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tos mmm’s wmt A Story of the French Commune. BY EVELYN .JEi SOLD. CHAPTER XXlV.—[Continued. ] He signified to the soldiers that he w ished to be alone with the prisoner for a few moments. They retired. Then turning to Michon, he said, “You have heard the charge. This letter proves, or denies it—ns I choose. And you and I have a little business to transact before you are free.” Michon began a trembling supplication. “Stop! I said business. You are m the pay of the Countess de Chayolles ?” “Yes.” “She is rich ?” “Yes!” “By wliat means ?”' “By the Count’s will, 1 suppose.” “And that will? Oh, your start! You would not make a good diplomatist, M, Michon. k Your forte is police-spying.” “What monsieur ! you would not— —” “I would though—would immediately ac quaint the Delegate ol Police with the f ct that M. Michon was one ot the police spies of the Imperial Government,” “M. Marcus, spare me!” “It is possible 1 may. But let us return to that will. Did you sec it?” “Yes, sir.” A cold perspiration broke out on the prison er’s forehead. But at hist he answered, “My wife and I.” “A singular choice, M. Michon ! Now, who wtotc that will ?” The concierge could not see that those were guesses—could not see that the Jew had started from a mere vague supposition o', his own; and had only become sure of the truth of his sur mises by the help of what he had extorted from the prisoner. He saw nothing but a wild mob shooting the spy to deatn, leveled muskets, his own form propped against the wall; and he blurted out everything. He described Juliet’s conspiracy, the part he had played in it, the result it had yielded. Marcus listened stolidly, taking notes of dates, ntunes, etc.; and when the confession was at an CiVi, he called to the soldiers to come back, and directed that the prisoner was lo be kept in confinement until further orders. But lie had neglecte I one precaution. Madame Michon appeared an hour after Mar cus had left the llctel de Villa, and asked lo be admitted to see her husband. “There’s no order to the contrary,” said the corporal. And the woman was admitted. Michon had by Ibis time reflected that to give up his mistress was to dt nouuee himself ns an accomplice in the forgery. Asa police spy, he might be happy again under another Govern ment; as a forger, he was as badly off under the Bonnpnrtes as under the Commune. So he hurriedly communicated to his wife all that had been devulged. And, in a few minutes, Madame Michon’s stout figure was being conveyed to the Champs Elyaees as rapidly as two cab horses could draw her. Juliet was warned that night. CHAPTER XXV. THU COUNTER-PLOT. “Oh! mndame, madnme!” cried the woman Micliou, breaking into Juliet's boudoir; “inv poor Miclion —my poor Michon!” • Your .Michon may lie in the last stage of penury,” said Juliet, impatiently; “but that is no excuse for disobeying my orders.” “Michon sent me to you, Madame.” “Sent you? Where is ho? He ought to be at Versailles at this hour,” “Oh, madnme, they have taken him ! He’s at the Hotel de Yilie. ’ “Taken him!” said Juliet, guessing at what had occurred. “On what charge !” “Asa spy. A letter was found on him ad dressed to a Versailles officer. Mv poor Michon!” “Well!” “Oh ! and he bade me tell you that to save his life, he had been forced to tell all—all !” “All what!” “The will—the Comte.” At last, the Belle America hie winc-od and turned pale. Had it come to this? The-price of such plots; such crimes, to be lost by a dull groom’s blundering cowardice! She vv.is brave and strong of nerve; but a course, vulgar ifc nouement at tlie assizes made her shrink and flutter. She elicited from Mndame Michon all the con cierge had confided to his wife; and then lia-ti ly ordered her to seek De Boisrobert, and bring him instantly to the hotel. The ingenious chevalier t" Industrie had thought it advisable to remain in close retirement since the outbreak of the Commune; but lie kept within reach of Juliet, for prudential reasons. Indeed, ho would have left Paris weeks before, had he not considered that such a proceeding would endanger his share of the Comte’s for tune He was waiting ibr money, that with no exemplary patience, it was a primary maxim ot his simple code of morality, that to secure the payment, of a debt, ore must hold the knife to the debtor’s throat. He up; eared, therefore, in a few minutes, and Iras immediately informed of wlmt had taken place. “Stop!” he cried; “the first, tiling- to be ascer- who questioned that promising retainer of yours? Red you outi much faith in mc-as you did in him, this might posibly not lve happened.” “Who questioned him ?” Oil ! a member of the Commune —Marcus, I think.” “Of course, by Jove ! Marcus! T know that gentleman’s biography. Ho lodged at the Rue Caumartin —’tis the rascal who look a fancy to that girl Iteine. Well, i took a fancy to him, in a platonic ad detective fashion. 