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appearing on the threshold of a lKr, which she
had jutt thrown open there was a pause of leep
aud solemu sileuee. Every bosom seemed op
pressed, and as if struggling for breath. All ex
perienced, at sight of this woman, surprise min
gled with fear, and indefinable anxiety for this
woman was the living original of the portrait,
which had been placed in the room a hundred
and fifty years ago. The same head-dress, the
same flowing rube, the same countenance, so full
of poignant and resigned grief! She advanced
slowly, and without appearing to perceive the
deep impression she had caused. She approached
one of the pieces of furniture, inlaid w ith brass,
touched a spring concealed in the moulding of
gilded bronze, so that an upper draw er flew open,
and taking from it a scaled parchment envelope,
she walked up to the table, and placed this packet
before the notary, who, hitherto silent and mo
tionless, received it mechanically from her.
Then, casting upon Gabriel, who seemed fasci
nated by her presence, a long, mild, melancholy
look, this woman directed her steps towards the
hall, the door of which had remained open. As
she passed near Samuel and Dathsheba, who
were still kneeling, she stopped an instant, bowed
her fair head towards them, and looked at thein
with tender solicitude. Then, giving them her
hands to kiss, she glided away as slowly as she
had entered throwing a last glance upon Gabriel.
The departure of this woman seemed to break
the spell under which all present had remained
for the last few minutes. Gabriel was the first to
peak, exclaiming, in an agitated voice: s
she again here in this house! "
"Who, brother?" said Agricola, uneasy at the
pale and almost wild looks of the missionary; for
the smith had not yet remarked the strange re
semblance of the woman to the portrait, though
he shared in the general feeling of amazement,
without being able to explain it to himself. Da-
gobert and Faringhea were in a similar state of
mind.
"Who is this woman?" resumed Agricola, as
he took the hand of Gabriel, which feltdampand
icy cold.
" Look! " said the young priest. "Those por
traits have been there for more than a century
and a half."
lie pointed to the paintings, bore which he
was now seated, and Agricola, Dagobert and Far
inghea raised their eyes to either side of the fire
place. Three exclamations were now heard at
once.
"It is she it is the same woman!" cried the
smith, in amazement, 'and her portrait has been
here for a hundred and fifty years!"
"What do I see?" cried Dagobert, as he gazed
at the portrait of the man. "The friend and em
issary of Marshal Simon. Yes! it is the same
face that J saw last year in Siberia. Oh, yes! I
recognize that wild and sorrowful air those
black eye-brows, which make only one!"
" My eyes do not deceive me," muttered Far
inghea to himself, shuddering with horror. "It
is the same man, with the black mark on his
forehead, that we strangled and buried on the
banks of Ganges the same man, that one of the
sons of Bowanee told me, in the ruins of Te-
handi, had been met by him afterwards at one of
the gates of Bombay the man of the fatal curse,
who scatters death upon his passage and his
picture has existed for a hundred and fifty
years! "
And, like Dagobert and Agricola, the Strangler
could not withdraw his eyes from that strange
portrait.
"What a mysterious resemblance!" thought
Father d'Aigrigny. Then, as if struck with a
sudden idea, he said to Gabriel: "But this wo
man is the same that saved your life in America."
"It is the same," answered Gabriel, with emo
tion; "and yet she told me she was going towards
the North," added the young priest, speaking to
himself.
"But how came she in this house?" said Fath
er d'Aigrigny, addressing Samuel. " Answer me!
did this woman come in with you, or before you?"
"I came in firsc, and alone, when this door was
first opened since a century and half," said
Samuel, gravely.
" Then how can you explain the presence of
this woman here?" said Father d'Aigrigny.
"I do not try to explain it," said the Jew. "I
see, I believe, and now I hope," added he, look
ing at Bathsheba with an indefinable expression.
"But you ought to explain the presence of this
woman!" said Father d'Aigrigny, with vague
uneasiness. "Who is she? How came she
kither?"
" All I know is, sir, that my father has often
told me, there are subterraneous communications
between this house and distant parts of the
quarter."
