The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-11


 spot that killed viilefort He had refused me justice when my brother was assassinated by the Royaltsts, and I swore the vendetta against him. He had just buried a box there. I thought 1t might be treasure, and after he fell I dug 1t up and found a newly-born child in 1t. not yet dead. That child l brought up as my son. called him Benedetto, but he became al outeast, 8 forger, a criminals a common thief,
 Where is Benedetto nowT' asked the Count sternly.
 T do not know" said Bertuccio.
 ''Yillefort came here to meet his mis- tress, who lived ''are. dld he?" asked
 "Yes. and followed him night after night until st lest ! surprised him in | inc garden, as have told. Now give me over to justice if you will. The strange discovery of this crime has un- nerved me, mysterious man.
 "Enough, enough. Bortuccio." replied 1 the Count Much stranger things have happened than my acquiring this bit | sf Interesting knowledse--for instance vlllefort hves. You did not strlKe soon after Monte Cristo gave a grand | dinner at the house at AuteiL Ehe | Baron and Baroness Danglars were, or course among the guests, and so also | COUTSes N--- | inent prosecutor. whose success as an ofsclai at Paris had given him station | and wealth. M de Villefort was | .nowerH in the government. He had risen since he was Deputy Procurer du Roi at Mnrseilles. The wife whose bee | trothal feast had been 80 rudely dis- turbed by the affair of Edmond Dantes had died and he had made another match--ths world said a very | adyantaRaous one. -
 Mme de Villefort was much inter- ested in chemistry Monte Crtsto. who | was an expert chemist himself had | had several conversations with her on the subject, and after the last one had said to himself: T need not interfere in this household. see vengeance IS already at work"
 Tbis chemically inclined lady was rresent at the Auteuil dinner with her husband. After dinner the Count con duoted his guests over the house
 ''This chamber hung With red saic he. have not disturbed. It seemed to nne so suggestive of some old crime that I left 1t as 1t was, for a fancy"
 The Baroness Danglars sank, trem- hi,ng into a. chair. The air is so op- pressiye here" she explained. ...
 "Truly 1t is so," replied Monte Cristo; "let us seek the cool air oi the garden" and he conducted his | inc neglected garden, on which the moon was shining,
 Here" said he, '1s another place which | have not disturbed. Do you know. I believe have happened upor a haunted house. and that if the ret chamber and this old garden eoulc sneak we should hear q weird tale Right here. now, beneath this tree I have thought of digging for buried
 
 There was a shriek. The Baroness Danelars had tainted.
 "Prav pardon me-" said the Count .Nfv rruesome fancies are too mucl for the delicate nerves of the Baron ess." . and M. de Villefort met by appoint ment "Gerard," said the Baroness ..rghat was the meaning of that ter rtble scene yesterday"
 'Hermine," replied the Kings at tornev solemnly I've are in the hand of fate-and fate personified by tha terrible and mysterious man whor neonle call the Count of Monte Cristc And Hermine, I will tell you what have spared to tell you before-ther is nothing buried beneath the tree. Tn