1 think I know the man. Just before lie evacuated the Rue Caumartin, 1 got my friend Michon to ad mit. me to the Jew’s second floor. The only things that rewarded my curiosity were two small objects, which then simply struck me as being inappropriate to his surroundings and manner of life, but which now furnish a good clue to his identity; a small, very small white glove with initials inside, and a common por trait-carte.” Where are they ?’’ “In my pocket-book, perhaps. I generally keep such things about me. Ay! here they are! . “My portrait?” cried Julia; “my glove !’’ “I)o you guess ?” “Give me a/moment. Yes, yes!” said she, after & pause. Oh, we are in merciful hands, Clement! The glove has only two buttons—it must be five cr fix years old. The portrait is one of Nadar's; and I have had no photograph taken there for five years at least. It is the glove Gerstain gave me in one of his fondling litf* it is the portrait I gave him.” “Exactly. Now hear what use can lie made of these two sentimental relics. Fancy the poor old fool keeping them in spite of every thing ! Oh, they were ail Chevaliers Bayard in that generation!” “Enough satire,” said Juliet, abruptly. “They re all chevaliers (''lndustrie in this!” There was yet enough of the woman in her to shrink from this species of m wkery. “Well we must meet M. or Citizen Marcus, with a counterplot—and that a bold one. Denounce him as a usurer, a swindler a felon, a false democrat; and I answer tor the rest. The circle of my aequviiituuoe includes a few liberal-minded gent emeu, nho, for u slight consideration, will hound on ainobagainsi a man so- denounced. The result will lie tlie i total and eternal eclipse of M. Gerstain, alias Marcus.” .Juliet shuddered; butshesaid. readily enough, “So be it. When will you act?” “Immediately ! I will operate a slight change of costume; and, this afternoon, the trick will be clone, should an opportunity serve.” All that afternoon, in truth, Marcus was fol lowed by a loafing idler >n a blouse. He was busy, and gave the spy not a little trouble. The affairs of the Commune were growing black and dismal. Defeat was without tlie wal's, dis sension within. No ingenuity could- gioze over the ill news that can e in hourly from the out posts; no individual faith and fervor could teach the dispirited, ill-fed, ill-disciplined sol diery to hope and combat. The future of the Commune looked blurred in the smoke ol in cendiarism, in the vapor of blood. At last, Clement saw an opportunity. He had followed Marcus to the Place de la Bourse; and here the Jew’s horse was stopped by a vast crowd of National Guards, workmen, and women. The populi.ee were exasperated against its elect; and that easy cry of “Treason !” was raised again. Marcus still retained his popularity; bin Clement saw that it need but a word to turn the voice of the multitude against this Eole re maining favorite. The crowd, surging and swerving about the Bourse steps, caught a sight of Marcus. lie was hailed with eager cries. “.Speak to the people, Citizen Representant! Speak to the people !” Obeyir-g the behest, the Jew mounted the Bourse steps, and proceeded to say a few words, advising patience, moderation, fortitude. “Ay! patience!” muttured Clement to a blouse. “And that’s the man who cheated ■ thousands a few years ago—that’s Gerstain, the banker!” He continued in this strain. Tlie people were discontented. The rumor spread, rose, swelled to a cry, to a yell. “Enough ! enough ! —swindler—Jew—usurer —thieri Enough, Gerstain! Down with the banker!” Marcus’ face paled. He was silent a moment, then said, slowly, “Of what am I accused, citi zens? and by whom ?” Clement saw that none would speak—that the Jew’s firm attitude had already half subdued tire rumor. So reluctantly, for a moment, he ro.se on a cafe chair, arid cried, “I accuse yo i of being the swindler, the fraudulent bankrupt, Ger.