The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-10-17

cuhar circumstance circumstances that
invest Il with extraordinary interest
Pausiug moment to note the effect Of
his language, Henri 6Ncd bis burning
eyes on the strangers. Speaking slowly
and emphasizing every word, be oontiuu-
cd: found this cross on the Ord Of Jan
1879, on thc Rue de 6crmaine, on the
very spot on which, three DAYS previous,
The Comte de ST. Armaude was brutally
murdered.
During the utteraucc of the concluding
words OF the above, the couutcnance OF
the listening man underwent most ap-
palling ohangc-as dreadful, indeed, as
though he had heard the sentence for bis
immediate execuuou pronounced. The
muscles Of his face twitched convul>iyely,
his under Jaw iell, and his eyes rolled
about in their sockets as though following
the fantastic cvoutions Of some hornd
goblin.
The paroxysm lasted but for a moment.
BY n superhumau effort OF the viii he re-
covered his bewildercd faculties, spruug
to his feet, and, with the demoniac fury
Of a mailman, dashed at Henri; kissing
between his set teeth, D. youl the
telling Of that tale is your death.knelll
Just as his muscular hand closed op.
pressiyely on Heuri's throat, he was yio-
lently jerked backward, and found him
self In the tenacious clutches of the two
senddr1neS.
So, no! my fine fellow! calculated one
ofthe officers We are altogether too
deeply concerned for the future welfare
of your soul to permit yon to perpetrate
such a crime. Iou have done bad enough
already to bring you to hanging, aud that
is quite sufficient for our purpose.
The foiled villain glarcd sullenly
from one to the other aud made no at
tempt to escape.
That is right, remarked the officer who
spoke before. Take it easy--shows you
to be philosopher and a man Of uncom-
mon sense.
The prisoner coolly folded his arms,
and stood silent.
Monsieur Cardone continued the officer
as vour friend seems to take kindly our
interference with his little plan to afford
You long resting-spell, will you, with
equal disnterostedness, provide us with
a rope for his benefit? Unluckily, we
came from town and forgot to bring the
| professional bracelets-an unintentional
oversight, which, assure you, address
ing the prisoner, we deploIe even more
than you yourself can. In fact, we were
rather uncertain of having the pleasure of
your company on our return,
Nor will you have that pleasure, growl-
ed tho hitherto quiescent captive, sudden
ly striking out with his two powerful
arms, upsetting both officers, kicking over
the table on which stood the light, and
leaping out of the door into freedom and
darkness. AS he vanished, bullet hiss E
ed by either ear, but he escaped unhurt,
The reports Of the pistols hurried Henri
back into the room, from which he had
gone in quest of rope.
| Quick exclaimed one of the officers.
The devil has outwitted and escaped us.
We must after him at once. know the
rascal of old. 1t is Leone Breme, the
most reckless and ferocious of the many
cut-throats who infested Paris six years
ago. lie most miraculously disappeared
about the time Of the St,Armande murder
and the department had given him up for
dead. We must not let him have his
length, for the moment. Our first move
is to lodge information at the three heads
Of the Police department. He is an astute
dog, of infinite resource, and the whole
force on the scent will hardly suffice to
capture him,
Breme was eventually taken. But so
adroit was he, that he contlived to re-
main at large for three weeks after his
escape from Cardonc's house. lie was
tried, condemned, and executed, for the
murder Of st. Armande, several witness
es being found who Unidentified him and
testified to having seen fastened to his
shirt bosom, on the evening Of the mur-
der, that identical blood-red canclian
cross.
Irene was never aflerward persuaded
to wear it.. II has hung over the manel
in her b0udofr, and many an evening
visitor has been beguied by Henri with
a recital Of the two dark episodes in It's
history which are embodied in this story
and have departed shnddering at Its san
culinary hue.
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