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Show I I TJIE MAN WHO WAS LOST. IK it SrlMoo D-wnjetle keplainaUtaop II la Ibt ltu ! Slu. rrt H tjtJ "' . ( ' LainochMdmi. ... .. L I tltttMiinull mdiwD.nuJ IiUwIi .ft Urn, cor tooklinc woman, anil capa- r 'R tKlpIon'n it W 11 ln i8guUlr I fi 1 -.neVenlfnl , , i .. t, V , on lBKltIrcnmUBC tiulniffl. It, I 'ill no, lUt , UMtl often to irUl lo IiU urn- jfcj ' ,1m larroof lhl twro hkiIW In U tli making w lien Mpton fcwara a 1ipi- wjj One nlcM, lroytrt IWor t)tlm cf l jT fed lot reduction lo th rovler. Mplon liM I i pm to t&atteaitT,airdaf.eMb perform Ml , ( ,( had taken roaUrrato a tvaiauratit LW ' , iDllirifMhrt4IittlMjpp-r IUUirn J i ! In hoine.aiUr lie wa In il Hclplon lieafl fJjJ m nolM lo th fliun. It ariiinl Miu-vlf Hf ! U Willi Ux4jvk, went down And, Itli tU I HI if' JwJitUnrwM th ..aatllr aommonM pollre, I HI llti rAiturflB burglar , fl, j Tho man. who wlJ U wa an Kalian J alii f tiamrd Velora, i)lclalineil farnraltjr all til ft Monloue lntcntl ia, but dohU nt w Wi i' Itooil arrounl f Mm If, Hclplon I row pi cuted Llm t lip iron lr J In wo- IH' 1 vktvl aud r-rtt to llrrat, j . Two j art latrr Ki tplon tnt Wlnra In a Jj cafaadtad kltn arrratcd a an ncaprd Wi 1 In Ui frlr Pttc( lfvlptonrrctlml J ' mcll riwUGr.Uun from .Martlnl'tue tlutt a 171 . ; lc hf lfr touiln of bU on tla Ulaud, whwi i . inm.wM l'atU, wai iImmI ami l..l Iff t l , llm Mr to all Ma iirofrtr whleh wat zji larK, an J Inrluilnl a talaalln ujtar fi ' i-UoUtlou. IkuruHlca w furlhfr In IS1 tomrtlf tL noUry hI bt, Jrantbatlt wa i frouM U tftraa-irf for him to come out la Ql f )wnwaandaIn)lr)ltrron lli rtat)iicr hr drrtOMTahlrowtf Krrat Iom anl lucou (Iff ; J nlt nr and inanjr daUja. l3 r Tli bouncraU of XarU la not a trarrllnn 111 , rbaractrr, ImtntlUierli La willing lo !o fXJ jiiottrr l( h ran bttp W, Pclpkn twunhi III ' T hrmvltarrunk, coiiiqiIUnI thalltllal'Oti Il r Ui la to )'u (1 ltl to madatna'a .flpt j - rtrpi h waaqnitflaaromiK-trnt tolake i fjua of It at limlea iV-cJ of all h1 ill njl proprty In Iarii ti ma-lame a a prf rrnt hyl IP ! lrof anrWfnt. au.IU.rD MiMIor brrtha nil B atfwt Und f adtu MlW fur Martinique, Jnl !P tU IknUaux, InnMii wbkh tool, outa l? ' r. rarffo of clarr t AOd oil fir tL Inucli 11 IbJ ' ' and autl Xir OrWos. ; w! J Urien )earallM rearlied Martlnlqn jpl Sv an-1 wmttoFt. Jaan.liewMalnirljatrufk Sill if. dumb t find tU nula ftllr and well and iff j if all tho notarial paptri ha bad m-ehoj for W i ktrkal 3 lI V Thar waa nothing for Llm to do bat g4 rr IS fiv h ljrltf WM ta'l Inadaf for New hi ft lil 3, Oflrant, and rVlplon ltermlnel to ko lfl Ul 1 IhllherlnlwT, Ukothnrara toXewYork, ! wf .S and tlwattomfrtfamra toflrr,ln urder Sttj toifft home again a prr.Hlyaa powible, Wa f lie waa Lurnlnxlo audtbn polka In aearrh MI fi TawaUwLo bad boaint him and SH 1 1 2 mad Llru apeod bla mone and vuffrr Bftf itr alrlnrm la a wlIdgooM cbau. Jlo waa I t ( arawd with art thprvllmIiuir7d(VMltluD JH1 . aodatatenwntanivwar7tuoieii tbrae, Ui duplicate of which