The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-09-26


every effort to secure him an honorabl
barisl. In the meantime the body is to b
placed IN the Roman tomb at o'clocl
this evening. As the tomb is neither GOV
cred or enclosed, We greatly fear it nav b.
disturbed; therefore beg Of you to 60 a
half past nine"
"To the witches den! What at
idea -
You are afraid already! Mon Dieu
how faint hearted the young men are"
al am not afraid, but you are giving me
a very queer commission"
"Call it fancy,if you will, but can only
confide this to one who is very devoted, for
it is absolutely necessary 10 conceal this
mystery from everybody. You must &c
there exactly at halfpast nine, and YOU
must dress yourself to personats an angel
of light, and carry torch in your hand.
The fearful stories Of which the tomb has
been the subject, will be Of service to you,
away or rob the dead, ~iil.upon seeing YOU
sitting at the foot Of the tomb with your
torch in YOUR hand, be SO terrified that
none will dare approach. At midnight you
may return home, Vii! you do 1T"
81 WILL" said Wcnoeslas, who feared to
displease her.
81 must be certain that YOU have per
formed this service; but remember, not n
word about it to any one, and a, this price
my hanl is yours
Wenceslas retained his usual c"mposurc.
smotherins as best he could those supersti-
strongest mind. He swore that he would
be- both obe,licnt and discreet, and that at
half-ras nine precisely he would be at his
post. whore he wonll watch she dead so
carefully that not even bat should Ap-
proach. lie soon took his leave in order
to make his preparations.
A few moments afterwarI. Lam q
Won Moll, also faithful, appeared to rem
der his homage to the young lady. lie
was lawyer, an1 everybody predicted a
brilliant future for him.
"If YOU really love me" said the CO.
quette, "I am going to prove it. Some Of
the neiglbors whom You know, and who
are our enemies, wish to injure us. For
this purpose they have paood dead body
in the Roman tomb, which belongs to our
family. | wish vou to make every posi-
be effort to carry off the corpse
~ interrupted Lambert.
"ccrtainly. know that you are brave"
"That j. true, but this is such ridicu-
lous commission
"The body will doubtless be & ,ar'le By
mere children, and in order to d'-per-e
them you must blacken your face AMI
make Yourself as ugly as you arc handsome:
in short, disguise Yourself AS a demnn.
call il a ridiculous commission if you will;
but ga to the Roman tom, precisely at ten:
take up the body and bring it here, anil
YOU will gain all my gratitude"
Lambert Won Moll reflected for mo-
mcnt, and deciding that it was not too
great IA price to raw for the heart "f Ger
truie, he, Ike the two others. promised
punctuality ani discretion, and according
Is with lrew to make his preparations.
Sigsmond lie Niletter then cam" "a pay
his respects to Mr. and Mrs. Stock he
wished GcrtrIdc good evening. AMI con
verSci a few moments VITA her. while
taking turn in the gar'lcn. Having
drawn him aside. Gertrude. who had her
projects. proposed i,o should in his t'irn
assume Il character in her come ". But
Si.ismoni, who perceived some ma.Ici"us
intention in spite of her grave tones, told
her that for anything serious or important,
she i.ht command him; AMI that such
chil!,hnoSs vas only for children. The
ccquc,te, not finding him very comp'aisant,
left him.
The night was very coll, AMI at Q o. clock
GILES Collin arrived 1T the Roman tomb.
He had furnished himself with a email
lantern, not being very courageous. lie
vent all around the tomt and carefully
examined the bushes ard every place IN
which ho thaught any one might be con-
oealad, and tbsn, not at all reassurcd by
the silence and solitude which surrounded
him, he estngqisked his light and envei-
nped himself from head to foot in long
white sheet which he had brought con-
ccaed under his coat, Ihon offending him
self at full length in the tomb, sCGn be-
came as gloomy and motionleSs As the OBJ
ject he persouated. Very lugubrious were
the thoughts that passed through his mind
while lying there in his winding sheet. A
very long quarter Of an hour had elapsed,
when he ~as startled by the cry of a
S,recching owl. He uncovered his eyes
and looked around, but could see nothing
Except some vague reflections OF light in
the direction of the town. Soon, however,
he heard, through the silence Of the night,
footsteps which were evidently coming to-
war,l him. He raised his head: rays Of
light caught his ewes, and he saw, not fer
off, mysterious phantom, habited in q
long robe of cloth OF silver, which vas
couhned by blue grille. The head Of
this arpa-ition was crowned with stars,
(nlaie of gilt paper) while from its shoul-
'cr> Aoatcl two large pieces Of muslin,
representing wings.
Poor Giles, who ha not foreseen such
an incident, covered dowuunlcr his sheet:
utterly unable 10 explain tue meaning Of
what be saw.
1t is IA anse'," said he to himself.
Eut the angel cou.hcl.
1t ! n,t an inhabitant Of heaven, 3"
.hnu-i. Gj,irs. at is one Of the sorcercrs
nni III very bad situation"
The angel. on his part, appeared to be
i'll at ease. lie cast an ohliqne glance at
the winding sheet that Sosesed the dead.
and dill not appear anxious to make a
closer examination. Holm; the torch in
his h..nl, Wcnoe>las StroobaFt, .hl.s sraDs-
formed into an angel. apresr.i to make a
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