-tain, of Gerstain and Cos!” Marcus could scarcely discern bis accuser’s face, but h s heard tlie words, and felt that the moment had come when he must plead for his life. He stood erect, fie asked for silence with a wave of tlie hand, and said, in deep, ringing tones. “This is true, citizens. But hear me. You know if towards you 1 have acted against the spirit of sacred words, Equality, Fraternity, ft' any of you whom I helped, to the best of my power, in bjginc days, be present here, they will bid you hear me. 1 am tlie banker, Ger stain. A woman who lias danced at Imperial ba.ls, who flaunted her luxury in your faces, whom you all know by name, entrapped me, en tangled me, led me to ruin and dishonor. 1 em barked my fortune, the fortune of ot hers, in mines belonging to her. These mines were worthless, and she knew it. I loved her, and she cast me off when 1 had served her vile purpose. 1 make this no excuse, no plea of pardon. But the few words i am about to add may bear weight with you. 1 have toiled six years in utter poverty, with the blight of shame upon me; mid, citi zens, to-day I can say I have made the utmost amends in my power. Every debt, even to the smallest of Gcrstaiu’s bank was paid yesterday, with interest ot six per cent.” Loud cheers interrupted the speaker. He continued : “I have been sorely punished citizens, and I have done what i could to atone for my crime. Is this enough ? Do suffering and atonement cleanse us ? Am I worthy to speak in your name, to lead you to the barricades, to die in your front ranks ? Answer. 1 await the ver dict of |he sovereign people!” Addressed to -. French mob, such words could have but one effect. There was a wild cry of applause. A thousand caps were lifted, a thou sand hands waved “Courage!’ and “Pardon!” “ l ive It Commune ' Vive Citizen Marcus!” Then Marcus rose again, and cried, “But he who accires me! Let him come forward.” A pale, livid face rose above tlie sea of heads A weak, cadavereus form pushed through the crowd to the Bogrse steps. “Who are you ?” cried Marcus. “Was it you accused mi' ?” “I accuse no honest man like yon, citizen. My name is Paul Lagarde !” CHAPTER XXVI. RETRIBUTION. An amazed cry rose from several parts of the crowd. Then a shout of glee. “Ay, it is—it is Lagarde.” Systematic vagabondage had made the ne’er do well acquainted with many strange bed-fol lows ; one cannot be nice as to the society one keeps at the sign of the “Belle Etoiie.” So there were witnesses enough to speak to Paul’s identity, despite the havoc sickness and priva tion had made in his face and figure. He reached tlie topmost step at las!; an ’.then turned sharply round, and pointing to a spot in 1 * with the efforts of one terrified man to escape, he cried. “Seize that man !” J dozen hands were laid on the struggling figure. It was hoisted up, and, blanched by ter roi, a face appeared above Die level of the crowd. “De Boisrobert!" exclaimed Marcus, in a low voice. Lagarde heeded him not. Ilis t hin face worked with passionate hatred. “This i= Citizen Marcus’ accuser!” he cried. “Look at him—look at me and hear how fit. he is to come forward in the cause of virtue 4 His asrum.-d name i- De Boisrobert. His re 1 name lie himself know not He wa an idle, disso lute clerk in a notary’s oliiee ten years ago. He robbed Iris master, and was condemned to ihe galleys, lie escaped, after undergoing eighteen months’ imprisonment, an 1 lived— heaven 1 nows how —in hiding for two or three months. Then he appeared in Paris with & little money, and some lo'ters of introduction ; an.l b.-gan 3'fi again as M Clement de Boisrobert. Since then lie has lived as many oilier men of his class live in Paris. s He played lansquenet with young Eng lish noblemen, juvenile Russian princes, proud to know one ot tlie lions of the fashionable world of Paris. He received pay from tiic secret service fund of the Empire, lie was a spy and gamester. Now, hear my personal charge again.-t him. He had reasons of his own to de sire my disappearance. He was captain of my company of Gardes Nationales. Wantonly, gaily, he sent fifty men on a useless and fatal ex pedition. in order that I, among tlie fifty, might lull and be heard of no more. Citizens, 1 was grievously wounded. T received a ballet in the breast, and lay as dead for twelve hours. Then some poor peasants from the village of Boulogne found roe, took me to their half-ruined cottage, nursed me through fever, delirium and weak ness, that made me us a little child. I crept into Paris as soon as I could move—fouFdays ago —and sought the villain you hold, to'tear his black heart from his breast, fhoquard, Za brinski, if you are here, come forward, and bear witness against him !’’ “No need !” cried the crowd. “He is judged His face is enough—look at it?” And truly his face was twisted and discolored like that of a man who felt lie deserved no mercy, and who expected none. Choqunrd was absent; but Zabrinski come forward, and gave conclusive evidence. Th n the fury of tlie m b km-w no bounds. Women gibed at ihe wretch ; men buffeted him in the face. Justice, mercy, was forgotten. The people, had suffered too much at tlie hands ofvsucb as this man. But Marcus raised his voice tranquilly, dis passionately. remarking, ju ily, “The man must not be condemned unheard. Take him to the Hotel dc Vide. The courtm-irtinl will decide.” Paul admitted no such plea. Fie rose again, and cried, “Hear one word more, first. Who was at the cafe of the ‘Three Blind Men’ one night, when a spy was unmasked by C'noquard?” “I was !” “I F’ “I!” Many among the crowd claimed to have been present. “Was this man that spy?” “Ay, it was he ! ’ cried the former conspira tor, recognizing the spy at iast. The crowd was dragging its prey away, but, oy a gesture, Paul implored another moment. He drew a letter from iris pocket, and read the denunciation of Francisquc as a Republican, penned by Clement de Boisrobert. “There !” cried Lagarde—“compare that with hifilmndwriting.” And he threw the paper to the group that surrounded the spy. Clement’s pockets were searched in a moment. A note-book was found. The handwritings were compased. A mad rush—and the crowd was hurrying to the Palais Royal, with the spy in its centre. In those quiet, laughing gardens of Philippe Egalite’s palace, a summary act of justice was about to be accomplished. Six National Guards were hastily chosen by the crowd. The culprit was dumb with despair. He sub mitted sullenly to be pushed against the railings of the square. He started vacantly when lie was ordered to kneel. Then, suddenly, his eyes brightened vindic tively. Choquard’s tall form appeared on the margin of the crowd. “Cue moment!” the spy said, huskily—“one moment, citizens. If l am to die, I’ll die in good company.” The blouses stared at him in amazement. “Off with iris head !” said one, eontemptous'y. “White-livered at the end ! These are the offi cers who sent honest working-men to death!” “No, no 1” said Clement “Then in a loud voice, he added, pointing to Choqunrd,“You see that brave staff officer? You are judges here— eh? Well, seize him as a thief—a thief! It was he who robbed the Castle Ch ivolies five years ago!” Choqnard advanced with perfect sc-lf-posses sion. “Ay, my friends, I was indiscreet enough to look into the family secrets of the noble De Chayolles. This is what 1 discovered.” lie produced o paper, and read “ ‘Tlie words lam about to write were intended to atone for the great siu of my life.’ You don’t want any sentiment! But firstly,prisoner,where were you born ?” “At Rouen,” answered Clement, in a choking voice. “Your mother’s name?” “Hlise Yvon !” “Good !” Now T will resume my reading. Hum ! hum ! ‘Prayers—forgiveness—’ That's not it? Ah, here: ‘I was legally married to that Norman peasant girl. But, discovering that before her marriage she had been the mistress of a gentleman—her father’s landlord —I abandoned her. She was living when I married again. I heard of her death several years ago. Her child—for she bore a child to me—had disuppeard. This is all the atone ment 1 can make ; To that child, my son, born at Rouen, in tlie year 1838, of Hlise Yvon, my wife, and me, Cumte de -. hayol’es, l leave* the whole of iny earthly possessions. God send tiiat he may be found to pardon me ! Signed, Comte de Chayolles.’ ” A wild shriek broke from Clement’s lips. “My father ! It was my father ! Pool! —fool! Oh, let me live! lam rich! You shall shaie with rne 1” The six soldiers advanced in line, and stood opposite the writhing figure. “Ob, good gentlemen, you shall be rich! Ycur children shall be rich ! Comte de Chayolles— the Comte de Chayolles pledges his word !” “Present arms!” said Ghoquard, briefly. “One !” “Oh, heaven!—rich ! —noble!” “Two !” “You can’t vou dare not!” “Three!” “Pity—you demons !’’ “Fire !” • ♦ A huddled mass fell against the railing, bleed ing and writhing. Two short gasps were heard, and then a gamin sneered, “Exit Comte de Chayolles 1” [Yo be Continued.'] A KEMASKABLE set. 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