were, tol-o forwanlrd MB i by the anUtorlllm frum Martlulque. Jj j Animl la .New Orlran. hdjilon de i I trnnlnrd loaprndadayurtwo lu tho city H T i U-forauklm,tbecanifurKew York, II H 111 ! Miibpata boardlntt Itotuje In the trench H If ' qttr, anldrtuIUmMHtoalLt'log J with great a-fcldulty. Hi I, bkla at IreaU lb aecoud morning HI f ' afur LUarriralhawiu warmly greetM lr HI Yf a et ranger who took bU bund and aald. "I Bl LJ atntrnlydalliihMl lo yoa, Montlear M y (jurntlaeaiil When did yuti arrlret ' Mm li tejptoa grntly lnfurmM tho man that bo ft IV wa ntt QuoutlBraii, but Mplon ! Bl IS Th itraiiR-tr with creAt tlolftice aall HI IM that tho dodit wonldu't gi down thrrvt fi PQ i Kett thing he'd want U repridiato that glj fl LUUfKatuiowel.MaralidlIaahea. 3o!t hk i i Bclplonaald hehadoniy been In the city ?m iff1 adny, hatlntTtraeeotho atranser Ufurr, Jl Vi finr atiewLewhorrwhatMaraU llughra Iff A f i l wtro onaequntlycouM not jiuwlUyotr lid ril it tlwnor an)UMyelttoan)th)tig. !M Ijl II An hour later SclpUm waa arrrfcdona il tfl warrant taken out by Maralt & IluKhea, HI tl ( liquor dcalor In Canal alreet, acMtul Jl 111 l lVrre Queutlnoan, an abounding debtor !jl IU bftlplon DwruetlM, allai (JututlrMau, 1 1 t WMait Inloprltkon. lie found aUwyer, I T , and v. 1th great dUllcuUjf and at the uoat or f C j lialf hie moury itrorod that he wm (Tot lleM (jnrutlneau, but hclplou lKarueM,Apa I'll Mnt'reratlOnl thabrfg )traj(Anxa,of Ilor- Uj draux. Hut for theripUlu be would bar I f n bnii contictMl, fur MTrral wltnrM awor II fl that ho waa Qinnliiii'au. If til ' A Ku aa Helplon ww rtlfA.a.lL went mIW ' totlMt leroe and emharkMim a teauier Lf for Meiopfalt, Uteudlug to roak hla way mjk tLencu by ri41 to hvvr nrlc, yW At Jdtmphla 1 wan mldintM, tn llfnl tlcpdlntoaluwgrogKeryutwItr tho Hull Srmlt IU robljc,l ' etcry cent Lo bad left. lji2 ' Mplon found bU way to tho mayor of tha J ILK Ity, who promise I to wrllo to tho French i 11k J ') roiuul at New OrUaue alwtit It and lo (IVT aviidthtIlcnarrlioftbAbIrrr. 1 1 1 II Jj BclploD meantliiM wrula to I'urU to mad i I aaiafor a remliUoce, and went about In IIImS avarch of a altuatlou. A cottou broker f I nlF " ''lni 'me romuiKiiidrni-a with I' I mm lmUlana crrolt plaotera to Uwlt after, and h Itfl Lo waa tbui enabled to earn enough to eat, illBil but tio attoKtr nor remlttauro cam from IbS ij luadatne, aud our toor exlfo could nut mm makmoiKynoulitouVbimbome At rivj UsthwnUtobU coiwln lu Martinique I ' lWv ( Mating bU clrcumtancAit aud ntlvel I 1 IBI aliortly after lu reply a draft for 2.5J0 1 MM frnuca. 1 ift bcltlonlrametllaUlylioui:btlilmefome ' j ItiJJ clothca aud necraxarlej took tho car aud 'j l tartd for New Yorh. ; l2 llerowhUowaltlDgfnrtlioeaUIogof tho i 11b I Havre ttMtratr ha wu again umtrd aa nlHI Nlng rierro Qtientlnrau, a fugltU from J I Juvtloo anit a lud forgir. lEw Hy tli merest food luck the cotton 111 hub broker In wbuut efnploy Lo had been lu IIbm Memphla lutpKitrJ to b In the city, and Mnjl Mplonwaaat.letoeiitaMuhaitalibL Hit 1 1 1 port