LEGS-MATHIAS IN TROUBL

tected one of the dev

had carried him through so far, b

company began to inquire ve

ongst them w

circumstances of this gross outrage, and then it was elicit

of the company. "Of cour

" said

ed feather in his

her, it is true, but the fe

agog Brand c

," he said. "I saw

ob the c

eant, I gave the alarm; but the devi

f a dozen at once, "I

guests, eagerly. "What c

ated another,

pposite faction, loudly

or green," said he, "

proceeded with, nobody happened to

time, in the motley-coloured crowd, of

out the coloured feathers in their head gear, than he

ntroversy grew warm

sible haste for

when he was accosted by two men, whose

ere ge

ground yet, sir," sa

d the devil, promptly. "I

ardon," said

has been

s,

w it. Well, what you don't know is that the robbery is supposed to have bee

s,

grinned as

These are the contessa

t me,

ard if you capt

d said, with an air of self-conf

ped the gendarme upo

sort of man f

he turned and

iously agreed upon, he ran across the brigand

alleys in the grounds, at the end of which was

bout to divest himself of half o

the most natural exclamation he could make, all things c

minute or so

pon the gravel walk, and a man i

call it a shabby affair. Why, there's not a respectable drink

e as he staggered on, until all of a sudden he ran on to the a

ing such an alarming figure towering

vil!" he shouted w

r he will bring the whole

as about to make short work with hi

"not that. Hold him tight an

uld have gone hard with the unfortunate

s, on which he could scarcely stand, for his old, familiar stumps,

he implored, in drunken

in a thrilling voice, "your

aned the wretched

ime has

ercy!" ga

ev

little time

N

t persuasive manner, "and I'll stand any thing you like to-hi

undered the i

m d

h you, an

tagger

ace of five minutes at the outside, the devil disappeared, and was replaced by a gay cav

s jewels had not by any means subsided, so the confusion prevailing in conseq

conservatory, into which Mr. Mole had strolled, or

Mole, and concealed himself behin

pon making hims

ible bottle w

am a devil of a fellow. All the ladies love me, and all the men fear me. I'm too

a suck at

ing; "I don't think he will see me again in a hurry-he, he!" He raised

war

and then got ver

ing nervously round; "come in,

the same hollow

cried Mole; "I'm gon

war

ng," cried Mole; "

unston following

eally trying to get little Emily and Paquita to take ca

following them up as closely as was prudent; "that complica

teo

d then Hunston began to look anxiously about h

ter return," he hea

own, and five or six men

rls were seized and borne off in stout, relentless arms, the

gate," excla

on, and the whole danger flashed into his m

ried. "And I will lose my life rather th

ed and faced

," he said meaningly,

to grapple with him

he ground, and then one of the brigands

d gave a command which made

in the space of two minutes, Mr. Mole

arted thief," he cried

ise, but down

s lop

d

amputated one o

*

a moment, let us

anger scot free, and made a very rich prize, but he must needs return

hat he was flu

ave thought twi

ssing the late robbery in great excitement, and as he was pressing forwa

pologise, and recognis

arietta," Mat

d of the room, closely followed by Mathias,

" he exclaimed,

ant with me?"

to p

d, interrupting him abru

me pl

the

robber, "if you will not he

re the looking-glass, and general coquettish behaviour in the

t Mar

y has

ter or

r form

Marie

l, starting back as

impulse wa

, she recovered, and collecting her senses a lit

yet not a bad

r duty pla

rself known at o

nd, discussing the robbe

known to Marietta; so she made straig

me. I am Marietta. He has just said something to me whic

little startled at this sudden ad

rietta eagerly, "or he will go

aid Jefferson, stridi

nd he hurried through the crowded room towards the door, and was

Mathias was capsized, and toge

the Greek fierc

Greek's assailant. "I know you, my yellow-feath

brigand, with compressed li

ve little Brand. "I have got you

e was met with a blow from Jefferson's fist w

less on the gro

was found that in that brief struggle

rd was buried up to

r B

e been almost

d thereupon an agent of the secret police

f the most daring of the brigands hereabouts; we

!" he added, glancing at the lifeless form

a glance, he dropped on his knees beside the body of Magog Brand, where J

ted," said h

k his head

faint again

ha

ev

no, Brand, dear

ed and br

ion. "Poor Magog Brand is at the end of hi

ON! SHOUTED MOLE HUNSTON IS HERE