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“Oh, Edgar!” she erled; you bare ru
tulned your.
sett.
pss you mest have spent your whole week's
ow whut fiction I told her—something
ofa ‘toad of 2 father, who had left me a yale
money, and that f was going away that same eve
Ing og business
“ Shall you 2" she asked, with s0 aad a
ree days ae the outside,” I told her.
‘hen I took twenty golden sovereigns from my
ave and laid then before ber, beewing her not to
"Se og wile L was
ook alueet ar euch a anatiy of
ree Tien yunds, Edgae!"?
Wind t thougia
she cried; w rich
are! to myself, tt she only
‘Then I went {nto my own room,
and my first ac.
tion was to thank God for this won wderrut benedt,
ery long ober but T took uo niet of time,
Wa gst all’s dean or was 2 golng to take posses-
rtd
on of a new a tmagniticent home?
o"Treached the etatio nit Nas alargeone, Thorny.
e crn thriving town, No one was
tere to vieet ma. “I went to the Dearest hotel aad
a cart m Anstey,
T cai even no ‘ecstasy of bewitder-
ment at the Splendid ona toe t Dewutlfal park, the
Pleasure 1g Was it 8 had felt
vat ‘io my epee at te teent of tho vies
Ie re lime-trees and ihadens, grand old
‘oaks, splendid poplars,
olla with luscious blostoea, “pawthor, white andl
jie i Jarehes budding, and all were niino—mine.
of
sion, and my
out to Ibs my
The binis wero singing, the son shining: ali nat.
pre was so beantiful and’ bright that my Yery soul
wan care
aT caushi 4 glimpse of gold from the labur-
puns ot Purple from the ies, of white froma the
sreet aca
"The carriage drove up a tong grove of ehestnat-
trees; and “tice for the fst unve I sa Crown An
stey. ‘western _stnbeam: upon i
thought of tbat line of ‘Bre. Hem
thed in light like floating ‘ota +
‘They showed so clearly the dainty, delicate tracing,
the laze arched windows. "The house teat wes
bolt tue old lzabethia style. I found after.
cea
Tad belonged ‘in former pears to one
of Enstand, The Queen's Chamber was ‘te area
fand best room in it. Report said that a ro}
hhad oftea lain there, thet ‘ihe queen to whom the
hhoaxe had belonged fiad spent many of her sorrow
's Terrace
ing, and waa shaded by
ward 1 "found many
3 I As iT passed under it, I figu
‘plendor of otter days, whee = Unights kod
dames of high degree ™ had entered there.
An old butler, evidently on okt family retainer,
was the first le bowed low when
“the beir
come
went throbs th the magnifcent house like a maa
in a dream. ald it be possible ihe all this mag-
Billoence, all tins is grand ie? Mine, these
gtand old rooms, with foralnre a and # hangtn igs that
once served a queen mine b pictures
and stat ems of art, this, ion of
gol ep eer laughed and cried in the
breach, | { make ne pretensions to being &
strong-minded hero, and I w:
beer short time alone,
the butler, chase name wae "Hewson, garoe back
on 24, 924, tmo yeea Goora yr Was tenly for,
ee Seite ess
a myself fa a large, spacious chamber,
called the Hed Room, fev tho Prevatling tint ot
ererrthing fo ft being crimson, The thres large
7S
windows were bang with e-imson Neleet the:
crimson. “{ opened one of 1 the windows
Bnd Yooked over the glorious lan 20 full of
sunshine, tlowers, and beanty, ‘that ae wear thrilled
within me, and my soul di bom e Grei
Creator,
CMAPTER UL
hour afterward 1 was summoned to the
Gining-room, where dinuer was 1aid for me. God
Knows f bud never coveted wealth or thought much
of Juxary--I had! boen content with my lot.
Whar did I thio saw that stately dining.
My fiest fetling was one of wonder that
fortune should have go overpowered me: my second
ms & fo fervent wish that suck pleasant (mes cold
ii fiuisned dinner and enjoyed, for the frst
time a my life, @ realy prime cizar, when Howson
10 Into the library, evidently wishing to sce
wal thought I had better tell you, Sir Fdgar,
hat Mademoiselle D'Aubergue is in the drawing:
rr Tooked at him in astonishment,
{Who is Mademoiselle DrAuberiner” T asked.
