The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-09-03

the door of room which l imagine to
have been at the back of the house, and the
woman. entering first, beckoned me to
follow her.
In one corner of a large, almost empty
apartment was bed. shrorded by thick
dark curtains in the CRATE a low charcoal
fire was burning. l made for the corner
where the bed was, and was about to un-
draw the curtains which concealed from
my view the poor boy had come so mys
teliously to visit. Suddenly from behind
Inc cloth was tied tightly over the whole
of my face. strange burning sense of
suffocation ove:spread my senses. and
remember nothing more ; all was silence,
darkness, a hideous blank, until awoke
in my bedroom at the Hotel de L., with
my head aching strangely and a benumbed
sensation pervading my whole frame. My
maid. an English doctor with whom I was
slightly acquainted. and another doctor
who vas a stranger to me. were anxiously
watching for my return to consciousness.
It was quite light, and the sun was shining
into the room. AS one by one tire events
of the preceding night rose before my
mind, WAS utterly at a loss to Imagine
how had been rescued from that horrible
house and brought back to the hotel in
safety.
The story was soon told. The night
porter, coming on duty at o'clock, had
| found me lying OH the steps leading to the
side door OF tile hotel, which opened into
an unfrequeuted passage or street. FiI.d-
ing was unconscious, he had summoned
the day porter, who was waiting fer him,
to render assistance. and this man, know
ing me by sight, identified me as a lady
staying in the hotel. He at once reused
the house. My maid (who was waiting
up tor me, wondering and alarmed At my
prolonged absence) speedily procured the
| services of two medical men from the adj
joining neighborhood, and they had since
been using every method to restore me tn
consciousness, when l might perchance
unfold the mystery of my strange return.
There was no trace of any violence
having been used, nor any proof by which
they could discover where | had been
Fhe only thing they found upon me, which
was not my own, was a handkerchief
tightly clasped in my hand, on whcl
were embroidered my brother Richards
initials, and which at once recognized as
having been worked by me some year:
previously for my unhappy brother. The
money bad, of course, all been taken
also the rings, brooch aud locket l hat
worn. My wedding ring was lett, ant
the bag in which l had put the money wa
still hanging from my arm.
As soon rs [ was able | told the doctor
all | could remember OF the past night
experiences. and, at the conclusion of tn,
recital, they both advised me to put tn,
matter into the hands of the police. | ell
treated that this might be done as quietl,
as possible, my brothers name being S,
mixed up i'll the affair that outsider
would most probably be led to believe tia
he was an accomplice in the robbery
Though in my OWN mind I felt certain h
was more sinned against than SHINING.
The sergeant of police who waited Oh
me showed great interest in my adventure
but could plainly see that. notwithstand
. ing all his civility. his suspicious pointe,
at once to my brother as chief agent in tn
case. [ could swear to the signature be
. ing genuine the handkerchief. too, rec
ogmized. Alas, it really seemed only to-
: certain that my brother had at all event
e been the companion of these people, an
: must have discussed our affairs freel
! with them, even ii he were not criminal
: concerned in the dark transaction.
+: The Partisan police made every effor
;. 20 trace the offenders, but in vain hous
;, after house was searched in the quarter t
!, which believed myself to have been taker
but no trace OF the woman or child coul
be found. And so for "a time the matte
dropped.
. PART II H-TRACKED.
a Two years passed, aud the night of III
strange adventure in Paris had becom
!. almost like dream to me. We lie
d France after my husbands return frol
r. abroad, and, on his quitting the army, "
took mp our residence in London. l ha
:, in the meanwhile received several lette
q from my brother, written from the Cap
u and, IN answer to one wrote him in refe
% ence to the robbery, he replied with tt
a most solemn assertions of his entire igno
ance of the transaction. l believed him
my husband was silent on the srbject. ar
l felt thankful the Cape was so far Of
is We seldom referred to the circumseanc
% before recorded, for L could not bear to I
~ call the horrors of that evening in Il
" dark, desolate house.
le One morning, however. l was startl
I'd by my husband saying suddenly, as
le looked up from letter he was reading !:
III Il say, Madge, they think they ha
O. found clew at last to yonr Partisan G
he plot /; read that
at He passed me over on official-looki
ID letter, aud | read what follows
i BUREAU DE POLICE. PARIS.
'sTo Captain Brd1scoHlbs-M -MoNsIEUI
II We believe we have i'm custody the b
at who acted so prominent part in Il
N robbery committed on madame your wi
= in January. 1869. He is concerned in
affair which bears close resemblance
DO the one in which your lady was the yicti
tn viii she come herself. and. if she CT
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