waa rtolcu f nun him mi the Mem Ilftjfl t'bl itramer, uud bo hod to getnuolher i lift's bt"1 'u r Vork, Lwlng thu doUjcd a 1 li. Wrk. I &i lltially,to bU lateiuo Joy, bowi out I ilw' tldeVNiiidy lluokonbiarviiiru toyairo. zL II Arrived at Havro Lo wu arcotl on the V, 1uy br cuiWuji ufUcur with ' In Until B HI tf Montlour QuLntlneaul Wlmt LATyouto Hi 1 1 J oVclare at tola timer" H II1 I in liacr beta d Quenilnciut" cried the II' M eiai rated boutltiuler. "I am HclpUu f II i rl Dfwruellea, aht p kwimr, nurueruTUhUi rue 1 fi f "t aehrluw." ,P -lben, air, ou mcU bo detained," aald liii I ? t lboofUw Wb I ' 1 NhU lit wui wailing In tho cuatom VkA bnir man taum Uhlnd hlin, fcllrM All I III MiUstWag lu Lii Laud aud wJiltpcrUli "IJon'tU afraid, Qientloemt Tberharo nothing whatercr agalMt youl Her what I fm jour . . ... iVanielle toreed oulrkly. bnl th men who had epoken to him waa alrealy lot fit the crowd, arvl rVJplon found elaht go4d hapolenna In hie haul Mechanically ho piitthemonyln LU pwket, curbing thle yuentlneauwhom eerjl-lr lrUte41o mUuklng him for. . ,, IIU l4gsag proTln all rhrht nd Mi tiMKrt not objKt Ion able, ttclplon wai after aumo delay ptrmftted to aUrt fur I'arla.butallll under tba aupIlonof th antltorltlea that Lewaanot IVarutltea, but guentltkean. At Houen, In Ibo ratlroU restaurant, be chanuel ft Napoleon W boy a bottlo of win abl half a chicken A won a he rratbed I'arla bo Uiok a rtacro and tlroto to nnmero 79 Una d Belnn, Ml modct algnwa ro longer there, but lu atcoildf Itonoofi "Lainlmlle, balnlreaner and rerfumer " Atoundrl,benihellntothe Utile vhop. "Mme, DeanHtlea," b aald, "where U Tb attendant aoiweml, In America. It le ftmr rrmntha alnni ehtwentj at the aiimmoTn of her hmband' ' "Altheattmmonaof m"erlMl Hrlptnn atttlng down abruptly "Thla l all a dreaml' IKorob could aay another word a aer-Keaot aer-Keaot de VllI enteml th ahop aud lal 1 band upon blm. "You aro wantwl, Quen-. Unean" . ., ... 'I am not Qoentlneau-I ftm DeBruelleaf ahontM the unhappy man, but tho efneer of tb law win Ititre-lulou, and borolWp Ion off to prison. II wai examined on a chargo of rolhlng and of iamtng counterfeit Napoleon upon lb caabler of the railroad restaurant at lloucn.and fully rcramlttM fur trial a Qttentlneau, allaa lkfniflle, fiuMlro. )erullf emplojed an ablo a-Uncat and laid all tbo facU l-f'r blm. "It I n ineroqueaitonof mltakeu Identity," 4ld tho lawyer, "and ( conn there will be no dimrulty In proving who ywi really nrea loutlulerof theKudrliie(ot twenty year' at uding." Hut tho adrornUt rwkoned rather too hutlly. On of th mot Inlereatlog trial that ever cam off in lferU now emueit Tlieadvocnto euiplojed by Ivruelle wa thoroughly ruarted of hlarllent'a Inno-cenco Inno-cenco and kimnI character lint tb l'ro etireur Imperial wa of adllTercut opinion. Tbo uuwaftent brforo the court d'awUes and waa tried by tbo president A great number of wltnuucawrr eallrd, anil th whole quealon tamed upon tho Identity cf thoprlenoerby tb mutual aitrvemeut U purtlc, forth rvAAoa that If th ac