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request 49,
The carriage started ii With speed
oeed, the drIyeg seemed urging his horses
= rapid gallop ON. read was long. for q
speed We must have ridden for two honi
some of the time oyer--anxh. rocky road
and then on0s--soofher Rays.vhen At Il
the pantinsanlmalsE brought to q stan
ISsmediately thereafter heard a creakir
RISE - II port cullis were suddenly raisf
4 OF some old gate swung back on its naoile
hinges. ssslrs see7ssssT "a e
speak not word, whatever you ma
near-attempt not to raise the VEIL OF vol
NE and mine may be the forfeit p Whispe
cd my fair guide-and while she spoke Itfe
that. sheitrembled from head 10 foot. IL
hand was cold as ice, and her impetou
voice stiiied and husky. Before we advance
IRON the earriage she also made me vow b
al the saints IN heaven, never to reveal wha
might do or see in that nights adventure
one then led me cautiously on. apparent
through large garden, for the cool nigh
breeze bore the perfume of orange. citrou
PINK, lemon and spice blossoms to my cheek
Mesoon arrived at another door. which ereak
ed Justify as it was opened before rs an,
then our way seemed up winding ston,
stair case, through a passage so sill. "a 81
iemniy silent that it even echoed the igh
iootiall Of my companion, while my owr
heavy tread rang like groans in cavern
through the still damp air 31I
Until now the lady had not spoken since
we stepped from the voiante--but as We ar
rived at the top Of the stairs. and passed in.
70 warmer atmosphere, she, whispered that
inc hour to test my courage had arrived =
we stepped across a soft carpet, and she seat.
ed me ON yielding cushion / could see
nothing through the thick veil which she
had thrown over my face, yet kind of blu.
ishness 40 tue darkness before me. convinced
me that was iaa sighted room. No sound
could hear, save the suppressed breathing
OF my trembling companion, and the beating
Of my own heart
At.er remaining for a few moments on the
ottoman, which shook from her nervousness.
she again addressed me
You are armed With pistol and dagger n
am" said 1, inwardly praying that |
might have no occasion to use them. l.1
=, ~ Sp ylll PleasP give me those weapons"
@Ah r. thought I, Il am BETRAYED. and
she asks my weapons of desepce thai | NAV
become an easy prey r
"Let me ask, /" said /, ayour reasons for
this strange request 3"
a true lover never asks for rcasoRs from
one in whom he con6des." answered to
~.mask'-adding, THE business 1 haveeIn
hand for you has need Of courage. csllunes.
and prudence but your Weapons coald avail
you nothing. They -vill. Hot ~ r--ulirr,l. =
81 tf re- 'Ilssr -hArs-'ka esd5s IgektS
She paused moment and seemed "a be
schooling herself to some dreadful task
Again she addressed me.
II have tale to tell you. sir--no. NOT
taie, bus some questions 10 ask Had you
an only slAer, one who was Young. fnir. limo.
cent and lghSrant of the worlds wickedness
and thus unPNSpared to cope with vile art
anu slniuiness md should she meet x;,b
one who was, IN afSearance, an foII q nouft-
ness, purity, generosity aud true manlness,
and, in her eSn full.heartedncss; should she
love him as o woman in natures simplicity
can love and should he, taking f3al adyant-
age of her affection for him, work her RUN,
aud, having succeeded, then seornfaliy leave
her without separation ~ ogteass IRON 4 sven yer.
10 live, unprepared to die--and
! should She, in the hour when he spurned her
a aishonored thing, from his feet--evea when
She was pleading for the love and protection
ofone who, with hellish art, had wrought her
/ ruin, should she in that dire moment Of
crowded miseries, strike a poiaHd to his
4 heart--a
! aShe would nobly do her duty II cried ].
excited to madness BY the painful picture
"Would you all her in removing all the
proofs of crimel" continued the mask
swould you assist that poor girl to place be-
meath the dark earth all that was earthly Of
her de6ler
Il woulF If thou art she, lead on. I
am ready>-aye, readytto do more ! Would
that mydand instead of thine, had sent the
.aiscrshts soul to its Kissing home / love
thee now better than before True, thou
has been dishonOred, but thou art aveng-
ed s,.ss s.si1s
;Donot be too hasty. sir sid she rI4et
me sketch you one other picture, before /
Gallon YOU for action Again VIII suPrsSe
n vol have an oulysister. j will suppose her,
viii your full knowledge and consent, 70
haA siyen her affections and her hand 70
one bom YOU believed to be noble, manly,
sanal;r evcrv way calculated to make her
L.o,s ,hI,trse bliss Of existence She loves
,,,er safe bonds Of this worlds ado
1'. catches for his smiles as the HOVER
Ten Ten down BY rain, waits for the sunshine
y lrs;ohs and droops when the eleads OF sorrow
cast their shadows over him --loys when M
II hcness hrighten--m TO every eomferl
aaa seems 4 being closely bound 70 him a
Il il;ght i too lismond Suppose that he =
whom vuiS have entrusted her. the innerlno s
|, hcartliewcl Of Yourself, the brightest eorne
i Of YOUR domestic freside, il, Agine that
snS-,I grow. unmindful Of her peaee-tnaa
his love fo.-Aer should fade---that her SINH
> should fall upon lf-.l cold as torchk Sht npo
i funeral pall-that her tos.se should no lOnl
Z Ser be music to his ears-that ne should see
!. for other smiles, and give 10 other ears Il
1 words which we're alone her due--When y.
: saw her dropping, fading dying heneate =
b shadow Of his neglect, what wound you 90
sSlay him By the Hand thai made M
4 I would slav him as dog that had bitten
) : serpent that had stuhg me ~ .
81 Efen As spoke 1 thought Of my own
a -ser,ed wife. and Conscience stock pull
: the halliards" Of my heaftiana Eruog I.
IS the very core i feltas if l could hays esS
ps = world, had il been mine 50 give, y = Soy
have been placed alongside the cenen q
d l6rely bride--and yoHtdi IN my heart me-
10 erieve her again, should / return un1zr
IA "a from the dreadful scenes Of that nignt
~ aIady. said ]. eif your FIRST tale be, a
e Efsel * Is, true-if you have slain Inn y
" wrought yodr ruin, and have chosen me
10 aid yo1 IN your dreadful task. pray
4 hasten The deed Let there Be no delay.
81 eIhen follow me n said she. sy0n =
|. 4 4 ~ot follow far = snit sEioEtril r3eso
"a She led me on > fsn steps, into what 1 Z
oe posed to Be smother room. Here she p