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THE SUNNI
VBbassa Mirza took no lie
A •■dhcrshnttL
She lm<l ri
(1 of the boy';
over the silke.
>i veil 11 » onler:
Mvsterv of Monk’s Tcwer.
Author of
ijy Host: tsiii.t'ton.
Of South furotinii-
•‘//is Other Wife," “The
ow's Wages," etc.
HIS
CHAPTER XUI.
HOW AIU1AI.1.AH-BKN OMAR CONSTRl
SCHEME.
The papyrus scroll w'bioh
Omar Lad sent liv the bal’d of Abb. s-a —
to bis captive contained these words:
Adored and loveliest Itm. I have keptinv
partofourco.it.-act Despatches from
f . - * - i'**,] me land shall pie
i' an.n tine ng the t ai I
1,1 his
Abdallah ben
glances, but plied he
I e> WI,!.n'tbe “White Slave” was alone in her
1 bed'clrniib r. she ....roMed the sealed paeke,
i given her by the minstrel, and lead,
|,m.ily throbbing heart: !lfter ve ad
R-loved Signora—lla'* not , ,
ini - let ter if until t ns moment \ - u bi\<
! ing tills letti . II " , | iost the eons '
been im ivitully piote. tut '-e" , ,
quo,ices liable to voliv rash ddrtj.tun*.^ ,
I with all power to come to >out
mint, e's noli
,,f Abdallah’s
von must
i I...,.., eimr. uni i ftMitu "o, ..
you
A groan replied to this piece of infornv-t-on,
and Zobair hastened to add :
“Rut she - the lovely countess—is in no im
mediate danger. She sends you lhis."
And Zobair took from bis liosom—blush
ing deeply ;ts lie did so- a letter.
The marquis lias'ene I to th ■ lamp and^eag-
ei-lv perused it-. The minstrel stood Vn the
w ith 1 shadow, leaning against a column of the por-
i t;eo, watching tile young noble, and taking
into’his artist soul every line of that graceful
yet. powerfully-knitted" form -that glorious
sun-kissed head.
lory was reaoln-u, -•
lantern began the u.->e
the earth. Louder f
waves :ts they- ehafeil
and very so< >
within a cave h»
just a
t the man with
,t, of some sti ps cut in
,-v the swirl ot the
;,g inst a rough shore,
the Hakim aid his gull" ><<>'"!
,n in the river b o k
k, ami ovenook-
littlo lwyt.iul
am
n by
ts high-water m
the Euphrates at a point a
the walls of thepalae
High an I dry in th
provided with four
is a sin
,il I,oat
the long slee.i.lh.gadytiedj the p-jUmfri
bis hand, and quaffed ' ' , ; ,- th( , a)
i V. ,bair sang on. I "", S|1 " ,7 ..... 1
-,),l the tamarisk I glis abo
j -iwv darker, while over tm*m,
! sadly do-.vn from the eloiidb-ss
j chamber window
wan sorceress,” v
i spelled. Gently
ilowu iipo-i t!
and gii/.'ag
k v into tli»*
; the moon, “like some
,1 the pirtli^she li-id
la- nea vy white ids s " nk
.,1 eye , nd Lady Inn '
ift
Ogre’s Cave.” He will K»'w
• as had ot you. Attei
I, 1 I- Iv on his iia ive.
.of deliv ring iu'o your
lend have
i nth he laid t < fore}
liberation from In- mipnsonmc
imprisonment, am! b entire v’l>.•■•■ •
for \vla«*!i he " a> ooni.itu
enaltv of the law.
th-
All in \ CI.ua:'
i i'll V
from the erinm.
Miller the extreme 1 .
I the iinmeibat- fulhli.ient ot
ohligat'on. I shall wait upon you withi
hour to hear your g. aceu.s pleasure eon
in-’ (i c tiunmer m w Inch t In* m.n 11 —
shall lie eelehrate.1.- Your
ABJ>AI
\fter his into-view w i’ll l>_ countess on
tie- night other first app ■ n'.miv >» !"> 1 ’ '■ “•
the false Hakim had pr,>er\.',l theim st
t . us ami even s. vere decorum towaids Ins
peforeed guest. Nor ilid lie atb-mpt to I”'"
t.... too far upon her er-dulityI •!" alt lioiig
he knew her tohcveiy igm !’■”>'< .1
atrail's in general, be b It .bet n. this matte,
her instincts were so painiubv
to almost reach the point
that if lie gave her the least ct
him of treachery, he would
chance of securing the prize
staked. . tI
In order, therefore, to gne tl
proposed to perpetrate all the h«
lie determined to ellov
f« r him to ti:«v»• :
(k>v|>Mt<*h<*s riipiisiti* t.
li«!vinkept faith with h« r in p*‘>d
It is mint pessary
nothin" was furtIk. -- . ,
the eharlatan than the actual p sene ot tin
(;• i*l. On the contrary, he had taken ev«*r\
possible |>ree«*mtion a":.‘nst mi -h an event.
de {’ene»
keep im
until such time as
measures for your r
the siip-i-st it ions rev
! nitach to the p-r.-on
j Hakim, and th
of Ins retinue,
divii
■nisi as
m, and
suspect
lose his lost
that had liecu
. j thin a sto’ie’s-tlirow
palace, where 1 feel oertaiu
infill' d To assure myself ot
this, i'have sent lb- Dersian boy as a spy in
to tils „ .
l,y the description he I
reading this n Me -w!
cunning fo bind mean i,i,n -iciin til vom 1
i ,, i M,.oci "'e to summon linn again io jimi
* ' a a if possible, see him alone. Ib;
1 :.r lace in your hand Hi- sure means of
1 Vninsi iM*r<onal ind.^mty should
nv,] In the meanwhile, t.irmijJi
t he"iustr.ueentalitv of /chair, I will "slab | daily <'
, , 'regular and frequent yomnmn.eation by me.
h von, and a I signals ll a will
,'lwavs informed of your well being,
I r iii organize till* propel
! n'le 'isures foi" vour reM-n-. . bi, c ; , ,si„orn,g
! !, r-v-.-e, c ■ Which this I pie
their reigning .do', dm j w|h.m ,i em and
for the immediate fulfilm-nt of nm '
Lady Ina into a eondbioA ■>*
sciotisness, from the sheer conflict' bt
between joy at the ends d-liveranei
are 1 despair at h-r own approaching do<m
md other thought, but th- faithful keeping
ssre.syxa* ■»:>• V"«I
niirmous size ai d tie
,.,c reipiire some time.
