The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-15
THERE STOOD HUGE MAN SILENT AND MoTIoxLEss.

and It had failed. Gold might be moro
successful. lie published ii abroad over
lhe Sountry-side that five hundred francs
would be paid for Information. There
was no response. Then eight hundred.
Inc peasants were incOrruptible. Then,
gOaded on by a murdered corporal. he
rose TO thousand. and so bought the
soul OF Francois Rejane, farm Iaborer.
whose Norman avarice was stronger
passion than his French hatred.
on say that you know who dd these
crimesY asked the Prussian colonel, eye
Ing with ioathing the blue-bloused, rat
faced creature before him.
Yes, colonel"
"And ii was"
Those thousand francs. Colonel"
Not a sous until your story has been
tested. Come! who is it who has murder
1T Is Count Eustace Of Chateau Noir. "
You lie" cried the colonel. angrily.
"A gentleman and a nobieman could not
have done such crimes"
The peasant shrugged his shoulders.
II is evident 10 me that you do not know
the count. 1t is this way, colonel What
i tell you Is the truth, and 1 am MOI
afraid that you should test it, The Count
OF Chateau Noir is "a hard man-even al
the best time he was hard man But of
late he has been terrible. 1t was his son :
death, you know. Ills son was under
Donay. and he was taken. and then in
escaping from Germany. ne met his death
IL was the count $ only child. and indeed
we all think that II has driven him mad
With his peasants he follows the German
armies. | do not know how many he has
killed, but IL Is he who cuts the cross
upon the foreheads, for IL is the badge OF
his house"
1t was true. The murdered sentries had
each had saltric cross slasned across
their brows. as by "A hunting knife. The
colonel bent his stlff back and ran his
forennger over the map which lay upon
the table.
The chateau NOR is not more than
Tour leagues, he said.
Three and a kilOmetre, colonel"
You know the place."
Il used 10 work there"
colonel Won Gramm rang the hell
GIVE this man food and detain him
said he 10 the sergeant
why detain me, colonel? / can tell you
We shall need you as guide"
AS guide But the count III | were 10
iaIi INTO his hands. Al. colonel
i ne russian commander waved him
away send Captain Baumgarten Ia me
Inc officer who answered the sunons
n Ma ana man OF middle age. heavy jawcd.
olus eyed with a curying yellow mons
,ache and brick red face which tmr"sd |
" an NoIy white where his helmet had |
tightly str ~, ne was bald with shining
Whlch, as In a mirror. II was a fa,.o,Vi
1850 JOKE TOT the subalterns 10 Trim MI
nVus,aches. As a solder he was siot, ''i n,,.
t,ns, ana brave The colonel coyId |
might he II, " dena more dashing officer |
,,gh lou WIN proceed to Chateau No,r To-
been been pr SSGSdsip vo said he. "a guide has
ana ana bring him back. Ii tbere a. sle count
''""iPt "a al rescue, shoot him at once %'' az
"Womm many men shall take colorol9"
our eniy we are surrounded by spies and
4eipre ne knows that we are on IN" iba MN nun
,he '"ike force will attract attention Wy az,
err eur ~ oenSsr hdnd. you must not risk heinz inn
al might march north. colonel
Sow, " ,h,a Goeben. Then / could TO 10
yy~" enis road which | see upon y yorn
they conia se. 70 Chateau NOR before
twenty men@, Vi u.s. In that case with
NTH ery good, captain. hone N saa vo,,
vi" w xosr prisoner tomorrow morning"
Captain Baumgarten marched" on, when