The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-03

hcnrl, craving the coveted cross from his
pocket, and noting the eager flashing of
the strangers eyes as his gaze fell upon it.
Deciding to thrust the probe home at once,
he deliberately added: "Another reason,
other than want of time, may exist to oc-
casion your abruptness, my friend-want
of confidence"
"What, sirr' CALCULATED the man. start
ing up in threatening, apprehensive way.
!" What do you mean by that remark ?"
"Listen, and will tell you," replied
Henri, fully convinced that he was on the
right track, as his visitor indecisively sat
down again. "Listen, and 1 will tell you
what mean. This cross, for which you
have taken such an inexplicable fancy,
came into my possession under very pecu-
liar circumstances-cir that in
vest it with extraordinary interest. y
Pausing a moment to note the effect of his
language, Henri fixed his burning eyes on
the strangers Speaking slowly and en-
phasizing every word, he continued "I
found this cross ON the Sd of January,
1S49, on the Rue de Germaine ON the very
spot on which three days previous, the
Comto de St. Armande had been brutally
murdered"
During the utterance of the concluding
words of the above, the countenance of the
listening man underwent most appalling
change, and dreadful, indeed, as though he
had heard the sentence for his immediate
execution pronounced The muscles of his
face twitched convulsively, his under jaw
fell, and his eyes rolled in their sockets as
though following the fantastic evolution of
some horrid goblin,
The paroxysm lasted but for a moment.
By superhuman effort of the will he re-
covered his faculties, sprang TO his feet, and
with the demoniac fury of madman,
dashed at Henri, kissing between his teeth,
"D-you, the telling of that tale is your
death-knell."
just as his muscular hand closed op-
pressively on Henn's throat, he was vio-
lently jerlSed backwards, and found himself
in the tenacious clutches of the two gen.
darmes.
$50 no my fine fellow - calculated one
of the officers. Z" We are altogether too
deeply concerned for the future welfare of
your soul to permit you to perpetrate such
crime. You have done bad enough al
ready to bring you to hanging, and that is
quite sufficient for our purpose"
The foiled villain glared suddenly from
one to the other, and made no attempt to
escape.
"That is right" remarked the officer
who spoke before. Take it easy-shows
you to be philosopher and man of COM
mon sense"
The prisoner coolly folded his arms and
stood silent.
Monsieur Cardone," continued the
officer, Gas your friend seems to take kind
ly our interference with this little plan to
avoid you a long resting spell, you will, with
equal disinterestedness, provide us with a
rope for his benefit? Unluckily, we came
from town and forgot to bring the profess
sional bracelets an unintentional over
sight which, assure you," addressing the
prisoner, "we deplore even more than you
yourself can. In fact, we were rather un-
certain of having the pleasure of your COM
pany ON our return"
I" Nor will you have that pleasure" +"
growled the hitherto quescent captive, sud-
denly striking out with his two powerful
arms, upsetting the officers, kicking over
the table on which stood the light, and
leaping out into the darkness. AS he van
ished, bullet Missed by either ear, but he
escaped unhurt.
The report of the pistols hurried Henri
back into the room from which he had gone
in quest of rope.
"Quicl p exclaimed one of the officers.
" The devil has outwitted and escaped us.
We must be after him at once, 1t is Leone
Breme, the most reckless and ferocious OF
the many cut throats who infested Paris
six years ago He most miraculously dis
appeared about the time of the st. Ar
mande murder, and the department had
given him up for dead. We must not allow
him to have his length for moment. Oul
first move is to lodge information at the
three heads of the police department. He
is an astute dog of infinite resource, and
the whole force on the scent will hardly
suffice to capture him."
Breme was eventually taken. But SC
adroit was he that he contrived to remain
at large for three weeks after his escape
from Cardone's house. He was tried, con,
demned, aud executed for the murder ol
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