As th-maripiis h id stat-d to Lady I”.', h's
cil’orfs to rescue her from Alidnllnh spalnee--
be he Magia.i or the im.wister R.olfo - would
be environed with diflieiilties that mu- ho,
overcome by strategy and patience, biu-k-d
by a vast expenditure of gold. Now tb 1 ' ue
was assured of her temporary safety aim 1
terms of her captivity, and that s!i- vv.-it ;
vided with an infallible means of escape from
nersonal wrong, the mar«|iiis took heart to
prosecute Lis plans scientific;illy, leaving no
chance for them to miscarry at the least mo
ment. , , ■
Moreover, through Zobair he was kept in
daily communication with the countess: and
>f s : gnals from her window, which
he could see from the house be occupied un
der the very walls of Abdallah’s palace gar
dens, his mind was kept nnharassed by bom-
Iv mi^ivillas .
' Thus had events coursed on up to the horn
Raolfo's im ssage concerning the
s. and ly i
ieVio'h in the bottom of H
Stout, black slaves, wrapt”
fast as Tin- euiiUGj
them. Ill a trie- I h-
feet and ready for ai
Abdallah put a te
the condition of tlievo
vateh to which it belong
iuichor little way <h>w o
plies, and Ids own mv-
trim little 1” . ,
,,f day , .r night, he, « it.u ;
could lie safely launch' d from t
,1c sircain, and cmbari;-.
V l !i! that carried the gun o
kept always wn:
iwards. 1 o s do;
eunuch by a w-c
,1 her fat*
1 ju their blankets
touched one of
>n tle-ir
l,e gone through wi.b before th- ...vest..
Hons requisite to your deliver..nee l'«»"i
•use can I- imti.it” ,,p,'ra.,.m ' ; ■
and at the mercy of a desp*»*n *
Lad
cer, and w;i:
li.it*- flight s*
all*' I th-
sl^ .
to return, ami oil their
about s,line tiirth* *" ' • ‘'1
and speedy iL p irtiir*'
pia.-tette w
ion. .
ipiestions concei-miig
v , s-.i'l, and that **f the
:i. a.nl wliicb ' ■> at
tnc river. T *- i’ 1 '-
*r;l’- io!is Hl«*
js!i*.il him that any I.**."’
h-r pi-rsons,
ic c:.v • upon
,a*l tlie ll-et
an-ill pr.va-
1 for ,111111*'-
.. t h* 1 lla' i"i
. iLis hand
■ iicteil him
- ;* sudden
ce by
which
at their got her p;*m, m. 1 , ,
rrom <
shadowed nook maLmg !
rre ,,t i
1 whose win#* were j
long vista of ages de.nl and gone,
iwaV and said absentlv :
“Yes, a- a Height, thank you il
in tl e geti 1-nien, will you /
“Th. ystoo.1 under the fl-.w-r wr-athed
chandaHer, child I k- l*rid ■ ;.nd thoughtful
handsome groom, the v.or.ls we.e sj.**k. r;
that maile tin in one, as the proprieties h; '*
il. an*l the f*iends c owded aroi.nd with gay
-allies and eongratrdations. I ".cl" 1 "*org**
took her in I* is arms a nd kissed her he art ) i
happino-s,
ded liungh
Iik
the fins of
swift out Wil'd
liver towards a v
spread for the sea.
hi the boat four other p-rs'ii
ph lnt'ims. Upon a pile of rich
cushions in tin* hortoni of tn ■ I«t * I** « «
woman lay, either dead or sleeping la the
w h te moonshine, h**r l c * showe I tig « »
the dark silk of her pi low more like an
alaba-tcr caste than a living thing
idle serpent eye of 11 ■■! I ■ * I
: sat silent as
;<,ft t ugs and
little s
Well baby, 1 wis’i you all
though yeti dni mal e a left h- n
of the. ceremony. ”
She looke I up surjirised.
‘•What d*> you mean, Uncle?’
‘•Mean; But of course you d**n t k.. «'or
vou wouldn’t have done it. Why, wh-n i»r.
( hamliers said: ‘Who giveth tl
ami I came gallantly to tli*■ front for the
purpose of giving this woman, what s.iould
sb*. do but b.it put out h"i- I. It hand . >r u.*
to give to tie- groom, f pinched t 1 ** little
1 rvinke-l an,l blinked
wi*
from the
and gazed
of the woi
it .gill-.
if a
•able ol,
any a
A smile
f mil
a -
ke*l out
111 III,
-, hiude-s f t*-*'
n his lips, and
triiim:
If am 1
had
I rat l
noon the Ugh-'e*! **; - tn*m
t i.
und* i -1 * ami 1 } 1
who wi*r-.
th -i vi*-w t.oea
ions fd
to the
•;,.d.
of its law or customs
! must, proceed w
>r to remain free
with
fiction h*
ss of fact, I
a sutlL- *'iit tinv* to
■nt ;*n*l rcee.ved 1 lie |
con\ inee her of hi- j
a rnest. !
inf*inn the re:.dor tliat
from the inteiiti
flight
iilfuli'il vour safe’ v I
•"' .•is the iiighest, p*‘ihaps tlm last. !
Pd retuler lum I
1 mav have reliev
■ M*
least infriii
d. -uhor iinprisonnu
infinite caul ion m (in *' ,r >” reman. He to
^^'K^uSid-nh ill that lam
I,,,,,, fie divined the motiv
from Knglaml, and has
to mv o ir“ as the big
mark *>f devotion I
c,j,t do him im serv i. . .
cl il a s,>rc distress I*v eon.ing ... . st
of loll. The moment 1 have news of •"'>
1 from England you shall h.-ai it. Afi
t human agency c;.i., on.p:.sswd lm d*m
n- ln-h.ilf- K* st «»t tlie ln>t «U m»-
jtion ofyourhumhle.serva.it,
"'In' s I In obedience to tin* instructions of tl
- - muk 1-lyinn m^ofth
CHAPTER
RAHI.FO AND Tilt
IKW.—A DEEP I’b<' * ■
is dead!" ann*'Uueed
PRl"
| kind
mar
Alidallair
palace
■ insist*
aloiv
d up*
. Hit
ml th*
“The White Slav
Ahbassa Mir/.a to her master, m a
stolid ami unt’c bug that one might easily
| 1: , vo judgeil from it how little sympathy sue
feU with his interest in his fair onpti' *■•
“What witch’s li<‘ hast thou spoken : roar
ed Abdallah, with the pi' fcing vou "
wounded creature, and starting from bis
couch, wild eyed, and whitening with P"'"-
- (; * see for thyself if I lie.” lvpli -1 Ahhas-
sa ou'ctlv, alums contemptuously.
