Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-10-12

preston ot hatred lis features wore !
know that often during tho night he
hauRts the ruins Of the MOulin'iinlle,
II this man should discover that my hns-
hand Is To- pass through that place, ! tell
you Monsieur Martin, he IL lost"
"Wlat IL tho seOnadfel's tame =
"Jean Iiuno, II n not astonishing
that sou arc unaeauainted with lin, Tor
since his return to tho district he las
not publicly shown himself"
Tho pOstman was silent, iie remen'
bsFel having heard the woman ut tho
drinking house call tho man lac had mel
there by that name, lle asked himself
in Consideration II the letter lad not
been stolen from him, hut he recalled all
tho circumstances banished this sup
position, He felt certain that the epiatle
had not been IN his sack he treasured
himself and R0uglt 10 r6asslre tho
woman, yet hO resolved to await her hus'
hand's arrival ut the chief town Of the
district 10 advise him to DO prudent,
lilo FASTENED away. and when he was
alone his fears regained possession oi
him, lie again began to doubt, and lit
Ito by little he was seized upon by a tor,
rOr he could not explain, ile increased
his pace and leaped over the hedges and
ditchea with unusual nimbleness, I'm
fortunately, his round that day was eS'
ceptionally long, and the had weather IN
addition lad considerably delayed ni,.,
He reached the poat'olllco little later
than was his custom, Tho woman who
distributed the mails, on being consulted
by him, affirmed that he had taken away
q letter for Nine. Andre, One Of her a.
sistants confirmed this declaration.
The postman was thunderStruck. lio
saw with night tho heavy responsibility
thrown upon him. His terrora augment
od whom he remembered that time and
again, At tho moment OF opening the
mail bags, u man had presented himself,
asking II there was anything for Mmo'
Andre
Ho flew rather than ran to the office Of
tho coach which carried passengers from
tho nearest station on the railway TO the
chief town. George Andre had arrived,
but had set ont Immediately on foot for
the village.
The news gave Martin q violent shock.
Tho prospect OF q catastrophe for which
hc would bo responsible arose before
him. lie saw this man, who had return
cd with Joy in his heart, cnconntcring
death at tho threshold OF his home
through his fault, and misfortune over.
taking the widow and the orphans. The
darkest clouds troubled his imagina'
tion.
After having passed over fourth OF
tho distance hc inquired concerning
the traveller and asked II ho had been
seen.
Ho had gone by somc time before.
The Joy Of return had given wings to his
feet, rs the thought of n misfortune to
be ayertcd had increased tho speed OF
the postman. There was no longer even
the shadow of n doubt; tho fatcd man
had taken the path which led straight to
the Moulin .Brulc. Pcre Martin calcu-
lated that by passing over another
path, which, however, was rough and
dangerous, he could yet arrive before
him.
IIo hootonod on "nd re"eieJ The fatal
spot when the hight was already ad-
vanced' Inc piace was wen i.tco up
for IN ambuscadc. There was n species
of cut through the rocks. On both sides
bushy trees formed m impenetrable
shade, rapidly moving clouds mt each
instant veIic" lhu n'ooi;, 'lie s M"a' iass y, y,
which auoeu 10 'he sii''s'er c''''r'''ef Vi
th9 landscape ,..s,.
ne paused anu 'ho l1s,iiS Vi ', u,,t
ioliage agitateo py 'he VIM nc llos'st
ne heara the s9una Oh apPtoacnins pP ,1os' os
steps IL was, "ono.less , ''eUISI H., n,,ute, son
whom he had preceded only py lew
instants' when 'he iePoi. o' gua ~ rahs ths
out ana Dali STRUCK i'ni i"'' Ill 'i'e
breast
The assassin emerged from q neigh
boring thicket, but on approaching his
victim to finish and rob him he found
himself in the presence OF new actor
and vented MS disappoih1meht ~ u nor
rlbie oath; nc hlo recGe!.Aes Geo,?e :.
Andre. Inc Dlade oi II hliie ii'sieo ~
his hand, but ne was not allowcu tlhe ,o
use lt-a cup DESCENDED Vigorously
upon his head ana lelieu MN 10 tie
ground
A woman, distracted with terror, at
this moment threw herself on the post
mans body.
ooh how wretched am !" cried she,
II foresaw it; he has killed him?
subdne her nneasiness and at the houl
] Sha s,nnosed ber husband ought to mr..
u r;no .ba had come To woit for him nj
tho tho, remort @ M Of the oun she had run for.
word @ prec;nitatelv
mJeanne said her husband to her.
oroossnro yonrse1f. am nnburt p
assassinated >.
my u1nI hin, INV br tho ~ non,iabt which
lt1Iine .Ist ;,,stamt | ;,I,,n;notoJ @ h;s foco and