Year: 1859

1 saw that he was still trembling with
fear, and knew that now would be the
time to work upon him.


so you are selling your soul to Mon
sieur Louis Cazaubon p I remarked by
way of letting him know that was thor
oughly informed.


He started, and saw very plainly that
he knew just what meant; but he tried
to recover himself, and clumsily asserted
that he did not know anything about the
individual had named.


'You need not lie to me- sternly re-
piled. for I know all about it. Louis
Cazaubon has been watched by me when
he didn't dream of such a thing. He
thought was a tradesman. But you
are young and would save you. Con-
fess everything to me, and 7 promise you
that your life shall be spared


I saw that he wavered, and I followed
up my advantage, and ere long l had him
bent to my wishes. I made him under
stand that held his life in my hand; that
l could protect him from the vengeance of
any one whom he might criminate, and
that he had everything to gain and moth
ing to lose, by full confession, He
came to it gradually and reluctantly; but
my wit finally triumphed and I gained the
secret.


His name, he said; was Henry Dupin.
He was born in Paris, but never knew who
his parents were. He went to live with
Cazaubon when quite young, and bad
been with him ever since. He said Caz.
aubon used to be chemist, and did some
BUSINESS in that line: and it was in Paris
that he invented the Internal machine
which they had since used with such fatal
effect. Abont two years previous to the
present time, they left Paris together, and
spent nearly year in travelling over the
kingdom, numbering and robbing for u
living. Finally they came to Castellane,


where the master obtained his present


situation. Cazaubon marked the victims
that were to be robbed, and the young


man then did the work. He used vari-


GUS artiices in carrying out his plan, but
;. the usual one was the same that he tried
upon me. .-..


j The young man then explained to me
the secret of the pipe. Only the outer
was pistol of the finest steel, and of the
, most exquisite workmanship. The stem
, was the barrel, and the lock was concealed
within the bowl. A thin plate of meta
. protected the curiously contriyed lock
: and upon this the tobacco rested. A
v pressure of the thum and finger upon thi
f plate discharged the weapon In order
j to cock it, the plate had to be removed
e And now comes the Internal feature of th'
e continuance. The powder used in tn
S little barrel was Cazaubon's own manu-


facture, and very powerful. For wad
piece of felt was used and on the to]


of this was placed the missile which dit
e the mischief. The young man had tw'
e of them with him, stitched up in the lin


ing of his cap. He took them out AM


showed them to me. The projectile Wa
I tiny arrow, not larger than cambri
II needle, with one end sharp and the othe
= beat down to thin feather. It was {


fine steel but coated with gseenish yel
t. low substance, which was the most viru
" ulent and speedy poison. That needl
,e once within the course of the blood, an
K death was already at the heart. II
[e wound no mortal eye could detect.
k, punctured the skin not SO palpably q
ID the prick of q pin. He who sent it Q
N its fatal errand made sure of its aim, gel
i. orally striking the neck, and the victi


would fall into insensibility ere he coul
ID comprehend what had hurt him.


is returned to Castellane with my pri


oner; having left him in charge of tt
of Sub-Prefect, I took gendarme alon
ID with me and went to the factory. MOI
it sieur CazauboE was surprised to see n
to back SO soon, but he was more surprise


when I asked him to take walk with M
I'd and when I called in the gendarme, au
,g bade him put the handouts upon Il
Id agent, he was ready to sink to the foo
1 We had him secured before he had tin
w to resist, ard he was conveyed to Il
I'D Office of the Sub Prefect without troubl
ye At first he denied everything; but whe
b. he found that this would not avail hir


he swore he would kill his accomplice.
ad In due time. Monsieur Louis Cazaube
rd was tried and condemned to death; al
r. the Prefect of Digne took possession
of the Internal machine. Before the villa
lie was executed he confessed his crimes
p, told how many years he had worked
nd perfect his fatal instrument. and produ


the poison-and also owned that Il
". young man had been driven to help hi
i through fear of his life.


;er So the rascal was executed. Hen
en- Dupin, his accomplice, spent two yea
Gle in confinement and was then set free, al
'es commenced an honest life. As for n
lat I got all the praise deserved, and ps


haps more. At all events I had do
nd the country some service, and the pc


pie were not slow to acknowledge it.


A CRUEL INsINUATIoN.
THL ooo, Ell E.oro -. L:~L