“Do you not buow, bir Edgar?” Le sald, in great
sarpris
iT have never even heard the ame,” I re
“Mademoiselle is the daughter lat
‘3 cousin; she has been living bere
last tive years, Sir Barnard, I believe, adopted ber.
I thought perbaps Meears, Moreland & Paine might
hare mentioned her.”
hey bad perhaps forgotten to do so, and I felt
quite gee lobe what to do. However if there was
8 Indy in the house, 1 was bound to ‘be courteous;
fof ing-roo!
1! ditompt no description “of that magnificent
room, its treasure of get its statnce, lctures,
flowers, its wonders of bric-a-brac. 1 first
minute my eyes were Qazzicae then I caw
Wel, tad rend in the cid poets’ deseriptions
pf the direns? wondrous langage, wondrous words
telling vot beauty almost divine in its radi
iden, baie that haul aught the e sinebine aod beld
Pr 8 like lode-st ose depths
eocot lovely scarlet lips. tbat
could sibile aad threaten. 1 saw such loveliness
before me now.
From the luxurious depths of « crlmson velvet
fauter rely woman, who advanced to
meet ye with ed bands. Her mourning.
dress fell fa ‘ewcet folds atound her talf, i, queenly
figure, ane the same dark dress ber fair face
mother mated, a French gentleman, Monsieur
DrAuterzue, and at ber death Sie Burgard kislly
ffered m1 Je hero, since I bare no other.”
sla gu father ving as
& e died w at Pas a child,
iy mother and Sir
ie never “onan her for marry-
Jog a Frouchman, During ber letine be never
wrote tg het, of took the least ‘otlen of fue.”
‘And then offered you bis hon
‘ he aopted me,” she sal ear-
nestly at me, itsted moe ta every Way a8 hie Own
child ‘I uuve been with bin ever vince
Jbave no
hom except here at Crown Anstey; and I had not
f you in the world except What he gave me, Ab! ia
ag bien
vee her beautital fa0e, and her
lips quivercd. E gat down In sore perplexity with
my tuheritanoe. ot certainly expected this.
What wast to say to ther thie beautiful and raat
ant Woman, who scemed thrown upon my hands
Tike ‘a child? ‘There, was silence between us ‘for
some minutes, th
“How sad this is abot ward and his
son, is it not? Tt tneuditaf edit fabould never
recover from the ‘Miles was a very hand-
some man; 60 Soweh and full of apirita.| arm
fold,” she ‘paotinued,"* that the bodies are ta
home to-night, Js ‘true, bir Edgar?
2 peeve so. T am bere to receive thet, and to
Preside att at the funeral
ew acuede
OR im oe fe ghtened a Bervons at everything
connected with ‘death, she aa
ar boot plan will bo (o remain fa your own
room ‘enti It be all over,” I suggested, and she
ery grateful for the thought,
ee ih iil you take sonie a she asked, suddenly,
“Talways made tea for Sie Barnant and Miles,”
ne Se drow back abriokiogly, bet face crim-
"'T beg your pardon,” abe sald. “I forgot; 1
have novight tohake tie same place now.”
‘What could I do but hasten to implore her not to
eld to auch an Kea, to consider Crown Anstos her
2d boca at Teast
ly to
nd vt i ould be = ached Me
y Cin
jaro woul
how
“Theo you arin ‘me to remain hero as @
panton toy your eister?” she said, slowly; ed tere
was evidently some little disappoiatmen
fave,
+ Unless we can think of something more pleas-
ant for you." T replied, * Wo ca 8 make that 3
ry arrangement, In a mit Dx
to eay that T gall take the ware of your future on
ny hands, as Bir Barnard would bore done.”
iad” she said, thoughtfully,
ight to expect that, I did not &
exert
about the late bar-
ies,” I pald, # the poor young hele; how
id you like him:
‘Was it m fener, the ight AiekerIng on ber face,
or did a quick shudder pase over
A Breny ‘one liked biog” aie sald, slowly. To
‘oud and reserved; yet he was a general fay-
"Site was strangely quiet afte that, and I myftene
Jy remembered the drawing-room was hens, 1 ros
bidding ber good-ni
sym wil be sure to hear the atle of the nina,
mnademotselle,” said; +1do not let it distur you.
