The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

est man You, however, drinking but
half OF that which was offered TO you,
suffered hat a passing loss OF your senses.
II Is obvious 10 you that the count. hsY-
Ing been long in the East and accus-
toned 10 the use OF opium, could drink
that which would mean the death OF an
other not so prepared. The draught last
night steeled his viii 10 the dreadful
crime he sought 10 commit. You, how
ever. succumbsd to It; and never. swear.
cid the living ws.r the cloak Of the dead
as you wore IL In the Chateau Saint
Mande'
Sabatier groaned at the remembrance.
II seemed 20 him that he began 70 suffer
the terror OF the garden for the second
time.
sCtel" cried hA, 1T r. all a niracis-I
cannot believe tt cannot"
.It IS no miracle" sad the stranger.
slowiy-''it Is the hand OF Almighty God
ayengtnS your brother who was slain. Go
10 the chateau-out 80 alone, that the eyes
OF no other may witness tho deed which
must be. I wait here uutn yonder church
bell shah tell me shat You are Count OF
Brive.."
lie pointed with outstretche3 ern to the
gate OF the Gardening house upon whose
blaeksn.5 yalls tire last crimson rays OF
the setting sun were diving down quickly.
AZ Eugene rods away. he remembered that
he had seen ths stranger before. and he
said--it was he who called nom the window
last rixht-"sfonsieur le Comte, Monsieur
Sc Co-ute. where I. your brother Eugeneg'
Drawn on 81 the recollection as By a IA
fatty. eager 20 proys 90 make sure. now
buoyes UP with hope. now trembling with
ewcltsnert he gailopeS through the street
Of ire vita &C. snt never drew rein ustu
sis hard was upon the bell AZ the outer
sste OF the chateau, ara Tire birds ware
-vfn<1nw upward at his cIsnorous peal As
~ had been last nfznt-;ha. night o. nights
so 4; was today. The toothless Old Ar
rnani gave him Welcome: the lad German
Md ~. horse. Nothing seemed altered IN
tna great house; nothing Of It's silence nor
cs SIS mystery But Sabatier's heart beat
untii his whole body shook With the pull
safIons: srs 80 rrea; wss the dread that
re rouitr scarce frame the question:
ssyher. r ny brother. ire countr'
Monsieur ssi1 TIRE old man. with q
Aerrlbie issr, 'ycur brother awaits you In
thu garden"
-fs5lng N.-r gay vhs-. he was aehstier
assembled the ret.,nr staircase snd passed
rspiTly through the hall. 81 win knew the
truth, VII learn ar" he sas1 20 himself
determined now that ths mystery should
ySin6 Kim no more Many as were his gen.
sacons while re st-o1e across ths crest
s+-fn~ room - THE garden beyond, ha
eveiles them al In she greater soubt-'esn
shts thi-S have SeerT' Ard doubling o.
Il 20 th@ last. ne crszet the window ard
60 sehe,s h!s brother.
Tha count was dressed ga ha had been
o. The previous evening. but hts eyes were
rev hlso1shot and Ln1zraes ~. step halt
try sn1 restless his hair dishweliei
When saAstisr saw hin thus Re was walk
iar. with bent head. TO ard fro UPON thu
grass plot ~ Tire bushes but his glance
was ever upon the ground. ard Re unut-
.srSd increasingly. "Tyhers t. nv brother
-usaneY' This haunting cry had been
uroz hiG FPS through every hour az that
6raaceul night He had never Iss, re
scene ~ his ertrA-had touched no food.
hsA sroiea 10 wore- From IRE usornenr
when rs discovered that some unseen eye
watched hin n his horrid task-ths ccunt
81 Drives los; hts reason
.'oh. ron risu." erae1 Eurene. moved
20 exceeding Pity by s.sAs 50 wotui. my
bratssr - mad"
Ter one 1onw-.rAwn fnsts-. b. steod quite
sfsE then. with = rnoEz spon bis lips. to
began 20 walk backward 6ow1 .As garden
Pet st THE third step Re Fan heavily upon
IRE gr@sS
~Brothsr." snss gug-ne running to his
ssAe brother fSrxfve-''
e was q word os sGrrRssszx snv.-hut
~. H.srt q coun, Charles et pr4v.s had
eszEs@ Sc heat when II was SPOKEN
wnez Eagszs saestsT rod. from re
CA&tsss Saint A1nGs ;hat rfght 20 tofn
ire army a. Cnai0Es. ths villagers cried
stt@r him.
'+Eoa ser. Monsieur e Conts"
AID re be5lx 90 ths hsta. church xocz
rc31 al Paris fh&t Charles. Count es
Erlves. was 20 E1crs.
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