cuanl were lWraelhw bl account of bow lif rerrlvnl tho gold Napoleon (admitted to I counterfeit) wmprolnble; Init if ho wcrJrotlncau ootWmiw waafinwlhlo. Qtientlrwviu waa nOaUUkM to W adav treat character, who Lad been aeveral tioKcinvictc4lof minor ofTenM,auehaa amugullng, and wa more thneiup-ctcd rf being a criminal of much, deeper dye a counterfeiter anil a forger. The tetlnmny of ibociutomtorflrenat llavw aiwl of tb dam du rumptolr at lloan wa flrt Ukeo, aud then a ma of olIcl4tlrmmy to pruvo that Drarucllci waa tiuqurvtlonaldy QuenUncau, Thl waa rhbofly from tbo pruvlitce,iirntlneat having apimrently opcratM very little In tbo capital. At thenutwl tboiWrnex iwrleumlannnexpceie'ldimculty. Thert wrr aora huilrrdof wltnew willing Ui awear Uwtt they knew lWruelle lff fectly'well, but not nearly ao many who were Mllnt that lh prtaoner waa thU prraon. Ill Lardkhtp, hU voyaj,'xt hi !Mrerty La.1 told upon Di-aruclh-. Itewa deeply aunburned, UU hair waa grlulrd, bU Land waa Lard, bU manner nervou andexclteil-alltllelikaHHlhltotb Clari'l ahopkecper of th Itn ri S-lne. rnqueatlonibly th acttHnt rrambletl I Wntelhta remarkably, and knew3 a much about that pcraon'a anlea-huiu a If L wen really Llmarlf, but the u In abort, Drru,llr' tielichlwr were rxcerdlnaly couffrknlloiu. and tbo pollc eiceedlujfly pltlve, and th unfortunate ahnpkeetrr waa convicted of being nothlmattt at all, but llerr (Jueutlneiu, counterfeiter. The rebutting ttlltnonr additcetl by tb advocate general not oulycunvlucel th jury but oierwhtlmrd Ihrurtlea. It wa a letter wbkh on of Ma b1ahlra, n woman, l titled ah lil recelvol from DrKnielloa wife, fnm New York, that ah and ber rVlpIon were happily accommo ilalMwlth aahopand a thriving cut In ltrondnray In I bat great city! Dri rueltni admitted that th handwriting aa hi wlfe'e, but th atAlement ftnMlbIe, for thereaMjn that Leniui In tho 1'alU d Juatlce.aml conaefiuently could not be lo New York l'lerrn Qurntlneau, calling LtmaeU Pel plou lhruelUt, waa arnteticoil to tea year cloo liuprUonmout TheunLappy oonrlctwa movclhy bli aen of lnluatjre lo carry hlmivlf with mi rxtrtd tllgulty. II abed no tmra, but alii ho felt certain Ib-U tlm would remove re-move the evil that now lure upon him o heavily. II wa acnt to Ilrvat, aod w t to lenruthn trfll of aboemaklng II wa one of tho niott tracUblo prloncr ever confined at lit Uigur, When rVlplon lud errrcd out threoyrar of Llaaanteucoau unexiiectHt rpUod oo-currcl oo-currcl lu hi hUlory. YUltora wer en-bounced en-bounced to (Jueiitlneau. 11 ent to tb cCico of tbo prison aud founl hU'Mar Unique rouln, IWhe.and-bU wife! lit at tempt cl to throw hltnwlf Into tho armi ut thejatur, LutwaarrpuUodwIth acver dliiolty. Wa know yoa are not QuenUuean, but Dearuelloa," ahe aahl, but there oro criiuu charged agalnat Ihiruellc," NJ4on Uvmajidinl an explanation and LU rrleaM), but inadaine wa Inexorabla M.rachalheiitoulblmtowalt. Tbrouch InOneiiro and tho fait preaoutetl by I he Martinique cuutln, th court of cawatlon batlcoiiMnted to re-examine the