Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-07-17
THURSDAY july T. 1874

avessel bowling towards us before the
| the wind.
There was, however, panic among
those addressed. The moment the boat
! was lowered, into it they all bundled,
among them the handsome passenger.
/ "A huge sea ceming along, goaring
thunder, parted the tackles, tearing the
boat from the steamer before either the
lady in black, or ], could enter it.
| The handsome passenger losing his
balance, fell ever the gunwale, and un-
able to swim, wildly threw up bis arms.
l must acknowledge that was SO
cngrossed with the perilous situation OF
my fair. companion and myself "
the only two left aboard the steamer =
that paid little attention to the drown
ing man. III.
/ The steamer was, in fact, going down
fast-was already nearly engulfed in
the stormy waves, her heated and half
submerged boiler Kissing, as the steam
came gushing out like the spout from a
whale.
1 was advancing to throw an arm
round the little lady, fearing to see her
washed away, when, quietly and coolly
motioning me back with one hand, she
seized a coil Of rope, and threw the
end to the handsome passenger. He
caught it, when, turning to me, the Ia
dy requested me to help haul the man
aboard, I complied, marvelling at the
love and devotion thus shown by wo-
man towards an acquaintance Of an
hour. 2f l.''r M rt
His power over the female sex must
be great l thought He is conceited,
but not without reason. a. -5.sr
This idea flashed clearly across my
mind, in spite of my danger. The
schooner, however, was now quite near,
and had every reason to believe we
should be picked up. h. ....:.s5 r ~
Il was right. We were all taken
aboard the schooner, the handsome
passenger among the rest Then the
lady in black, quietly pulling forth a
revolver, pointed it al the head Of him
whom she had rescued. .i d. 9t
"Out with that red cigar easel" she
said, sternly. q would like TO see
4 Whist monsieur carries in it. ..~
"Why-why,H stanmerei the strang
er, "wfaat is" 5i-'-sf stt r.
| Before he could say another word
the little Amazon. thlusting her Olsen
gagged hand in his pocket, pulled forth
the red cigar case, and opening it, a
ring dropped to the deck. !
This ring she picked up, and holding
it before us all, exclaimed:
g / have found it at last. The Jew
eler assured me it was the only kind Of
device in all Paris-a chariot wheel
This person is the murderer of the
Countess de Marville!'
| The handsome passenger stosd as i
frozen t. the deck, making ne resist
lance as the lady in black slipped pair
of handouts over his wrists.
by what right" he then stammer
ed, "do you"
He paused as the other threw off her
dress and false hair, revealing the per
son of a slender man, with delicate,
girlish features.
al am Jean Mosqueau, the detec-
tyeP he quietly remarked, "and l rob-
bed the waves of this rascal, that the
scafold might not be cheatedl"
There is little to add. The main
proof having been obtained, other
proofs on the proisners trial were
brought forth, showing him guilty be
You'd doubt. -
Long before his name was ascertain
ed to be Louis Rosseneau, noted ad-
venturer and gambler, who, hewever,
by cool effrontery and a winning ad
dress, backed by his good looks, had
been enabled to move among the first
. circles Of Partisan society
A Missouri Judge lately delivered a