The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-08

HE LID THE WAY INTO THE SITTING ROOM.
head, his ewes shining, his face deathly
white aud such a grim SGT about his
mouth aS made the farmer shrink away
from him. can seq him now, leaning
forward on his brown horse with his
eager gaze fixed upon the great black
tower.
"Why do you call it the Castle Of
GlOom2" l asked.
"Woll, 1t is the name It benrs upon
the country side" said the farmer, "By
all accounts, there have been some
black doing, up youder, It's not for
nothing that the wickedoIt man in
Poland has been living there these four.
teen years past"
"a Polish nobleman2" / asked.
"Nay. wo breed no such men in Pc.
land, he answered.
"a Frenchman. thon," cried Duroc,
"They say that he CAME from France"
"And with red hair2"
As red as fox"
"Yes, yes, it is my man." cried my
companion, qnlvering all over in his
excitement. at is tho hand Of Proyi.
dence which has led me hore. Who
can say that there Is not justice in this
world. Come, Monsieur Gerard, for |
must see the men safely quartered be.
fore can attend to this private mat.
tor" lie spurred on hishOrse, and ten
minutes later we vera at the door OF the
inn at ArenSdorf, whore his men wero
to find their quarters for the night.
Well, this was no affair Of mine, and |
could not Imagine what the meaning OF
II might be. Rossel was still far OF, but
determined to ride on for few hours,
and take my chance Of finding some
wayside barn in which could find shell.
tor for Ratnplan and myself. had
mounted my horse, therefore, after toss.
ing oil a cup Of vino, when young Du'
roc came running out OF tho door and
laid his hand upon my knee.
Monsieur Gerard, he painted, III beg
Of you not to abandon mo like this"
"Aly good sir, said /, iii YOU would
tell me what is tho matter and what you
would wish me to do, should be better
able to tell you II | could DO OF any as.
sistance to you"
"You can DO Of the very greatest, he
cried. "Indeed, from all that ! have
heard Of you. Monsieur Gerard, Won arc
tho one man whom | should wish to
have oy my side tonight"
"You forget that | am riding to join
my regiment"
you cannot in any case reach II to.
night. Tomorrow will bring you 10
ltosel. BY staying with me you will
confer the greatest kindness upon mo,
and You will aid mo in o matter which
concerns my own honor and tho honor
Of my family. ! am compelled, how.
ever, 10 confess to you that some per.
sona danger may possibly be involved"
It was n crafty thing Tor him to say.
OF course sprNng from RataplNn's back
and ordered tho groom to lead him back
to tho stnblos.
"Oomc into the inn" said l, land let
mo know exactly what II is that You
wish mo TO do"
IIo led tho way into n sitting room
and fastened tho door lost We should be
interrupted. IIo was woll.grOwn
lad, aud as no stood in tho
plarc OF tho lamp with tho light
beating upen his oarnoHt face, and
uuon nj, uniform OF silver gray which
suited him TO marvel, ] felt my heart
warm toward him. without going so
far as TO say that no carried himself rs
| have done at hia age, thCrO was at
least similarity enough to make mo feel
sympathy with him.
81 can explain II all in iow words"
said no. III | have not already salts
iiod your very natural curiosity, 1t 10
because tho subject Ia so painful \ ono
that eau hardly bring myself to a.
ludn to IL. | cannot, however, ask for
your assistance without explaining 10
YOU exactly how tho matter lies.
"YOu must know, then, that INV
father wa, tho woll.known banker,
Christopher Duroc, who was murdered
by tho people during tho September
InnssaCrOB. As you ntO aware, tho mob
took possession OF tho prisons, chose
thrcc so.Cnlled Judges TO pass sentence
upon the unhappy nrlstoornls, aud then
tOf0 Thorn into piOCOa when they wOrO
pnssnl out into tho atrnnl. MY father
| had boon bOnbinGIOr OF the poor nll
lila life. 'lhOrO wUrO many to plead for
him. 10 had tho iOvor, too, aud was
carried In half dond upon II blanket,
Two Of tho Judges wOrO IN favor Of au.
quitting him. Tho third, n young
jacobln whose hugo body aud brutal
mind had mndO him n loader among
tho wfolchos, dtngycd him with his own
hands from tho litlOr, Kicked him again
| mud nlaln With hii heavy boots, and
hurlod him out Of tho door, whoFO In an
Instant hc was torn limb from limb
under circumstances which ntD too lor.
fihlo for mo IN describe. This, you pcr.
cOiyc, was murder even under their
own unlawful laws, for two Of lhnlr own
| Judges had pronounced IN my lnlhot'a
| favor
"Wcll, whom tho days Of otlOr cnmc
bnCk again my older brother began Ia
main inuuIfIUa nbnul fila uinn. Wna