The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-20

dayW inquired the lady, evidently
amused at the sight of two cases.
The other colored, and it struck me
that his voice faltered slightly, and his
hand trembled, as he made some laugh
ing retort.
Soon the storm came pouring down
upon us. We were midway in the chan
mel, so that we caught the full force of
the sea and gale. Both were terrific.
The sea swept the boat, which lay so far
over that her machinery was soon dam
aged SO that it could not work. The
wind, screaming like demon, threw her
over still further.
Suddenly we observed the sailors en-
| deavoring to loosen the long boat on the
davits astern. Meanwhile there was an
ominous grinding, smashing noise under
the counter. The truth could not long
be cOncealed-we were sinking.
The ladies screamed; the passenger
lost his self-possession, and ran wildly
about. Meanwhile the cool behavior of
the little lady in black contrasted very
strangely with the agitated demeanor 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 moment.
"Keep quiet, ladies and gentlemen"
sang out the captain. Keep quiet; |;
don't crowd around the boat SO. There
will be room enough in it for all ; and,
besides, there is schooner coming to our
assistance" pointing teward vessel
coming toward us before the wind.
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those addressed. The moment the boat
was lowered into it they scrambled, and
among them the handsome stranger. A
huge sea coming along, roaring like
thunder, parted the tackles, tearing the
boat from the steamer before either the
lady in black or / could enter it. The
handsome passenger, losing his balance,
fell over the gunwale, and, being unable
to swim, wildly threw up his arms.
/ acknowledge that l was so engrossed
with the perilous situation of my COM
panion and myself-now the only two
left aboard the steamer-that l paid
little attention to the drowning man.
The steamer was, in fact, going down
fast-was already nearly engulfed in the
stormy waves her heated and halfsub-
merged boilers Kissing as the steam came
gushing out like the spout from whale.
l was advancing to throw an arm around
the little lady, fearing to see her washed
away, when, quietly and coolly motion
ing me back with one hand, she seized a
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 the man aboard. l complied,
marveling at the love and devotion thus
shown by woman toward an acquaint-
ance of an hour.
His power over the female sex must
be great, l thought. He is conceited,
but not without reason. This idea
flashed clearly across my mind, in spite
of my danger. The schooner, however,
was now quite near, and l 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 revolver, pointed
it at the head of him whom she had res
cued.
"Out with that red cigar-case;" she
said, sternly. 81 would like to see what
monsieur carries in it."
"Why-whyp stammered the man.,
"what is it"
Before he could say another word the
little amazon, thrusting her disengaged
hand in his pocket, pulled forth the red
cigar-case, and on opening it ring
dropped to the deck. The ring she
picked up, and, holding it before us all,
exclaimed:
"I have found it at last. The jeweler
assured me it was the only kind of de-
vice in all Paris-a chariot wheel. This
is the murderer of Countess de Mar
villeW
The handsome passenger stood as if
frozen to the deck, making no resistance
as the lady in black slipped pair of
handouts over his wrists.
"By what right" he then stammered,
ado you"
He paused, as the other threw off her
dress and false hair, revealing the person
of slender man, with delicate, girlish
features.
81 am Jean Mosqueau, the detective"
he quietly remarked, "and ! robbed the
waves of this rascal that the scaffold
might not be cheated"
There is little toadd. The main proof
having been obtained, other proofs, on
the prisoners trials, were brought forth,
showing him guilty beyond a doubt.
Long before his execution his name
was ascertained to be Louis Bossenau-a
noted adventurer and gambler, who,
however, ,,by cool effrontery and a win.
ming address, backed by his good looks,
had been enabled to move among the
| first circles of Partisan society.