The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-09


great reward had Induced 10 play TIL.
role. But A. things we're. there was ~
probability N this superstition. and i,
Wa more rea enable to suppose tha,
the coachman. who concealed himself
with ~ much care. had formerly served
the genera OI'icer whom Ne had rccor.
nixed. and ii whose honse Ne had been
guilty of some acti0 the revelation II
which alarmed him. Although the
General hal every reason 10 be content
with The service " Muller. he vii he'd 10
know il this wis not cnse of one III
those Old. hgpocriti al servants who
wat entire years 20 obtain the conf
dence oi their masters in order al last
N bc able q abuse il In manner more
profitable % themselves.
The dinner ended. The General
sought eyerywhere for the Austrian
officer that he might question him, put
The officer had disappeared from the
salon. as the c0achman had from the
dining hall. and neither 81 them put in
an appearance during the whole even
ing. When night came. The General.
whom this double disappearance had
annoyed. inquired OF the other servants
what had become Of Muller; he learned
that immediately after his accident at
the table be flew 70 the stable In ex-
treme agitation. The General also
learned that after the dinner the Aus
trian officer had inquired for Muller.
and that. after hearing where he was.
he had hurried to Join him. and that for
a long time they had been closetei
together; that one Of the other servants
had heard between them s|iritcd con
scrsati0n. and that 4. last they had
both Lett the hotel, continuing their
conversation. The next day the Cen
eral sent down for an explanation Of
This mystery. Then he learned that
Muller had reappearcd AZ the stable aud
was taxing care OF his horses with his
ordinary impassibiIity. The General.
whose CURIOSITY was greatly excited.
went Immediately 70 the stable. think
ing ~ surprise Muller and question him
Unexpectedly: but a soon ~ the latter
perceived him he respectfully ap-
preached his master and presented
him letter almost exactly in these
terms:
-On my honor. I answer for the fdriify AMI
Hoot ron luct IA the coacnmAn- Mulifr. and
~ DC will nuf seek 70 know the secret u the
eki-fenc+ VI this mAn- ThK CDCrT VIZ
And il | wished to know it?' said
the General 70 his coachman.
\ would be forced to quit your serv-
ice. said he. ~ would 40 il with
great regret. because esteem myself
happy 70 live with you; but | would do
it immediately
The god conduct Of this man. and
the Recommendation Of the Austrian
0ilicer. dec ted the General not 70 push
his inquiries any further. Muller re-
NAMED in his stable. and in a few
this event was completely for
gotten. PROBABLY il had been entirely
elIaccd from the Generals memory,
when 4 terrible accident again called il
70 his mind.
cine morning when Muller was lead
ing his horses to the watering place he
was upset by one OF them. and carried
70 the hotel with his skull fractured,
and in such q condition as % leave no
hope of his recovery. In fact, he died
The same day. without having recovered
The next day. when they were pro-
cceding with the burial. the General
charged one II his aides lie camp 70 ex-
anime MuIler's chamber and TO take
note Of everything he fond there.
Muller was . careful and economical
man. and probably had accumulated
some savings; he possessed. besides,
gold snuif-box and tine gold watch u
yreat value. and the General desired al
these objects 10 be collected that they
might he delivered 70 his family in case
hey discovered who he was. The aide
Ie camp proceeded 70 Alul.er's chamber
% execute the orders 81 the General.
but his surprise was great when. on
opening the coachman's trunk. the first
hing he found was an Austrian uni
orn. = Coloners epaulettes. commits
lion for that rank and diplomas for
,thcr orders The regalia for these
riders. many Of them ornamenied with
diamonds. were inclosed in this trunk
With the uniform. The aide-de-camp.
Who was not aware Of the adventure Of
he dinner table. suspected NJ once that
hese objects were the product Of nu-
nervous petty thefts on the part Of Null
er: but when he gave IN account Of
What he had discovered to the General.
he latter recalled the event we have
'ecordcd above. and wished 70 see for
himself the objects found In the cham
,er Of the coachman. lie hoped 70 lind
here some papers which would explain
his mystery: but he found no other in
ormation than what was contained in
he commission spoken Of. and which
we're Al. issued in tho name Of the
cunt az ". Outside Of these there
vas no correspondence Or previous act
i the coachman which betrayed what
here was in common between the h
'oachman. Muller. and the Count de \
y. Colonel in the service Of Austria.
ic was again left 70 his conjectnres.
md many weeks passed without the
.AuDraL LEARNING uuxthiux nnE cnu-