68 THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED.

been sadly used. He was rescued; and it was then that
the two children recognised in him the Tyrolese servant of
Orfano-Orfana castle—the merciless tormentor of the do-
mestic animals. Yes; it was indeed Rol!

He was carried out of the theatre, followed by the two
persons in black, who were with him.

The prince recognised them also. The man was his
former tutor, Doubtless; and the woman was Olympia’s
tutoress, Certainly.

The people, who were ignorant of the motives of re-
venge which Prince Hempseed’s sagacious animals had for
going to such extremes against a spectator, cried out,
“ Shame!” and demanded justice.

The police are everywhere in France, particularly at
the theatres. Four of those worthies now made their ap-
pearance, and the crowd gave way to let them pass. The
officers mounted on the stage, shut the animals up in the
cages, and told the two children that they must proceed at
once to the prison of Bicétre. Being answerable for their
troop, they would have to give an account to a court of
justice, of the meaning of those ferocious acts of which the
animals and birds were guilty. The brother and sister were
chained together, and forthwith conducted to Bicétre.

Thus did the performance, after beginning so well, end
so badly.

For several days all Paris talked of the adventure. The
man with the light brown wig was said to be dying: others
supposed that he was already dead.

But we must state how Rol happened to be in Paris,
and how he came to visit Prince Hempseed’s theatre. _

When the soldiers of the King of Sardinia took posses-
sion of the castle of Prince Orfano-Orfana, the servants
profited by the general confusion, and laid hands upon every-
thing of value which fell in their way. Rol, who knew
better than any one else where the jewel-cases of the
princess, and the strong box of the prince were placed, stole