He ru-died past her. Ids long white gar-
,,1, [its sweeping after him, and lieli*‘i* u
seemed the reality of Abhassa’s tateinent,.
In a sort of fury, he tore away the clothing
from t,lie pale Ilia's lio; nil. and laid his ting”’”
over her heart. K still pulsed lremy, hut so
fitfully as to assure the wise■ \diysician that
its eon.lition was in the last .logic P r *” •*
riotis raid that a little st r.*in more might sep
for Zobair to learn..
qu*'st so sunpli , 1 1 :: , ,, : . His eye ami ham! . -.I'o'intei
.jot to contra,lie. the t. ; Jl.’.'.VjjVt.'.p .’.f tl..* g" Men hot of-t^ dfg W r
„ any reasoiia.*le vush. .y ! concealed ln-iieatli her r*,bc. Hedivv- ..rout
I Hiring her ab-ence, at d w ill .*t ' » |h wlli |,. chill ran through Imn a
i, was the for a sign, the I'csian boy pt* <* ’ -is k^ , ^ . ^ Umt sh „ mif gLt have g cu b".-
; '?;T ^Hn’umU a'sn 11 stiletro. with a I-fafatal wound with it, But n„: the taread
> t*laconio, and, | o| l; 1 ” ; vet as deadly a
him to th
of till
t lie bui ilers ot t.i
chants, bad const r
j„g oil a smuggling trade in pr* *
and jewels. Latermum tpdlaw
to render this scen t, v ,;n*i" ■■
no avail to the limr- recent.
but the old Jew had
ami the manner ot
Abdallah.
The reader's imagtnn'">n w
li.tle assistance in aiiiimg
ti*hi of tL" <pi, sti-m— Eow
po,s"ss him-df of E it Ik r 1-dy
A fii'i-tive from justice as a
no worse crime, Raolto ent
the spirit of a soldier.d fortune, v ,t h
l of his sword to earvu li s
that, ii
, , pen 1
unfilled Its ex
•caching it to
11 require- vwy
t t ej ist solu
line Uaolfo to
riches:
windier, if t r
1 Aleppo in
i P
throw,
doulitl
- ! soldiery at tl
s Thev wen
! ] the palace,
f magnifie:
- 1 lay In 1 1il
wide lief.
of his
.. hour would lie
a tlm c- vil visit- rs,
upon him with
ir Ii ieks
iand'
i-oit
d
il.ly
nil
Old Ely's g
a. AH that,
at his f- et,
him!
(To he cm
to a'l tliet
aid had i>ui
he held d
and tho
i squad ot
v f-mud in
list;
ay to a
career Among strange people. . -,,
(if bis stolen plunder lie lod broiiga ;
him good store, in such a form
no comment among those w.t.i w u
lack might, cast liiai-pouehes ^
bright golden ducats etus.lv .wiw . tibl.- ^
whatever other possessions he might . " i ' '
lathe lwdig.it, a tram;., «
ailed him.elf, h.i« 1 passed into tin
SSV I.IDI'.
CiiAl’l'Elt 1'
* IRANI tE HI.'
rs. frcsli llowo
■ tin- bride to
to t>.
: the In
ii In
nci-jiL'
hat Ii liid farewell to her la
He .ig'itv surmised the l.ady ,L; | , obedience to the instructions
1, .1 ...It ".mi" alone in search "t Loo. and I- I n '-hj.u ,^ on!riv(M i p, have Z ib;o.
‘1 utii-h' unh • ip ii < ,!. u T i 1 ’ ; t the musiV:il iRTt^rmuiuv <i
irxTZ u t-iI ^
Cnconi" Slid waited beyond the w:iills I" st all t i- >’ jjj s ,,i„e sheets of music
for the ictuvn of his j tin ,na ' ’ „. jslu ,, 5 t() Avrite oil'some Italian
,n carrying on.
bail instruct d
■ assistance "I the
her into tin- pal
M if she ili 1 not
pap,
L mu: at
die had I”
•oi.nti
id drew from the
i,]. ] of Lis satin tunic a small stiletto, '■
"te like a moon beam, V<
er was forged. This the countess m-
eom-eakd in her bosom, win re, p'o
silken sheath, it lay ready to In r
bla
stantly
id bv iis ;
w ll
her novel tur
(ii.'.eonio to call t
police and. come in ipii st
ace of he reputed ;.L h
return to him in a'' hour.
1, stead of his boL-vcd nnstr
menial, directed by Erumei
who approach'd tl’e
having gagged him, I
of the Hakim.
He was promised his ownaiul his tins
fried, m from tin-ham's of Abdallah on con ,
dilion that he tmthfu ly related all that >«
k-eew in regard to tl e origin and manner of j
hi- nrstress’s expedition. I o wpive the' old j
man’s veracity, the alchemist pl.n ed b fn i .
In’s own OM'sa wizard-glass. ... which hem- ,
formed (iiaeomo. he would dis'otei if at.
or the truth were spoken.
(!i;ic( ipo, \\I»o w; s :is s«*i£arl‘>us ns n*- ^ -p
faithful and loving, had ben. taken tu.lv
intothe eoufidenee of his m hai
and, unfortunately M h
the Hakim in possessii
11cor,nrctP' i 'Vith t hi » ...... - . . .
that having heard fro,.. the Mar- the just, a small,
cneoe that the L'vlt'h <!• ti | , ,.j - ,.i l) .|, l .|i figure glided along a eo.ndm
had tracked the fugitive Raolm b. Aleppo,| d^j'. overlooked a lonely j
..a , .... .-j ...-i..."h m'r fuat in- mistress hacl , e<1 ladder o. -■• ncaic enords t > the ston
determined to con :■ A!i|;- ni,d if po.-si | ustrade ol t.h open baicony. Uncncmnlier- I
hie, discover win thi-r the man Abdallah was i ed by the elVeniinate garb of embroidered
indeed one with the Italian, and in the event silk and velvet lie had worn during tho day, i
of her Lacing as< i rtai.a-d tin's fact, she was ! and clad, instead, with Turkish trousers and I
to give the information to t he d< ti etive. w huso 1 short-I cited doublet, the hoy s opped ovei
dices she km w - iinli -s. indeed, she was | the Laiustrade, and with the agile movement j
he
politan thorough t;
ori s, was lost t
Mowers
bride-
ill'
locks
f th" old La;
all observation,
or his s[)irilns/,
r. who w..s no i
ill broke
item city,
Chance,
imiliueis,
,flier than
of the old
if the fair
Mrs. If.
hand
; anil did my 1> st to bring you tc
but it was -no go', so I resigned
ie; the left bower tak- that trick.
