The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 195: what you’re looking at

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THE AMERICAN MARQUIS, A 191. ‘Tete-de-Fer uttered an impreeation and made an \ effort | t6 free himself. © Quiet, ami, or Vl twist your arms. Elise bring me a rope. I must tie this wild beast or he may not be willing to stay here and listen to my story.” Elise brought a rope from her room. With his arms bound ‘T'ete-de-Fer leaned sullenty against the wall. Alphonse had viewed the strange oecurrence with increas- ing fear. He began to see how eomplately he had been duped and played with. Clinton placed himself so that he could see the two men, and they could see him. __ “Tam going to tell you a story, you two. Part of it you know, part of it you do not. | “On the 13th of N ovember, 1865, apoor artist was trapped into a marriage. I need not ‘describe the ceremony ‘< He was takes from his wife blindfolded. ‘That had been agreed upon. ‘“lhree men set upon him to kill him. He killed two of them and escaped. “He swore he would be avenged. He needed money to do anything; but he was patient. He took the money which had been paid te the hired assassins, and went to California and speculated. In two years he was worth millions. “*Ve was very lucky in that and eae things, as you will see. ‘“‘ He hunted for the people who had injured him, and found them, excepting, of course, the two who were dead. ‘“Who are they? Listen. “ Grace Howard, Alphonse Gorinot, Robert Caradoc, and the Mayor of D’Iber rl. The mayor, luckily for him, is crazy. I used one of the offenders to punish him. ‘“ Robert Caradoc, now that you know me, you can say if I have made you suffer. ‘I have used you to punish the others, and have not ceased to torment you. I found out what was dearest to you and struck you there. sate was through me that Hlise met him and bist you aside. oe ad) -comicbooks co