iUitlou ai to bla I lentlty, "0( coura you aio Ih ruellm'aald M, l'jche, couftdeully, "and ImeantoprueIt,lfltcoktiDeamlllIou" After you are abonn to bo not Qurnllucnu but!Hirurllr,Ilwlll U lime tuougli to go Into inwldm'a gricrancra, I)rulle wi imjw brought Kiel, to l-nrU, mid M I'acheiHt tunork lo tUU-lUh tUU-lUh hi coualn'a hlintlty 'IboiKttaryliti iup)o)cd tugfitilod that M Julea Favi-o in retalued a odrocato I ami that eminent lawyer coiwcnlol to lake the t uao, buttwodaj Liter Mnt a now tie-cllulnlngtoaervuoti tie-cllulnlngtoaervuoti account of Uiprviuri) of uncobtrollableclrcumitanrea M, l'lou-L-oulm wacuUM.oueuilr rftalned. After varlou di-luya the cau of T)i ruelli-a or (Juuiitlbi-au wa agalu callm up, thUlunmUfvroaJury, bdt Morvth tUkt prifldent of tlo court of caUlou, 'lh array of iittuca wa formidable, and tb tchtltuouy ot tb iuunI roufllctlug rharacter. Tor the proenreur1 1A a great nnuVar of ttnMra were brought who pouiwly ileutiueil iWruMlM m (jiientlueau In addition to tbW uUtau' tul proof wai brought to the fait that I)vrucllo I iTuwlf wa dead, Onu nt tho aalloni of th brig Itraganxa waa produced, who bail made tb ?f utluluuo voyage with IHtrueUe. Tbl man bititrd thnt after cargo wa discharged At New Orhan tlm LrUtuokoucoUou aud wa towed don u thu rheronber rtturn voyage. Uif CbfindeKur bay the brig waa Inarded by a tug fmm Ijtk IUrgte,andIearuvll emu atriin from ber 'Hire dn out Dexruelle ia taken wltu yellow fer aud dli-d Jiut at tho brig droj jmi anchor In tbo harbur of Uue '1 rrrv, Uaudeloupo. lie v ai burlml on t bo cxtreino eiutorn point of the Ulaud after a connlderhl illfflrultv uithfbeatiihorltlea.who ibwi ly r.-M.ti-l tho brig 1 an boring alfhi Ulnd with buclt a fatal diMt alwanl. 1 b .g of th lira k4UU.udtUburud tvvbrd IruuOnudr louiwerprfnte-ln roirt In combo-ration combo-ration of th l!r ltlmony, which mad ft rtrep lmpiialon. tor th Hoof th defenw Mme IW rnelle positively Identified her htuband, naming mark and pet-nllwltle upon hi Mrarni wbkh wero found to bn lngularly Identleal wHblhoeon tlieptlaoner'afer mo An amulng colloiuybelweni lie? and the prisoner wa trmlttcl, to which both wr en lo Le mutually o lulimalo with all tbdetall of artonrntlo llfto-getberoftwentyyeart'atabdlngthatnot llfto-getberoftwentyyeart'atabdlngthatnot lng abort of a tnlracl could aiipio-olh I rivlty of a thlnl jrty. Th Ixw.k of lh .bop were producedand I he I wo went o t th'iu together, witnee llng callwl to mrrolKirat theMmtuutl whenever they rnncctMNl a thlnl imrty.ftud Itwavthu ahwn by a maw of rilrulAr thai If li prteonerwer rwlly (jueDtlimiu 1m mut IlkewlMt be Drtrnellea, Havfbg git w fu. tb Inifenlou alvontte proved I""' arciiiuulallnn of clrcunntanie that IVv rue) lea couhl not bo (Jnntlneau llieprealdentot tho njurt, whoeeeim-d to Uke a great Interest In tho problem m rlt brfm blm, iuetlooed iltnr Ilea rnelleaaatfttbe cause of lr ud len trip toNewotk , . . hha polnteil to Ueeruelle with a acornful finger. Kb crledi "Ho hl ft mltrea; b wlihel lo abandon met bo calleil mo