“What a strange, >11 timed, though
tentioual ri'miii'L r of the evil stal ta.i
: ruled her de-tiny. , , , , •
The old-fashioned stagecoach had dnve .
| up in the gray dawning, good by kisses we>e
! .riven and gooil-by tears were sited. Archie s-
■ r,n)wn -yes gii tem'd with sympathetic dew
j put Alice’s alone were hard and cold and <:>>
Mrs Sylvester sat in the bridal chamber
I with the v.-l, gloves, h-quet and bndaj
| wreath lying on her lap. «he had a kindly
I heart underneath a slight, crust of woi l-.U-
; „ess, anil her tears Ml fast over the siien..
"What an od I. unaee- mutable e ill W ha’
other girl would have le t her bridal adorn
ments on the il'ior, forgotten? Audi h-u.
so often heard hi r say—like all ro.
sentimental girls—that of ail times
life, she wantel to look loveliest wi
; was a bride. A ml there she sat on the ri
'• her dressing gown when everybody was'
iug, and w hen we dressed her she forg<
I look in tin* - lass, ;»n l pvps
1 ami mdes away wl;i'i. she did look m it,
i never caught a glimpse of A ice hylv
. ; And she never i.nee thonglit,of how sti
i ami alti.ough slie cannot he made
, | u Iv, still l was provoked for t wa.
| l,? look her best, and tune a»d ag
ink far prettier as sli- went
lauti",
u he.
u she
rug in
s wait -
to
miles
-ester.
- looked
her
i seen her
j about the In
vrapm"
ng nianagi
hr displ i
vel, Kaolf
quiet pi
a verv
declared
afe from
rhieh to exhibit them he
far greater value.
like blade was untarnislud. lln.ib,
covered, and placed the weapon m 1. s gndu
\ |Hlull ill proceeded to use such re
ilis patient's extreme dan
ulerful skill warranted
id his own
l’he remn iut of
made the
b: ^,assa returned w ith the I
to find the boy at Ids lyre pounng forth l , h : ir ,. iy !0 breathe, and the dark sor
of those unspeakably meting o >gs > . , doubted much if there were magic m
country that seem to brea he so'deep n | his cal!da potent enough to defy th" pal"
upon the senses as to sm.uL.tetl.il. , iri t that hover.-! so near aim..! f." ‘
or Ins guiding si: t
had. led this pd l
Kaolf". to IL" si
jew, E. tiier Ely. ]1 ■ vm-' managed t
the cupidity "t the .1
rare and precious
that if lie might 1. -v
i iliservat i*
could show other
Father Ely at once propo d > nave uie
pc.Idler come with him to his toueU d"'" ’ "
oalacc, across whose Hires.hold no
one save the mast r ever passed unbidden.
,,r heard whispers of til" ... sers weaitl.
f ingularlv exclusive life, tins was pr
ciselv w hat Ra lfo was sci emu.
made some ohjeet-ioas, l utthe.rew
them, and t ok to Lis solit.u > h
guest. Riolfo found means r>
the Jew ’s w in" during t ii
in ,r a few grains of a w |. , .
Ll man entirely at ills
It was a clear cold night in October. A I
light snow had fallen during the day., * .
unusual o .eurr''nce^i.i^ tlusUaUtilde; ^ J ‘'i..
.. crimson dahlias, br.gnt
id late ros'-s peeped sindnig
red, like the young
robes that flitted
: taut mountains
| tL" moonlight, the
j erysa.it heiiiums an
1 from belie'.til their snow
ball, ties in their whit
I about through the old homestead-
light
Ha
He
•ruled
amts a fatal
empty into
uleriul drug, that
the home of the Sylvesteis, w
1 a summer bower ot
e. Heavy wreaths »t
- with scarlet berries,
sivc pillars of the
the deep doorways and
L'ght, fairv I ke gar
.ce moss and sword
„i the lace and light muslin cur
mhegied with clusters of white roses
isters. All was bridal white—not a
Ingle
a l.lazi
beauty and frag
cedar, and holly
w ,. r ,. twined around them
colonnad", and ir
high ar.-h.'l windows,
lands of sind in and 1.
fern
tain
and
Men of purp.
Forth" fr;
Men of eoura
Lead tho v
Through 'he
Lo! tic* sun *
And the uigl
Into <L.y;
Me . of purp
Lead toe \
Foeman :
CHAPTER X.
1U GI.E * Abb.
use! sound tii" to
dar!
■f tli
t of
soul" forest streaming
ught is gleaming,
ictioii beaniing
truth ami courage,
’mid r >ar and ra
attic.
mercy and under
—Mital hallucination b^
v when dying is to b*- u.-
lstravtland long
touch of color ti
e ,nily l lift, fevei
erysant hemums,
masses relieved
> lie
Sweet
,,nt the u , .. ,,, ppy is . e0iitr(il TohUarts the
, , •'!■ i"mVi'V,e aser bed I m:
l hispropliecy wiumilynig is to b.. asu .bob : s ..,. lI1 ,., 1 , u ,i,ie„iy
few. white ro;
were piled i.
, itli
atles
loft gr
until
etVects of the lotus juice win
! the yielding fibres, bring nj.
death.”
, steals alon
slwnn.er do i
mistress.
Namely,
quis of Cl
' At '.nidnigl.t, when even the bright-, y-.
■ . , fl \.... i, M j.tiiuls al nut llu* palace h-mc-I <»
:l ' r’ "iT th' ;«‘int ■’ f th.'ir weapons drowsily, and the Hakim had
11 1 th ; T lnt ! under the silken drapere s ol
;■ «, r . i L sumptuous .-..uch......i ti.- stem a 1*1^.,
jiint
ful still form
utmost agony of suspense.
Was Ins rare prize to slip ftom ins gtJs[
thus, almost in the hour of possession. _
The idea cause,1 him to gnash Ins pointed
teeth in the extremity of Us frenzied appu -
111 " " nothing left him but to ply his
1 cautiously, nn '• nzvait re-
Meaiitime, his soul wa; t"" " -j ! by a
ijourn
ol the
Then
art patiently' am
suits.
Ami to th" prove
..I so non I of R iolfo in tne Easr. can easily be ....
er which ho watch". I m the , j s he employed to ol.ta.n the r-ccn
edulous and su|)erst,iti"us eonuiitliu-
trulv profound erudition, combi.a
lius for all manner ot eu i-
re.ulereil ins progress to
l as t * make it s "ill due t"
Over all this be cast
luinour that une*>iinted
eate hefore the eyes
mil the aus'eiityof
rtiiaa jieiiipt tile charge to res-
ilia’s head.
ltaolfo knew- in his heart that .
one, 1. ing on earth, ex -ept liini--
er to bring about this result. 1>
ing Low like to his own impl.u
vi ngeful nature that other v ;:s.
