St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04

: met, falling in a Swo4t the emper'
? or's feet When he ecovered his
: senses he found himf lying on a
: sofa, while Napoleoneated at the
table, was eying himlth a sardonic
smile.
Il trust you are Der, M. Landre, "
said the emperor. "lr nerves must
b@ badly unstrung. nat was there
lurking in yonder color to occasion
your alarm? lookout saw nothing
save darkness?"
1T was" began[. Landre, and
then stopped short Your majesty
will pardon5 my wtness," he said
confusedly, ''but ind l am hardly
master of myself. have not been
feeling well of late
"You need rest, Mandre," said the
emperor smoothly rest undisturbed
by dreams OF polial intrigue and
plots, domestic an6reign. Your en-
ergy and ambitionrm too heavy a
borden for you. Come, M. Landre,
and sleep-if you q
| A hint Of sometlg ominous in his
imperial masters marks grated ua-
pleasantly on NJ ldre's nerves, and
in obedience to action of the en-
peror's hand he lethe cabinet hasti-
| ly by the door (which he had en-
| tered.
Scarcely had ttsound of his foot
steps died away EN- Napoleon sum
moned his chief oolice from his hid.
ing place.
There remainlut the punishment
OF the traitor, M.aude," said the en-
peror. His gu is sufficiently es-
tablished."
The chief gland keenly at his i'm.
perial masters sountenance, which
bore look ofntense gloom and
anxiety.
IF I am not Haken, SIRE" he said,
"the arrest of Mandre in connection
with his traitors conduct would I'M
doubtedly expo condition of az
fairs which mi cause much unsav-
DRY comment france and abroad?"
ut is So" 8nted the emperor
YEARLY; "but II can such an expos,
ure be averted
by letting i decide his own fate.
SIRE responds the chief. M. Ian
dre's position that Of a man between
two fires. Hennot leave Paris. for |
he is watcheby my men day and
night. Even ne could fly he would
not obtain a slcome In Prussia. a.
renegade spy useful to his employ
ers only as lg as he is undetectsd
by those he cAives. Remains then
for him eith(the scaffold, as a PEN
atty for a tr3r to his. sovereign and
country, or t galleys for completely
in the murdeIwrought by the Society
of Avengera Confronted with these
specters Of n and disgraceful death,
it is probahlhat he would prefer to
solve the prlem with his own hand.
II your maiIy wills it so, / myself
will lay thefoofs before. hiul"
you say ell, M. Claude" replied
the emperor go then, and conduct
this affair tits ending, according to
your own dfetion."
An hour ter M. Claude entered
the magniffht mansion occupied by
NJ. Landre, sAuteil, just without the
gates of thcity. In answer to the
inquiry of chief, the servant who
admitted hi stated that his master
had not yetetired and was alone in
the library,
M. Claudascended the stairs and
without knSing opened the door and
stepped intthe apartment. M. Lam
Ire, gazingpon the stern features of
he man Rm he imagined to have.
been done death by his orders; Ut
cred a scam of horror, and stood ,
'igid wheIhe had arisen from his
chair. M. tude's voice, cold and i'm ,
IKE the silence.
'@Traitornd assassin" he said in i
low, meared accents, sit was no :
visitant pm another world that
truck ter to your craven heart to. .
light. M1andre, your day of subter.
uge and llainy has come to close.
nd the fkness gathers fast around
ou. Yoiplots are laid bare and the
our Of tribution has arrived. Be.
old thefkens!"
He thst his hand into his breast !
nd broht forth bundle Of papers !
yhich hplaced upon the table. !
"TheI lie the duplicates Of your h
correspondence with Prus. :,
la," coinued the chief, and here is
he toh that marked the victims of !,
our rfderous band" 4
A sri arrow-shaped piece of scar =
It me- rang sharply on the floor at n
|. Lare's feet. h
"Erthe dawn rises in the east"
ookeT. Claude solemnly, "the mem q
ers dhe Society Of Avengers will be Il
thgrasp of the law awaiting their =
pom AS for You, this house is sur 2,
,und by police, but there will be
} aempt made to arrest you for h
alf hour. At the expiration OF that q
meEwill return for you-should you 7
i'll alive" vi
Tb perspiration trickled down M. 3,
anes forehead and he trembled n
ol@ly, but no reply came from his
liYing, pallid lips. M. Claude, pro- h,
IcB brace of loaded pistols, Al
SD one of them on the table. ~
re alternative!" he said grimIy, h,
ling to the weapon.
I'm with his eyes still fixed upon .,
andre, he stepped into the corri- cr
r4nd closed the door behind him. =,
lfhief slowly descended the stairs, n
ere he reached the middle land 81
J mufied report from the library !,
through the air, followed by q
" fall .
Claude ran hastily back to the a.
he had just left and threw open
door. Before the threshold lay :,
lifeless form of NJ Landre, his :,