Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-06

before. Directly they were gone, the stranger
sot out too, saying TO me, very politely:
VIII you kindly see that no one takes M
p ace while get some dinner?"
VI course i agreed, and away he went. You'd
hardly believe that even ], unimaginative az you
can me, felt sort of horror at being left alone
there, Just a. ii some evil presence were with
me in the carriage. though excepting our bag
gage and the strangers bundlel there was moth
ing there but ny self. And the feeling % gained
upon me that at last got out and stood BY the
door.
Ny two companions were soon back again,
but when the train started the stranger still
missing i noticed this to the officer, who re-
pied that be had probably got into another car
rage by mistake, and that We should see him at
the next station. However, he didn't appear;
and as station after station was passed without
any sign OF him, we at last called the III forgot
what station il was) and told him the whoe
story. The guard laughed and said something
IN Russ, and then got out; when the officer
turned t. me and said: - He tells me that this
man is probably a rogue. who has left his pack
age on PurI Ose, intending by and by to claim
some one else's luggage instead of his own and
80, tc make all safe, he means to open the bun
dle al once, and we are to 60 with him and see
II done" so we all went into the guardroom
ard the man undid the bundle. which seemed
to contain nothing but fine velvet cloak, tightly
To- ed MP. He unTolied II, and Instantly jumped
back with a loud Och" a. if he hal trOdden
urOn serpent: and no wonder: for when |
STEPPED forward to look, what should see but
"A womeU's head!" echoed J. incredulously.
Epoch! II must have been wax mOiel, or the
head of Law figure"
Not a hit, II was a zeal heal, if | ever saw
one, and not very long cut or either. The face
was the most beautiful ever saw. looked quite
like ivory upon the black velvet, and not the
least distorted; she must have been killed sleep
ing. There wa jewel tiara in the hair, as
for a ball; but the straugest thing was a small
piece Of paper fixed on the forehead, inscribed.
terSl urg'
IL can't imagine, but the man who wrote it
was most likely Ealf mad ar the time. Well, YOU
NAV fancy what tO-dO there was; the news
soon got abroad. and whole crowd came flock
ing in. and we had to tell all we knew. and to
leave our addresses, in case Our evidence should
before We got of, ard that il why arrived so
late. What do You think OF that. nOw'''
- It's frightful story, certainly 1 SAID;
but there must be some explanation shortly.
The murder must have been done in st. Peters
burg, and will soon be known there. Let III see
what to-days paper saws when it arrives. 1t
ought to be in Tomorrow"
The next day Fred pounced upon the first at
tainahle copy OF the Petersburg News, and
hastily casting his eyes over it, exclaimed, sud-
denly:
This must lie it, Listen :,
Shocking and Mysterious Occurrence. The
whole capital has just been thrown into conster-
nation by one OF those atrOciOus murders which
from time to time recall the crimes OF the Dark
Ages. The victim. a. all gricve to learn. is the
wen-known and charming Princess Hedzof.
" 1t appears that yesterday morning the
i'-'N manu- WI taN'hs ~ tuHoi cuDcOiate 70
Ter mistress, who graced a bali with her pres
cnce the evening before, was Mortified to find
The latter stretched lifeleSs ON the floor bathed
III blood. ETightfCi to relate, the head had been
completely severed from the body, aud was no
where To be found. WeregTet to add that there
= reason TO fear that this appalling bereavement
has driven to seh-'teStruction the unfortunate
Prince, her husband, who has not been heard OF
since the night OF the murder"
- ' cry neatly SmO0theG over. that last BIT"
remarked Fred, significantly. - But its not 10
.ri'-dCstructiOn that he has been driven any
.ow- Well, who would believe thi>, | wonder
. they were to see il in q book -
Ljmy,sSible est tyujDnrs rr1; Won know
rbSeryed /. q IL seems there are white Dthalln.
a. well a. black. Well done. the nineteenth CEN
tuIy! Let u 20 and get a mOuthfai OF fresh
all"
And ont we went accordingly