The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-11-04

nance or the listening man underwent q
most appalling change, and dreadful, in
deed, as though he had heard the SEN
tence for his immediate execution pro-
nohnced. The muscles of his face
twilched convulsively, his under jaw
fell, and his eyes rolled in their sockets
as though following the fantastic evolu-
ton of some horrid goblin. :
The paroxysm lasted but for mo-
ment By superhuman effort Of the
will he recovered his faculties, sprung
to his feet, and with the demoniac fuzzy
Of mad-man, dashed at Henri, Kissing
between his teeth, Cd you the
telling Of that tale is your death knell." !"
Just as his muscular hand closed OPP
pressivelv on Henri's throat,he was vio-
lentlv jerked backward, and found him
self in the tenacious clutches of-ths
two gendarmes
$50 ho! nv fine fellow!" CALCULATED
one of the officers. ave are altogether
too deeply concerned for the future vel
fare OF your soul to permit you to per-
petratc such crime. You have done
bad enough already to bring you to
hanging, and that is quite sufficient for
our purpose"
The foiled villain glared suddenly
from one to the other, and made no at.
TEN pit to escape. }-saa.
THAT is right" remarked the officer
who spoke before. "rake it easy
shove You to lie philosopher and q
man of common sense"
The prisoner coolly folded his arms
and stood silent.
"Monsieur Cardone," continued the
aficer, las your friend seems to, take
kindly our. interference with this little
plan to avoid you long resting spell
you will with equal disinterestedness
provide US with rope for his benefit
Unluckiiy, we came from town and for.
got to bring the professional bracelets
AN unintentional oversight which
assure you," addressing the prisoner
I'VE deplore even more than yoa your
self can. In fact, we were rather hncer
tain of having the pleasure o. your
company on our return"
Nor will you have that pleasure y
growled the hitherto quiescent captive
suddenly striking out with his two
powerful arms, upsetting the officers,
kicking oyer the table on which stood
the light, and leaping out into the dark.
ness. As he vanished, a bullet Kissed
by either ear, but he escaped unhurt.
The report of the pistols hurried
Henri back into the room from which
he had gone in quest of rope.
''Quick!" exclaimed one of the Off
GERS, "The devil has outwi,ted and es.
capped US. We must be after him at
once 1t is Leone Breme. the mos,
reckless and ferocious of the many cut
throats who infested Paris six years
ago He most miraculously disappear
ed about the time of the St Armande
murder, and the department had given
him up for dead We must not allow
him to have his 1engsh for u mvnsent.--
Our first move is to lodge information
at the three heads of the police depart.
ment. He is an astute dog of infinite
resources. and the whole force on the
scent will hardly suffice to capture him "
Breme was eventually taken. But 30
adroit was he that he contrived to re.
main at large for three weeks after his
escape from Cardone's house, He was
tried, condemned and executed for the
murder of St Armande, several wit
nesses heing found who identified him
and testified to having seen fastened tc
his shirt bosom on the evening of the
murder that blood red cross.
Irene was never afterward persuaded
to weari it. 1t hung over the msntel il
her houd,ir, and many an evening Wis
itor has been aeguiled bv Henri with {
rectal of the two. dark episodes Unit:
history which are embodied in this
story. and have departed shuddering Al
its sanguinary hue