Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

our beds !? But be sAan's murder me In
mine. for. with jour lad yship's permission.
...s vii, .s.;, :; y Ill night in yoar l'dy'hiR''
Madame Paslius Lueca glanced Al the
cupboard. Her blood rsn cold; she thought
she saw the handle turn. What course
wss she TO sdoptf She dared mot give
her maid the slightest hint Of the real ssste
Of matters; she felt that the girl would 70
into 6t then snd there. and thus bring
on . crisis. Scarcely knowing what she
wac doing. Mada@s Lueca replied ~ ran
dom.
Murder rs! What Tor r
What far. ynnr ladyshipi Why. fur
Everybody knows you have plenty of
them.'
The girl might have been unconscious
ly sharpening. so to speak. the knife by
which she and her mistrcss were doomed
10 perish.
What sbsurdity r said Madame Luc.
ca. with forced laugh. As she spoke,
her eye wandered from the keyhole of the
dreaded cupboard 10 that Of an adjoining
room. In the latter there was key
Her face flushed. aud smile. as it were.
of proad inspiration lighted it up, though
only for q second.
'Jewcls!' she replied. why every
one with grain Of sense must know that
should not have them about me as a rule.
They. OF course. are generally safe under
lock and key at Berlin. 1t il a strange
thing. though. EIitha. that to-day is an
exception. I expected the Countess Won
Wartenstcan to call, and brought down
all the jewels presented to me at my last
visit 70 St. Petersburg. to show her.
Your ladyship did Oh! but suppos-
ing . thief-'
well. if thief did know il. he might
easily make his fortune y she observed,
interrnp,,ng her companion.
BY numbering rs. aud running of with
the jewels! =
Madame Lucca glanced at the cup
board then raising her voice. she con-
tinucd:
oh +! there would be no necessity for
murder. The door which leads from that
room to the garden is unlocked l forgot
to lock it. A thief would merely have to
wrlk in from the garden. and take my
jewel case from the table near the window.
He might make his escape richer BY Co.,
900 or 20. 900 thalers. and never be de-
tcctcd. That's better than murd cring peo-
pie. is it not
oh! yes-your ladyship. And he
might get over TO England or America
Nothing easier replied Madame Luc-
ca. However. that reminds me. may
as we'll lock the door leading to the gar
den. Run in the dining.room. You'll
6ni the key on the table. Do not be
long
'Editha Eiitha = cried Madame luc-
ca, an instant afterward. Il have made
mistake. The key il in the Baron's study.
Pshaw she does not hear me- she con-
tiuued speaking aloud. 4 must 60 and
fetch is myself
With these words she left the room
No sooner had she done so than the door
of the cupboard cautiously opened. A
man put his head out and glanced around.
Perceiving no on. he darted into the ad-
joining chamber. The next instant the
door was shut to aud locked behind him
When she left the room she did not pro-
coed two PAGES. she stood outside, ,listcu-
ing. As she was in darkness. she could
without being visible herself. see all that
was passing In her bed chamber. She be-
held the stranger leave his hiding place
and dart into the adjoining room. She
glided after him with the steadiness Of q
tigress and the courage Of a heroine. The
readers know what followed.
AT RaPpirt (caughs) she cried,
rushing across the room with the key in
her hand.
i can't fnd any began Eiitha, en-
.ering the bedchamber. But Madame Luc-
ca. pushing her to one side. disappeared,
Editha looked after her in mute astonish-
ment. and remained as though rooted to
the spot till her mistress re-entered, with
Z revolver In her hand.
oh! your ladyship, w-h-a-t-at's that ?
inquired The maid. with Z strong present.
ment that all was not right
The Baron's revolver, thank goodncss!'
replied Madame Lucca.
why thank goodness. ycar ladyship ?
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.
Presently there vas . knocking, and .
voice exclaimed:
: Open this door directly. Or
The rest vas inaudible. Editha'sscreams
drowned aught else. Madame Lucca
waited until tho girl's frse stock Of breath
was exhausted and her second not vet ar
rived; she then said with comic severity.
'Eaitha, il you are not quiet, | will begin
BY shooting yoar w X & III
Edi,ha thought spparensly. that her
mistress vas in earn~ss. for the poor girl
immediately rsmmed large portion Of the
ncarcs, towel in her mouth. aud restricted
herself 10 swaying to aud fro. aud sobLins
| violently. The knocking grew more and
more vielcnt. bat the door was massive
oak sEd immovable.
MY FRIEND cried Madame Lucca, in a
loud voice. you are Gagged. The garden
door is - tightly fastened ~ this one. and
the window Is secured. Do not attempt
10 open the latter. for I am going into the
garden. and the instant that SEQ ron try
TO escape. yea sre dead man
Flinging open the door which led to
the ycranda she went out, followed by