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Being their accomplice he was aware of their plans, and manoeuvred so as to deâ€" liver me from them without de- nouncing them.” “We see now that Georget knows better than any one what has trans- pired, since he knows the thief. Let us return, then, I beg, to M. de Carnoel. It is he alone who in- terests me, and whom I_wish to find.” . “I think I have discoveréd him.” . “You have seen him?’ ,.“1\To, but I know where he is. It chanced that, on returning with Georget to his grandmother, he re- cognized a certain wall, from the top of which he had fallen, and reâ€" membered at- last why he had climb- ed it. He had in the morning'seen Robert de Carnoel enter a house, the garden of which was enclosed by that wall, and having watched before it all day, ascertained that An in: stant before his fall he saw him again, holding a tOrch which he waved as a signal. ’I shall give you a surprise when I make “known to‘ you that this house is occupied by the Russian whose casket was stolen from my uncle's”: “Borisoifl ah, the wretch! He only would be capable of so infam- ous a proceeding!” “Then you believe as I do, thati the colonel has made use of a ruse to get M. de Carnoel in his powâ€" er, and of violence in keeping him?” I ‘ OR, THE HERITAGE OF MADAME ion a- marvellously' beautiful ce'i. appeared absurd in Madame Yalta’s LTAI to come out, and that he must be still there.” . . ' " “And in proceeding thus yuu hoped M. Borisoff would confess what he had done and yield 'up his prisoner to you?” " ‘ _ “I confess I had not reflected muchâ€"I followed the first imp 11seâ€" which I regret, since you disap- prove of it,” added Maximo, sadly, Ifceling conscious that his conduct eyes. 1 “Oh, I do not reproach you; you acted for the best! Tell-inc now the interview terminated.” ' “The Russian denied the charge with disdain. I threatened him With recourse to the commissi-onary of police.” V “Nothing more was wanting-â€" “I was irritated, else I should not have gone so far, especially as I have no idea of mixing the police up with this affair. And the colonel did not seem to attach any import- ance to this menace, for he assum- ed a haughty and contemptuous tone, which exasperated me. I re- deubled my urgency, he requested 'me to leave, and I went out; anâ€" nouncing that I should send him ).' 'my seconds.” ' , l ,“But you have not done so, I hope '2” 1 “Not yet; I have not had time to look for them.” 7 “And ,I hope you will notllook f0 ' them.” “Borisoff expects them.” “Borisoff knows well enoughi that. an affair entered upon in sucn a manner will have no consequences. And he has his reply allrready in case you send two of your friends. fForget, then, the false stepl you made yesterday, and let uslcohsult as to the best means of repairing it.” . 1 “So,” asked Maxime, itiniidly, “you judge me still worthy of; sec- onding you in your generous en- terprise?” . , i “Do you doubt it If had not an absolute confidence in‘ you, do ' you think I should initiate you} into my most secret projects? I have :no other friend on whose aid I could rely: Dr. Villagos least of all.” “He fears for your healthd and “I think we may esteem ourselves ,he is right.” :- fortunate if he has not killed him. This man is a secret agent of the Russian foreign police. He wishes at any price to discover by whom his papers have been taken. M. de Carnoel was accused. He began by obtaining possession of his per- “Not only for my health; :YOu have never reflected on the danger attending an attack on Col. Boris- off?” ' l “I confess I have not. we are not in Russia, and in Paris I do not see how this Russian agent can son, and has made frightful threats lexercise his occult‘ powers.” with the hope of inducing him to confess what has been done with the casket. M. de Carnoel has not been’ able to say, since he did not know, and Borisoff, having com- promised himself by this arbitrary arrest, cannot set him at liberty. Borisoff will make an end of him have not a moment to lose in sav- ing the unfortunate youngman, and it is I only who can. I beg ,you, therefore, to' abstain from taking any step.” “But,” ‘said Maximo, have already taken one.” the “it is~â€"I “What?” countss, quickly. . i “The most natural. After havâ€" ing taken Georget'to his grand- mother, I returned quickly to Rue Vigny and asked for Col. Boris'oif.” ” He did not see asked " “It was folly. 'you, I suppose?” “I beg pardon, madame. He received me immediately. He thought I was sent by my uncle.” “Mon dieu'! what did you say?” “I asked what he had’done with M. do Carnoel.” “Ah!” murmured the countess, “all is now lost.’ “What!” exclaimed Maximo, “if I had not gone directly to the point he would have had time to prepare his reply. I hoped to surprise and embarrass him.” “Do you llattcr.’ yourself you succeeded?” ' “I cannot affirm that_he sccmcd perplexed. These Russianshave a marvellous sung froid.” “What was his reply '2 “He began by asking why/“I apâ€" that I) plied to him for news of the young‘nameâ€"some refugee, doubtless: an, and feigned ignorance. Then ' , told him plainly that M. de Car- nocl had been seen to enter his house, that he had not been seen 3. . .._.’.._~mwwwuw.z~. W- V - - if he has not already done so. Iwoud concern themselves to know I “You have, however, under yOur eyes, a striking illustration of his mode of proceeding with a French- man who incommodes him.” , “M. de Carnoel’s case-is peculiar. He was- accused of theft; he; had taken flight. It was probablelthat no one, unless it...were his accusers, what had become of him. I _....._ -rfad; _:--.4\;.£..-.“._‘Z..