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!" And haye you nod something to say abOut

" And have you not something to say about
Tinah ?" added the beggar, in lower tone.
"Ah!" said Berne7, looking at him, "yOu
know that secret After all, there is neither sin
nor shame in confessing it. wish could mar.
ry her; but, alas Marzinh wants his brother
in'law to count more crowns than have pence r
"And i put you in possession of more
pounds than Marzinn expects Of crownss" said
the wizard, in whisper
"And what would you as kin return ?"
Nothing, but to be remembered in your
prayers"
"YOu require nothing that would put my soul
in danger ?"
Nothing is required but courage"
Then tell me what there is to DO" cried Ber-
nez, letting his hammer fall; "I am ready to
meet twenty deaths for the sake of Tinah."
So the treachcrous beggar told him the whole
history, all excepting the way Of protecting him
self on the return Of the stones, and the price
which the demon required; and Bernez, who
thought that nothing was needed but to be bold
and quick, said, "old man, I will profit by the
opportunity; and a pint of my blood shall al
ways be at your service for the kindness you
have done me. win only finish the Cross that
| have begun upon this stone; and, at the prop
er time, viii meet you at the little fir wood"
When Berhez came to the appointcd place an
hour before midnight, he found the beggar with
a sack in each hand, and bag hung round his
neck. s-----
Come said the old man. "sit down and
think what, YOU will do with Your silver cold
and precious stones. when Won have taken Them y
"if had plenty Of silver - answered Rerncz
al would rive NV dear Tinsb an she ,,n,s m
that she ever wished far from linen n s;lE fro,D
bread TO oranOssp 70 a'd'd'iE
"Asd II you had ne npcb eo,d !, vor
pleased p, tail eai,s1tFlscs5 4 slai1l -,
al would make All T;n.b,s relation. rich and
all her friends ,brousbon, ,bs na,;sh "
"And if Won had nleptv Of nrec;ous stones ~
"Tber y cr;sa Rsrnez ~ wouId make every
one in the world rich and bappv and tell them
that Tinah desired Il.
Whilst thew were t.,kiDv m;dn;vbt came
thew heard a great noise on he he.,b md 4,
,be lieht Of the stars thew saw ,be 0rss, Stone
.avc their nlacos and hasten down ~ ,bo r;vor
t,aring nm tbe ground md knocking .eains,
each o,br, Ike o;sn,s whicb had dr,rS ~
much Tins ,bov r,ssaa ~ ,,ro ,non .rd ~.
lost IN tbo dorknss, Then ,ho 49, ~ ~ u
,bo Lo.,h c,,,ow.a - - - a..
=. ,,.horo ,Lo s,rros IA s.ooa 49, ~,
IL, e,,od 81 ,ho I,r;,, ,r;,h IA s;,.,.- - ~
c;ors y,oDes nc,ns, c,ossed h;nsois ,,,d 49,
~, ,,;,n ;o,, .nd ,.o,,Ss. H., ~ ;.-S -.
No ,;ro ~ aIDm NJ h.s,. ,is,sn;n.s, = ~. a;
ror,;or ~ ,ha ,:,or JSst ..iho p. es;gh;..
tbo I.., ana Rorrc, h.d ,ilIod HE roSts,s I .hs.
bo.rd so,,Dd ,il,o /. ,l;s,an, s,or., III.
stones which bsd don. drnL;D. .rd ,roro .o-o
inn baek 10 their ,l.css ,,rv o"icllvI q, hsnd;n,
s,r,r,,1s and crrsh;ro ovorv,h;,,, ~ ,ha;-
"Ws ara los, n, crira Rsrrsz 80 -7,r
uNo,Jn said ,bo ,.;z.,a br,,,;,,, rr ~ 80.
vain and sb,mrocI :. t,is spcprp, me ~, n az
dor 40 Loo, ,Dv r;ohos I, u,.s $500. =, =, -.
reso ch-;,,;.n .rd ,,o,,- s,;, .r,oI ,t..,, -,
in my way. You willsee TiDah no more; think
no more Of her; but prepare to die" n
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