Pp youl
ran
B over.
80 advised her, it struck me that
she id net viet any great amount of gorrow.
had that impression, bus wae
Eloaming was giving was to
ws Nine aigiok, and’ the arrival had not yet taken
gonien tart Wai
Bauwind ras late
ve give an
ic Ferwould have be 2 profanation to have lighted
eon the Queen's Terrace, and
ispering linet Arost thinkibg of
peeping one by one, The |
ith odors @ thousand flow
thelr rect breath tf
y bur earely, the conviction’ gained npon
rat iid 108 ‘Ike Coralie D'Aubergne. i
iy ‘all authentic romances, to
neo ni
alien fn ive mg her on the spot, Tat waa ‘tar
from doing eo. 7
ory brilliant,
it was, I eould not help thinlki tig that hereto emo
tion had been a kind of half fear as to what would
become of herself.
‘Then I reproached myself for thinking #
kindly of her, and resolve
ber; after that I forgot mademoise
fle in tho dist
fed that I would pot ‘odge
I ot Basia th th
ing wrote Wag vista of trees sae a Roaree
slowly: driven mp) and then I knew that the dead
‘Trevelyans had bee! ‘ht hom
fe desolation and sadness of that ecene T shatl
never forget-the hearse,
the sight of the two
re, the dark waving plumes,
heaty leaden coffins, the serv.
ants all is mourning.
Foo!
‘ext the great entrance ball bad been
repared; it was a ail hung with biack, and lighted
With wax taper In the two
Cofins covered with a black velvet pal
On the coffin of Miles arerelyany tie son and
holz, I saw s wreath of flowers, I 'asked several
{ime who bad Brought te but no one seemed to
HOW.
xP To ot think any one at Crown Anstey went to
rest that night, unless tt were mademoiselie, 7 here
i e something in the event to move the hardest
pepither and son bad left Crown Anstey go short &
health, th, and plans
for the foture, ‘They Tay there ‘200 side by side,
slteut and dead; lang or bopes, Wishes or
fears. The t day | ever remember was the
3
se
Sawa whieh I helped to lay my-two uoknown Ki
men in the familly vault of the Trevelyans,
(To be continued in our nezt,)
.
FAMILY MATTERS.
Do not fare to live without some clear intention
toward h your living shalt we bent. Mea
be ‘somerbing with all your migt
+ Tose who carefully note the comparative value
of lives Jn a, community will goon learn that the
and cohen fond shone oat br
@ jewel from a dark bec!
Sir Edgar, Tengyan oh she “sald, “allow me to
welcome you
Her voice wi rich; she hala Bretty,
- Piguant scent, nd it play of her ins s
pgke was simply pes
ety lovely for you she eald.
t glooad over the heuse, Hts all sud and dos
es the brightneds ruil come back in time,”
X vouched te hand she held ont to me; tt
was and watts the touch of those alesder
Rigen shad a magical effect.
apologize for not having seen you be-
‘mi
ast
id,“ but until Ove minutes ago 1 did not
Leal
iote: yom pore in the house.””
