The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-17

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sang out the captain, ,..iS' Keep quiet don,t
crowd around the boat so. There VIII
be room in it por all; Rnd' 'besidesi ithere
il IA schooner coming % our tpssistapce," ,"
pbintihg toward a,veaeel coming toward
us before the wind.
There was, however, panic among
these addressed. The moment the boat
Was lowered into it they scrambled, and
among them the. handsome stranger, A
lhuae sea c0inhig Aopg,Fqaring Ike thun-
IdJrs partedtlIe TACKLES, tearing the boat
Itiplh the steaher befoipeither the lady
Ij1 black Of | could entef il WAe'hand,
some passenger, losing his balance, fell
over the gunwale, and, being unable to
swim, wildly threw up his arms.
acknowledge that was so engrOssed
with the perious situation of my com
panion and myself-now the only two
left aboard the steamer-that paid lii
tie attention to the drowning man The
steamer was, in fact, going down fast
was already nearly engufed IN the
stormy waves, her heated and half sub
merged boilers Kissing as the steam came
gushing ont like the spout from a whale.
was advancing to throw an arm around
the little lady, fearing to see her washed
away, when, quietly ana coolly motion
ing me back with one hand, she seized q
coil of rope and threw the end to the
handsome stranger. He caught it, when,
turning to me, the lady requested me to
help haul tn man aboard. complied,
marveing at the love and devotion thns
shown by woman toward an acquant-
ance of an ur.
His power over the female sex must be
great, | thought, He is conccited, but
not without reason. This idea flashed
clearly across my mind, in spite OF my
danger. The schooner, however, was
now qnite near, and had every reason
to believe we should soon be picked up
| was right. We were all taken aboard
the schooner, the handsome passenger
with the rest Then the lady in black
quietly pulling forth a revolver, pointed
it at the head of him whom she had just
rescued.
"Out with that red cigar ease" she said
sternly, 81 would like to see what mon
sieur carries in it,"
why, why?' stammercd the man
what is it"
Before he could say ano her word the
little amazon, thrusting her disenGaged
hand in his pocket, pulled forth the red
cigar case, and on opening 1t u rlnl
dropped to the deck. The ring she
picked up, and, holding it before lis all
exclaimed:
81 have found it at last. The iewelel
assured me that ii was the only kind o
device in all Paris-a chariot wheel
This is the murderer Of Countess de Mar
vile ~
The handsome passenger stood as l.
frozen to the deck, making no resistance
as the lady in black slipped pair o
handcnfls over his wrists.
BY what right" he chen stammered
do you" .l4
He paused, as the other threw of heI
dress and false hair, revealing the persol
of slender man, with delicate, grIiaIl
features.
81 am Jean Mosqueau, the detective
he quietly remarked, "and robbed the
waves of this rascal that the sCatlOt
might not be cheated"
There is little to add. The main proc
having been obtained, other proofs, OF
the prisoners trial, were brought forth
showing him guilty beyond doubt.
Long before his execution his namt
was ascertained to be Louis BOssneal--i
noted adventurer and gambler, who
however. by cool afiiOntery and a win
ming address, backed by his good looks