â€"_‘._ l - The unfortunate woman, who was m7 _ _ :1 I I , ,,.,, “in...” a lWednesglaygyeping, Vignoryend I, GERMANY’S 1min) LESSONS. who'were going to pass the evening at my uncle’s, observed a light in lthe office, and on going in made a Ifrightful discovery. ,The safe .is de- ifended by an apparatus so con- structed as to seize by the arm any. one. who shall attempt to. open it without taking certain precautions. Well, a woman’s hand Was found remaining in the vice. To avoid ibeing arrested, she had caused her Jhand to be amputated.” “Do you believe an ordinary thief ,would have done that?” asked the Ecountess, in a quivering voice." “Assuredly not. I thought from the first this attempt at theft had a special motive. Afterward, when I learned the disappearance of the Russian’s casket, I was convinced of it. We concreived'_â€"Vign'ory and Iâ€"the unfortunate idea of keeping what we had learned, secret.-le attempt was not repeated "by the woman, who must have been sufâ€" fering the consequences of'the am- putation.” “If she did not die of it,” murâ€" mured the countess.- . “It is certain that she had an ed. by Georget~and the next day this accomplice succeeded without accident.” “You say that-there were two at- tempts at theft, and that the first took place during a soirec at M. Dorgercs’. M. de Carnoel was doubtless in your uncle’s salon at that time?” “Yes, certainly; he never missed the,~chnesday reception.” “He was not, therefore, with the It might be said he had given them instructions. It is in- admissible. Information, furnished by the secretary of M. Dorgeres, the intimate friend of the cashier, would have -been‘.- more complete. thieves. mutilated, would not have lost her hand. He who took the casket the next evening underStood how to avoid its terrible embrace. Do you still maintain that in this interval M de Car-noel might have warned them? It would be an absurd supâ€" position. The ,secretary, initiated into all his master’s secrets, must have long known the existence of the trap, and had he been in league with the thieves, would rot have waited for a graye accident before pointing out the means to avoid it.” i “All that is very just,” murmured Maxime. . . ' “So. just,” resumed the countess with energy, “that I am lost in amazement at the blindness which struck you all at the moment the theft Was discovered. To accuse a man for the simple reason that he is absent is something unheard of.” “It was not I,â€"â€"I did not accuse him,â€".I was not present.” “No; Georget told me there were Only this Russian and the cashier. The Russian was in the waitingâ€" room. The cashier was .alone when he discovered the theft.” “True; but he called 001. Boris- off, and sent immediately for my uncle. Vignory verified the con- tents in his presence.” “And they recognized the disapé pearance of the casket. The cash- ier also made known that a sum of money was takenâ€"I don’t know what, something comparatively in- significant,â€"â€"and it was believed on his affirmation.” . “Butâ€"unless it could be suppos- ed he had taken it himselfâ€"~” , “No such question was raised. iThelThe case is simply this: Here are colonel would "scarcely undertake Ithree men brought together by an such a game with you or me,” “He would find Some mode of at- tack. I tell you this man isl for- midable, for" he shrinks from no means of vengeance, and in this af- fair he has a great'vengeande to execute. He has been overreafched by those who have taken his papers, and if he could annihilate them every one he would not hesitate.” “You believe that this theft} had only a political end. But by whom?” ’ 1 ‘ ‘By proscribed unfortuniites, probably. Europe is full of ekilesl who, having suffered from Muscoâ€" vitc despotism, make war upon it from afar. I. have the good fortune not to be a Russian subject. I have therefore, nothing to do withlper- sons of the Borisoff species. But I am always of the party of the weak, and therefore it. is that I interest myself in those whom this spy per- secutes.” , “Then if M. de Carnoel had aid- ed the persecuted in getting possesâ€" sion of this casket, you would deâ€" fend 'him still ‘2” . . “ch, certainly; but it is not true. We know who committed the theft since Georget has designated a Certain Ladislas. It is a Polish )’ “Before placing myself at your disposal, let me enlighten you fur- ther as to the history of the theft. It is well you should know all. One event which touches them all in dif~ forent ways; and without reflection, without investigation, these three men agree to imputc the misdeed 'to a youth whose life hitherto had been irreproachable.” “Appearances were against him, his abrupt departurew” “But they knew the cause of this departure. Your uncle knew very well that he-had dismissed M. de Carnoel, who was'jn despair. The cashier had received the young man’s confidence after the event took place, and the. Russian was made by them aware of the situa- tion. N0 matterâ€"these gentlemen forthwith decide that M. de Car- noel is the last of scoundrels; that he has dishonored himself to oblige an enemy of M. Borisoff and to ap- propriate a few bank-notes. instead of delivering him to the au- thorities, who would at least have allowed him a chance to vindicate himself, they agree to abandon him to the investigations and the venâ€" geance pf a man interested, and consequently partial. In truth, one appears to be dreaming when he examines calmly the strange feaâ€"- tures of this affair.” ’ Maxime, struck dumb as he. lis- tened, lowered his head and spoke not a word, having no reply to make to the close reasoningsof the countess. (To be continued.) v accompliceâ€"this Ladislas ncnto And ' Been Ravagcd Time and A gain. 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