Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-14
| if I had not been very much mis-
taken, I had seen him holding his
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taken, I had seen him holding bis
mule very firmly with his left hand.
leaped from my saddle, and moved
towards him, being careful to watch
his every movement.
"Now," said he, "if you will take
hold of that end, we will put it on
He lifted at the other end, and pre-.
tended that it hurt his shoulders, and
begged of me to lift it on alone.
h I professed to be willing to comply,
and stopped down for that purpose
keeping my head in such position
that I could watch him by sidelong
glance. AS bent over and took hold
of the sack, I saw him carry his hand
to his bosom and draw something out.
{ saw his dark eye flash, ard heard
his quick, eager breathing. In an in
stance I seized his wrist and bent it
upward, and as 1 did so I heard a
sharp report like the explosion of a
percussion cap, and saw tiny wreath
of smoke curl up from the hand /
held. He struggled to free himself
from my grasp, but I held him with
a grip of iron, and fixed my gaze upon
him.
"I've found you, have I9" I said
drawing my pistol, and cooking it.
~ will simply inform you that l am an
officer of prefecture, and that have
been hunting for you. Just offer a
partical of resistance, and bullet goes
through your brain ! Now give me
that weapon"
The young man was frighted and
trembled violently.
"It is only tobacco pipe" he said,
as he presented it to me.
And certainly it looked like nothing
more; but had seen enough of it to
know that evil was in it. 1t appeared
to me to be an ordinary meerschaum
pipe, the bowl being colored as though
by long use-only the amber mouth
piece was missing. I did not stop to
examine it then, but turned my atten-
ton to its owner. saw that he was
still trembling with fear, and l knew
that now would be the time to work
upon him.
$50 you are selling your soul to
Monsieur Louis Cazaubon ?" Iremark-
ed, by way of letting him know that
I was thoroughly informed.
He started, and I saw very plainly
that he knew just what I meant; but
he tried to recover himself, and assert
ed that he knew nothing about the
individual I bad named.
"You needn't lie to me-" sternly
replied, "for I know all about you.
Louis Cazaubon has been watched by
me when he didn't dream of it. He
thought was tradesman. But you
are young, and I would save you.
Confess everything to me, and l prom
ise your life shall be spared"
saw that he wavered, and followed
up my advantage, and ere long I had
him bent to my wishes. I made him
understand that I held his life in my
hands; and that I could protect him
from the vengeance of anyone he
might criminate, and that he had
everything to gain and nothing to lose
by a full confession. He came to it
gradually and reluctantly; but my
wit finally triumphed, and I gained
the secret.
His name, he said, was Henry Dupln.
He was born in Paris, hut never knew
who his parents were. He went to
| live with Cazaubon when quite young,
and had been with him ever since.
He said Cazaubon used to be chem.
ist, and did some business in that line
and that it was in Paris he invented
the Internal machine which they had
used with such fatal effect. About
two years previous to the present time
they left Paris together, and spent
nearly year in travelling over the
kingdom, numbering and robbing for a
living. Finally they came to Castel-
lane, where the master got his present
situation. Cazaubon marked the VIC
tins who were to be robbed, and the
Young man did the work. He used
various articles to carry out his plans,
but the usual one was what he tried
on me.
returned to Castellane with my
prisoner; having left him il charge of
the sub-prefect, 1 took gendarme
along with me and went to the factory.
Monsieur Cazaubon was surprised to
see me back again so soon but ne
was more surprised when 1 asked him
to take walk with me; and when |
called the officer and bade him put the
handouts upon the agent, he was ready
to sink to the floor. We had him Sc
cured before he had sense enough to
resist, and he was conveyed to the
sub perfect without any trouble. AT
first he denied everything; but when
be found that this would not avail
him any, he swore he would kill his
accomplice.
In due time Monsieur Louis Cazau-
bon was tried and condemned to death,
and the prefect of Dinge took posses
sion of the Internal machine. Before
the villain was executed he confessed
his crimes-told how many years he
had worked to perfect his fatal instru.
ment and produce the poison-and
also owned that the young man had