Ne,
vet
Yor
pees wth a faint sigh, + ¥ can be-
” dLeoutinued «that T a
s to know whether T should ad-
of
at a loss
dress sou as kinswomian oF not,” was my confused
“Tam
ly, ‘
TeETe wonld talte a bench of lawyers to decide,”
the said. ‘My mother mas favorite conain of Bie
Barnes T think, bat { am not sure, that once
tement
trhich ne eal ‘pensoal faduence,
Looxrye to others for our standard of happiness
fs a gure way to be miserable. Oar business is with
f Own, ear's and our ow motives. | And
ou borrow time. ‘There is uo interest accumu:
inte om on the ie daa as we pass them by, Every night
rr
In fs fn the evening, when work Ss done, that the
substantial meal of the day should be ta
strictions with rej
re not, as a rales
wuld be generous and the surroundings en
Soyable:
A Lortr Aot.—We can not rightfally elaim to
have done great things or to berebore Gur F fellows
in attained character; but we have a saat to desire
and to strive to be and to do eal better
than those 2
not down
e poplar sea relot virtnes,”"
saya ie Thonn Browne, "Ont, endeavor to ninke
em heroieal,” ft te tok enongh to be as
tho"averago man,” ur acrlving
feompletonese In character and apa
duct, Anything below this veaodard should be be-
‘8 time he was fond of her himself. My
Jow our aspirations aud end
Bo x
ab! ise do Bear 2
‘That the Liles went Grst of al
‘Then bring mo some pansion, ea, tender and true,
+ ohn yen, But theitees ot ‘ourvie ‘aad gold
Are hid away Gude? the snow,
‘lua! for the rovea, he dear, dead roses,
‘And alas fo1 nmier-tirn
When the iNower-erowarel hoaipad ents along
ke @ story that's (old in rhyme;
And Joy for the land we're neariog #0
Wiig our treasure will never
Ang of wintery atocms, oF death's frouty iy eh
‘all never piore be afraid
—
18 accord ross, tn the year 822, by
Eee covge Santa Bere obo fearon
wrens, Wash
ld Irnsiés at at His Best} :
THE GIANT DETECTIVE'S
Adventures Among the Italian Brigands.
BY “OLD SLEUTH,”
Author of Monte Cristo Brn the Ever-Ready Dee
he on, The Eetraorde
ory Bow ine oid bn she quant
elise
Doubt ” Gt Sleuth,
edger et Me ite dives the
ad
Fie han Wes
siti hfe
‘on, the Wonder"
ul Carcer of
a pia
PH
1816 of TAR New Yore
imibers eam be obtained
[218 sroRY WHA MOT RE PUBLISBED IN BOOR PoRM.)
CHAPTER XXXIV,
Nep's exclamation wax warranted, for the maa
who entered the ace Wes none other than the fa-
mous brigand Rins He mes s Ciaguleod ae an
elderly ‘eatienaa, ‘itis
compel to adn alt , rns perfect « and. "he edinired
fae man's wou ei, desplta the fact that
hewaa & notorious ro
i wendency fothrow a glamour of r0-
mauen around bold abd skilful erie Plog, but our
old-t atime common ene, hero was not infect
at purpose the ( ¥gand bad in a wlting toe
restaurant thus in the_"y evening,
divine, but ho concluded thatthe féilow hd some
mi zo jher chicf eats’ hearty meal, drank offa
Nf rine, 8 end left ihe place; and Ned, who, as
ar ae on foformed, was under a sure
ais
rea eres tito rota betraying him-
wal ry rigand walk along ond ex.
hange ‘ehannta’ mh trnceal men who never would
faves itpacted attention from a less keen observer,
and rng hut the mostaisifal and experianced med
dotoctato” ‘ag tha that tala Were ox-
enGt em TG
‘He certaicty me “great scheme on
Kept upon the man’s track, and finally
nie elec, hich wad, brillanely
ind the Amerleaa recognized that &
my oF fly Was
progress, He naw
‘ruta and'again be saw sig-
Bal exchanged, and he ntapietons were contirms
fan to the fact that tie brigand Intended carrying
‘out some grand se
80 the hours Pom ‘ent midnight, aod then a
ntleman came fort ice, and
cd sa the several mee tho Were uuder comrnand
of Rinnldt exchange rignale.
zed the man who
orate @ paince, it aa none other than the grout
Fafa detective,
‘whole scheme became apy t, The daring
Rinatil had determined to make Toke. He
bad lad bie plans to canuare the ‘erat otoctive,
le desiga in s0 doing was also apparent: he
euted t the Beltint
"0 American could have captured the robber
gales it would have been an easy task; but. his
‘ome was of such a character that ie
aa not sult hls purpose to work the capture, al-
thongh he we ell Mew suc ‘& good opport
might ai
bitter, however,
the
Felease. of
Howard: Arma
2
2
S35
2
wane detective haa but ttle time to decide spon
his course of act have warned Ar-
is ‘om ‘game.
