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


But the melody was suddenly arreste
by man apparently rising out of I'll
path, who seized the bride, bearin
the pony back almost OH its haunchei
The rider nearly lost his balance, bu
recovered himself with an effort, an
the moment he did so recognized tn
man whom he had defrauded. In
stantly he thrust his hand into hi
breast, but Hillcoat, divining his in
tention, struck the wrist down S
sharply that the pistol it had graspe
fell to the ground, and, before he coul
make any other attempt at resistance
his arms were pinioned by the sailor
who now surrounded the group.
"Bring him along to the yacht, an,
let us get him on board as quickly a
possible" said Trelawny. "Half tn
people about here are klephH, and wOult
sympathize with rogue, especial!
one of their own blood"
Zone moment" pleaded HillcOat.
must just relieve my mind, and se'
whether he has got the diamonds anC
the title-deeds upon him."
eyes, have" said Demetrius, whC
saw that the game was up, and though
that he had better try to conciliate hi'
captOrs by freely giving up what he
could not possibly retain. "The parch'
ments are in my coat here; the dia,
monds are in pockets inside my waist.
coat; there is one on each breast"
"All right" cried Hillcoat after a
rapid examination. "What a reprieve
feel as if a ton of lead was taken of
my chest, and sack of SCOT cleared
out of my head"
In half an hour the Kate was gliding
out of Parga. Trelawny, HillcOat, the
steward, and Demetrius were in the
cabin. The latter had only his shirt
on, and his clothes, which lay on the
table, were undergoing strict exami-
| nation. Notes were found sOwn up in
various garments, but the bulk were
contained in leather belt worn next
the skin. These were to very large
amount indeed-so large that it was evi-
dent that the money embezzled from
time to time had not been invested, or,
if it had, that he had converted his Sc
curities into cash again before his
flight.
"There is more in your hands than !
have ever taken," Demetrius declared ;
"my own savings for years are there.
| have been faithful servant to your
family, Mr.. Hillcoat; the business
would have gone to nothing but for my
management. What good will it dc
you to have me imprisoned for the rest
of my life?"
"What he says is quite true" said
HillcOat to Trelawny afterwards, pri-
vately; have very good mind to give
him thousand back and put him
ashore, ell 2"
81 have some idea that such pro-
ceeding would be an unlawful act,
called cOmpounding felony. But still
since publicity might do your business
harm, and it seems hard that you should
be injured for the theoretical public
good, perhaps we might connive at his
escape. After all, love for worth
less woman so strong as to draw an
honest man into crime must be sort
of insanity, and So"
And so they gave him enough to
start him in an honest career, and
landed him at Corfu, and went their
way. The Rajah's diamonds and the
title-deeds were returned to the bank
safes, and their owners never knew of
their abstraction.
The next kind of office Trelawny did
for his friend was to support him with
his presence, six months later, when
his matrimonial moose was adjusted,
and to see him launched into wedlock.
1t is beautiful custom with such
English couples as can afford it, to
cross the channel as soon after mar
riage as possible, in order to give the
bridegroom an early opportunity of
fulfilling his vow and displaying his
devotion i'm sickness as in health. Hill
coat did not shrink from this ordeal,
but nursed his bride from Folkstone to
BOulogne. Then they went on to Paris
where they rested awhile on their way
to switzerland.
On passing through one Of the streets
near the Madeleine, in the course of
their sightseeing, one bright-morning,
their progress was impeded by crowd
of people gathered about a door, from
which couple of gens-d' armes pres
emily emerged, leading between them
man with white face, wild eyes, and
bare-headed. They thrust him quickly
into close carriage, which was in
waiting, followed and drove off, but
not before Hillcoat had recognized De-
metrius.
"What has happened?" Hillcoat
asked of bystander.
ASSASSINATION, monster. A woman
has been shot"
"Do you know who she WASP"
"But, monster, the event has just oc-
Cured; am not acquainted with the
particulars"
These, however, appeared in the
newspapers next day. The Countess
de Surzy had secuted the idea of mar.
rying Demetrius, when he appeared be.
fore her with only few hundreds in
cash, and without the diamonds, and
despair at having ruined his prospect:
for nothing had brought on a serious
illness, which she left him TO die of OF
recover from as he might. This con.
| 1upt did nOt sufilpp To cool his nassion