Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-24

country. Yon will pass through PARIS,
where vou must wait for me. I will
meet Won there and execute a deed b,
which six thousand will he secured &c
you on your return to France, supposi
ing you have fulfilled on your part the
conditions Of our bargain. tn return
for this you must preserve profound We.
crecy with regard to al that you have
to do to night. Az for ;you, Resale. ]
will give you ten Thousand frances to, be
paid to You on yorr wedding day, pro
vlded that you marry GorenAot but il
You wish to marry, you, must be silent,
otherwise 20 portion
Rosa!ie," said Madame de Merret,
come and dress nv hair.."',
Her husband walked calmly M and
down, watching tho door, the mason,
and his wife, without, however, insult
ing her by any: sign OF suspicion. Cor.
enflot could not felp, making = noise,
aud Madame de Merret took advantage
of the moment when Gorenflot threw
down his load of bricks, and her hus
band was at the other end of the room,
to say to Roaalie
A thousand francs year If YOU can
manage to tell Gorenflot to leave a Gre.
vice at the bottom"
Then she said aloud, without betray.
ing any emotion
Go and help him
NJ and Madame de Merret remained
silent during the whole time Gorenflot
was walling up the doorway. The 81.
lence was intentional on the husband's
part, for he did not wish to give bis wife
the opportunity of using phrases with
q double meaning with the wife it was
the result either of education or OF
pride. When the wall had risen to halt
its intended height, the cunning ma.
son, waiting for q moment when his
employers back was turned, struck the
tool he was using against one of the two
windows which were let into the door.
and broke the glass. T.,
r Madame do Merret know that Rosalie
had spoken to Gorenfot. The three
saw mans face with,n-dark and sad,
with black hair.zand eyes of fire. Be.
fore her husband had turned round, the
poor lady. had time to. signal with, .her
lips to the man, as if to bid him hope.
At 4 O'Clock, toward daybreak for il
was in the month of September--t the
nason's work was finished He re-
manned in the house, under the eye OF
Jean, while NJ. de Meret slept in his
wife's chamber, The next morning, as
he arose, he said carelessly:
':Ah! l must 60 to the marie for the
passport"
He put on his hat, and took three
steps toward the door he then chang
ed his intention, and took the cruciti1
with him. HIS wife trembled with de-
light.
HE is going to Duviv1er," she
thought.
Al soon as her husband had gone out,
Madame de Merret rang for Rosalie,
aud then in wild voice:
''Tle pickux! the plckax |" she cried,
land to wolk! saw yesterday how
Gorenfot set about it; We shall have
time to make an outlet and block it up
agai ="
" In an instant Rosalie brought a kind
of chopper to her mistress, who, with
ilscol ceivable energy, undertook the
task Of pulling down the wall. She
had already. displaced. some Of the
bricks, when, just as she vas gathering
her strength to apply yet mere vigor:
Gus blow, she saw NJ. de Merret be.
hin., her. She tainted.
g Place madame upon her bed" he
said coldly.: Co., :..,.r..
Forsee,ng what woull probably hap.
pen during his absence, he had set a
trap for his wife. He had simply
written to the Marie. and sent q mes
sepger for Duvivier. The jeweler ar
rived just after order had leen restor'
ed in the room: ,,4 ii :;;4 -
Duvivier," asked N: de Merret,
lyon bought some cruc,fixes from the
Spnniards who passed through Ven.
dome. did You h II"
mo; monsieur" i''@'>, ::
t"Thank you. that viii do" he said,
darting a tiger-like look at his wife. !,
"Jean," he added. turning to his con
tidential servant, t'you will let me
have my meals in Madame de Merret'f
room she is not we'll, and I will moi
leave her until she has, recovered"
The cruel husband remained twenty
days with his wife. At first, when aw'
full sounds came from behind the bar.
ricade, and Josephine made As if she
would implore for the stranger dying
there, he would not allow her to uttel
single word, bnt always said
@'YOu have sworn upon the crucifi,
that there is no one there"