Masquerading Under @ disguise; he desired
tancover.
‘© Armani walked along all wnsueplcione. Ho pro-
corded in a certain ditectiog, ‘The detective was
at band; g0 also was Kinaldl
_, Ut struck our tare, i ferange that the detective
Ttay to bo an off moment with him
ite scented at the moment to be entirely off his
ard, He reached an ohfrequented part of the
uty. Snddenly a carriage drove up. ‘Three mea
alighted, at the same ting three others leaped apon
in a trice, and burried into
the catriage without baviog been abla to make 80
outery oF utter one wort
mbitaldl bad not taken part in the aseautt; but the
‘ome! fam the capture, made, the > bean
Restened ‘bray, ‘and the carriage
lly.” It came dashing toward ‘the polst Srere
Ra si
8 our readers know, the American was, man
great strength, i’ woo also @ an of Nerve
and great apilin i
He watched ls chauee, and at the proper mo-
ment leaped f with bis club. “He struck
horse nee; the animal was
mentarily erippled, and fei! forward, lust his feet,
and siid along the toad, By the suddenness of the
fall, the aera was row from the box, and 1 feil
betwe irene the stragging hi
jaze came tga abrapt balt, the men
apning fo orth, Ta om both sides of fre penile, xe ea
was at hand, The two that slighted o} ide
earest him received 'a tap on ihe bead, and lay
‘The whole incident traney ‘pine in less than ot
minute from the time tho horse rst fell to the t time
the four men were knocked on the head I
many mad dogs.
Ned ran to the ze door. He seized Armadi
and yanked him ont atte Ttalian was bound and
gagged. Ned removed the gag and cut the ropes
Ne
‘that bound him, and a
“ Well, my friend, you had anarzow escape!”
Armani Fecogtized our
“What red?” fe demanded.
“You wero inthe bande of Hiaaidr’s men.”
‘The Italian ras about to fire a pistol as a signal.
Nes eau, ght h his
* Whut wont yori dot”
“Make prisoners of these men.”
(‘Let all Rome kuow that the great Armant was
taken a prisone
tare right. What shail T
“i fenthe men se yay you will
for walking into ara a mes downtn
1 make that el bid
ire to have. ‘a talk with
Ineet me?
i creat
nut that now,”
At thab moment two gendarmes ‘appeared fa
ght.
* Hore eomes two of your mea.”
will ek not wait?
Noi I will await yon at our old meeting-place,”
tell me how it happened you were my rea
cane a
Ned v ated rapidly away, and the gendarmes ap-
proached
One hour later our hero was pacing near the
Pantheon. He saw @ man approaching, and be
“I wonder if that man is mean enongh toattompt
to take nulvanta of the fact that he knows of my
whereabouts’
nc Moments Inter Armani bad joined our
60.
Gome with me," said the Italian,
(One ruomen
“« a here will you lead met”
lodgings.
“Thave your word te that effect”
# You have.”
The American had opened up something’ to
Armani, -
CHAPTER XXXV_
‘Tae two men walked along together, and in good
time our hero an apartment of @
ouse which, presen ted a eloomy exterior ; but which
We palatial in ite appointments in the tnterior.
When seated with thelr cigars, id
+ If it had i oat ‘would at this mo-
ot Roald.”
made a bold stroke to eaptare me,”
“T Teas to0 6 olleh to give him the ebance.”
“ Be TMIgU have expected he would seck to retall-
Certalnly, Te isa bold man.
* Was your rescue an aceidental occurrence?”
*To 6 certain extent
# How so!
nig hres @ care; Rinaldlentereds I recognized
mi
“Then you had seen him?”
¥en and where?
S10 nat tel af iberty to say.”
sue wowcesras into his condldeice?”
