bba, which is of pure Norwegian origin. And had you asked him the name of the captain of the Ebba, he would have replied, Spade, and would doubtless have

color of his skin, his black hair, and the easy grace of his attitude denoted a Spanish origin, the ensemb

aturally of a cold temperament, he at least, with his imperious gestures and brevity of speech, endeavored to make it appear that he was. As to the language usually spoken by him and his crew, it was one of those idioms current in the islan

ived in the greatest luxury whenever he visited America,-nor where he resided when at home, nor where was the port from which his schooner hailed, and none would have ventured to question him upon any o

accustomed to put in at regular periods to lay in provisions and stores for a lengthy voyage. She would take on board not only flour, biscuits, preserves, fresh and dried meat, live stock, wines, beers, and spirit

nt d'Artigas, he was nevertheless very well known in the various po

hful House should have felt greatly flattered by the Count's vi

red neither the resources nor facilities to be found in such ports as Boston, New York, Dover, Savannah, Wilmington in North Carolina, and Charleston in South Carolina. What could he have procured with his piastres and bank-notes in the small markets of New-Berne? This chief

ealthful House? Very likely. There would have been nothing surprising in the

n legitimate and natural enough in view of the universal renown of the French inventor. Fancy-a mad ge

as presented himself in the afternoon at the door of Healthful

essement, placed himself at his disposal, and intimated his intention of personally conducting him over the establishment, not being willing to concede

with which the patients were tended-much better care, if he was to be believed, than they could possibly have had in the bosom

rest, probably in order the better to dissemble the real motive of his v

reat deal of talk some time ago, and whose presence here contributed

och, I presume, Count?

inventor-whose mental condition

manity has nothing to gain by his discoveries, the application of

in that direction, and I regard as inimical to society all those who seek to fol

nsibility. His genius as an inventor, however, remains intact; it has survived his moral degeneracy, and, had his insensate dema

r," re-echoed the Count d'Artigas,

ll justified from the point of view of public security he is none the less treated with all the consideration due to him and t

ificant motion of his head-which brought an i

unt, "is Thomas Roc

d keeps the closest possible watch upon him. If in some way or other some indication relative to his discovery wer

nd." And had any one observed the captain during the visit, they could not have failed to remark that he examined with the greatest minuteness

ding the property, from the foot of which on the other si

ar of the habitation were clusters of fine trees, which were then in full leaf. In front was a cool, green velvety lawn, ornamented with shrubs and brilliantly tinted flowers. The who

st person they saw was the warder Gaydon, standing at the door of the pavilion. Unnot

the originality of the type presented by the two visitors, of whose nationality he was ignorant. If the name of the Count d'Artigas was not unfamiliar to him, he had never had occasion to meet that wealthy gentleman during the latter's

the director, "wh

to a man who was walking meditatively u

director explained; "and does not wish to go away without having seen Th

ded the Count, "had the Federal Government not taken

ry precaut

r. It is better for the peace of the wo

ered a word; but preceding the two strangers he walked towards

n to them. He appeared to be

of the park in which it was situated. From the top of the sloping alleys he could easily distinguish the peak of a mast which showed above the wall of t

ered in no way from his eighteen months' confinement; but his queer attitude, his incoherent gestures, his haggard eye, a

wn he made a number of little mounds that were evidently intended to represent bastions. He next plucked some leaves from a neighboring tree and stuck

d, but a child would have lack

t d'Artigas, who in spite of his habitual impa

that nothing could b

least pay some a

be difficult to in

ng to the

ydon. Perhaps he

ight enough, sir, neve

d touching him on the shoulde

ent he doubtless saw but his keeper, though Captain

nglish, "here are some visitors to see you. Th

seemed to rouse him

also in English, which

b, as a boy plays at marbles, he projected it against one o

explosive has destroyed everything at one blow!" he

ssing the Count d'Artigas. "The ide

with him," affirm

him to talk about his ful

f you order me

or I think it might inte

e physiognomy betrayed no sign of the

I risk bringing on anoth

rudent. Tell Thomas Roch that a foreigner wishes to n

e may give his secret awa

in a glance of distrust, which, however, did not appear

e him to divulge his secret. Until the millions he demands

ng those millions about me,"

ed Roch on the sho

foreigners who are anxious

dman s

" he cried. "M

e of the fit that Gaydon had been apprehensive about, an

for it-how much?" continued

dollars," r

verything in sight within a radius of over twelve thousand square yards! Ten millions for the only deflagrator that can provoke its explosion! Why, all the wealth of the world wouldn't suf

gs, and had Gaydon offered him ten billions the ma

impassible as usual, though his brow had darkened, but the captain shook his head in a

ch fled across the ga

ns! Bil

to the directo

ou how it

the arm, and led him, without any attempt at r

tor, Captain Spade having strolled off again in t

every one that Thomas Roch is becoming daily worse. In my opinion his case is a hopele

demands are supremely absurd, he has none the less invent

lost with himself in one of these fits which are becoming more frequent and intense. Very soon even th

emain, though," muttered the Count, as