'1
. ao
■if, I; nl p.>v
; reim'tu!”’
able and i
he could n-
otherwise ennhhd to extract from
Mich revelations as would ensure tli.
of the earl.
In case she had found th
in their suspicion, she Lad d
to consult ti e magician on
ter and retire, and finallv
ltaolfo
■ safety
■ police mistaken
•ternii; -d merely
■i me tri\ i.i! mat-
that himself and
ertaiuly
olllpkee.
Benedetta were
had purposely Cl
the earl and the
might insist on
her
She could r,i
ii g the Marquis of Clem
over whose interests no
competently, or wi ll s
Thus ended Cir.crmi
attendants, as she
-cealcd her departure from
marquis fear tig the latter
cei mpimving or eletnining
the idea of liav
. e leave his kinsman,
itla r i otild watch so
<■!' tireless d, v-o'ion.
S tale to the Hakim,
whose disguise eonq.let. Iv di-ceivt-d him, and
he was instantly alter ci ..fined in a dungeon
of the I'.alai'e, where also Benedetta w as soon
incarcerated.
Thinking himself safe for the present, and
reassured by the discovery fl at t osusj ieion
eoDcemii g the n.tirdi r i.tt: "Led to him in
England, ltaolfo j roeei di d with infinite de
liberation to accomplish h's i'i signs. His
first care was to send a trustworthy man to
England for the purpose of giving Lin. re-j
liable and ::<vurat< ilifoi leaEoii • ii r.H j•• .iiit>
cf moment to him. more especially such as
concerned the earl.
Great was his chagrin and amazement to
receive a despatch from his envoy, stating i
that the earl was ro; liv at lib. rt\. and exon
erated. but deli rring the particulars until he
Jtiiolfi i should rt reive a letter sent at the
same time with the dispatch.
Quite contrary to bis expectation, it was j
the simple tiuth l y w bii 1; lie now urged the !
i mint, ss to the prompt fulfilment of her vow.
AVell as. ured th: ! sin wi ulil . xaet a religious
as well as a legal m !* n nizi.t "ii "f the mar
riage to which she had pl.-ilgcd in. -elf. lie
prepared liimsi ll' to comply with her scruples
in every ];ossihle wav as the surest means of
a speedy and peaceful consummation of his
w ishes.
To this * nil had lie appointed the interview i
named in his written message to the J-ady- i
Ilia.
f a practiced climber, descended the seen;- I credit the suggestion of has bruin that she had
ingly treacherous ladder that trembled over revealed her guilt,
the dizzy distance which lay between the bal- ! If slie had done so, most
cony and tin'thickly clustering myrtle hushes I not concealed that of her a.
hi neath. With no more noise than the trail- | What if this were true ■
ing of a serpent through the dense foliage, j In that ease, the hounds of Justice mu:
Zobair passed along the star-lit garden beds I already be on his tracks,
to where a tall black slave guarded a remote j Even s i. Their hunt must be long an
side entrance to the palace gardens. This j tedious, as he had doubled on his route i i
entrance was now closed by a massive iron flight as cunningly as any fox before the
door set in the solid wall of stone, and lean | y.'ping pack. The detectives .seemed to have
ing half asleep against this door, with his ! doin' tlie:r worst when they lost sight of him
arquebus clasped to bis breast, the grim sen- ! at A leppo, ft >r he felt assured that ini mil' et-
linel kept watch. Like a vast "Plutonian ing bis name with that of the alchemist, there
shade ” fas figure loomed up among the less 1 had been only guess-work which had found
su 1 sta.di.il shadows of the myrrh and citron ; no clue to walk by else lul l he bee. made
fives about him. The hoy Zobair was at, his j aware of suspicion,
very side, so light his step, before the senti- j To Lady Ilia’s knowledge of his d;
nei was aware of an intruder on his solitude, i after, and her intuitive soul, did be ascribe
He made a quick movement with his w eapon, j her search into his palace. But .dinting
and laid an iron hand upon the slender j that the same course be pursu ’d by 1 e ear!,
shoulder of the youth. Zobair shook from : whose acumen be dreaded, was not'be miter
over a
tv. 11
with a natural f
iug and devil.-’
high fame so ra
supernalural p<overs
the omnipotent glu
wealth call so easily
of;i vulgar popular
■ p! i. . •
• j lupes of ihs intellect and cunning, for to
)n l v iem the audacious empiric, wore t,lie guise
: ; of a god, and tii" tradespeople oi Liglier in-
I iilg-nee and keener perception w re the
dup-s of wealth, which lie sea'ii red i-s Mess-
ly . mong tliem. Thus had the cbai-fatan at
tach" ; to himself two principal elements
that environed him like tL,• standing army
[ of a sovereign, ready- at any moment to rise
| up and defend him against molestation.
It was well known that A idallah-lien-
| O-iar had armed him a body-guard as fur-
bin
Hirst nit
frolic
isters and
at snowy-
on tallies,
hole house
ito bridal
■under
:, ,u :d the toesi
shout the war
Six bright, laughing girls frolicked and
. made chaos of Abe’s idiamb;-.- as onlv^ns
I o£ r iii vn lien tli* i < " Tt li ■
1 tan.f.u.d- they arc -"xt ,n -... porta ; e* to ^
Bride Alice sat on the h"3ith-iu„ l>d '
ti,, glowing fir.., rolled in a dressing govvn ot
' I Lile blue cashmere, her dimpled hands <->•••-
s ” Ulv turning over her short bn**"
answering lightly now this laid
now that one, as tae girls eh.itti
' tillage gossip. A-.si
urls.
uaiil
over
i various
il doing
utlv.
•Y.
it always look
f a dear little
girl H* t giving
tion when she
Why, yo
1: k
the
i ; but
■r hair
s mak-
laven’D
da:
lull
: niidiblc
| pashas;
j and iiioll'casi'.
| one saw jit to
i foolish an o
I 11 ikim chose
! Nevertheless, lit
sense a dangerous
caged lion might I
I vaded bi liis den.
fees of the
he ke.it t
within his paint
complain of no u,-
t.; id at ion as this
lisjday in his hiu
1 lieeome i
: r.tctcr —the same as a
angerous if he were in
Egyptian
lieoi' quiet
■ walls, no
.a- nifiee.it
ielioid.
a certain
iv Kaolf
attitude. The
In ad tohed in the
Et Ii i* ipian, but ll is vi
1 cri'd a word in some
direct ly eiuiipreliend
gi i.) of the monstrous
ice w as firm as he w his
language that t i.e slave
■il. The nature of the
bond slave is the same everywhere. His cu
pidity mu passes Lis fidelity. Gold, that he
has no leisure nor me: ns to win by fair de
vices, he will have by foul w hen occasion
oll-rs.
