Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1854-01-19
THE KNIGHT OF LEON:
I HE NARCH'S LAST BRIDE
CONTINUED.
BY sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

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CHAPTER xI.-[coxrIxUrD.l
CHARLES OF LEON made no reply, but
ldrawing his sword he turned towards the
idirection from whence the javelin must
have been thrown, and he saw a man at
short distance of, while several horsemen
lwere comiug around the eastern sweep of
the hill be had passed. There were near
lily score of them soon came in sight, and
he who had thrown the javelin called
LOUDLY for them to hasten up.
Mount my horse and flee. cried Pedro
lsWe cannot give them battle
'One of US must be left to fight calmly
returned the knight
Will you not mount2'
NO.
Then will Don't fight them, Sir
lCharles. but surrender
AS Pedro spoke he leaped into his sad
IDLE, ard putting spurs to his horse he
dashed off through the little wood.
The Moors leaped their horses into the
road in q moment afterwards, and sur
lrounded the Christian knight.
Never mind the servant cried one who
Iseemed to be the Moslem leader Let
him go This is the man we want Sur
render, thou Christian dog Down with
that sword of thine ?
Charles of Leon hesitated His sword
seemed anxious for work but the odds were
too fearful H on foot against a score of
armed men aud mounted-it was madness
With heavy heart he thrust his sword
back into his scabbard, and then folded
his arms across his breast.
Where is the maiden2' he instinctively
L. L Al l.. j
their hands upon him.
She is safe BY Allah, but you must
have thought Granada a city of dolts, if
you expected to get clear with such a
prize
Charles felt sure that Zebra was in Gus
tody, and be felt for the time that he
would rather be a prisoner than be free
With the hope that an ardent desire
sometimes inspires, the Christian looked
ahead to victory yet. The light of his
vision must have been an emanatlon, from
his own imagination. for no circumstances
about him then could have aided him to
this hope.
After the knights hands had been Sc
cured. horse was led up upon which to
mount him, and at the first glance he re-
cognized the light Arabian he had bought
for Zebra. He was placed upon the aui-
mails back, then secured In his seat, and
in few moments more the whole party
were mounted. Several of the Moors still
persisted in pursuing Pedro, but their
leader said no.
Let the coward 60; We want nothing
of him worth the trouble of getting him,
By my faith, sir Christian, your man shows
but little love for you, to gallop of and
leave you alone
Charles remained silent beneath the
taunt, for he could not help thinking for
himself that Pedro had acted the coward
But other thoughts of more moment forced
themselves upon the mind, and he grew
more detected.
It was evident to our hero that the par
ty that bad captured him had kept the
Jaen road from the bridge, and crossed
lover beyond the wood to the way they were
now in This had been his fear when he
met Pedro at the Ell Ajo pass.
The Moors, with their prisoner, passed
lover the hill, and took their way back as
Charles had come. At the top Of the ell
ovation the knight looked down, and at
the foot he saw small party Of horsemen
waiting. With one of them he saw fe-
male. He knew it was Zebra, and at that
moment he would have drawn his sword
against the host that surrounded him, but
the bands pressed hard upon his wrists,
and he could only groan in his anguish
When the captors of the knight reach
ed the foot of the hill their leader called
fer the other party-only three in number
ito ride On ahead Charles could see
Zehra's pale features, and from the man
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form of the man with whom she rode, she
seemed to have tainted.
BY the great God Of heaven, Granada
shall tremble for this = uttered Charles of
Leon, as Zebra was lost to his sight
The Moslem leader only laughed
Your city shall smoke in ruins, and
your blood shall flow like water
will you do all this p
Leon and CASTLE shall do it
You will not tell them the .sle = said
the Moor
Charles knew the meaning of those
words. but he felt not the dread that
might have been expected. for he could
not believe that Mohammed would dare
to kin him He did not know the Mos
lem king
When those who rode ahead reached
the Ell Ajo pass they stopped. The 9th
ers soon came up. and not little aston
ishment was expressed at the sight of the
, three dead Moors.
"Nhat is this 2" cried the chief. as be
bent over his saddle-bow and gazed down
upon the corses
THAT is the mark Of my hand" said
Charles.
But Ben Hamed is not here"
aNo-I sent him back 60 Granada to
get back the blood be lost. | gave him
his pitiful life, and spared him coa-
panion, too"
The Moor gazed moment into the face
of the Christian, and then be said, while
be gathered his rains