Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-17

arm, keeping close by his side as they walked,
M9ne Anselmo kept as near upon the other
SIDE as possible. Fabian remembered his ad :
venture with Cover and Trogus upon the
IScAy Precipice, and he could not help feeling
th .ha. .nese Two scoundrels might be meditating
.nS same Kind OF business as that which he had
DeloIs frustrated. If such were the case, how
should he escape? He had no weapon Of anv
kind, while his conductors were armed to the
.ee.n. ne could think Of but one chance, and
tnat was hight If he could break away from
the M Mriiialns; he might save himself.
WIN such thoughts in his mind he walked
9uleuy along for some time. By and by he
heSt'1.ed, and turned towards the man who
held him by the arm.
Co.. HsIl: " he said, with much anxiety mani
fest IN his tone and manner "was there poison
in that food you brought me?'
POISON NO-not bit oft. Why-what
makes you ask that question 20
Because feel it here, replied the youth,
pressing his right hand upon his bosom and ut
terlng grosn. 81 do not feel right. O, if
there was poison in it, tell me! If am dying,
let me know .
Bless your body, my master you are fool
is in maiden, kiss
Then what is this faintness which comes
over me! Why can 1 not see as would ?
what Is it" And the youth put forth his
hand as though ne would feel his way. at the
same time staggering, and leaning heavily
upon his guide.
:" Maj0ra UnGebel! ," calculated Saul, stop
ping, and supporting the prisoner. What is
ail inns you must have eaten too much and
orank 100 much OF that cold water, I told
the king he'd better send you wine, Here.
Anselmo, take hold of him.
The man thus addressed, set down his lam
tern upon the ground, and started to obey.
Inns was the opportunity which our hero had
piotted Tor. AS soon as he saw that he had
thrown the villains off their guard, he gathered
ali his strength for the effort, and with one
blow he sent Saul reelng to the ground. He
taen TOOK Anselmo, as he was rising from his
lantern, ara served him in like manner; and
then he darted off along the narrow path, at
the top of his speed. In little while, how
ever, 1t became evident to the youth that he
must soon be Overtaken if he kept in the path,
Tor his pursuers were gaining upon him every
moment. They were used to forest ranging.
and could glide along among the tangled
boughs like beasts of prey
Many thoughts flashed through Fabian's
mind but they availed him nothing. He re-
gretted that he had not stopped and given the
rumans Few extra taps on the head, while he
had them down; but twas too late now. The
only hope was in cOncealment; so, on the first
opportunity, he sprang into the thick wild
wood, and was struggling bravely on, when the
voice OF Saul sounded close behind him. He
turned his head to look; and as he did so. hi:
toot caught in stout vine, which sent him
headlOng among the underbrush On the he xt
instant Saul was upon him, with a yice-like
grasp upon his throat In a moment more
AnSelmo came up, and the youths struggles
were now in vain. AS be lay there, pained
and bewildered by the fall, and by the prasr
upon his throat, they bound his arms behind
hlm with stout leathern thong, and then
dragged him back into the path A huge oak
was close at hand, and having forced him dowr
they had done mis- arms, thus rendering b,n
utterly powerless, either for flight or resist
ance
Now said Saul, as he Strengthened III
from his work, "I'll tell you what YOU you've
oeen so anxious to know. I don't bear you
any malice for the blow you gave me, nor fol
the enort you made to escape, for I should
probably have done the same myself though
l mus. say, if I'd got my hands upon yor
while the smart was in my head, you Nigh,
have got bitter taste of Saul's muscle. How.
ever, you're safe now, and I'll tell YOU what
this thing all means. The king don't seek
your life-he don't want to have the laws eye
cuted OIL you; so he gives you this chance Of es
cape. But, mind you, you mustn't tell any
body that you were let off on purpose You
must make it appear that you escaped by your
own wits. And-one thing more-you mustn' ,,
come back to the camp again. You'll be in
danger if you do.''
Hold :" cried the youth, as the villain.
were about to turn away. "If it is as you saw
why do you leave these bonds upon me"
" Because We were so ordered. The kine
said you'd get clear of them easy enough Per
haps they're to save him from speaking false.
ly when he says, he can't imagine how you 90;
nlo Son1 Inr, IL, III
speaking, and then hurried away, his com.
panion following close behind him
Fabian listened till the sound of retreatine
footsteps was lost in the distance, and then he
turned his thoughts upon his present situation
1t was strange, and, for awhile, incomprehen
sible; but finally he fancied that he could. al
least, imagine something of its meaning. He
had been left there to die of hunger, No one
ever traversed that path save the Gipsy hun
had starved As these thoughts came upor
him, he strained upon the bond that confined
his arms; but the tough thong was proc
against his utmost strength In a little while
he tried again; and he thought that the bono
gave little beneath the strain; but he was
soon satisfied that twas only the sinking of tn,
thong into the flesh that had caused the appa
rent looseness.
He sank back once more against the tree
the moon had risen. With the coming of tn,
moonlight his spirits for the while seemed I,
revive. and he tried to set his wits upon som,
expedient whereby he could cast off the lash
ings from his limbs. He was thus engaged
when his ear caught sound which startled
him.
Hark What is that low, frightful howlins
that comes breaking through the forest? 1t i
the voice Of the blood hounds, Hark. VIII,
do they howl so cruelly-so vengefully? WHY
seem they so eager and so hot-breathed
Hark they are close at hand, and their howl,
are changed to quick, snufing cries Ha =
Sec: They are here. The moonbeams stream
in through an opening in the leafy canopy, and
reveal the hounds, not a dozen yards away.
AS if he had read it upon fiery scroll did
the whole truth unfold itself to Fabian 8 mind
Thus could Mohammed gain his destruction
and the people of the camp should never know
the murderous villainy of the deed. 1hey
would think he had escaped from his prison,
and fed to the woods, and that tho dogs had
there Overtaken and destroyed him
But-would the brutes take his life
The youths blood seemed to freez, in hi.
veins as this query came to his mind He now
remembered remark he bad heard Jaspe,
drop, only few hours before, in the kennel
yard, while the dogs were so uneasy. III,
hounds lad not eaten morSel for fonr-anl
tpenty hours.
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