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

,Wnlcn SIX Thousand Will he BeCuk0a, &c
I you on your return to France. suppotl
ing YOU have fulfilled on your part th,
conditions Of our :bafgain. In return
for this you must preserve profound ~e
crecyf with regard TO an that Won havt
to do to night: Az for yon, Rosalie.
will give you ten tl,ousantl' francs. TO- bf
paid toyou on yopTy yw4,dding day; pro
tldtd tlat you ma1ryI Gorenflot ;>bnt il
Sthevnse SG% w,;n 20 % mnrf q9 mp.f be silent
Rosa!ie, {" said Mada,ne de Merret,
Her husband wdlked calmly up and
down, watching the door, the mason,
and his wife, without, .hewever. insult
ing her by any sign nofsuspicion. Cor.
'enaot could not felp spakine q snoise,
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 saw to Rosalie:
A thousand francs year If you can
manage to tell Gorenfot to leave q Gre.
vice at the bottom"
Then she said aloud, without betray.
ing any emotion
"Go and help him."
N. and Madame de Merret remained
silent during the whole time Gorenfiot
was wal'ing up the doorway. The 81
lence was intentional on the husband's q
part, for he dld not wish to give bis wife
the opportunity of using phrases with
,, double meaning with the wife it was
the result either of education Or of
pride. When the wall had risen to hall
its intended height, the cunning ma.
son, waiting for moment when his
employers back WAS turned, struck the
tool he was nsing against one of the two
windows wh;ch were let into the door,
and broke the glass. i,yr
= Madame d. .Merret know that Rosalie
had spoken to Gorenfot. The three
saw mans face withln-dark and sad,
with black hair.~and eyes of fire. Be.
fore her husband hadturned round, the
poor lady had t,me to signal with her
lips to the map, 40 If to Bid him hope.
At 4 o'clock, toward daybreak for it
was in the month of September--the
aason's work was finished He re-
mained 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 careIessiy:
"Ah! must go to the marie for the
passport" =
He put on his hat, and took three
steps t'ward the door ; he then chang
ed his intention, and took the crucitix
with him. HIS wife trembled with de-
light.
He is going to Duvi1er, {" she
thought. =.
Az soon as her husband had gone out,
Madame de Merret rang for Rosalie,
and then in o wild voice: a.,
.'Yhe pickaxl the plckax !" she cried,
"Nand to wo.k! 1 saw yesterday how;
qorenfiot set about it; we s6all have
time to make an outlet and block it up
agai - .:
Il In aninstant Rosalie brought kind
OF chopper to her mistress, who, with
iitco, ceivable energy, undertook the
task Of pulling down the wall. She
had, already displaced, some OF the
bricks, when, just As she was gathering
her strength to apply q yet mere vieor-
GUS blow, che saw NJ. de Merret be-
hinu her. o; She taintcd., ), 81
- Place madame upon her bed," he
said coldly., :.::;s T.. s;.i, :i,,. -
Forsee,ng what woull probably hap.
pen during his absence, he had set q
trap for his Wife He had simply
wfitten to the nairte, and sent q; mes
seDger for Duvivier: The jeweler ar
rived just :after;ofder had ,heen restor-
edln tue room; 4. {tv . :!:a ::
.'you bought some cruc.fixes from the
Spnniards who passed through Ven.
dome. did yod n''t2" ="
''No; monsieur" u"s"G-l '-'- ':'~ IN
bs'Thauk YOU, that viii do,'' he said,
darting a a&iger-ike look At Athisiwife. ".
.>.HJeaD.'' 4 he added, turning. to his con-
tfhential servant, & you, will let me
have ny meals in Madame de Merret's
room she is not we'll; and I will not
leave her until she has,recovered." Il
The cruel husband remained twenty
days with his WIFE, At first, when aw-.
full sounds came from behind the bar
rica1e, and Josephine made as if she
would implore for the, stranger dying
there, he would not allow her to utter
single word, bnt always said " ~
. Yon have sworn upon the crucifix'
that there is no one there"