Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-14


become his mistress, and sh,
consented.
"Meet me to night at the pal.
ace," he whispered to her one
day. 'FThe password is Col
bert ct Catinat. My room ID
adjoining the bed-chamber of
Governor Carvalho. / shall be
there at midnight. This key
will open the side door Of the
palace on the Place Louis Quar-
l-torze. Do not fail to come y
"The hour of revenge has
comcW she muttered, as the
Captain left her. .-'s
AT eleven o'clock she entered
the palace, but instead of OPEN
ing the Captains door she glid-
led into Governor Carvalho's
bed-chamber. ~a 2 sfGt
Through the /key-hoie she
caught sight of the General,
who was pacing his adjoining
Isitting-room in intense excite
mcnt.
Suddenly the door of that sit
iing-room opened, and two SOL
diers and dCaptainRiviere brought
in heavily-iroRd prisoner. 4l
as this the spy you caught i'll
the fortifications?" asked Car
valho. -.
sit is,'' replied Riviere.
"Your name?" said Carvalho
to the prisoner.
II should like to tell you my
pame in private" replied the
latter. Y1d ~
The Military Governor told
the Captain and the two soldiers
to leave the room. na.s q
"Well?" he then said, turning
to the spy. '-.s 'l 7
"My name, General, is Ed
mond, Prince .le lIoorne. lam
the First Equerry Of His Majes-
ty Emperor Leopold /. OF Ger
many" ~. E
"Ah, ah! and what brought
you here Prince?' .n-G.i
81 came to see yon, General.
The Emperor and Prince Eu-
gene of Savoy have sent me-
They know that YOU are disaf-
fccted toward J our King. If
you will enable them to take
Strasburg by a comp de main
they will make you Field
Marshal in the Austrian army,
and pay you the sum of 100, 900
ducats in gold"
"Where is your power to
make me this offer?" asked Car
valhn.
'i"I can not produce it without
being freed from these shackles."
Carvalho called in Captain
"
"Umshackle this man." he said
to the Captain.
Riviere got the key to the
chains. A few minutes after
ward the prisoner had the free
use of his limbs. Riviere left
the room. ''& f
The Prince took from his
boot a diamond ring.
'In this ring" he said, "you
Will find the autograph signature
Of the Emperor Leopold. Do |
you accept the offer?"
81 do. Send a strong force
10 the northern gate of Stras-
burg at midnight on the 1st Of |
September, three weeks hence.
Your troops will find the gate
open and undefended. Now
leave. The password tonight
is Colbert ct Catinat."
Pcpita had heard every word.
Her expression OF countenance
was diabolically triumphant.
"Yillian," she muttered, "you
shall not fall by the dagger of |
your own daughter. You shall
die on the scaffold!'
She hurried from the palace
and four days later reached
Paris.
There she told King Louis
XIV. all she had discovered
The King sent the Count de
Montmorency to Strasburg, who
arrested Carvalho. The ring |
was found in the latter's posses
sion, establishing his guilt.
He was sent in irons to Paris,
where a Courtmartial sentenced
him to be hung.
He was executed on the 1st
of October, 100.
Pepita witnessed his death,
but she did not survive him
long. In returning to the South
she was taken sick atMarseilles,
and died a few days afterward.
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