The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-09-15

open until twelve, ADD IL is only u tie
sitter ten.
Thea shall have g. get you " take
message 10 him u once, said ihs actress.
lie b.. been repairing my costly diamond
necklace aud ny tiara Of "pptsrrs .nd
btiiliapis, shich he promised 10 's'afn
this evening. shall oct sieep xitaous
having them 81 my bedside to night
whe,h,r repaired OF not let bim lend
them by one Of the clerks. Brine me The
writios ms eri.ls from my bouioir.
Adele did as she was directed, and, still
humm'lg ber song. Madame Vestris With
. firm hand. penned the iollo~ing, which
she seslrd and directed to NJ. Verass, the
then fsshiopsble jeweler Of the Roe des
Itsliens; -
Monsieur. = The two hueered villain i'
ooucesl.d noder the very table 81 which !
write, un,u,picious Of my knowhlee OF
his presence. Summon the polite. and
lose D, I momen, 10 Fastening to.
MADAME VRTms
Therei said she. banding the mssivc TO
her servant; that. iancy. will oriug me
back 10y beloved jewels without an hours
delay, aud teach Monsieur Vefnae les
son st the same time. Here Is some small
change. Adele Take the first fncre you
can fnd disenesged, and lose 20 time 10
returning
Aeele was abont quitting the room when
her mistress was seizsd with a sudden hor'
ror at the thought of being lei, alone with
the desperate. and she called her back.
Before you go. she said, with counter
ieited csrelessness, tell Maria to come
here aud keep me company. will see II
she has made any improvement in that
embroidery work tried to teach her in
London.
Alas, madame. said Adele, Marie took
the liberty OF going to bed an hour ago.
The lzy little mink cried the lady.
laughing But no matter, ! will smuse
myself dnring your absence by rabesrsing
my part in the new spectacle.
Adele departed and Madame Ves'rls
was left slone alone. save for tLst terrible
presence, whom, percbsnce an iuprudent
movement Of her foot bene tb the table,
or even q tell tale quiver OF ter voice
might at any instant awaken into capacity
for evil and murderous purpose.
But she had set herself to plsy part
such as she had never lsyed before. and
noby did she enact it to the close. She
recited the lin OF her forthcoming role
over and OVER again; she sang, she trilled,
she enrolled in a manner that would have
ravisbed the ears OF thoussnds,snd ell to
that single deadly, lurking auditor, whose
suppressed breathing she ancied she
could sometimes detect between the pauses
of her voice, and when she felt to be 10
hlnd's br, sth OF her trembling limbs.
During all this enforced gsiety che was q
prey to such seer, mental anguish As can
only be imagined by the most sensitive ma
tures. The seconds crept by like minutes
the minutes seemed hours, and, at last,
when she bad pretty thor roughly exhausted
her voice, she sank back with sigh, and
conteu ted herself VITA hummiDg musically
in low voice.
Presently, at the end OF an hour. though
it might we'll have seemed sn eternity to
her. her heart gave great leap as she
heard the clatter OF wheels in front OF the
hotel. Adele entered the room, but with
such demure look upon her face that her
mistress at first feared that her message
had miscarried. Adele was something oi
an actress herself, and there we're those
lightly following her up the staircase who
brought the assurance OF safety and re
lease.
She was slmost instantly followed into
The SALON by three police officers, who in
turn were 4 flowed not ony by M. Vernac
the jewelsr. but also by Mr.. Mathews
Madame Vestris' husband, who bad beer
pickle mp at one OF the theatres on the way
As soon as the brave lady saw her husband
she uttered sn bys,erical scream and flew
into his arms with a forgetfulness OF lei
drained ankle for whi,h she conld neveI
sftervard account
At the same instsLt the officers over
turned the table and ponncsd npon th'
concealed ruiiisn beneath. He made {
despersts resistance. being powerful ane
armed 10 The teeth, but was overcome ant
! led away t) prison, after the lady haf
briefly related hrr story OF the detection
his presence and the siratsgem by which
she bad csneht him.
The criminal turned out to be one Du
fresne. . galley slave from Touon. VIII
had msde himself notorious 10 the south o
Frsnce before bresking loose from priso'
and ebt ring upon THE series Of crime
which led TO the conclusion OF bis career
! He was q bsrdeped aud somewhat origins
wretch; and be is kn 1wn TO have remarked
with much nonchslat ce: ! ought TO for
give the strstsgem by which / was ruined
Psrblen! for q whole hour was the sol
auditor OF the greatest singer and fcires
in Europe, who gave herself exceptions
trouble 10 eLtsrtain me.
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