Zoliair had enq.loyeil some talismanic
words to aid the still more potent argument
he us. d w hen placing a pouch of coins in the
sooty hand of the sentinel. lie opined the
iron door and let the boy pass out.
wall of his palace manned with seuti
whose swords were always athirst for 1.
when gold was the reward for eve v
they spilled in Lis service' Was not till
fierce Arab at every portal of Lis }>;. 1:,
defend it against any w ho might puss
outworks? And even if the guard
hold were pa-sed, he had still a re;
w hich the keenest hunter of them
have not an idea, unless Frumentai
eunuci, betrayed him. But this v
to impossible; for who else could ;
greedy
Omar,
now
CHAPTER XElV.
THE MARQt IS OI' t.l.ENl-O
PROMISE.
lures
ree of
could
», the
next
e the
slave more gold than Abdalla’u-beu-
whose coffers the genii filled'
Nevertheless, a vision of Lord Creveldt’s
face as he iiad looked on it—grey, and stern,
and merciless for hint, that day the earl
stood beside his in*ended victim, and tiling
his dastardly lie, a harmless weapon, back
into his teeth—rose up to set at nought the
fond arguments he employed to cairn his
tears, lie knew beyond all question that
neither mortal man nor immortal de\ i’ could
turn away Lord Creveldt.’s vengeam
him, nor stop his pursuit so long r.s
tess remained in his keeping; ami iust as
surely- he knew that only death shoul i loose
hix grasp fr. m this dearly-bought pm
The night was far spent when tho false
you have finis
Sue looked up a!
i so, Carrie; is there
1 lo.iks as iisu d, d<
] “As usual.' Yes.
I jollv brown h ad i
! who ever heard of ;
■ her undivide 1 atteu
| in ; her wedding to
! t veil looked in tlie ;
Oh, I’ve seen it o
| ways looks the sain
The door opened
| in, robed in pearl n
I dres--, pearls on her white throat
| and cream and gold roses in her h
Alice looked up smilingly:
: Auntie! Yon look young ami l .v
I to lie the bride yours jf.”
| “Bride indeed! and u nt are a bridal look-
i ing specimen. Alice, are you demented? do
j you know it is time y ou were going into the
, parlor now, and Archie and all the grooms
men have come, and Dr. Chambers with
them, an 1 he *s in my room now putting on
his robes; Do get up ch id and dress yours-lf
—was there over such i provoking monkey
under the sun;”
Alice stood up qui -tlv no flutter, uotrem-
bling, no excitemen ; neither blush nor pallor
on her cheek, neither “smile on her ip nor
tear in her eye,” but with a dreamy, half-
eo.iseious look, like asleep walker. "“Belle,
baud me mv dress, pi use. there it lies on the
md there U t!i. veil and gloves -that’s
eu enough, dear, it al
way."
uni Mrs. Sylvester earn,
i .red satin and lace over
an l arm-
mtiful
nough
in ..1:
KEEP:
ms
But while the protege of Satan tints scl.em
ed for the min <d . Lis unl.aj'jiy lady, the up
seen angels who ' v-r guard the luad e.f inno
cence wee not idle in her 1-ehalf.
A few davs sulisi quent totl.e .-irrival of the | -
count, ss in the palace of the false al. I , mist, was an actual fact, the marquis was waiting,
a beautiful Persian hoy applied to the muni- ! lll! j bj.ises counting the seconds ns the time
fieeiit U dailah I .11 (bn;.r for the position of i ” ,, V ei ! < ’ 11 >” I " i,1,,1 Klit, when lie looked for
minstrel in Lis L.niselioLf. to which it w as , <“ reti.rn-if indeed the ehiid s art
tin- iiakiiii was fuml ( .f at- ! ( olll<1 aca-oniplisii all that had been entrusted
A - oun^ a» il sc
Inn small apartment on the ground floor
of a modest house hard by the marble palace
i>f the alchemist, the Martjnis of Gh neoe sat
alone before a window that opened to the
paved portico in f ront of the house. A lamp
burned on a shelf within the chamber, but
its ray was pale. In it, the beautiful and
‘•Hyperion curls’* of the young noble shone
j more like tin se of a Greek god in effigy of
I ivory and gold than the weary mortal man
; that he was, in the solitude of a strange land,
with two sore griefs biting into his heart.
The man who was dearer to him than the
I brother of his flesh lay in “durance vile’’ in
! imminent peril of a woful doom. The \vo-
, man at whose fair beauty’s shrine be wor*
shippe 1 with a troubadour's poetic passion,
tnai was lofty and pure as a prayer, bieause
hopeless, was a captive in the mailed hand of
one who was either a heathen sorcerer, or
worse—Raolfo ! .
To ascertain which of these possibilities 1 eunuch mat
I chamber.
It was done.
Passing into a small closc-t, of inner cabi
net, the Ih.km made a sign to the brawny
slave, who removed a thick rug that covered
to young a» d so frail a creature. And J the 11 >or, and then pressed his huge foot upon
win. was this Zobair .' j one of ilie triangular Ides with whit h the
Might not his credulity in confiding so mo- ! cabinet \vas paved. A slight grating noisa
mentous a mission to such a b(*ing prove the ! followed this movement, and the floorOpened
means of bringing ruin inster.d of n seiie to j at their feet, diselusing a steep, laddt r-like
the brave but helpless woman in yonder for stairway. During the
titled palace, from whose every casement the j slave, Abdallah had iig
missiles of death might, at a motiieut's warn-| which stood on a shelf in the cabinet: and
ilreanis ,,| v,,|) M „.h ^sti'TciY in liK ‘ M L r - 1 ”' "l 11 ’.' any who should he rash 1 handing this to the t match, bade him descend,
own hi east as he listened to tlie boy’s fervid I plough to intrude beyond its walled lim- I himself closely following.
li\inns of L ve to A-tni tc ! its .' Down and down they went into the very
'Zobair’s rich olive skin grew ruddy a«s the" Oppressed with thoughts like these, the mar- bow els of the earth, as it seemed, for flight
heart of a < rinimn i. i n\ when Abdallah : 'l uis gazed wistfully ■out into the <Iusky gar- after flight cf the steeR stairway was passed
stroked hisch»ek and prain d bis song and (1 * 11 tljat s|o ped t<> the river banks. His eye i before Huy entered a Jong, low .vubterran^m
I ade him call to his aid all the spirits of mu- ! follow ! '• ,l "’ fl'eht of glinting fire-flies that 1 passage that look* ,1 as if it might be a vista
nis was [ l
k char- ! authorities, whom tiic marquis had api ro •
ml concerning certain investigations of the
alchemist’s a.Tairs, had asst.red the young
nobleman that without ccr-aiu proofs and
wail-ants he could not Ic furnislicd wi'h
power to make forcible entrance into this
lion’s den. Besides, ir was a quii-r, peaceable,
inoffensive, and useful Ii- n. They wished
him left al me.
