Year: 1862




call than TO quicken his speed.
/ Back. Back Here.
Grand Dieu, This last exclamation va:
forced from Pierre's lips, by seeing the dog
leap to his hind legs and run thus! Ia an in
slant the truth burst upon him. Quick a:
thought he ciapped his gun to his shoulder and
took aim. He could just distinguish the out
lines DOW, and be fred. There was SHARP
cry, and then Pierre had to turn to the guard
who were approaching.
/ Qui est la Who is there ? be cried.


Relief guard, was the answer.


And having obtained the countersigu, he in
formed the officer what had happened.
A dog cried the officer. Prince, did YOU
say?


He looked like Prince but, diable, you
should have seen him run off Oh his hind legs


Eh? Hnd legs?


Yes.


Then come show us where be was.


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 struggles of death.


The officer stopped down and turned him
over.


Grind Dieu he exclaimed, what legs for a
dog, ehl


And no wonder he did so. The bind legs OF
the animal were booted, and had every appear.
auce of the pedal extremties of the genus man.
But all doubts were removed very quickly, for,
as the officer turned the hody again, deep
groan came up, and the words, God take me
in the Prussian tongue, followed


Diablel here's an adventure uttered the
officer, and made Pierre hold the lantern while
he ripped open enough of the dogs skin to find
the face. But they concluded not to stop there
to investigate, so they formed a litter by cross
ing their muskets, and lifting the strange ami.
NAL upon it, they proceeded on their way
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 Prussian drummer
He was small fellow, though apparently 20
years OF age but he was dead Pierre's ball
having touched his heart or somewhere very
near it. His pockets were overhauled, and in
one of them was found cipher 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
o'clock, just before daylight, another gun was
fired on the same post where Pierre had been,
and this time man was shot who was trying
to make his escape from the camp. He was
shot through the head. When the BODY was
brought into camp, it was found to be that of
Bavarian trooper who had been suspected of
treachery, though no proof had been found
against him. On his person was found the
key to the cypher which had been taken from
the person of the Prussian drummer and now
that the colonel had them BOTH be could tans-
late the mystic scroll. 1t proved to be d.
rection in the Bavaran to lay his plans for
keeping as near to Napoleons person as pos
sible, after he should enter Berlin, and then
wait for further orders


The mystery was explained. The Bavaran
had contrived to call the dog away from the
regiment and deliver him up to the enemy, and
his skin was TO be made the cover for spy to
enter our camp under. And the spy would
have got in too, but for the sportive order of
the colonel, and the wilfuly faithful obedience
of Pierre Sancoin.


On the next day Pierre was promoted to
the rank OF sergeant, and the Emperor said to
him, as he bestowed the boon-If you onlv
make as faithful an officer as you have proved
yourself faithful as sentinel, can ask no
more.