"Oh! then nothing can be clearer;" said Fath
er d'Aigrigny; "it only remains to be known
what this woman intends by coming hither. As
for her singular resemblance of this portrait, it
is one of the freake of naturt." I
Rodin had shared in the geueral emotion, at
the apparition of this mysterious woman. But
when he saw that ihe had delivered a sealed
packet to the notary, the socim, instead of thiuk
ing of the fttrangene of this unexpected vision,
was only occupied with a violent desire to quit
the house with the treasure which had just fallen
to the Company. He felt a vage aimety at sight
of the envelope with the bho k seal, which
the protectress of Gabriel had delivered to the
notary, and was still held mechanically in his
hands. The socius, therefore, judging this a
very good opportunity to walk off with the casket,
during the general silence and stupor which still
continued, slightly touched Father d'Aigrigny's
elbow, made him a sign of intelligence, and,
tucking the cedar-wood chest under his arm, was
hastening towards the door.
"Oue moment, sir," said Sa i uel, rising, and
standing in his path; "1 request M. Notary to ex
amine the envelope, that has just been delivered
to him. You may then go out."
" But, sir," said Rodin, trying to force a pas
sage, "the question is definitively decided in
favor of Father d'Aigiigny. Therefore, with
your permission "
' I tell you, sir," answered the old man, in a
loud voice: " that this casket hn1l not leave the
house, until M. Notary has examined the envelope
just delivered to him!"
These words drew the attention of all. Rodin
was forced to retrace his steps. Notwithstanding
the firmness of his character, the Jew shuddered
at the look of implacable hate w hich Rodin turned
upon him at this moment.
Yielding to the wish of Samuel, the notary ex
amined the envelope with attention. "Good
Heaven!" he cried, suddenly; "what do I see?
Ah! so much the better!"
At this exclamation, all eyes turned upon the
notary. "Oh! read, read, sir!" cried Samuel,
clasping his hands together. " My presenti
ments have not then deceived me! "
" But, sir," said Father d'Aigrigny to the notary,
for he began to share in the anxiety of Rodin,
" what is this paper? "
"A codicil," answered the notary; "a codicil,
which re-opens the whole question."
"How, sir? " cried Father d'Aigrigny, in a fury,
as he hastily drew nearer to the notary, " re
opens the whole qutstion! By what right?"
" It is impossible,'' added Rodin. "We pro
test against it."
"Gabriel! father! listen," cried Agricola, "all is
not lost. There is yet hope. Do you hear Ga
briel? There is vet hope."
"What do you say?" exclaimed the young
priest, rising, and hardly believing the words of
his adopted brother.
"Gentlemen," said the notary, "I will read to
you the superscription of this envelope. It
changes, or rather, it adjourns, the whole of the
testamentary provisions."
" (iabriel !" cried Agricola, throwing himself
on the neck of the missionary, "all is adjourned,
nothing is lost!"
" Listen, gentlemen," said the notary; and he
read as follows:
'"This is a Codicil, which, for reasons herein
stated, adjourns and prorogues to the 1st day of
June, 1832, though without any other change, all
the provisions contained in the testament made
by me, at one o'clock this afternoon. The house
shall be reclosed, aud the funds left in the hands
of the same trustee, to be distributed to the right
ful claimants on the 1st of June, 1832.
' Villetaneuse, this 13th of February, I6S2,
eleven o'clock at night.
Marick pe Rennhiont." '
" I protest against this codicil as a forgery!"
cried Father d'Aigrigny livid with rage and de
spair. ' The woman who delivered it to the notary is
a suspicious character," added Rodin. "The
codicil has been forged."
" No, sir," said the notary, severely;"! have
just compared the two signatures, and they are
absolutely alike. For the rest what I said this
morning, with regard to the absent heirs, is now
applicable to you the Jaw is open; you may
dispute the authenticity of this codicil. Mean
while, everything will remain suspended since
the term for the adjustment of the inheritance is
prolonged for three months and a half."
When the notary had uttered these last words,
Rodin's nails dripped blood; for the first time,
his wan lips became red.
"Oh, God! Thou hast heard and granted my
prayer! " cried Gabriel, kneeling down with re
ligious fervor, and turning his angelic face to
wards heaven. " Thy sovereign justice has not
let iniquity triumph! "
"What do you say, my brave boy?" cried Da
gobert, who, in the first tumult of joy, had not
exactly understood the meaning of the codicil.