Pinedo oa my mind thet he had a bold scheme
Shands and't determined to follow hima Ehad fol;
lowed bi but » short distance whe ase rere
en ong aba i erento ta,
Hlo exehauged signals with lone till fo
Jowed bim, and saw him take es a "postion eae
Daluce whore the fele was In, progress. A few
moments Fou come from the
hen saw certain movements on the partot ‘insial
[made up my mind ag to hisschemo, sit roved,
Twas rot mistaken, I tay rot kon
the rest. I dow: ores, prcaouad 9
bere we aro.??
maj hataly know what to gay. You hare placed
great obligations,””
mi oa will not forget the fact®””
‘There came that old peculiar look to our hero’s
and after 8 moment, he remar
range to me eat {his man inal dare
ly. Ido h to criticise
aie
enter the elty 40 boldly.
said ‘the’ at few day:
“{¢ I had your position he, would not prow!
around the elty
ay am mortiied concersing what urred,
mueh to you; and now there iy a matter I
ish ta spenk fo you about, 1 ana not In eontrol of
¢ polica force of Roine, {am but a detective,
give information; the pn ipl in control of ‘no
force le the executive
at understand.” ’
1; Lhave another fact to atate.”
“ wate are'under suspicion, You are Hable to ar-
wr Yee 8.”
*"Do you trish exemption tn
refer to proseree your Inco
1 preter to preserre my Treopnito.”
‘bhould you'be arrested you ean call upon 16.”
vance, or do you
Thanks: .
‘There foliowed a moment's silence, and our hero
maintained it, and atlength Armani said:
« rested???
es.
“You did not solfelt my aid?”
Nor
id you done so J should have sueceeded in se-
cnnin bg pour release
wer need your services I will calt upon
on
ren Do 80, before you suffer any real inconvenience,
And now, bow about | oe gapture of da a 7 alt
strikes mé that, you
see i this night, ‘but, ‘possibly BS ‘were none
my safety, and for that I must thank
“t No, I did not desire to capture him to-night." *
11 Yol, gid not desive to capture him?”
“ ow ty not?
My reasons are my secret for the present; but
intime he stiail be your prisoner.”
not
“Técust you will remain with me until morning
“finn you, but f will not rematn.””
few moments later and the dotective was once
scsi on the street, abd ered:
That man is my foe.
Te was stil five hours before Gaslight, and Ned
determined upon a boid scheme, aud he resolved to
carry it out alone,
He changed his a op-
Portanity, and then proceeded to the house whete
the wornaa, "Atvia Bolo Wasa prisoner.
fed the location of the honse. He entered
ie bad proceeded 6 few sys when
tof ‘ln, called htt to ule
nce at @ conver
hat do, you want heret™
‘Pann andge orers
“Show your orders?”
‘Have you the right "to make the demand?”
‘Jou ean not read them here; lead mo into the
house."
‘¢Follow me,” said the
‘he detective was playiug one ot bis great games,
andiie followed the man, They two other
eeutinels and soon entered the House. Ned was led
{nto Me litle office ike apartment in which were two
* Now ‘show your orders?” came the command.
« Who are these men?" demanded the American,
“They are ander my orders.”
“Then you are in command here?” —~
“Tam.
“ And your nat
The maa mentioned a name,
‘You are the man T am to show my orders to;
bat J must see you ato
ese men, know Tothing concerning Tourbasl-
smith mo.”
fod |maust they remain?”
w il you close and lock the dort”
re you so particular?””
Tem action tnd atrct orders.”
“But I command .
“It you cat not comply with my request, I stall
return qibence lei
The bled, but ae gow and lock the
door oft the. room, W: when Ned
“ wane have a prisoner ore
hal
“ You haven. a vomaie prisoner,
‘There came a shade, of ‘usplelon stealing over
Se ot orders joo bo as fae cite
out further delay, or you will also be &
CHAPTER ZEXVI.
“You |
<Tdare do anything "rae thla house.
‘41 do not like your tone and manner.”
a yond
“Show me your order at once,””
HEL refuse?”
«T shall put you ander arrest.”
© Have you the authority?”
Our hero had a purpose, as usual; he was work-
nga game,
“Yes, [have the authority; and I tell you now I
am suspicious of you T chaght JOU promting
aronnd the grounds.’ You told me you had ait
order. You agreed to show me the order, snd yet
have not done so. I give you one minute to ‘how
“shall arrest you.”
# And you have the authority?” again demanded
z
ed.
4; WL you suow the order?”
“ Fou refuse?”
“yy
«You have threatened me.”