CiMAiuel 11 apKlnteJ to meet her In Nw Vork after letthng up bla conln' rotate I determined lo mnkohU amour nnoomfortahle, I pumned tho woman to New York I pulled her halri 1 11 ber ears, I in In her He In dUmay to Call-fortdai Call-fortdai then, my mlulon performed, I returned re-turned to Tart." ThonnhappySclplon, In utter prc-tlra-Hon of aktObUbrd protet, lifted hi help 1M hand and denied the luUimw, the a lrtnaiion-veryfhlpg. HI wife turned ftway with an lu-crvdulou, lu-crvdulou, acornful nbnig. 'I have your letters, mooear. I com pelletl the creature to eurrender them to Tb president onlert-l Mm. IWruelle to prattle th letter, and while th bul lrr wa gone examine! M. I'nehe. The latter gentleman (eatldnl a to th fact f lo ruelle' tUlt V Mirtlnhue, lh fate will, etc, aud poUlvly ldentltld I Wr tit Ilea, Hilavo you ever iwen tLatwIlU" oke-l the pre Id en t. No," eald Pacliff. I Lave It here," Ml 1 th pmldent. "It ldulr aulheuUcaictl, lgiJ and aoali'.L Iook at ill" "ilon dleal that I my own rignature, aud thnt notarltl algnature I wouM wer to a Alpbonw Itomalron'ar' Atthl moment lie hululer cam Into court with th package of letter, which he banded to tbo president. Tlut officer looked over tbcm, with Tithe atllt upuu tboatand. 'M. I'jcbr," aald the rMiil. IiaiaUng a letur to tho ltncr.,"Uo you Identify that handwriting ' "I do It U undoubtedly IcruellrV H -11 kind enough Ui read that leturaloud to the court." M Iiche, adjutltig LI eveglavae. read) "My Mlgnon-1 he will U all perfect. The Cutnquo totally deelveL lull for Mar Unique to-morrow, and will make abort work of my tumbling block of a coutlii)'' ' He turned Miertly upon Ihtnielleai A true fou wrtUhl Ion plottM lo poUon me, then) I alatidou the cae " lMrueIlrfetl lack rslntlng Mme tVf. ruelle eagerly cam forward, 'l awear, JutUr.tliit Ulterwa not In tho parcel 1 received from Mile, Tolljl I never aawlt before! Tb pmldent turned from Iter coldly. 'The handwriting 1 precisely tb wine " Th prisoner, rvilvlog, Marcd around him with a gbaatty fare, an 1 the preeldent lulled don upon him gloomily, 'Th court,' be ald,i tint abl to il terrain llh aatlif action whether th prlour 1 lxniello or (Juentlbcau. Th evidence prepundcrate lu faror of 1V ruellra, llut, m far a lh end of Juatlc are conterneil, It doe not matur, Quen tlneauwaa a ba-1 man, but IWruelle U evldrntlyamaninuchwone, Th prloner Uremandetl lOKrveouthl wnteiM,u 1 at the xj (ration of LU full term t divined to transportation to Nvw Caledonia fwr tlf teen yara" IWruelle falntl once more and wai removed. re-moved. Thnt afternitun, waiting wearily lu th mD dea garde, a man cam and hUMxl hefi bliu, locking at blm fixedly, then turning away, Kvrrylndy jvild htm the utmufet ieitjt.t. lKruetleaakeIlbe aergeant lybla aid who that personage "It U M.M, chief of the accrct police." po-lice." Good God!'' cried IrJUfc)lr,'VtdoT, 11 fell lu an apoplectlo At.aud tetbm th morning brought th queatlou of LU Ideu Uty to the tribunal of a higher court. 14 moud tipcnctri rarUlau I'ullce Arch I tea. |