The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-09-04

hau mt oil madness. Forsake Geneyieye
for such n woman2 Was he still in his
senses, or was not the whole thing troub.
led vision! No, the present, at least, was
painfully real.
AT last the men found that there remain
ed little else worth taking, and they an
nounced to their captive that they were
bon enfdnS, who had no wish TO do him
any hurt, and that as he had not troubled
them with any foolish and useless resist.
ance, his liberty should be restored to him;
adding, however, that he must submit 10
being conducted thence in such manner
as they considered it desirable TO adopt.
Knowing the hopeessness of dsputing
the point, CASTOR assented to their arrange.
ments. And his head being again envelop.
ed, he felt strong hand laid ON his shout
der, and himself, with various brief warn
ings and directions, led through variety
OF tortuous ways now mounting, now de-.
scending, now turning TO the right, now TO
to the left, until certain change Of at
mosphere, and altered sound in his own
footsteps and in those of his conductors.
warned him that he had got into the open
air. After walking a little further, they
stopped suddenly he felt the cord that
bound his hands loosened; but before he
could, with the utmost speed, release his
head from the folds of his cloak, he found
himself standing in the street under the
quiet starlight, alone.
lie looked around, bewildered. The
street he was in was one n considerable dis.
tance from the Rue des Truands; the affair
seemed to become more dream-like than
ever; but one thing was clear he was free,
and his way lay unobstructed before him.
How long time had elapsed during the
progress OF these strange events the absence
OF his watch prevented his being able to
tell He guessed, however, that it could
not be too late TO find his uncle and Gene.
We've still slirring-Geneveve, towards
whom his whole heart yearned rs if years
of pain and cruel absence had kept him
fIom her
With rapid step he proceeded to the
well-known door. Suddenly, when about
TO ring, he remembered the signal which
of old used to announce to her his coming;
and passing on, he softly tapped at the
window where she was wont to sit OF an
evening at her embroidery.
How long it was since she heard that
sound! She was watching there now, but
not for him: her father WAS out, and she
sat alone, waiting his return. Formerly,
she used to run and open the door herself
when that signal sounded; now, with n
voice she struggled hard 10 modulate, she
bade the old servant, Catherine, do so,
while she continued to wo,k, but with
stitches all of which must come out to NOR
! (rl,tnu nui.Itpy Sinnh,.l lo,, tho 1nnr
contemplating her in silence.
bon soir mon cousin"
She always marked tue relationship now
when she addressed him.
"Gencyieycm
What WAS there in his voice that made
her turn her ayerted look upward! Some
thing strangely eloquent in that and in his
face there must have been, for in another
instant his brown eyed bird WAS in tue arm.
he had opened 10 receive her.
Meanwhile, the interview Of the MarQuisC
de aucrasSon with the man of magic had
come 10 an end, and once more she step,
out into the dark aud squalid street. Er,
She has proceeded FAR, she is conscious Of 4
step behind her, She quicEenS her pace, The
step becomes more rapid, still faster aud fas
ter she goes, still faster and faster the ster
, follows. She is about to run, when 4 han1
is placed on her shoulder, and hot breath
pcnetrates her veil.
"Do not shrek" hoarse voice say ri
is useless. | mean YOU no harm only
come with me quietly" and the other hanl
grasps her.
She does shrinl, and struggle, but no
long, for a thick mutlier is placed over he
mouth, and she becomes unconscious.
When the marquse awoke from heI
trance, she found herself lying on a misera
bic and ti;hy mattress, ia room whicl
better meriicd the appelIaiion of cellar.
She was alone, that WAS something, au,
starting NJ, she looked around-whel
there close by the head of the pallcl--sa
u man watching her. She shrieked, an,
hid her face in her hands.
DO hot fer me" said tie voice lha
sounded IN her ears just before she Lecam
/ in,eusibe; 81 would not harm YOU, IN;
belle, adore y on" and lie tried to with
draw the hands that covered her eyes.
Monster. hate you-do not approach
me--away"
! "Gently; tell You love you-Iove yo
. passionalcly- remember, you are il
, my power; do not provoke me, for m
not patient. And what does not yield,
break
9 Her utter, utter heplessne,s came acros
her stronger than any other feeling, an
she wcp! aloud, in passionate despair.
Let me 90, Tor Heavens sake! fu
money, sake let me 60! What can yo
> gain by keeping me here: only reIeas
; me, and swear 10 make rich for life.
5 IL may not be 50 poor as seem; it
5 for your own sake | choose To keep you
5 Look here! this is not beggar's posse:
sion.
I lie took from some secret ,cceplacl,
aud held before her II ing, which even j
, Ihat dim place cleaned aud flashed like
i mirror in the sun.