The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-09

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the dililg.room; you'll find the key
on the table. Dont't be long"
"Edithal Editha!n cried Madame
Ineca, an instant atterward, II
have made a mistake; the key is in
the Baron's study. Psllaw! she
does not hear me,'' she continued,
speaking aloud, Il must 60 and
fetch it myself"
With these words she left the
room. No sooner had she done 20
than the door Of the cupboard eau
tiously opened. A man put his
head ont aud & anced around. Per-
ceiying no one he darted into the
adjoining chamber The next in
stant the door was shut to and
locked behind him! Bntmt by him.
By Madame Lncca! When she LETT
the room she did not proceed tive
PAGES; she stood outside listening
Al she was il darkness, she could,
without being visible herself. zee all
that was passing il her bedchamber.
she belcld the stranger leave his
hiding-place and dart into the ad-
joining room. She gllded afterbim
with the steadiness Of q tigress and
the courage ota heroine. The read
er knows what followed.
At Rappilft" (caaght) she
cried, rushing across the room with
the key IN her hand.
Il can't find any" began
Edith entering the bedchamher.
But Madam Lncea, pushing her on
one side, disappeared. Editha
looked after her in mute astonish-
ment and remained rs though
rooted to the spot till her mistress
re-entered with q revolver III her
hand. Af
20, your ladyship! Wh-a.t.at's
that?" inquired the maid with d
strong presentiment that all was
not right. f
'Sfhe Baron's revolver, thank
goodness" replied Madame Lllcca,
"Why thank goodness, your
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. Pres
emily there was a knocking and a
voice exclaimed, "Open this door
directly, Or"
The rest was inaudible. Editba's
screams drowned anght else. Mad. \
anne Lucca waited until the girls
first shock Of breath was exhausted
and her second not yet arrived; she
then said, with comic severity,
"Editha, ifyou are not quiet, | will
begin by shooting yon!"
Editha thought, apparently, that
her mistress was in earnest, Tor the.
poor girl Immediately rammed q
large portion Of a towel Ii her
mouth, aid restricted herself to
swaying to and fro, and sobbing
violently. The knocking grew
more and more violent, but the door
was massive oak and immoyable.
"My triend,' cried Madame
Lacca in q loud voice, ''you are
Gagged, The garden door is an
tightly fastened as this one, ,.and the
window is secured. Donotattempt
to open the latter, for / am going
into the garden, and the instant
that see you try to escape, You are
a dead man, =
Flinging open the door which
led to the veranda she went out,
followed by Editha, who, III her
despair, had succeeded in pushing
more Of the towel III her mouth.
The noise Of a bolt Icing drawn
was heard
"stand aside, my ffiend,n said
Madame Lucca, "or you are adead
raabp' ..l.'3.
A sharp report followed, accom-
panied lby the sound of crashing
wood and splAtered glass 'if
aTheyeg that IL Que barrel out .d Y .
six. That il merely to show that
l anlassrmeasi ysY on had better
Ia8asspt sitiN spaiyns
'The'sgltc MAS also. tiiiiiIgfY !
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