The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-09

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L am afraid we shall have a Storm
she remarked, pointing towards dark
loud upon which the Captain Of the yes.
sci were gazing auxiously.
we may, but do not bo alarmed, mad.
ome.'
With an air Of nonchalanco he pulled n
red cigar.casc from his pocket and asked
his companion If she objected to a smoke.
Tnen he started, and quickly returning
tho red one to his pocket, pulled forth an
other Of blue color.
How many cigars do you smoke a
day p inquired the lady,evidcntly amused
at the sight of two cases,
The other colored, and it struck me
that his voice slightly faliered and his
hand trembled, as he mado some laughing
reply.
Soon the storm came pouncing down
upon us We were midway in the chan
mel, SO that we caught the full force OF
tho sea aud gale, Both were terrific.
The sea swept the boat, which lay SO
far over that her machinery was soon
damaged SO that it would not work. The
wind screaming like a demon, threw her
over still further.
Suddenly we observed the sailors en-.
ieavoring to loosen loug-boat on the da.
Wits at The stern. Meanwhile there was
an ominous grinding noise under the coun.
ter. Tho truth could not be concealed ;
we were sinking.
The ladies' screamed, the handsome pas
sepge. lost his sci-possession, aud ran
hither ami tbitber
The cool behavior Of the little lady in
black coutrssted strangely with the agi-
tated deL.eauor OF those around her.
There she stood. calm and immovable
her bright steel blue eyes fixed upon the
handsome stranger, of whom she did not
lose sight for Il moment,
Keep quiet, ladies and gentlemen !!
sang out the Captain-'Kcep quiet, and
don't crowd around the boat so There
will be room in it for you all, and besides
there is schooner coming to our assist.
ance, pointing to vessel bowling toward
us before the wind.
There was however, panic among
those addressed. The moment the boat
was lowered, iUto it they all bundled
among them the handsome passengers.
A huge sea coming along, roaring like
thunder, parted the tackles, tearing the
boat from the steamer before the lady III
black or could enter it. The handsome
passenger, losing his balance fell over the
gunwale, and being unable to swim, wild
ly threw up his arms.
must acknowledge that l was so en-.
crossed with the perllous situation Of my
fair companion and myseli-now the only
two left aboard the steaWer-that | paid
little attention to the drowning man.
The steamer was iu fact going down
fast, was already nearly eugulicd in the
stormy waves, her heated aud halt.sub
merged boilers Kissing as tue steam cam
gushing out like the spout OF Il whale.
was advancing to throw an arm
around the little lady tearing to see her
washed away, when quietly motionpg me
back with one hand, she seized coil oi
rope and threw one epd TO the handsome
passenger. He caught it, when, turning
to ME, the lady requested ne to help hau
the man aboard. | complied, narveling
at the love and devotion thus shown by q
woman to an acquaintance ofan hour.
His power over tho female sex must bC
great, thought. He is concefed, bu
not without reason.
The idea flashed clearly across ny
mind in spite Of my danger The schoon
er however was very near. and l had ev
cry reason to believe that we should b,
picked up.
| was right We we're all taken aboar(
the schooner, the handsome passenge
among the rest. Then the lady in blacl
pulled forth u revolver, pointing it at tn
head OF him whom she had rescued
'Ou. with that red cigar case sb
said s,ernly. i would like TO see whu
Monsieur carries 10 it
Why-why,' stammcred the stranger
what is
Before he could say another word, tn
little Amazon thrust her dsenguged han
in his pocket, pulled forth the red cigar
case, aud opening it, ring dropped t
the deck.
The ring she picked, up, and holding
up before US all, exclalmcd--
> L have it at last. The jeweler ASSN
. ed me it was the only one Of the device i
: Paris-a chariot wheel This person
= the murderer OF the Countess dc Maj
ville!' =
The handsome passenger stood as
= frozen to the deck, making TO resistanc
> as the lady in black slipped II pair {
handouts over his wrists.
= BY what right, he then stanmere,
= do you
= He paused as the other threw off he
!. dress and false hair, revealing the persc
v Of slender man with delicate, GIRL:
features.
Il am Jean Mosqueau, the detective
10 he quietly remarked, and | robbed II
" sea of this man that the scaffold migl
, not be cheated
- There is little more to add. The ma
proof having been obtained, other proc
; on the prisoners trial were brought for
showing him guilty beyond doubt.
, Long before his execution his name W
- ascertained to be Louis Rosseneau,
- noted adventurer and gambler, who, no
>, ever, by cool effrontery and a winning a
r dress, backed by his good looks, had be
n, enabled to move amoug the first circles
70 Parisian society,
n,
II. An Iowa wife eloped with a youl