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ana romance, and this seems one i tie Ara

and romance, and this seems one Of the Ara
bian nights entertainments, #,
The, rufians never heard Of the Arabian
nights, but they thumped the table With their
fists, and reared cut 'goodl' with their ample
emphasis
Pray, monsieur said one II the rrIRAns,
have you the time about you k
II q past midnight, replied Tie count,
consulting ~ elsgantseold watch ST insbril,
liants
sYeuliks itT saidth count, hastily DC.
taehing il from the cEaia Pray accept Il
as a slight souvenir
That's asplendid diamond ring IF yoursl'
said another Of the radans
n Do you think so lsanswered the count. -
tlsPray accept il for my sake. / Set little
store BY the baubles.3
What precious gem it is p muttere,l
the third rufhan, betweeh shls yellow, fang
hike teeth.
Alornoot hasteHea 70 present HIN witha
i, heavy gold chain
Hang it,5 said tho person who bad just
spoken this il dry work. Let's have a
drank all arPund. in honor Of our noble and
rery libe guest
\ Wine waY brought BY one of the gang and
they all illea their glasses.
Mormout tasted it gu l,shcn set down the
glass With q1Ery face.
Excuse ME gentlemen he said, Il ami 60 !,
Ing 70 be rude, / know but mustza that
your wine is execrable Fif \
AN FWhatr exclaimed one of the ryfians,
starting up Ind half unsheathiag bis rapier,
Hglad Of the Hretext for a quarrel lido you
mean ID insult us2
n 'By no means, replied Mormonts i do
mot DISPUTE your tastes-Lut your wine mer-
chant is . ohaat. Now have got some good
Burgundy Of the first quality If yeu will
Pesinit NE I'd send my page to my hotel, 10
hyeI1itn1ites q I'VE shall be slipping nectar fit
for the gods What say your
n Agreed AgreedI cried the man who
APPEARED to pc the leader Of the gang bat
thd boy must be quick--for we are Thirsty,
ppd eastI4Pt 'fqRi be added, with a sinister
look at his COMPANIONS.
4 You hearl my boy, said Mormont al,
dressing julie, and fixing his keen look upon
heF Intelligent countehauce Go aS quick
As you cam, AID bring me do-sa 5oftles sf
tll4l lac1Re5 jA
I Jllie yaniE she'd The brief space of her
absence was hn age of agony to Morment -
Il ad she understood him Was her head
clear, and her foot surea Would mo acct
Dent befalI h{r Cold dropsof persPiration
stood upon His brow In the meantime the
ruffians talked together in whispers . it was
evident they Ewere impatient to finish plun-
dering him, bud then killing him to conceal
Che crime.
Young rich. fortunate. his career seemed
destined to. an abrupt and sapguinaf u terms,
nation HeI secretly cursed the carnival
and the cred uloas folly that took bin to tile
BALL But these reflections came too late ~
Alas, his fate seemed to be sealed HR
E Suddenly fhe door opened, and Julie ap
peared.
Good God + cried Mornon., sbaEe you
forgotten the wine p III
u 1T is herep She answered, and standing
one side froFa the doorway, a dozen gems 'd
aEmes with fixed rtayonets, rushed into THE
room, and SECURED the robbers as well as
their accompIice woman who Ind all
l4red him thther BY means of deep laid
pltoat. and af:er making for weeks his private
life her study II
soon after this the gang we're trisAahd
all sentenced Ito the galleys DIV
Hardly FOUR months subsequent ID THIS
dste MormonIt and Julie were happily mar
rid, and Ii etimeiof peaceful joys repaid
tHp- lovely wife for the foresight. courage anil
intelligence that had enabled her to frastrate
the machinatpns Of the pink domino, and
saved the lifeE of her betr6thed