The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
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why was such fool said his face
was fair woman'S and his hair n dirk
ones, and no would bo noticed directly.
He scowlcd at mo and said, 'Idiotp but
at tho Same time no brought from his
bag bottle of dye and brush and no.
gan to color his hands The stuff would
not run, and no shook the bottle violent
j., but it came i'll Jumps. L want so,no
spirit, he said viciously, and he sworo
oh, monsieur, SO awfully!
IL trembied really this time, for it
was so fearful to be shut I'D with such
wretch! Then an inspiration camo to
me, and l said: See, have no oognac,
but take medicine sometimes which
is spirit. and poured some of the
ether into his bottle and shook it, 1t ran
beautifully, became u clear, brown LID
uid. lie scarcely looked thank you,'
but rapidly painted his hands, using his
left as cleverly as his right. Then he
tried his face, and then laughed again,
this time with JOY, for 1 had regained
my courage, and felt 1 should capture
him.
Why do you laugh now?' he said
forccly
Because you arc making your
checks too dark, your oyclids arc quite
white, and you have left rim round
your lips! | said in rs steady voice ms
[ could command.
Good heavcnsr he exclaimed, and
then he said to me, Take the brusI, and
paint me.
Il took it and pretended to tronib,c
as touched his face.
'E'nn1t' I,, .Ir;
hurt yOu-see how tho train PUSHES
lose 20 time!'
'Eien, monsieur 1 replied; 'you
must do as | tell you then [ caught
up his cloak ard put it round him, as a
barber pnts his cloth, and, telling him
to smut his eyes, began to paint the
lids. The next moment transferred the
brush to my left hand, and, with isy
right, l took out the stopper from the
chloroform bottle and poured half the
contents on tho wadding that had been
round it. Happily it was large piece.
and, dropping the brush, pressed it
suddenly over his ncso and mouth and
saturated it with the ether.
Tho suddenness of the action tool;
him so much by surprise that for one
second he was quite quiet, and 1 dashed
the bottle of dye right at his eyes as lie
opened them, still pressing the pad over
his nose. He was blinded for tho mo.
ment, his arms were entangled in tho
cloak, and if only the chloroform did its
work and could hold him down! Tho
agony of those few seconds will never
bo etfaced. He tried to reach the knife,
monsieur, but | kicked ii OF tho seat
away just as perceived that his fran.
tic efforts were becoming fainter, and
one more violent struggle Oh nv part
kept the wadding i'll its place, and hc
succumbed. Ills head dropped back and
his arms fell powerlessly beside him.
Il had no knowledge of the action Of
| annsthetios, and now dread possessed
me lest had killed him. remembered
having heard somewhere that slight
people of quick brains We're specially
susceptible to these Influences, and l
thought perhaps 1 should only take
dead body into Toulon.
He looked so ghastly, with the
streaks of paint on his livid skin. 1
placed my hand ON his heart and felt
his wrist. Most thankful was to find
pulsation. Then 1 seated myself on
tho floor, keeping my fingers on his
wrist and having in my lap the bottle
OF chloroform to pour on the pad if I
felt his pulses quicken too much.
Il have had many trying journeys,
but never another to match this. | am
not cruel by nature, and, sitting there
during the quarter of All hour of the
journey that remained, wondered how
L could have acted rs did. 1t seemed
rs if could not be Marta Leclerc
AT length the train slackened, and
then drew up ut the platform for exam
lining tickets. Two guards opened the
door, and jumped up and rushed from
the carriage, and i'll my excitement L
shrieked: Durettcl Duretter
What Of Durctte?' exclaimed Il tall
man who advanced from the carriage
behind.
" He is thero-it is he!' l said and
tainted i'll tho arms Of tho man beside
me. L remembered no more till awoko
in the room Of the superintendent. l
found the chief of tho station, some no
licemen and the tall man standing
round ,nc
" This is Jean Louvain, wardcr of
the prison at Toulon, said the supcrin-
tcndent. 'Durette escaped from him
yesterday, and he was clever enough TO
suspect he would return to Toulon, but
ho did not look for him dressed Us IS
woman
Nor did L expect to find him
caught by Il woman. said tho deep
voice of Jean Louvain. And that was
how met lily husband. London Tit
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