Year: 1861

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Back back here
Grand Dieu The last exclamation was
forced from Pierre's lips, by seeing the
dog leap to his hind legs and run thus =
In an instant the truth burst upon him
Quick as thought he clapped his gun To
his shoulder and took aim. He could lust
distinguish the outlines now, and he fired
There was a sharp cry and then Pierre
had to turn 70 the guard who We're an
preaching


Qui est Ia Who is there? he cried.
Relief guard. was the answer
And having obtained the countersion
he informed the officer what had han
pened


\ dog2 cried the officer. Prince did
you saw


He looked like Prince; but diable. YOU
should have seen him run off on his hind
legs


( Eh Hind legs?
4 Yes.


Then come, show Us where he was.
4 With this the officer Of the mounting
guard pulled the lantern from his breast.
and having removed the shade he started
/ on. Pierre led the way to the copse. and
there the dog was found in the last strue-
giles Of death


The officer stopped down and turned
him over


Grand Dieu he exclail4 q what legs
( for a dog?


And no wonder he did so. The hind
legs of the animal were booted. and had
every appearance Of the pedal extremi-
ties Of the genus man But all doubts
were reHovel very quickly, for as the
officer turned the body again, a deep groan
. h, l.
the Prussian tongue followed


Diable here's an adventurei muttered
the ci.icer, and babe Pierre hold the Ian
tern, while he ripped open enough of the
. dog skin to find the face But they con
cluded not to stop there to investigate. 50
they formed litter bv crossing their mus
kets, and lifting the strange animal upon
it, they proceed on their wav. When
they reached the camp they found half
the soldiers up, waiting to find out why
the gun was fired


Lights were brought, and the body
placed upon the ground The dog skin
was removed and within was found a
Prussian drummer. He was a small fel-
low, though apparently some twenty wears
of &c but he was dead Pierre's ball
having touched his heart, or somewhere
near it. His pockets were Overhauled
and in one of them was found a cvpher,
but no one could make anything out The
colonel took it. and directed that the BODY
should be placed out of sight for burial
on the morrow.


But this was not the end. About four
0 clock, just before daylight, another Gun
was fired on the same post whore Pierre
had been, and this time han was shot
who was trying to make his escape from
camp He was Shot through the head. =
" hen the hodv was brought into camD. ii
was found to he that Of Bayarian troop
cr who had been suspected Of treacherv,
though no proof had been found against
him. ON his person was found the kew
e. the cyphcr which had been taken from
tho person Of the Prussan drummer: and
now that the colonel had them both he
could translate the mystic scroll 1t
proved to he direction TO the Bayarian
to lay his plan, for keeping as near to
Napoleon person as possible, after he
should enter Berlin, acI then wait fur
rher orders


The mystery was explained The Ba-
yarian had contriycd to call the great do4
away from the regiment and delivered
him up 70 the enemy, and his skin was %
BE made the cover Of Il spy to enter the
camp under And the spy would have
got in too. but for the sportiye order OF
the colonel, and the willing obedience OF
Pierre Sancoin.


On the next day, Pierre was promoted
to the rank of Sergeant and the Emperor
SAID 70 him. as he bestowed the boon-If
You only make aS faithful an officer as YOU
have proved yourself faithful as a senti-
mel, / can ask no more