Such was the aspect of Raolfo’s affairs
when, a few days subsequent to his nuctural
visit tolrs secret place ot debarkation, he
was no; died one evening about ib.sk that a ""they fluttered around her like so nm.iv
deputation of geuth men from the mum,pal , 0ll p y a large pearl-winged moth
eoune, waited betore the gran,, entrnnee oi - The dress was put on, the Inee caught up in
the palace walls to have audience with the festoons with orange blossoms Hie veil
Hakm. on matters of.n.portance, and craved row., over iicr head with it ’
immediate aatinssioti.
it was from the lips of I-’runn'iitarius that
Ali iullah received t.his respectful message:
Say t" the slave who bore their request
that the Hakim rests, as ids custom is, after
the labors of tlie day are over, and before
t hose of the night begin, and that no creature
within these walls dare intrude upon his
slumbers before the hour of ten. At that
time lie receives whoever may conte.
short council of war was held by the
Hieials upon tlie propriety of insisting
instant audience. One who seemed to
he tlie controlling power said :
“If we employ menace, it may rouse his
suspicion and defeat our ends. E- t us re--
p, ct liis customs, and return at. tin
11 nst [ city ■
oun- :
well know n that
taehing artists of ever} kind.
Zobair was made to pet form upon his-silver
lx re i« lure the Hakim, and Abdallah smib d,
not so much tit the exquisite art of the young
musician, asat the thought of liow Zohair’s
songs might lull to deep the restless sp rit of
discontent in the heart of the lonely girl in
the oval i-hr.niber, afid perhaps waken her to
spirits of mu
sic to enchant the beautiful woman to whom
hereafter his service was to be devoted.
The young niinstri 1 was at once presented
to Lady Ilia, and all the fountains of her soul
seemed hr. ken up while the seraphic voice of
tiie lovely hoy rose, wave on wave, around
her, bringing memories of her luime and her
childhood in “the land of song.”
"When his lay was ended. U.e youth fell on
his knee and kiss, d the s: d lud\ ‘s hand, and,
strange to till, piisscd against her palm a
small packet of delicate tissue paper, look
ing tl e while into 1 er face with a world of
significance in Lis large blown eyes.
'.lied to be fit emblems of the fitful hopes
and fears that worried his l,rain.
Hakm summoned Abhassu to rel.’efe bis [ he opens his doors to visitors. To,,.-
ualc}| M.*Miile thv Mil! ur.coj'scioi'N i ii forcible entrance would un<I<aikteilly
seendmg to Ins -CLanibei- of th" i d : h of ; entail bloodshed, confusion, perhaps a riot, j
■ o.o, Abdallah souni.i d the signal ior t.ie : (,, coir streets; for the man is the people’s
appearance of Ins Abyssinian, wh" yoevtr ] j ( ] 0 l ” i
slept while his master was awake, bu stood ’ , .
ever alert for liis c.ill. Abdallah b,de tin. 1 l,IS ""Q"’ 1 fr, Moled with the depnties.
fast every entrance ... this ! ’'1'V ,vt "‘ ;' n,) R-'-L. mist
i with several hours betore him tor maturing
and i xecuting liis plans,
j Instinctively Raolfo knew that liis hour
for flight had come. Despatches from Eng- j
j land had informed the authorities at Aleppo
I of the suspected identity between the favor,i- ,
: pl.ee of Joan Rochester in the murder of tlie
■ Count *’e Montferra, and the strange Magian !
j whose sudden and apparently miraculous ad- i
( 1 vent had not ymt ceased to make a stir in all !
manoeuvre of the 1 the country-round. He must choose lietxveen
id asmad lantern j instant departure and the thousand perils of
1 an investigation. Of course he did not hesi
tate.
With ]iron.pt decision lie gave liis orders to
Frmnentarius, and then betook himself to
the sick chamber of iiis now slowly convales
cent pai tent, Lady Ina.
She lay upon her pillows looking ill and
worn, and scarcely able to move.
Near her sat Zobair, softly singing ids
evening songs, I,lit without the accompani
leading hi the infernal regions, so silent an i
inky black it was. The lantern glimmer
\s he looked, a slender shape, crossed Ids ! ed with a pale sulphurous ray, that sc-med I ment of Ids instrument, which the Hakim
vision, and came with soundless step toward:
him. It was Zobair.
His heart, gave a great hound. Impulsive
ly he rose and put his hands on the slight
shoulders of the minstrel, looking down into
unable to penetrate the dense darkness. ! had proscribed as too exciting for the tremu-
Even the w hite raiment of Frurneaianus I Ions sensibilities of the sick girl
made no show against the surrounding j “See, sweet signora, “he said, speaking
shadow. He groped his way cautiously, the j lowly and tenderly in ids own tongue, “l
Hakim at his heels. Not a sound was uttered j have brought you some cordial that, I think,
tlie great sad eyes of golden brown that Zo- i between them; tin ir footsteps mace a fiat, j u 11 give you a pleasant night—at least, rest
hair lifted to liis face.
“I have found her,” said Zoliair, in excel
lent English.
“Thank heaven ! And what of the Mu
gian ;”
“He is your man, Raolfo.”
smothered sound on the damp stone floor, your brain from the harassing dreams that
Presently a Im-irse, distal), noise, Ike the make you so unhappy. You know you ask-
rushing of waves was heard. It was as if j ed me to give you what would make your sleep
strong tides f.o.ved along a river bed over id reamless. 1 have worked all day to concoct
their heads. j this preparation.”
reath oi
myrtle 'eaves caught nt the side by a single
white rosebud. Mrs. Sylvester caught it up
on the right side. “Here, Fanny, hand me
that rose spray-.” Alice pushed the veil ab
s iltdy aside at the left. “Let that alone,
Alice, -is I arrange it; you know you must
veil the side next tiie guests and leave the
side m xt the groom unveiled.”
A shudder quivered over the slight figure
like a su-bleu cold March wind sweeping over
a wood an: numee, a strange light flashed
from th" blue eyes but it was gone in an in
staid. (She only smiled and said: “All r.glit.
