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a a 3 THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. 268 even amidst her own horrible hts, ; ducted her away—upon that bed was stretched faneying, that something was taking place different the corpee of the landlady, her countenance what hér companion had at first apprehended, and | blackened and swollen, preventing a hideous and of a nature which, though fully sustaining the | loathsome spectacle, with all the evidences of tenseness of her fee had nevertheless turned | having been smothered of strangled. Now did them all into another L, the terrific truth flash to the comprehension of the Those sounds had ceased: stillness prevailed | horrified Katé Marshall—the mystery was cleared again for a few moments; and then 4 sudden ejd- | up—~ehe comprehended it all! culation of horror rang the house. But| The measures of the gendarmes were promptly at the very same moment, the rapid trampling of | taken. A couple of them hastened to attach the horses reached the cars of the appalled and dis-| mules to the vehicle; and into this Kate Marshall mayed Paquette and Kate. Those steeds by direction, up to the of the tavern; and then the Span- | trank was not forgotten: indeed she was treated ish girl, with an exclamation of joy, sprang to the | with the utmost courtesy and respect; a window—threw it open—and looking forth, eried i ri - One of treaty, struck as being a prayer for succour.| the gexdarmes drove the chaise: the muleteers was in the front of the house; and flinging her | were compelled to march She also flew to the little latticed casement, which and tho innkpeper, their arms pinioned with cords, . on care foot giances forth, she felt that dhe was saved: for the | the mounted band of police, who took good rays of a light gleaming from one of the lower | to keep a fitm hold of the long ends of the ropes windows, were teflected by the sword-hilts of a| ‘which bound them. ‘We should add that no other body of mounted police. door of the hostelry was immediately burst | already in by these officials; and Paquetta, flinging her- | been accustomed to act as his own hostler—the self with wild joy upon Kate's bosom, fainted in | murdered woman and the ; her arms. all the domestiv duties of so limited an establish- tnent. Before the quitted the house where — the terrific tragedy occurred, the doors were carefully secured, the police taking the keys away CHAPTER CXLITI. with them,—thus leaving the corpse of the mut- Wered woman behind. As the chaise rofled on through the darkness | of the forest, Kate Marshall testified to the utmost EXPLANATIONS. Invrnite were the confusion, the bustle which followed this forcible flight of stairs—also the loud and menacing voices of the police, and the ejacalations of | lavish too many proofs of friendship, love, and the landlord. Ina few minutes and heavy attachment wpon one to whim whe Tay under such footsteps ascehded the flight to the attic—the doot | fnoalculable obligations. Pagquetta this a with a candle, appeared] time recovered her fortitude and presence of the threshold. He spoke to Kate on account of arrival of the gendarmes, ab- to make him com i well calcu- cause with from the ry & Hin S E 1 S g x] ef gt They obeyed his landing below, they the | i : : F : | ; Fe i t i | (GO) _* A ( C) DOO CS (COL