Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-25

lating the story of that mornings anti
climax.
"There is only one thing to be done"
he said when ho had heard all. "1f they
start charge of conspiracy, we must
shift the onus of responsibility on to the
Indian.
"Yes,' agreed the attorney. ole is
likely to know very little about English
law and as our chances OF gaining any
thing by the Black Pearl are very remote,
we may as we'll make him the scape-
goat.
'If we Withdraw our case, Chesterton
may let us alone, said the Count, who
had been thinking deeply. "a charge OF
conspiracy would involve the publication
of many awkward truths, and you can
always count on an Englishman's reserve
praise the saints However, we must
go up now. I'll dismiss the carriage, so
that we can walk back together and dis
cuss the matter more fully
So the eoachman received orders to go
home, and stay there.
This was cOatrCiCWl79 PlerO who, it
will be remembered was secreted all this
time underneath the carriage seat-ha1
not anticipated but he was equal to the
occasion.
He waited till the carriage got out of
the hustle and glare of Piccadilly, and
then, Selling the opportunity when there
were no passers by, he opened the door
and jumped out
1t was rather more awkward than alight-
ing from an omnibus going at full speed,
but it was quite n possible feat for an agile
person and before the coachman was
well aware of what had happened, the
nimble rascal had ,dived down an obscure
turning, and was scuttling back, at the
top of his speed, to Charges Street.
He had determined to follow the Count
home, purposing to accost him az soon as
he parted from the lawyer, and if his de-
mand was refused, to threaten him with
exposure.
lie was afraid, however to return to
his former hiding-place, lest the coach
man should recognise him.
| So he wandered about the end Of the
street where it debouched in Piccadilly,
| knowing the man whose appearance he
awaited must come that way.
1t is not easy for well-dressed and
respectable person to lounge about
Watching and waiting, in London thor
oughfare 80 the difficulties that an i'll
looking foreign fellow liks Piero had tc
undergo during his long hour OF exposure
to the suspicious asides of pedestrians ano
the scrutinizing gaze Of policemen may
be more easily imagined than described
1t was hard on ten o'clock when the
watcher espied two figures coming towards
him in the moonlight.
He drew back, and they passed him
crossing over into ST. Jamess street
, where they walked along on the dark side
of the way, where it was safer for him tC
follow unpercelved.
, Once or twice he fancied he hearC
stealthv footsteps behind him, but whel
he turned round, he could see nothing t.
Justify his suspicion.
| There might be couple OF gentlemen
emerge from a club, or man-servant sen
t out for hanson, but no sign OF police
= man. which was the form in which tn
l Italian's fears naturally embodied them
| selves.
The Count and his mlnion took the eal
Hest opportunity Of exchanging the nOls
+ of the streets for the comparative silenc
= of the paths across the Park
/ The night, it will be remembered, wa
(; very warm for the season, and when tn
3 pair of conspirators reached the Buci
V inphnm Palace road they selected 4 sea
Il | as remote rs ilDoolFit ll'Iil 'LiI A'''N'"tI
= against Green Park railing. and seclude
i i'll group Of trees, and there sat dow
o to work ont kno'tv point in their dl'
l. cussion.
Pjero'Apurnose being rather to follov
e than to listen, he did not hurry abou
r getting within carshot.
!. But Gliding c3utiouslvfrom tree to tree
i tiIl onI,. ono siutarvenel between himse
md the poat5 lie heard tbs Count sa,
. "Opr chief safeguard lies in Chesterton
REGARD for NV wife. He will avoid an
n action likely TO be damaging to her, an
,e be cannot bring charge Of conspirac
a against us without involving her name
N "Uc might" dissented Brazcuaese. 4"
o he went to work carefully enough. III
r. does. we must buy our safety by eXposir
= Sosfri His Higness is more than half il
V c1irnd to srspsrt us alrealv.'
r. GLOW can we expose him without ii
az nlicotina ourselves ." demanded Silye
trolli seemingly puzzled
w ,FosiIv enough. We can get Piero
IS turn Onten's evidence IN the assault ca
So --throw tLo oDus Of ILL.,, conception
q Sostri and its rxacutiau ON the other |
Of dian knavc.'
ia con Nvhrca = repoatel the COun
Id neditativelv ~ very good idea. Y,
,r.a,.a ,,of bo,n of n Sunday. BraZenass
n EyLe3C, tho dew strikes chill Let
6. 1o oo;ne,
m All tEa tvo intriruers rose.
ed Pinro's heart heat bigh with exultati,
en- Of What he Ind heard.
ne He would be in request soon, it "
al avident and the thought that he was