Auntie; you know all tlie proprieties, put
them on.”
The slender crystal vase that field the mig-
niouettestoode.ii the toilet table holding a
boquet of rare hot-h"i.se flowers, all pure,
bridal white, an offering from the first
groomsman. A- Mrs. Sylvester took it up
the little maid, Phillis, fluttered in, carrying
;t huge bunch of gay autumn flowers—crim
son and gold roses, heliotrope, geraniums of
every color,—beautiful flowers hut by no
n.i'ans of bridal hue.
“Here, Miss Alice, o!<* Mis' Elliott send you
di-se wid her love, and say she saved up ail
hers and walked way out to Mis’ Chandlers
and got all hern. Tisn’t jes the kine she
wanted but if de lies she could fine.”
“Yes. Pniilis, give her my love and many
thanks,” and shot took the (lowers in her
white-gloved hand. Mrs. Sy lvester held up
hers horror-stricken.
"Good heavens! Alice you don’t intend to
make a guy of yourself carrying that flaming
thing; Put it down end take this one, that
lias a Christian look.”
The blue eyes grew mistv as they looked
down on the gorgeous bequet.
“Yes, Auntie, 1 do mean to carry it. I’ll
explain to Philip, he’s a dear, good creature,
and will understand. Dear, lovely old
grandma! just think of her watching and
tending her little garden for weeks for my
sake, and then walking away out to Mrs.
Chambers’, and she nearly eighty years old.
Do you suppose 1 would wound her dear,
kindly' old heart by putting them aside? No,
I’d carry them if they w ere holyhocks and
sunflowers.”
Mrs. Sylvester with a long sigh resigned
herself to the inevitable.
“Now we’re all ready,” said fairy-like
Fanny', “come, Alice, and look at yourself:
don’t you want to see what manner of hriile
you look'”
She led her up to the long mirror. Alice
av
FL ek around:
Soldiers, in tii" coming
Stand tour ground;
No tini" now to halt or blunder,
n«»a\v the gleaming ranks asunder.
Wtiilo the nations watch and wonder
Smile and frown;
Through the cannon’s smoke
Itiae them do
Men of purpose
For t he fray:
Men of courage
1. ad the way :
Hand to band, in strong h outgoing.
Heart to heart, with love oerflowmg
Breast to lu-easr, with fervor glowing,
Lead tie- fray:
Men of purpose, truth and courage,
Win tlie day !
••Well. Els e, woman, pack your haversack
and shoulder your musket, for Sumter has
* l “Y. s Uncle Harry, I know; but if you
- k.;.-, ht
potions and instruments cf torture, and gi
with you, for of course you’ll lie off with tin
first regiment that marches.”
“M' st p:obably. 1 don't see that theies
any : Ling -Is • to be done. Well, get your* if
ready, then, child, for you ai e the most light
footed, deft-l anded and level-headed nurse 1
. ever knew, and 1 may as well have you with
me; you have nothing to stay at Lome for,
■ 1 an i your occupation w iil be gone when I’m
; not iiere ty> be tormented. Rut don’t delink
i yourself with the notion that a nurse need
! be less strong-minded than a soldier—that’s
a tremendous mistake.”
The above characteristic conversat
! held in April, iN6r, between our . Id friend
Elsie Vai ", a '"il I et h. st friend and .
fath*r, I)r. Grey. Elsie has seen weary year-
since October’s winds were sighing and her
: trees were brown and bare. But her burde .
| was home in silence, with placid trow anl
| quiet, smiling eyes, as such sorrows have
been borne by many a young and 1 .ring
[* heart before her, and will he borne
“As long as the heart has pas.-jo.is
I As long as the heart has woes.”
j Elsie did not add gall anl wormwood to
her hitter coo by idle horns wasted in vain
repimugs Her mother was poor, and Elsie
taught the village school. Dull and drearv
■ enough the work was, for the children were
not the rosy, dimpled fairies with poetic ge
nuts and angelic dispositions that we read
about, I ait the average child w h<im we h .
taught—awkward in manner, duli of com
prec.ensioa, uncertain of temper, and alto
gether ^not to 1>‘ plied for. In thr-v vet s
I after Norman's marriage, Mr-. Vane "died,
• leaving Elsie alone. But in Dr. Grey, her
j mother’s physician and life-long friend, die
found a second father. A year previous, he
had lost his only child, a few months young
er than Elsie, and now he besought her f
! ‘‘coma and till Lucy’s place.”
i “ N es, I n<*le Harry, 1 will gladlv go if von
! " ill let n.e keep my place in the sch< ol, - I
have done since I was sixteen; I sin u 1 d <
i.-i idleness.”
i "Well, well, child: please yourself about
that. I know full well that "an idle brain is
the dev l's workshop,” and I don’t desire to
have you set up shop oil my premises: i an
fashion tools enough for ids inajest v's us- m v
self, and don t need a partner. Suit yourself,
m v dear—whatever proinob s your best bap
piness pleases me.”
And so It came to p iss, when ...
was slirou led in tiie smoke of battle and ivd
with the blood of brothers, that El-ie’s life-
work came to In r. oi crowded ho pit:d and
beside the tented field,
‘ W! ere mingled war’s rattle
With groans of the dying.”
(To be continued )
Slat S’eaclic
the peach - a - •
i" fruit than fresh.
Now- is tlie height
1’here is no more wliolt
ripe, mellow peaches.
The re are persons who suffer fron 1 .
ness the emire veal*, and are pos tiw jnva
lids, except during the peach season.
Some people say that the Skin should al
ways he eaten with tlie peach, because that
is tiie natural condition of the fruit. But
given 1 each to a squirrel, and, act dig purily
t’rom instinct, he w i 1 remove all the skin be
fore eating tlie peaeh. So as an argument
from nature it d< es not hold good. Besides
won d it be contended that because aa ear of
com is covered with husks tlie husks should
be eaten with the corn ?
But, pet led or impeded, ent peaches.
At length a terminus in the cavernous gal- ' Hoping it might be what would give her ! looked into it as if she were looking down the
ltobinson Crusoe has never been considered
in t liis e< uiitry a ; esj eeialiy a religious book
Iu fact, when it has occasionally been found
in Sunday school libraries it has been criti
cised as being hardly religious enough. But
the Municipal Council of Baris has been ex
amining the hook, and has concluded to strike
it off from tho list, of prizes awarded the
school children. The fault found with it is
that when Crusoe is cast on the desert island
he offers a prayer 11 God. The Frenchmen
think it datigeious to offer children a hook
thus pervaded with religious sentiment and
doctrine.