"All is put off, father!" exclaimed the smith;
"the heirs will have three months and a half
(Continued on page 8.)
ttr f AdmlaMralioa.
la Hi fuuat? court of IVulu coiia f. N
brt. !e Hi u tter f the ratal t FUward J.lkia-
All period latrttl la d rll ar
hrrrti aotitiwj tit a prllttoii ha Urra Bird
la titid Court ailrdn Hint ul dirarl
died leattaic au lt will and I r-jiui; for ad
miaimraUiiu um'o ratal, ud I lml If lhr
f all tj auprar at ld t'tturi u lit Mb day
of Apiil, IM at i'cl.N'k A.M. l -ihti
Hi ald prii Inn, Hi Cuurt war rml the
and raa admiaUIra lonul wlilmlalr
to AukuhIu 11 iHinis-kra or ub otfcrr
oultaMr utrwa and pr-Ml to a ml loiuvui
lurrvuf. Ikvinu 1'. Haik.
(ouuly Juilfx
W. A. SAl'MHslt.
Attorn. Mrrrbaul Matlal Hunk lllilg
CUHilKtH KAl.K.-By lrm ,.f an
i orilrr f nl" tamed out of ihr l(rUI
court for ItouKla fouiiljr. Motiranka ami
to 11 illrN'i-il. aill. on the Iiith day . f
May. A. I. imm. at trn o'clock a M. tf taid
day. at that KAST front door tif III county
court Iwunr. In Iti city of Omaha. louiila
counly, Nrtiranka. aa-ll at piitjiio auction Ui
th lt!lirt tjlildtr for cah. lb iirom-rty d
M'MlM'd in id ordrr of nai aa follow, to
wn: Irf't four ill. block tt.ri'f bumlred and ali
tetu i iliii id tbe original pirn of th city of
Uii.ali.i. as aurvi-yrd. (ilmitd l .1 rii oi.lcel
and all twin KituaUtl In Douiclaa County,
late of Nebraska.
Said properly to be old IOi.alli.fy Harry J.
Toiniiiin plaint iff lirri in. the hum of fifty
i.. I : luntotUKi dollar JudMUittus with
intcrot tlurion ut th ra'r of ti n ililipcr
it-nt p-r annum from 8epuiitltr lV7, to
m Ho r with an atuirury fi-e of llrti nnd
(' lin M dollar which khIU auioiinl arr
a ltrt lltu upon aald above dcucrihcd prop
erly. lo attfv I In1 further aum of Kltteen
and tio-Uiu IliUku dollar c..M berclu. lo
Kether with accruluK coula, accordion to a
JuilKiiiPttt rrudered by th dial rlcl court of
said tiouirltta county, tilat of Nebranka at
It September lerm A. IK, 1M. In a certain
action Oieu auu there pending, wherein
Hurry J Taint Inn 1 ilultit l It and l'h Amur.
'.( nil National Hank of Omaha Nrhraika. a
corporation urKaoled undi r the law of th
I tilled Stain. Samuel S. Curt and Kile
Hird t urtm are defeudunt
Omaha. Nebraaka. April "Mi. is!.
JOHN W. Mi IniNALll.
Sheriff of DoukIiui County. Nebraska.
W. A. Siiundera. attorney.
Twintli.ir v. Am Nut. Hunk et ui.
Hoc id . so. a. Kx. 1. 1'. u-i. -
.1. T. 1MTC H,
Attorney, Koom 22 1'atierson Block.
In the IHstrlct Court of IhiuKlaa t-ouoljr.
Nebraska.
In the matter of the entate of ChurlvN B.
Evan, deceased.
To Lydlu K Spaulrttnir and Koiert". K!intt:
You are hereby notlhed that the District
Oourt of Dougfii county. Nebraska, mad)
th followlnit order In the above entitled ac
tion, town :
Now this cause coining on for heurlnti on
the re pint of the administrator of the above
estate of the utile of the W at one half of Lot
K Khieen Imi I'riham Place, an addition U)
the city of On, aha. Nebraska, for th purpoae
of paying debt and expenses of Hdmtiihitrii
tlon In purauance of a license granted by
thin court on the bilh day of November. Inlif.
iiiiil It uppearlnic by aald report that aald
m e-half lot was mild on the 1 it it day of April.
