New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-04

we must meet II now, he SAID, Though WISH
] had known your coming had been noticed. lsnihe,
you had better withdraw"
Not while
"lIush In this must be Judge. For the good
of him you love bid you seek yonr own apartment
Aye added the youth, loadng her toward the
inner court, do as he bids you. | shall be safe
enough. At all events, will see you again.
H. kissed her and blessed her. and she passed from
the apartment just the host unbarTed and opened
the outer door. She stopped and caught hold OF her
lover by the hand she left him, and with heavy
fear upon her heart che asked him 10 be careful.
"The thought of thee shall be nducement enough 70
that end" he replied. And now, may the gods be
In few moments more, Belerus returned, and with
him came four soldiers. They we've stout, hard
looking men, whose hearts performed no other office
than To furnish them with animal life tha, they might
do the bidding of their master Ore, sho wore the
uniform Of lieutenant, advanced from his COM
panions, and gazed into our hero's face.
" You entered the city this evening = he sad.
Aarc hestated for g moment, but during that snort
mcment his mind was made up. He quickly judged
that any alsehood might only njure him, and he re-
solved TO tell the whole truth.
Il did" be answered.
"And you landed from Greek vessel this NOM
"Yes."
" Then you will go with Us to the royal palace
:" But why is this"
a" Because the king has so commanded"
Shall see him tonight?
1--WE came not to answer questions-orly 70 CON-
youf dtteHuaASt foi'eNt e'Ah VA i-~A-
tenant, grufly.
"Our gracious monarch will evidently see You to-
night interpOsed Beerus, who saw the fash OF indg-
nation in Alarc'. eve and kared that he might make
matters worse by giving way TO his feelings.
The youth saw the old mans meaning, ard lie
curbed bis rising emotions.
"Are you ready to go ~ asked the officer.
Then we have nothing further 70 detain US here
Aaric put on his cap and they passed out through
the narrow passage Beerus found an opportunity to
whisper in his
"Be cautious-kecp guard upon your tongue
mention not Ianthes name, nor suffer any slusion TO
her to drop from yonr tongue Let US hope that the
danger is not great
terror in bis very brea.hrgthat beied the words Of
hope be spoke. Until this moment the youth had not
felt serious alarm but he caught the look OF horror
upon the honest artisans face, the Dol, struck to his
own heart.
"The gods be with thee! spoke Benerus, as they
reached the porch.
Bu, Aarie made reply. At that moment g
weighty thought was upon him, and before he could
call his senses back for an answer he was hurried out
into the street The officer walked by his side, while
one Of the soldiers led the way and the other two fell
in behind.
variety of thoug ghts occupied Alarics mind as he
passed on through the narrow dimly lighted streets
He remembered how be had his father cut down,
and how his brother had been butchered; and the
bloody tyrant who had done it had now sent for
him. Is it q wonder that, with all his bravery, the
youth felt cold chill creeping about his heart as he
approsched the lair of the remorseless monarch
CHAPTER III.-DARKStss ASD Doom.
PyTrho, King of Sicily, sat upon his throne OF gold
and precious stones, and about him We're few Of the
hardened cruel, subsefyient men whom he dared 10
trust. He q middle-aged man short aud clumsy
in stature; with face broad and brutal in its expres
sion, and strongly marked by dissipation and de-
bauchery II he had ever possessed the assurance Of
brave man. he had lost il now ard his only hopes Of
safety in the willing swords about hun. and in the
terror which his cruelty inspired. The light from
three huge chandeliers Of massive gold cast strange
luser over the large epartment--the beams being
here reflected from polished mirrors; there from pill
lars OF marble ard porphyry and anon taking deeper
hues from the gaudy tapestry thst hung upon the
walls
81 would Ike 20 know who this stranger can be-
said the monarch, turning TO his chamberlain. All
here comes the lieutenant We shall see.'
There was moyementam the guard at the lower
preached the thrcne, leading Alaric by the arm.
" l. he unarned - the King cried, ss his eyerested
upon the youths tall and sirewy frame.
" He is, sire. We fourd only a simple sword upon
him, and that We took from him.
contemptqous look oyerspread the youth face as
be ,hrs found monarch so fearful; but when be
gazei full upon tie features Of the tyYant who had
sair bis loved kindred, sn expression % deadly hate
swept over bis noble brow, and keen hge burned IN
his dark eye.
"Ye gods" gasped lie King, As be caught a fun
view 0; the youths lace, with this deep expression
from the soul upon IT, what have we here Come
Had the sword OF death been at that moment sus-
pended over our heros head and ready to fall at e
breath, be could not have curbed the emotions that
sweed in his soul. II al his nature there not
one principle or incentive that could lead him to bow
and crirge before one whom he so utterly despsei
ard detesed ad be thought Of the future, he might
have spoken differently; but be thought only of the
present and the past-he thought only ot the bloody
WIopgs that had been done and ne allowed bis soul 20
have full sway.
II am Alaric," lie arswered, booking fCl into
Pyrrhos isce.
Hold, sire. interposed tne chamberlain, VINO hsi
been regsrdir the youth narrowly. "Nethinks thoa
HIS! Now, by Tie gods know Lin cred the
king starting up nom lis sat- bu, quickly mixing
back sgs.n. Art thou the son Of the petr.can
Orneus !"
When NY noble father lived was his sor, tie
prisoner replied.
And when your noble father died yor asd from ;he
country p srid the monarch with sarcastic emphasis
upon the words he had repeated i1oss sae yoath'
speech.
II did fee " was tho reply.
And have you been absent ever singer
"Where u
In Greece"
"Why has, thou retarped row
= 70 see the land Of NY birth.
Who came with ;hee T.
~ lanied alone upon those shores, your Msjesty.
ard had thought but to md friend and thee If
reed be, 20 leave the country again.
And who is the friend yon sought
81 A bosom fiieni Of my early youth, whose innnenec
extends not beyond tte walls OF her Zone.
"Ah female, ehl
eyes"
And lives s,e with the artisan B.l-z-s J"
=" Usit there ~ seek h<ri' }>------'s| -
" Ard there you found Ter -
81 heard OF Asr there