The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-07-12

SurZy."
"And who and what is the Counties,
de Surzyg"
"Oh, there am at fault. Some say
that she is Russian spy; others hint
at her being Jesuit agent. | have nc
doubt that she was employed by the
French police during the late empire.
At present she is certainly a dangerou,
adventures, whether she is ever en-
plOyed in political intrigue or not. As
for the Count de Surzy, opinions are
equally divided as to whether he is
dead or whether he ever existed. One
thing is certain, the countess was in
London last spring, and Demetrius
somehow got introduced to her, for he
was constantly attached to her train. !
saw him in her box at the opera night
after night. When he took his holiday
last September it was to follow her TO
Paris; | passed through that gay capi-
tai on my way home from Switzerland,
and again saw him in her company.
She is of Greek extraction, so it did not
seem unnatural that she should be
friendly with Greek. Indeed, / as
sumed that there was probably some
relationship between them, for she
lives in world to which / should not
have expected your staid man of bust
ness to have sought access"
"Do you mean that this doubtful
countess is received in good soicety?"
asked Hillcoat.
"Not exactly" replied Trelawny.
SIN the palmy days of the empire she
was seen in the houses of people who
were not without influence at court;
but nowadays-why, gentlemen of some
position go to her parties, but ladies
fight shy of her. She lives extrava-
gantly; her equipages, her dinners,
her wines are talked about; but of how
she pays for her establishment, enter
tainments and dress, have no notion.
She is or was, extremely lovely, very
clever, and fascinating beyond express
sion. By all accounts, she is as heart
less and avariciOus as she is beautiful
mad eXtravagant. She has been cred
tied with the ruin of several of the
gilded youth, with more than one sui
eide, and with duels numberless.
"And is it not strange that so bril-
liant creature should listen to a man
in the humble position of Demetrius ?"
81 don't know; she is losing the
bloom of youth, and might very likely
be glad to marry Demetrius should he
get clear off with his booty. The dia-
mOnds particularly would tempt her,
for her greed of precious stones is well
known. As for him, he is 80, and
there is no fool like an old fool"
"lf we only knew where this Count
ess de Surzy was"
81 can tell you that, too; she is at
Cairo. If we keep watch upon her
we are sure to catch him sooner or
later. Have you communicated with
the police yet?"
"No, | hesitated. If he is pursued
criminally, may not be able to re-
cover what he has taken; and if | do,
the publicity will shake all confidence
in the office"
True, but we must risk that. How
ever, we will endeavOr to use the
police as earth-stOppers while we hunt
the old fox ourselves"
Trelawny showed himself born de-
tective. His knowledge of the missing
mans ill-placed attachment was indeed
sheer chance. He, too, had once felt
the fascination Of fthe siren, and, though
he successfully resisted it, could not
help taking an interest in her gOings
and cOmings, her successes and the
calamities she caused. But he now
proved to possess a remarkable aptitude
for promptly distinguishing the useful
from the useless threads of search.
Judicious inquiry, which it would be
tedious to particularise, brought to
light that Demetrius was a native of
Arta; where his relatives cultivated
orange and citron groves to consider
able extent, and that he frequently cor
responded with them. A sallOw but
handsome brother, with dropping
moustaches, had been his guest during
a visit to England two years before.
"He will make for Arta," said Ire
lawny, decisively; 81 am certain of it.
A nice quiet place to lie hid for awhile,
and not too difficult of access from
Egypt. His cnchantress can Join him
there whenever she chooses. That is
the plan for millicn--if we do not
thwart it,"
"Where is Arta?"
"In a corner of the Epirus, close to
where the battle of Actium was fought.
Near Pervisa:
Remember the moment when Perylsa iell.
you know"
81 think have a faint notion. In
Turkish territory, is it not ?"
eyes, but you can slip into Greece
power presently" said Trelawny. 81
know every yard of that ground, from
yachting about it, lie must make for
Corfu first, and then cross over to the
mainland. We will go now to Scot
land Yard and direct inquiries to be
made in other directions, not to throw
away chance, then start, tonight, if
possible, for Trieste, where the Kate is
waiting for us, and set sail for the Ionian
sea at once. ! have friends all along
the coasts in that part, and can jabber
Romaic with any of them. Cheer up,
man; I'll be bound Wen catch the fell