Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-08

His ndrro1D forehead was drawn into
iCds drdlCn into mi minute wrinkles;
nutc UrtnkteS. his small eyes
seemed to recede into his head; his
great body turned uneasily
II ask you again." repeated Armi-
tage, whether you follow me, There
must be no mistake
Oscar anxious to take his own part
in the conversation. prodded Zmai in
the ribs with a pistol barrel, and the
big fellow growed and nodded his
head.
"There is a house in the outskirts of
Vienna where you have been employed
at times as gardener and another house
in Geneva where you wait for orders
At this latter place it was my great
pleasure to smash you in the head with
a boiling pot on a certain evening in
March"
The man scowled and calculated an
oath with so much venom that Armi-
tage laughed.
Your cOnspiratorS are engaged upon
succession of murders, and when
they have removed the last obstacle
they will establish a new emperor
king in Vienna. and you will receive
substantial reward for what you
have done"
The blood suffused the mans dark
face, and he half rose. a great roar OF
| angry denial breaking from him.
THAT will do You tried to kill me
on the King Edward, you tried your
knife on me again down there in Judge
Claiborne's garden, and You came up
here tonight with a plan to kill my
man and then take your time to me
Give me the mail, Oscar"
He opened the letters which Oscar
had brought and scanned several that
bore Paris postmark, and when he
had pondered their contents a mo-
ment he laughed and jumped from the
table. He brought portfolio from his
bedroom and sat down to write.
Don't shoot the gentleman as long
as he is quiet You may even give
him a glass of whisky to soothe his
feelings"
Armitage wrote:
Monseur-Your assassin Is a clumsy
fellow, and you will do well to send him
| Ddck 10 the D4dCkSInlln SnOp at IOpNCa.
| ! learn that M. Durand, distressed by the
delay in affairs in America, will soon join
you-is even now aboard the Tacoma.
bound for New York. l am profoundly
grateful for this, dear monsieur as 1t
| gives me an opportunity TO conclude our
interesting business in republican terri
tDry without prejudice to any of the par
ties chiefly concerned.
You are a clever and daring rogue, yet
at times you strike me as immensely dull
monsieur Ponder this: Should 1t seem
| expedent for me to establish my identity
which l am sure interests you greatly
before Baron Won Marhof and, we will
| add the American secretary of state, be
quite sure that l shall not do so until
have taken precautions against your de-
parture in any Gnseemly haste. / myself
dear friend. am not without a certain IA
cility in setting traps.
Armitage threw down the pen and
read what he had written with care
Then he wrote as signature the initials
v. A, inclosed the note in an envelope
and addressed it, pondered again
laughed and slapped his knee and went
into his room, where he rummaged
about until he found a small seal beau
ufully wrought in bronze and a bit OF
wax. Returning to The table, he light
ed a candle and deity sealed the let
ter. He held the red scar on the back
OF the envelope to the lamp and ex,
amined 1t with interest. The lines OF
the seal were deep cut, and the impress
sion was perfectly distinct Of f. A. in
English script, linked together by the
bar of the II.