Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-06-11
The Arab REGARDED her thouehtfnll,

"Yusef, am betro,hed to him."
/" i know t."
i" You know it ?
Yes.''
Why, this is strange and yet you
WOO me-"
Is Because / love you, dear one. The
betrothal Of children by parents l do not
hold to be sacred bond. If / can win
your heart, am worthy to wear the
crown OF your love"
Ah, Yusei, but this betrothal was
not alone by our parents it was as well
by my own free and earnest consent. /
am in honor bound"
Do you love him, Zamine?" asked
tie Arab.
i did love him truly and faithfully
until knew YOU"
And Rosc. canine
Alas what can / SAY Z"
Do you love him still 2"
"This Is too trying-too hard .
heart, 0 heart be still - cried the ago
nized girl, holding her hands to her bos-
ON.
DO you love him ssill;" repeated the
Arab.
Yusef, love you l-ay, with all my
heart bot listen /; l shall keep my prom-
( se with tie noble and tender iriend,who
even now Is on his way from England,
as learn by his last letter."
The Arab seemed much moved, but
spoke not.
" All, forgive me, Yusef, II have ap-
peared and do still appear inconsistent.
You cannot know him as | do; il would
break his heart were TO prove incon-
stant 10 him and what happiness could
l ever know after !"
The Arab shaded his face in his hands,
aud sighed aloud.
q" never had a thought Of any other
but him until you came, and your voice,
Ike magic went to my heart, and your
eyes TO my very soul. You awakened
in me a love for study; you opened to
: me new fields Of promise, a new world Of
intelligence. am graleful-indeed l
+ am ~ She sobbed bitterly.
Sill the Arab spoke not.
20, speak to me, Nusef. You would
, yourself despise me, were not true to
such a man as Alfred. You would loathe
one who should disregard such tender
promises, such irulhfulness.'
fear love blinds me to all else but
4 my own hearts promptings.'
No, no, you will not blame me you
I arc too noble al heart 10 counsel me to be
nntrn,. tn him /"
: shall never blame you, Famine, do
e what you please bu; cannot still the
= throbbing OF my own heart"
4 As he said this, he raised her hand ten
. derry to his lips and turned slowly away
B ffom her side.
There is one character in our story Of
+ whom we must not lose sight Horace
e Gray, observant at all times of Zamine's
d movements, was not so long in fining out
that she loved the Arab as Famine her
e self was. He saw it and resolved that
i before Yusef Elassaa should come b.
Y tween him and Zamine's love, be would
e take his life like a dogs. He would have
e felt differently with regard to Alfred
!: Howard but 70 have this formed child
Of the desert rob him Of the love of The
4 Hindoo girl, rendered him desperate.
d OF late young Gray had grown moody
p beyond ali control OF friends. lie watch.
e ed the Arab at all hours and once, ev-
,f en-, when he had observed him just leav-
e ing Zamine's side at nighfiall, in those
d thickly planted gardens, he had fred 9
al pistol, aimed at his heart but the bul.
ID let passed him harmless by, and Yuse
y took little or no heed OF the circumstance
le This was few weeks previous to th,
ID. scene we have just related between Ia.
II mine and Yusef in the garden.
'r The Arab left her, as we have said
le turning his steps toward the rivers bank
+ and thoughtinlly walked on. He la,
d, not gone far before his quick ear detect
IN e3 foolstep behind him. II was no
'e, Zamine's, for hers was as light as fawn'
] tread. II was heavy, quick, irregular
III aud indicated some strange mood in th
e bosom Of him Rho caused those tokens
e. Iusef simply loosened a long dirk tina
II hung al his girdle and moved on. In
= moment more be turned quickly, as if b
er instinct, but At the same moment a blad
TO Of a dagger was buried to the hilt in tina
es part Of bis body which we have describe
as so deiormed. il was evidently not S
aimed, but turning suddenly, lad cause
The blade 70 enier there.
ne The Arab when thus faced about sloo
ne fronting bis enemy with flashing eye an
re- quick, heagiug chest The figure tha
ea had pursued him was that Of one full
NJ bis own size, athletic, well formed an
'e- able but let that dagger blade have pei
iu etrated Yasef as deep as it may, he
ais still more than match for his subtle er
'ea emy Selling him by the throa
ss' tie Arab bent him nearly doubl
re- to the ground, and dashing bis head upo
MS the hard path, permitted him to lie tbei
rs almost insensible from the stunning efIe
9. Of the fall al the same taking his dai
ny ger from him, and quietly walking ava
as II was an hour before Horace Gra
me again rose to his feet. Half bewiIdere
zen that young, infatuated person gazed
amazement about him.
lh- Why did he not kill me = be mu
INJURED. Why did he leave me her
only bruised (" That seemed strange
him. /" drove the blade hone-dee