1 have commanded you to show me the order.”
* And I have refused to do 80.”
Ned’s confident manner made the man weaken.
He feared that, after all, he might exceed his ai
thority. ‘There ts great’ power in boldness, under
famstances.
a mus
me the order,”
phen T mist do my daty.”
‘Do your ants.”
‘The two men had risen to thelr feet.
SE aive you one chance.”
I geluse.
‘The man appealed to the two men, saying:
Yon hear his refusal
The men nodde headls afirmatively,
pean T demand te; see the order.
“T refuse to
“What, is sour "purpose here if yon do not ahow
the order"
“Twi
depart.”
‘1 shall unless yousuow some authority for your
ere,”
PRET chall show nothing.”
“Then ny 3 aes is plaiv.”
. £Do you
* ra Qoty mn
wt have one more chance.”
* Tpetase to show my authority.?
‘cou invite arrest
‘The man was perple;
<iif_T have offended sya, r imeeeee”
3a the
pale to men, leaped toward ‘or "hero; they had
been only too anxious to do s0._ Ho stood there
ingly
bac wre @cutdeniy eared orth: that torribte chub:
In e than ie takes to tll it the two men
wens. Hore e man Ta comara his
sword, and. mi
witha pie trom that
The formance wae a wonderful one. It see
as though the American were absolutely invincibte,
Soe feck, howover, was in bis favor: thd club was
novel weapon to tbe men with Whom be bag to deal;
ig great strength and skill ga
tage, no under ordinary ¢ circumstances he was @
rate for balf a doz It was this
Knowledge which led bim to take #0’ many great
chances, =
Having knocked the men over, he bound and
gagged them. Hoe went about his work very de-
fiberntaly.. Ho bound two.of the men; the ote In
gommane he lft loft free to talks the Intter was insured
sever nt
“message,” sald Ned,
‘cam Rinaldi”
on, a here?”
at see y
wher prisoner? oy \
{The female prisoner,”
can not surrender her.
“ cyon have no Giseretion ‘in the matter.
be quick. Ihave but a moment to spare.
are the keys?””
“Tean aot deliver the keys.”
“You prefer to die?”
“ cen’ can kill me;
and and Beeged his oan,
hele the of them effectual); hen gnloeked
roceeded along ‘ne ball, He kner
te ote having taken notes and beatluge. As ha
n stated, he gained the second floor, and moved
Come;
Where
will not deliver the keys.”
_ feseeured the
Pantionsiy,” Hee found aman asieepe Held Rite
iseuly 2 fn binding and gagging i, and proceed-
edto roe kbew Aivia Bel-
fai w ioe. mae se door at an herman; he
this sentinel & Pua tho vod was clear
man he fould 9 key. He opened the door of the
Foom and entered, ight, burned on the table,
Thore was ar i from the apartment
where he found himself Ho started toward. tho
Talter, when at the threshold he met the womad.
She was fully at
“Tam here,” said Ne
Worwil here state that after gagging the sentinel
at the door, and before entering the room, the
American had made a chan is disguise. ' The
wat ecognized his voice,
“You a
s, a
Te Semant with ‘yout
“No.”
ty ‘Tyeula have taxed him to his face and con-
‘ont of the truth of what I told
mt eee you T would inyestigata.”
Phat what you told is true.”
And got?
pose to take you from here.”
“<1 will become your slave.”
{Fou must make me a promise.”
“You itl go with me quietls?””
“ “And i :
nd willingly?”
“1 will”
“eyo 1o escape, you will fall, and I shall
tara you over to Auman .
“Twill promise anything,
‘Warning
«Yon have recelved a warning?”
“Thave,””
«What is the nature of the warning?”
# It cor ani.”
1 have received a
{eld to him, or be executed privately
within tment tour Dour’
ope, t Ie how matters stand?’”
8 not seek your friendship; T do not promise
tobe your friend. If { take you from bere, you will
still be my captive.”
hel soe ‘auy termi In order to escape from
ere.”
“We will
Ned ted tho: ‘yomnan from the apartment into the
hall, Sho saw tho Oret aentinel, and later the
d ie saw that they were bound and
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