Imw. lo Km inn ('. Ilohui fur the tuin of live
h undrert dollara (J.VKM cash In band pnld; It
Is therefore ordered that all persona Inter
ested In said i nline be notlhed to appear be
fore me ut Oourt Hir.m No. 7, of the District
Court of l'ouvlaa County. Nebraska, on the
lttth day of M ly IH'.ic, at 10 o'clock. . m., of
paid (luy hi show cuuan If any why aald sale
should, not be continued and a deed executed
to tne purchaser therefor, by service of this
order, publication of same to be In the weekly
Awtenn an on nun-rrsldenls
liuteU this 14th day of April ls!w.
J. FA WCETT, Judne.
Doc. til: no. 33b. 4-15-4
W. H. HI SSK1,I
Attorney, f IB New York Life Building.
CHKBIKK'S HAI.K.-By vlrtueof a'.'nd plurles
" order of sale Isssued out of the ulslrlcl
court for Hooplas county, Nnhraska, and to
me dtneted, 1 will, on the tih day of May,
A. I). IM'h, at ten o'clock a M. of said
day. at I be KAST front door of the county
court house. In the city of Omaha. Hminlab
county. Nebraska, sellat pubi c auction to
the highest bidder for ciish. the ornperty de
dcrlhcd In said order id sale as follows, to
wlt: The east one-h'Of of the southwest quarter
(R'iS. W i4) and the west forty-nine and
.Mi-HKt '4H ..nil acres of the west one hilf of the
southeast quarter i W. '4 H K. 'i all in section
uuti.ber rii'ht mi n..d the nni::. r.n;e1een 1
acrrs of the est twenty-four and tin HKI
a'4 iihi acres of 1 he nor hwent puaiter of the
northeast quarter IN. W. of N. K. of
section number seventeen ilT'all In T wn
ship sixteen ihi north of Ka'ii-'e thirteen (bi)
east of the Six! h Principal Meridian conl uln
Initone hundred and for y eliiht and li Ittn
04. 'ltd acrts more or less in surveyed, nnd
recorded, all situated In Iiouxlas county,
stale of Nebraska.
Said property to be sold to satisfy Michi
gan Mutual Life Insurance Co pany. plain
tiff herein, the sum of four thousand elvht
hundred and thirty-six and i.T-HHi 4rCjtlTi
dollars jiidnment. with Interest thereon at
rate of ten ilOt per cent per annum from May
4th. lS'.ti;
To satis y Saloma Bowman defendant
herein the mnn of elirht hundred an I ninety
six aud IS- l(l i'.H l.ii dollars judttment. wlUi
Interest thereon it rate of ten i lui per cent
per annum from May :trd IH't5;
And to satisfy paid Michigan Mutual I.lf"
Insurance Company, plalntllf herein, the
further sum nf one hundred and thirty-nine
and if bill dollars judvuient for taxes
paid t hereon by said plaint) IT In order to pro
tect lis lien thereon with Interest on forty
six and O'.-liH) i$4ii05 dollars from July:ird,
ls.q, ut ten llui per cent per annum, and in
terest on the sum of ninety three and id-100
if HI) dol ars at the rate of ten llui per cent
per annum from December 27 th. I5.
To (atls'y the further sum of one hundred
and eighty two and :h-1(j (II82.:i dollars
costs herein, together with accruing cost,
according to a judvmcnt rendered by the
district court of said Douglas county, at Its
May term, A. D lH!Hi, in a certain action then
and there pending, wherein the Michigan
Mutual Life Insurance Company is tilalntltf
and Ju la K. V undercook. James K V'ander
cook. 'I'he Mutual Investment Company,
John L. Pierce Receiver of the Mutual In
vestment. Company and Saloma Bowman are
defendants.
Omaha, Nebraska. April IMh. 1H!IH.
John w. McDonald.
Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska.
W..H. Bussell. attorney.
Mich Mut. Life I in Co vs. Vandercook etal.
Doc. 54; No. IM. 4 15-6
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