The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-04-02

turned and opened the carnage door.
Adrian recognized the man.
De Vaux appeared. carrying in his arms
something wrapped carefully in a large
blanket and shawl. As ne attempted to
lift his burden into the carriage a part of
the blanket fell back and revealed face
horror of horrors, it was indeed the pale,
lifeless, dead face OF MS lost L ia De
Vaux laid it on the seat, got in himself and
closed the door.
The carriage sti.Ttei and rolled almost
noiselessly away down the deserted street
A irian Vale stood and gazed in bewill-
cred horror after the retrcating vehicle.
The moment it passed out of sight he
awoke from the benu:nb-d stupor which
had for the moment para!yzed mis- whole
being.
Like a ma3m1n he rushed up the street
toward the residence OF Colonel Samner.
To arous, the grief stricken father and his
whole household WAS his act. A few mo-
ments suffceI 10 explain the cause of his
great excitement.
Colonel Sunni r, half afraid that Alrian
directions He ordered thr e horses to be
saddled, one for himself, a cond for Adri-
an, and a third for stout, mid lie aged
man, who had been a long time III his en-
p!oy.
70 ether the three went out in pursuit of
the wretched man who had done them so
great an injury.
On h., ], y - /,
decide the best course to pursue. That
De Vaux would attempt some desperate
means of defense was no more than tLey
expected.
After about two hours good riding, they
came in sight of the carriage. Luckily
they had not mistaken the road
Colonel Summer. followed by the others,
rode up TO the side of the c.lrriagc. and or
lered the man to stop.
The man o5eyoI.
Il airing the noise, De Vaux opened tie
window the side next to them and look
cd out Instantly comprehending his situ-
alton, he sprang to the opposite door, twist
ed it open, leAped to the ground and d.rted
into u tnic!1et o. pines which grew close to
5he edge of the road.
As ne disappeared into the Ticket he
whirled Sd lienly ana fire two pistol Shots
One ballet hit Colonel SINNERS horse, IN
dieting woald near the shoulder, the 9TH
Ct just grazei Al IS :h-.-k and slightly
Singel his h iir
De Faux was never seen again.
In the ctrrilse tn y found Leila. not
dead, but alive, ami sufficiently conscious
to understand what il ID happened. Though
to all appearance dead when placed in the
vault, shC had never been entirely uncca-
scious.
De Vaux procured keys and took her from
the vault the night after her buri i. From
that time he II I'd been continually admins
tering antidotes t. the potion he had given
her, and with perfect SUCCESS.
The poison she hid taken toward the last
was not calculated to destroy life, but to
suppress consciousness.
They drove rapidly home, and sent for
Dr.. llnls, and II few hours she WAS able
TO explain in some degree the horrors
through which she had pissed.
But Tor weeks the spirit of the unfortu-
nate girl hovtred on the verge OF the grave
Gradually the disease yielded to julicious
| treltlnent, and she regainel fnIlly her
health, bus it was long before she WIS the
same bright, rosy, happy Leila, once the
| JOY and delight of all who knew her
But time b-inss all things to pass, ani q
few months after 2e supposed death of the
! expectant bride, tn young 10 ,ers met, and
IN the presence of a la.ge circle of kind
friends, were joined in that holy, sacred
/ union; that real death alone can disunite.