Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-19

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| But Fabian returned to the camp. The
journey was slow, as Trogus could. not
travel fast; and it was near midnight when
they arrived. Fabian went ut once to the
tent of DiOnc, and found the ,SprcercSs up,
aud seemingly awaiting the arrival of
ono. Shewas a strange looking creature,
and might have served as a model for any
artist who would picture n witch TO thy
| life. Diune was IA Spanish Gitauo, and
she had brought with her from the sunny
| South many an item of mystic lore before
unknown among the English Gipsies.
When Fabian had told DiOnc his story
| she rocked herself to and fro, and muttcrcd
$50 soon! so soon!" and then warning the
youth to be on his guard, she dismissed
| him, with promise to communicate some
| important secrets to him on the morrow
and plan for his and Eleetras future
safety. 5-
,e Melmmmed and GOndebald soonIlearned
through tIirir spies, that Trogus was inshis
I tent: and the king ut once sent for him.
Ion being questioned, Trogus told his
story to the astounded plottcrs, who rayed
with fury on learning the issue of tile at
| tempt upon our heros life. They soon
bent Trogus to their wishes by mingled
threats and promises, and his cue having
been given to him, three Gipsies were. sent
to bring Fabian to the kings apartment
Mohammed and Gondebald were insat
case. The latter feared that unless he should
be able to bestow Electra upon tho King,
lie himself would never lbe permitted to
take the fascinating LcdN towife; 'nnd
| this unexpected escape and return of Fnbi
| an perillcd all his dearest hopes. The king
however had deeper cause for disquict and
greater reason to fear Fabian, than result
ed from our hero'S love for and influence
over Electra. Dione had whispered strange
| things in his ear, and her mystic warnings
had caused him to trcmblc. OF these things
he could not speak toGondebald, but treas
urcd them in his own dark breast and tried
to assume look of easy assurance, and
| spoke words of arrogant confidence; but
ere he could prolong his remarks, the door
was opened and our hero ledinto the apart
mcnt by the three ruItians who had been
sent for him.
When Fabian found himself in the pres
ence of the king and his captain, there was
~ sense of dread upon him which he had
not before experienced. Mohammed look
cd dark and threatening, his brutal face be-
ing settled into an expression of most dead
| ly meaning; while Gondebald, with his
sunkcn black eyes and raised shoulders,
looked not unlike n coiled serpent. And
then the apartment, with its dingv, ragged
walls, and its dirty floor, with the ghostly
light from the smoky glass of the suspend
ed lamp, was not calculated to add any
thing like cheerfulncss to the scene. A. But
the youth was notllcft long topondcr upon
these things, for he was led towards the
large oakcn chair in which the king sat,
who addressed him without much hesita-
tion - '-' %
lSo, my fine master Fabian, zyou have
had uuite an advcntureI" This was spo-
, ken in sarcastic tone, and with the teeth
closed Our hero looked up:
'My lord" he said, using the form of
address which was common among the
ginsies when addressing their ruler, ''ffs
you have any accusation to make, will
| you make it ut once, for i would know
whereof am accused
! '.Thou shalt hear right quickly" replied
tMohammed: and as he spoke he cast his
ieycs over the room, as though lie would
iassure himself that all present might be
I trusted. Gondebald stood ut his right
hand: while farther away, behind the pris-.
iOner, were the three men who had con-
Quoted the Inter from his tent. They
were Saul, Jasper, and Ansclmo-thFcc
! hardened wrctchcs. who were bound to the
will of their master, as though they had
I been nero machines of torture in his
Fhands. ''Listen,' the king proceeded,
+ "and answer me truly: Did'st thou not
/ slay our faithful servant, Cover" ?"
+ q did shoot him; but twas ineself-le-
| fence
"Bcwarc sirl Don't add falschood to
your other crimes! Let Trogus he called"
. In q few moments the wounded GYPSY
was brought in. He seemed To he in great
F, pain. but he bore himself rs bravcly as
! possible before the king. Once he looked
towards the he3prisOner: but Was only a
/ furgitve glance, and was not repeated.
/ 'Trogms," spoke Mohummed, s:you have
5bccn called TO give us your evidence
|. E.touclIing this youths doings to might
! Let ut hear your story. And, mind that
you give us the facts as they arc"
4 When our hero saw how Trogus avoided
khis gaze, and how he rtrcmbled, he knew
that tho forthcoming story had been AL
iready arranged. a
"My lord" commenced the wounded
/ villain, "yOu know you scnt,tiowcr. and
myself to conduct Fabian to Atherstonc.
| We started. as -Ou directed. When we
reached the stream near the edge of the
| forest we found that VIC had lost our way,
and while Gowcr,wcnt forward to look out
for u fnrding-placc, Fabian and myself sat
IdOwn upon the rock. In Il little while
| Cover came back, and as lie was about to
| tell us what lie had discovered, master
4 Fabian jumped up and shot him with a
pistol which he had drawn from his
bosom. / hurried forward as quickly as
possible to help my companion; but the
! young man had another pistol which he
| fred at me-. The ball lodged in my
Eshoultler He would have Killed meif he
| could" s tat.f..rafi $500
What have you to sayt to this?" demdn
\ dcd Mohammed. 6
At first the youth did not know what To-
say. lie had expected something of .this
i,kind, and yet the cool falschood of Tt3gus
! for a moment confounded him. ;He,tFied
/ to cntch tic Nillain.s eve. hut.leith out eff