The Northern Guardian. — 1893-12-07 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

POING-QUI-FRAPPE (Armand Biaize).—Born PM% at Mobtigney, Father, shoemaker, tiring; mother. farmer's daughter, dead. Eignateraent (a minute description of the fellow follows) Bred to paternal trade. •At fiftears stabbed a fellow apprentioe through Jealousy. Fitennating circumstances ; one year's imprhouoient. Dis"barged in '46 ; went to Paris; became connected with gang of housebreakers with violence. Repeatedly arrested as often discharged for want of proof. In '4O found guilty of he, glary, with murder; at Montreal'. entenced to bagne for ten years Escaped, sad was concerned in revolution t Jllll.ll, '4O. sought upon barricades, where he amwoumled and taken. emitted to bagne. Again escaped, injuring a gaoler. Fled to Italy with atom:doa and joined banditti in kontifical states. Left neighbourhood of Rome in '54, and joined band of smugglers upoku Sardinlaa coast. Arrested for highway robbery and murder of a customhouse °dicer, near Genoa, in '56. -entsneed to tiagne for twenty-one years. Escaped, Apia, '59, killing gaoler. our.. rendered, it is supposed trout motives of reveze.;.i. nr, comrades, at end of May, awl sentenced to hard labour for life.  You see, monsieur, your statement cannot possibly be right." • . "I can't understand; it seems not," mutinied Kleckser, in confusion. "I can only say, that all 1 have told you is absolute fact. The affair seems to grow more mysterious now than ever. Of churn% you are certain your record is coirect ?'"' "Monsieur, I wish I were as certain of ten thousand francs," returned M. 'Tronchet, proudly. Now tell me. You have seen this person you think is Poing-qui-frappe. Describe him, if. yes please." "I can do better than that," returned Kleckser. drawing forth Raymond's photograph. "Here is a likeness of my missing friend '"bite. Deduct the expression of honesty and candour, and it is the portrait of the man I encountered at Lucerne " •• M. Tronchet seized the picture. "It is he !" kaeckser heard him mutter; " Poing himself ! I never forget a face. and I could swear to his among a million. Malediction there is snme roguery born. Monsieur," he continued, "more is in this affair than I can understand. I am with you now, heart I and soul. My professional reputation is at stake. INo matter ! My agents are numerous and able* and I we shall find out what there may be to. discover. , Leave the portrait here, and favour me with a visit I at this hour to-morrow. Ity that time I think I PUS I promise you some further news." 1 You may be very sure that Kleckser did not fail 1 to keep his appointment with M. Tronchet next morse-1 ing. Punctually as the clock struck nine, he rang the 1 bell beside the brass-plate which veiled the polio" agent's actual occupation from inquisitive observers; the ceremonies of ado mission of the preceding day were again gone through .. and Klectiser once MOSS found himself in M. Tronchet's apartment. "As I anticipated, monsieur,* commenced the Frenchman, "I have news for yon resecting the person of whom you are in search. Whether you will consider it satisfactory, T cannot say. The residence of M. Barmann has been found." "Thank Beaven!" ejaculated Kleckser. "That is fortunate, at any rate.' "I am not so sure of that, monsienr," mitureed N. Tronchet, drily. "There is less difficulty in discovering the den of a wild beast than in entering it to shake him by the paw. You persist in your desire* have an interview with this person'?" "It is the only chance I know of for discovering my friend," said Meager, "and I wig run the risk." "You will run the risk, even if you learn that to is the identical Poing-qtd-frappe whose amiable antecedents I had the honour of submitting to you yeasts:l- ?" ~ "In any