The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-26

which de Valmont's light Dragons
charged in the first line. The shock
was terrific. The elements contribu-
ted to swell the frightful storms OF war
Peals Of thunder beloved forth and |
vivid lightning played lover the CHASTITY |
sight beneath.
1t was after the delivery Of the
charge "home" that Colonel de Val |
mont suddenly saw rise before him
about adozen hussars, in white, of the
Archduko Albrecht's regiment. Led
by young lieutenant with fair and
a budding mustache, they sabred the
French dragons with maniacal fury,
making their way through them like a
cannon ball. With one bound of his
horse the lieutenant was at the colo
mel. De Valmont saw his sabre flash
as he raised it to cut him down. lie
had only time to pull tho trigger of
his pistol and the Austrian fell, killed
by a bullet in the forehead
At the end of the engagement Colo
mel de Valmont, returning to camp,
passdd over the scene of the conflict,
The body Of the lieutenant still lay
there on its back. A thin tricklet of
blood marked the spot of the bullet
wound. The face of the young officer
was as calm and placid as a child
asleep. De ValmOnt gazed at him
with profound emotion. A few yards
, off some dismounted men were guard
ing Austrian prisoners, among whom
t was an officer Of Albrecht's Hussars.
s Pointing TO the dead body the colonel
: asked
| "Sir, can you tell me tho name Of
that brave fellow"
s "Karl Gottfried," was the answer
A One month after the peace of Villa
e ranca, Eugene de Valmont returned
e to Paris with tho army Of Italy. where
). he found the following awaiting his
/ arrival;
/. MILAN, August 9th, 1859.
|, Ny DEAR OLD FRIENDS You know
" that l am still at the military hospita
d here, where | shall remain until al
II our wounded are removed. They
/, brought in the other day severa
= marauders caught by our men rifinl
Il the dead, and on some of them wht
IS tried to escape they fired. Amonl
9. them was an old woman disguised al
d man. A bed was found for her, a,
d she was on the point OF death. | offer
d ed my services to dress her wound
d and judge of my amazement when
( heard her say "You don't remembe
,r me- Dr. Brisac. | am La Severina.
1t Under the withered features of tn
woman recognized your former &C
lie quaintance in Algiers. BY what serie
Of misfortunes she came to be
1t despoiler of the dead | shall not al
lie tempt TO explain. Enough to kno'
"a that before dying she allowed til
u priest to communicate a part of he
rs confession, and, as | have for lon
a thought she it was who stole Lucie
k, at Narcotics.
" "After a host OF adventures, which
lie shall tell you later on, poverty con
RS PEELED her to abandon the child {
N Vienna. She left it to the charity {
r. the landlord where she lodged-N,
e. 20 Rosenstrasse-and never heard of tn
ry boy after. This address will give 70
Y. some trace. Apply ct once to til
al Austrian embassy. Tout a tot.
.e, BRIsAc."
ne Mad with JOY, the colonel ran to I'll
IN embassy and explained the object
i'd his mission. For a. fortnight ate
which seemed to him a lifetime, /
nd lived in fever of suspense, and W,
D. going to bed one night when his val,
ut brought him an official letter, with
IS, large red seal bearing the Austro-Hul
Vi garian arms. He read as follows:
ct "Monsieur lie Comte-I am instruc
We ed by the minister of foreign affai
ce to inform you, in answer to yo,
lis iquireis, that the child abandoned
lrt Vienna, at the address given, on IL
ks Goth of September, 1916, was adoptt
Dr. by benevolent gentleman. He WI
IT, educated at the military school
Olmutz, which he left last year vii
Ter the rank OF sub-lieutenant. Posted
re- S. A, t., the Archduke Albrechts res
ment Of Hussars, he was killed at IL
ed battle of Solferino. He bore the nan
Of his adopted father, Karl Gottfried
nv One hour afterward the valet ente
ed the colonel's room and found hi
of sitting in his chair. His face w
ok deadly white His eyes dilated al
on immovable, were fixed upon the fat
oh letter.
ito The servant touched him lightly {
ed the shoulder, and his master dropp'
a motionless on the floor.
nv He was dead.
he
Oh. Still Somewhat Strangers.
'oI- WRillV / hear Won worn married