The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-10-24
some passenger lost hi, seIf.no.s.,-

some passenger lost his self-possss-
sion, and ran hiiher and thither.
The cool behavior Of the little Iady
in black ccntrss'ed strangely will
the agitsted demeano1 Of those
around her.
There she stood calm aud immCvs-
bic, ber bright steel blue ewes fxeG
upon the handsome stranger, q
whom she Gid not Iese sight Tor {
moment
keep quiet, ladies' and een;lemepn'
sang cut the eaplaid-''Kesp Quie.
snd don crowd around the boat so!
There will be rOo;r IN it for you oil
SEA besides, there is q schooner ccm
ING to our assistance pointing to s
vessel bloHiI g toward US beiore tEe
wind.
There was, however, s panic
among those s6dTesst d. The momenl
the boat wss lowered, into it they al
bundled, among thsm the handsome
passenger.
A huge sea coming slOrg, roaring
like thunder, parted the tackles, tear
ing the boat IRON the steamer before
the lady III black or | could enter it.
The handsome passenger, losing his
balance, tell over The gunwsle, and
Oeiug unable to swim, wildly threw
up Ills arms
must acknowledge that l vas so
engrossed with the perilOCs situation
of my fair companion aad myself
now the only two left aboard he
steamer-thst L Eaid little attention
10 the drowning man.
The steamer was, in fact, going
down isst-was slready nearly en-
quilted in The stormy waves, her
heated and halt submerged boilers
Kissing as the steam came gushing
out like the spout of whsle.
was advancing TO throw an srm
around the liisIe lady, fearing 30 see
her washed away, when, quietly mo-
ticriDg ne back with one hand, she
seized coil of rope and threw the
end to the handsome passenger. lie
caught it, when, turning TO NE, the
lady requested ne to help haul the
man s5oard. 1 complied, marveIing
at the love and devotion thus shown
by q woman 10 an acquaintance Of an
hoar.
His power over the female sex
must be great, 1 thought. lie is
bat not without reason.
The ides flashed clearly acrcss my
mind in spite Of my danger. The
schooner, however, was very rear.
snd l had every reason to behave
hat we should be picked up.
l was right We we're all taken
aboard the schooner, the handsome
among tie rest. The l-iy
IN black pulled forth a revolver,
pointing it st the head of him whom |
she had rescued.
'Out with that red cigar case -
she said sternlY. 81 would like to
see what monsieur carries in it."
"Why--why," stsrmcred the strsn-
ger "Whst is"
Before he could say smother word,
The little Amazon thrust her olsen
gagged hand in his pocket, pulled
forth the red cigar case, snd opening
It. ring dropped 20 the deck.
The ring Sue picked up, and hold
ng it up before US all exclaimed
81 have found it at lsst. The Jew
sler assured me it was the only one
)f the device in Paris-a chariot
Wheel! This person is the murderer
)f the Countess de MarviIle!"
The handsome passenger stood as
I frozen to the deck, mskiEg no re
'istance as the lady in black slipped
! pair OF hand cuffs over bis wrists.
"By what right" he then etan
nered, "dO you
He paused as the other threw of
Ter dress and false hair, revealing
he person of a slender man with
lelicate, girlish features.
81 sm Jean Mcaqueau, the detect
We ~ he quietly remarked, "and
'obhed the sea of this man that the
IcsffOld might not he cheated"
There is little more 20 add The
main proof having been obtained,
1ther proofs on the prisoners trial
we're brought forth, showing him
guilty beyond doubt.
Long before bis execution bis name
vas ascertainedto be Louis ROssen
sau, a noted adVenturer and gambler,
Who, however, by cool effcontery
md q winning address, backed by
lis good looks, had been enabled to
move among the first circles OF Paria-
an society.