Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-01-28

= :.
he might get over to England or
America"
"Nothing CASTER" replied
Madame Lucca. "Howcver, that
reminds me, | may as well lock the
door leading into the garden. Run
into the dining-room. You will
find the key on the table. Do not
be long"
"No, your ladyship, l viii not;
trust me for that" replied the girl.
"Editha! Editha. cried Madame
Lucca, an instant afterward 81
have made a mistake. The key is
in the Baron's study. Psiaw, she
does not hear me-" she continued,
speaking aloud. 81 must so and
get it myself
With these words she left the
room. Nc sooner had she done so,
than the door of the cupboard eau
tiously opened. A man put his
head ont and glanced around. Per-
cciving no one, he dartcd into the
adjoining chamber. The next in
slant the door was shut to and
locked behind him. But not by
him! BY Madame Lucca -
When she left the room, she did
not proceed two PAGES ; she stood
outside, listening. AS she was in
darkness, she could, without being
visible herself, see all that was pass
ing in her bed-chambcr. She be-
held the stranger leave his hiding
place and dash into the adjoining
room. She glidcd after him with
the s.cadincss of tigrcss and the
courage of heroine. The reader
knows what followed.
"-lt'ropirt." Caught , she cried,
rushing across the room with the
key in her hand.
Il can't find any" began
Editha, entering the bed-chamber
But Madame Lucca, pushing her
one side disappeared. Editha
looked after her in mute astonish-
, mcnt, and remained as though
rooted TO The spot, till her mistress
/ rc-cntcred with a revolver in her
, hand.
ooh your ladyship; wha-a-a-at's
that :" inquired the maid with a
strong prcsentmcnt that all was not
: right.
"The Baron's revolver, thank
goodness " replied Madame Lucca
''Why thank goodness your Ia.
dyship p inquired the maid.
Madame Lucca pointed to the
door. Some one on the other side
was turning the handle. Editha
turned deadly pale, and dropped
the lamp she was carrying. Pres
emily there was a knocking, and a
voice exclaimed, "open the door
directly, Or
The rest was inaudible. Editha's
screams drowned ought else.-
Madame Lucca waited until the
girls first shoc', Of breath was ex-
hausted, and her second not yet
arrived; she then said with comic
severity, "Editha if you are not
quiet, l will begin by shooting
you!"
Editha thought apparently, that
her mistress was in earnest, for the
poor girl Immediately rammed o
large portion of the nearest towel
in her mouth, and restricted her
self to swaying to and fro, and sob
hing violently. The knocking
grew more and more violent, but
the door was massive oak and i'm
movable.
"My friend" said Madame Luc-
ca, in o loud voice, "you arc in
Gagged. The garden door is as
tightly fastened as this one, and
the window is secured. Do not at
tempt to open the latter, for am
going into the garden, and the in
slant that see you try to escape,
you are dead man !"
Flinging open the door which
led to the verandah she went out,
followed 10y Editha, who in her dcs-
pair had succeeded in pushing more
of the towel in her mouth. The
noise of o bolt being drawn was
heard.
"Stand aside my friend y said
Madame Lucca, cor you are a dead
man" A sharp report followed,
accompanied by the sound of crash
ing wood and splintcred glass.
"Thcre That is one barrel out
of six. That is merely to show
that | am armed. You had better