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consul, with orders 70 make full inquiry
Dc Valmont himself obtained specia
leave OF absence from the War Office
and spent year in trying to solve the
mystery. He returned more dead than
alive TO bury his wife, whom grief had
killed.
GAS TO the Colonel, at first he had
serious intentions Of joining the Trap.
pists and retiring from the world. But
hope sustains him still. He elieves, il
his boy was not browne that Provi-
dencc will take pity on MIN and yet 70.
store him. Vain delusion But we
hnmor him in his hope. He has since
devoted his whole life and soul TO his
regiment; but the wound Mt his heart
has never healed, and when il breaks
out afresh he becomes sad and sorrowiul,
and talks about presentiment.
"La Scyerina, | believe, has kept her
word, and wrcaked terrible revenge -
Brlsac finished his story and wished
all good night.
ave have six hours for sleep, my
boys, and them
On the morrow, Mt the early hour Of
6 o'clock, a double line OF smoke extend
ed for distance Of two miles on each
side Of the plain. The French had
brought almost all their guns into action.
The Austrian batteries posted on the op.
posite hills replied with a well.drectcd
fire. In this artillery duel, which lasted
for some hours, the advantage remained
with the French. The superiority OF
the Austrian position was more than
counterbalancea by the deadly effect OF
the rifled guns Of the French, which
were first employed in warfare at the
memorable battle Of Solfcrino. The
carnage was frightful and the result dis,
astrous to tho Austrians, who were
obliged TO retreat.
At B o'clock on that day-23l June,
lSj9-thc French were formed up TO ad.
vance under whitening muskeiry fire
10 assault the Tower Of Solferino, the
key Of the enemy's position. Marshal
Benedeck then called on his cavalry to
make supreme effort, which, had it
been successful, would have changed the
fortunes Of the day. The Austrian cav
airy were masscd behind fringe Of
wood which eifectually concealed their
movements from the French. Suddenly
they were seen to emerge from their
shelter and to prepare for determined
charge, to take in flank those battal-
ions which had already reached the
slopes OF the hills. Gen. Mel saw the
danger, and Immediately hurled against
them the Marguerite division OF tho
cavalry, in which DE Valmonts Light
Dragons charged in the first line.
The shock was terrible The elements
contributed to swell the frightiul storm
Of war. Pcals Of thunder beloved forth
and vivid lightning played over the
ghnstly sight beneath.
Ii was after the delivery of the charge
"home" that Col. De Valmont suddenly
saw rise before him about dozen hus.
Bnrs, in white, Of the Archduke Al
brcchts regiment. Led bya young
lieutenant with fair hair and budding
musiache, they sabrcd the French
dragons with maniacal fury, making
their way through them like n cannon
bnll. With one bound of his horse the
Lieutenant was Mt the Colonel. De
Valmont saw his sabre flash as he raised
1t to cut him down. He had only timo
to pull the trigger Of his pistol and tho
Austrian fell, killed by bullet in the
forehead.
At the end Of the engagement Col Dc
Valmont, returning to camp, passed over
the scene Of the conflict. The body of
the Lieutenant still lay there on its
back. A thin trickle Of blood marked
the spot OF the bullet. wound. The fnce
OF tho young officer was M calm and
placid ms n child asleep. De yaImont
gazed Mt him with profound emotion. A
lew yards of some dismomted men
", re- guarding Austrian prisoners, among
whom wits M officer of Albrecht's IIus-
+ars. Pointing 10 tho dead body the
Colonel asked
Sir, can You tell me the name Of TINT
brave fcllowp"
"Karl Gottlricd," was tho answer.
One month after the pence of Villa
'ranca, Eugene De Valmont returned to
Paris with the Army of Italy, where he
'ound the following letter awaiting him.
"MILAN, 9Th August, 1859.
"MY DEAR OLD FRIEND: You know
hat | nm in the Military Hospital hero,
where shall remain until nil our
wounded arc removed. They brought
in the other day several mauraders
caught by our men riiling the dead, and
IN some OF them who tried to escape,
they fired. Among them was IN old
woman disguised as o man. A bed was
'ound for her, as she was on the point Of
leath. | offered my services to dress
Ter wound, and Judge Of my Management
When heard her say: you don't re-
member me. Dr. Brisac. | am La
everina.' Under the wthercd features
{ the woman | recognized your former
in Algiers. BY what series
misfortuncs she came to be n despoiler
the deod | shall not attempt to ex-
lain Enough to know that before diving !
10 allowed the priest to communicate a
lrt OF her confession, and, as have for
ng thought, she it was who stole Lu.
en- Mt Narcotics
after host of adventures, which |
lall tell You later on, poverty compelled
er to abandon the child at Vienna. She
1T it to the charity of the landlord
here she lodged-No. 20 Rosenstrasse
and never heard of tho boy after.
his address will give you some trace.
.pply at once to the Austrian Embassy,
'OW a tot. BRIsAo."
Mad with Joy, the Colonel ran to tho
Embassy and explained the object of his
Mission. For fortnight after, which
remed to him lifetime, he lived in a
'vcr of suspense, and was going to bed
ne night when his valet brought him an
licial letter, with large red seal bear
& the Austro-H Hungarian arms. He
nd as follows:
MONSIEUR LIE CoMTE: am instructed !
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to in
m you, in answer to your inquiries,
1t the child abandoned in Vienna nj