse"
"And that is ?'
"What do you say, Madame, to the body
being found in the streets this morning,
} about three or four o'clock, pierced with
several dagger wounds ?'
, 4" Assassinated ?''
eyes, Madame. Three stabs in the
stomach and one in the heart it shall be
well done. The body is found; nothing Oh
! it, not even watch or rings-murdered by
) thieves. Great excitement for twenty -four
hours; inquest which will end in nothing
, and in a week the whole affair forgotten" "
Murdered -
" But since he is dead, Madame, where
/ is the crime or wrong to stab him ?''
Enough % cried the Countess, her face
+ buried in her hands; " "enough, Monsieur
l enough. Horrible, horrible--it can never
be; never -
could not understand her; but som,
people are delicate, you see. What car
1 one do?
: "Then what do you say, Madame, to the
body disappearing suddenly from the fac,
of the earth, 80 that even the mostrigoroul