Middletown transcript., 1873-07-19

had been removed She wa. foiled in her
plan. which had been TO lock him in
Still her presence Of mind did not desert
her.
'Ah. dear me ~ she said, gaping, Il
feel sleepy.
Sleepy. your ladyship wish did
replied her maid. Il don't feel sleepy
I'm too frightened
Frightened What arc vnu frightened
at. you foolish goose 1! Nonsense 2 re-
piled Madame Lucca
oh. brgging your lady>hip's pardon.
i, is not nonsense. and that's jus, il =
How can you be sure that some Jossrich.
(villain). some taughenieh, (good-fur-
nothing fellow, hearing you and are all
alone in the house. may not murder us in
our bed. +, But he shan, murder me in
mine. for. with your ladyship's permission.
| will 81, up all nigh, in your ladyships
easy chair.
Madame Panline Lucca glanced a, the
cupboard Her blood ran cold; she
Thought she saw the handle turn What
course was she To adopt? She dared not
give her maid the slightest hint of the
real state Of matters: she felt that the
girl would 20 into fit then and there.
and thus bring on u crisis Scarcely
knowing what she was doing, Madame
Lncca replied at random
Murder u What for:'
What for, your laay.hip. Why. frr
your mnuey.-fnr your jewels. to be sure
Everybody knows you have plenty Of
them
The girl Nigh, have brcn unconscious.
Is sharpening. So to speak the kuife rs
which -he aud her mistress were doomr
to perish
'Wba, ab.nrli'y" said Madame I.ncra,
With q forced laugh A. she spoke her
eye wandered from the kew hole Of the
dreaded cuphorrd to that Of an adjoining
room In the latter there was u key
Her face flushed. aud smile as !, were
of proud inspiration lighted i, Up. though
only for q second
Jewel. " shc replied Why. every
one with a grain Of Sense mus; know ihat
| should no, have them abnu! me as a
rule Thry. Of cnnr.c are generally safe
under lock aud key at Berlin /. is a
strange thing. though. Eii,ha, that to-
lay is an exception. expected tie
Countess Won Warten.tcan To- call. aud
brought down all the jewels presented 10
ne at my las, visit to :, Petersburg to
show her
Your lalyship did Oh ba, suppo,.
ing a thief---'
Well. If a thief did knox il. h. might
easily make his fortune She et.cryyl
in'erfur'ing her cnnrnninn
By numbering u. aud running On With
the Jewels.
Iainmc Lncca glanced 4, ihe cul hoard !,
then raising her voicc. stte coninaal:
oh there would lie no necessity for
murder The dior which head. from that
roen u The garden j. unleckci frgaf
To lock it \ thief would merely have h
walk in from the garden aud take niy
jewell ca.r from the tahlc near rhr window
Tie nigh, make his escape richer by 60. :.
oon or 20 nno thalcr. and never be- de-
,cc'ei That's better than maricring
people i il not
'oh, ses-ynur laly.hip And he
nigh, get over - England or Amnrie,
'N.rhing easier replied Madame I.uc.
ca However. that reminds me ! ma,
rs well lark the iopr leading TO The garden
Run IN the dining .rpom Iou'll iul the
kcy an the table Do 10, br lag
.Eij,hl Elilha cried Madame Lnc.
ca. nn instant nfterwirl. i hrre milc a
mistake. The key i. ia the B,f@,s study
Pshaw sha doe, ~, hear ne. she c,n.
timed, speaking allui 4 mus, 90 aud
fetch it myself
With thc,r words ,hc left the room -
~ sooner had She dome - than III, door
Of tho cuphoirl cautiously opened \
man put his head out aud glanced around
Percri,ng ~ one he iurird inta an Al.
joining chamber The mex, instant the
dor was shn, to and locked behind him.
Whta she left the room she did not pro-
coed two pac,s. she stood outside. listen
ing As she gss IN darkness. shr could
without being visible herself. sec al! ihat
was passing in her bed chamber She be-.
held tho stranger leave hi. hiding place
and dar, into the adjoining room She
glilcd after him wirh the sr,ndinrss ni n
/ tigrcss aud the courage ii n H. roinp Ihr
readers know Shai fnllwe
An Rappiat' (caurhD she cried
I rushing across the room with the key in
I her hand
Il can't find any began Eiiths, en
teripg the brJehamher Bur Maiata.
Lucca. pushing her to one .iln. di.,p.
peared Edi'ha leokch after her in mn,e
a.teni.hment, and remained us though
u
tered. with n rernlvcr in her hand
"Oa ynur lais.hip. h.a.t.,'s tha, :"
inquired the maid, with strong present.
ncnt that NIL was not right
The Bur"n's revolver. thank good.
ness" replied Madame Lucca.
why thank gnoiness. your Iadyship?"
! inquired the maid
Madame Lucca pointed to tho donr -
Snme one On the other side was turning
I The handla Eli,ha turn.d dn.llr r,t