The Morning herald., 1877-09-14
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CHAPTER XIV.
OVERWHELMING PROOFS.

o;+;on Of Viscount Albert de VAL
.!"s indeed most painful one. The
\ ~ had been carefully examined,
ps;r NV evidence taken. It was very
hst .a one and all thought their young
Ill., m of Albert from the commence
Il tnat fatal week of the murder,
|htest word, his most insignificant
we're reported, commented upon'
planned.
IS is like an insect in a glass box
the magnifyins lens of a natural
.ctions, day by day, hour by hour.
bv minute, even to the writing OF
to Glare d'Arlange, were all laid
the magistrate. Poor Monsieur
on was on the rack,
shout the twentieth time that morn
cursed bis fate for having mixed
NJ in this miserable affair
he passed the door - for he was
b the room with the restlessness OF
aauimal-he heard in the corridor
pvy anl l,ueA,ured steps of the l'v
lcer3.
(,l u;t time to sink into chair
bis lrsk, and pretend TO be busily
iny amongst his papers.
ri de Valccurt entered with head
Ind firm step. His face was very
caring the traces of sleepless nights
ental anxiety; but his eyes were
nd militant.
lilly for Monsieur Daburon, he had
prepared plan Of questions, and
ly to follow them, irrespective Of
inward thoughts.
b are, of course, perfectly aware,
commenced in the most gentle and
eive tones his voice could assume,
you haven't the slightest right to
ne you havet zen"
now, sir, that | am the illegitimate
the Count de Valcourt. l am also
that, according to the laws of
pnhy. my father cannot acknowl-
~ even if he would, as l WAS born
marriag, with the Countess"
what were your feelings on learn
IL"
not hide them from you: they were
the most intense pain and sor-
Vhen any one has held as high a
in the world as I have, the fall IS
rrible and agonizing. However, I
Dyer for a single moment thought
eSins the rights of Monsieur Noel
yet" said the magistrate, losing
control, and springing to his feet,
lestroyed the chief witness in his
'hen you murdered the Widow Le-
terrible accusation, thundered
though delivered by an accusing
nsde not the slightest impression
llbert. He didn't even start or
color.
pre- God," he answered, "and be-
| hold sacred in this world, I am
lam keptln close confinement,
the privilege even of seeing my
! am, therefore, powerless, and
IN your sense of justice that l
establish my innocence"
an actor he would have made"
The judge. Ms it possible that
y some mysterious force of its
furnish a man with nerves Of
Coked over his bundle of papers
lAS the case-referring to some
turning down the corners of
'na marking others that contained
INs OF Importance. Suddenly he
ltnce.
y you were arrested, you exclaim-
'"st',ml'm o. lostr What did you
'hat7"
answered Albert; II perfectly
(eI having done so. Like gleam
lung, my fearful position flashed
"lnd. In less than second, l
hopeless it was! A voice seemed
sr IN my ears, who could have
''5S' N the death of the Widow
'ul yourself ? And the very
~ ol the imminence of the peril
| STOOD, caused the exclamation
aA Of to burst from me-"
sur ! Daburon admired the pres
@ ,'llnd shown in this answer, and
y"Ices iab OF the perverted magma
"u"' a 'orned in another direction,
fa"t ave led to happy results.
"c' continued the judge, you
IL y aF uave " been greatly interested in
Fol f 'nls poor. woman; and there's
.nt ,art OF which we are equally Ger
;"ely, that the motive of robbery
n'ns to 10 with this murder, for
,'Ipef,,y that had been thrown in
mas been recovered. We know
'ne papers We're burned. Could
,, 'lu's nave compromised any othe,
% 'I"ll ,yo'lrselfi I Don't hold any.
T'N' Its i'll your interest that
a'e no answer to make-I'm en-
'o "Vralit OF the whole affair.""
~ so'l visit this woman often?"
''Pr ~ Tour times, with my father
,. W your grooms asserts that hi
"" WI you there dozen times"
hst n"s' ' De mistaken. Apart from
ro, ' matters the number of visitsl'
svt svt know K II, the place, and the ar