Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-12-13
hot haste and exclaimed:

hot haste and exclaimed.
"The place is haunted"
What grounds have you for it,
asked Frederick.
Several" Henry then went on to
relate. he found the latches OF all the
doors locked except one, through
which he passed, and found himself
I'm a kitchen, where there were still
ashes and Goals on the hearth. While
thus bordering, he heard noise be-
meath as il some thing had fallen. He
hurried down n small stair case into
the lower story and tried to open the
several doors. but found them firmly
bolted. He then returned, and on as
cending the stairs again he heard
something rustic and at the same
time, steps. He looked around every
where but could discover nothing.
but on coming to the door OF the kit
chen he found piece of white rib
bon. which he would swear, was not
there before.
While Henry was relating his adj
venture, Rasinski entered, 1 have just
received letters for myself and you,
let US read them and see what our
friends write to us from home"
He handed two letters to Freder-
ick. OF different dates, but which had
arrived at the same time-a circum-
stance not uncommon with field
mails.
The first OF Frederick's letters In
formed him of the proceedings of st.
Lucas and Beaucaire, and OF the in
terview with the latter, in the CASTLE
garden. The second was of still great
or Importance. 1t contained the Sec
ret OF his fathers death. 1t stated
that he owned an estate in Franconia,
which was confisticated by the author
tiles OF France. That he visited a
friend Of his youth called Win the
city Of Strausburg. his friends wife
having been insulted by French
man, named Rumigny. the insulted
husband challenged the calumniator,
forced him to duel and his father act
ed as second. But the wretch had
several friends with him fired against
the rules of the duel, and laid the in
suited dead on the ground, care to
save the life OF the fallen was more
important than the Furnishing OF the
villains. The friend died Ia few
minutes. Frederick's father chal-
lenged the murderer, he was answer
ed with scorn, he sought for the
wretch to take revenge. or force him
to fight. accompanied by his faithful
servant Wilhof he found him losing
his self-command sword In hand he
rushed upon the villain. but was dis
armed and taken prisoner along with
the faithful wilhof. To destroy his
victim, the villain represented him as
q spy, q traitor to France. He was
sent to Paris there to be guilotined-
Wilhof who participated in all his
miseries found means OF escape. They
both got to Havre, on board OF yes
sci. From thence their father first
wrote to his wife informing her Of all
that had happened, and urged her to
set out for Hamburg, where he would
meet her. Their mother went thither,
but days, weeks. and months passed
and no husband came. In the mean
time a prosecution had been COM
menced against their father and fail
ing to appear his property was con-
flscated. He never returned. "A
thousand other particulars, contin-
ued Mary, Il would tell you, my dear
est brother. IL at this moment 1t
could be done. But day will come
when We shall meet. and then the
contents OF the papers alluded to by
mother will explain to you the secret
over our fathers head. In
another hour I leave for Warsaw,
with the Countess Micelska, and there
I shall be safe from all persecution.
Ny warmest prayers I send daily to
heaven for your safety. Salute your
friends for me, Henry, the noble Ra-
sinski, Jaromir and Boleslaus. Your
Mary"
Surprise and emotion almost de-
prived Frederick Of power to read the
letter to the end. Now only 1t was
that he plainly and clearly recollected
some OF the earlie- events of his
at the time Of the mis-
fortune. he was but five years OF age.
Now only when they were partly ex-
planned, did several slight illusions,
hints and words OF his mother about
the fate Of his father, rise like bril-
liant stars above the horizon OF the
past. But much still remained yelled
In dark clouds.
Henry and Rasinski were also deep
ly impressed with the contents OF the
letters. "a father who has not be en-
heard Of for twenty years." exclaimed
Henry, @must surely be dead
@But he may still be alive" answer
ID Frederick and may even now be
suffering still2 II you we're In such
D situation"
~And am I not?" said Henry. Per-
maps have a father and mother still
IN this world, and perhaps I might
even find them: but I assure you that
I shall care little about those who for
more than twenty years have cared
nothing for me. Listen / will tell you