Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-13

with a folder, Is refolded in a reversed
direction, In the same creases or edges
which had formed the original fold. This
discovery was sufficient. 1t was clear to me
that the letter had been turned, as a glove,
inside out re-dtrected and re-sealed. I
babe the minister good morning and took
my departure at once, leaving gold snuff
box upon the table.
THE next morning I called for the snuff
box, when we resumed, quite eagerly. the
conversation Of the preceding day While
thus engaged, however, loud report, az
If Of pistol, was heard Immediately be-
meath the windows Of the hotel and was
succeeded by a series Of fearful screams
and the shoutings Of a mob. D. rushed
to a easement, threw 1t open and looked
out. In the meantime l stepped to the
card rack, took the letter, put 1t in my
pocket and replaced it by a fac-simile $50
far as regards externally, which had care
D. cipher very readily by means Of
seal formed OF bread.
1.-The disturbance in the street had been
occasioned by the frantic behavior Of a
man with musket. He had fired it among
crowd of women and children. 1t proved,
however, to have been without ball, and
lunatic or drunkard. When he had gone
D. came from the window, whittier had
followed him Immediately upon securing
the object in view. ~, Soon afterwards ard y, I
was man in my own pay.
But what purpose had you," asked, 'in
replacing the letter by fac-simile? Would
it not have been better. at the first visit, to
have seized 1t openly and departedf'
%" replied Dupin, rs desperate
man, and man of nerve. His hotel, too,
is not without attendants devoted to his In
terests Had 1 made the wild attempt you
suggest, l might never have left the MIN
isterial presence alive. The good people Of
Paris might have heard of me no more.
But had an object apart from these con-
siderations You know my political prepos-
sessions. In this matter l act as a partisan
of the lady concerned. For eighteen months
the minister has had her in his power. She
has now him In hers; since, being unaware
that the letter Is not in his possession. he
will proceed with his exactions as IL 1t was
Thus will he inevitably commit himself at
once to his political destruction. His down.
fall too, will not be more precipitate than
awkward. 1t is all very well to talk about
the facilis descensus Averni; but in all
kinds of climbing, as Catalani said OF sing
Ing, 1t Is far more easy to get up than TO
come down In the present instance 1 have
no sympathy-at least no pity-for him who
descends He IL that monstrum horrendum.
an unprincipled man of genius l confess,
however, that 1 should like very well to
know the precise character Of his thoughts,
when, being defied by her whom the project
terms "a certain parsonage. he Is reduced to
opening the letter which lett Tor him IN
the card rack.
How? did you put anything in particular
in itr'
leave the interior blank-that would have
been insulting D., at Vienna once, did me
an evil turn, which told him. quite good
humoredly. that should remember. So. as
I knew he would feel some curiosity In re-
gard to the identity Of the person who had
outwitted him, thought 1t pity not to
give him a clue. He is well acquainted with
INV Ms, and I just copied into the middle
Of the blank sheet the Words
I'm dessein 81 funeste
Sill nest digne d'Atree. est digne de Thyesfe.
They ere to be found In Crebilion's 'Atree'