Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-20
THE GIPBE DAUGRTRR.
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TER II
THE BLOOD HoUNDsl



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sometme near tie middle Of the day man
came down 10 tue cell, and brought Fabian some
30 food and drink. Il was Saul, the robber--OT,
in Gipsy parlance, the Ostilnd0T. He seemed
fitting man to stand in the shoes Of The dead
Cover and surely he was a ready and expert
tool il the hands Of the Gipsy king. aUi-
E The pEispnsg hsd thought Of pOiSep in his
mind, bat it did not pravent him from eatingi
sse thoagh be did not relish the food quite 30 well
a. might otherwise have done. Saul waited
r,. . little While, ~ though from curiosity, end
81 y theE leit When Fabian had eaten what he
pleased, be walked about the cell, feeling his
way along by the wall, talking With himself aa
be went In this manner be had spent an hour,
or more when be was distur bed IL bis rehec
tions BY the approach Of some one towards his
place Of conGnemeut and shortly aftsrwa ardS hiS
door was opened, end Saul again made his sP-
pearance; but be did not this time come alone;
his eompsnion, Ansslmo. bore him company.
"Weu, my master" spoke the form0f, "hOW
= would you ike TO tpel the fresh air, and see
the Etsirlf We have come. 70 lead you out Of
this place; and shouldn't think you'd feslmany
~ regrets IN leaving it.H s E.esg .wc1
'Thas may depend upon what gaiu By the
exchange" replied Fsbisn. f,f,rfrr ---t
atIAT II gaess the exchange will Be al IN your ta
Vor,-thst is, # you improve il, However
.sa we'll see by and By -" a.fs..-
When the party reached the upper hall, in.
stead fturning towards the nam part Of the
building, they moved on to the rear. and passed
i' res ont. BY the stables, into q small yard, where
they were joined by Jasper, Tufian whom we
have once before noticed. In this yard were
secured two large, powerful blood hounds,
which lsupsd furOusly at our hero ~ be enter
Cd, bat their stout chains prevented their reach
ing him. Nevertheless, he startled BY their
savage movements, for be knew their dispos
ton TOO well, and he withdrew to the further
corner Of the enclosure. Jasper spoke 10 the I
brutss, and bade them be quiet, They Obeyed
ss him in measure by crOuehiDg away towards
their kennel and lying down; but they still kept
itbt,r fiery eyes fixed upon the youth, and their
low. o'Sep growling seemed TO tell that they did
moi fancy the presencs of the interloPer -Da
In tbe me SHtime the three Ostiladors con-
yersed apsrt, an d finally Saul and AnselmO sP'
nroscboi ne 1,Tiso 0eT, and informed him that
awe have learned The iing's viii, said Saul
"and We know now exactly INhst to do We
shall 60 with you little way, sno ~ "nen you ~
know our object don't think yOS want 20
make any fuss. So don't be fHghtenCd' :.
81 am not used to being frightened, fTa!
said Fabian, quickly and proudly.
Il didn't mean that you were" responded
the villain. II only mean that you shouldn't
have any fears Of us, thought you looked ana
acted as though you fancied we would do you
harm: but as I'm alive, we don't mean to harm
you in the least. We're not going 70 hurF
hair Of your head
Our hero wondered if ssul spoke truly. ifhe
did, then what mssat this secret departure from
the campl And, on the other hand, if they did
mean any violence, what object could they have
in denying iti Perhaps, to keep him quiet and
thus lender their work the more easy. de
pondered upon it. and was, in the end, rather
inclined to doubt the truth Of the villains
assertions. t,E u -a FT
Meantime they had reached the deep wood,
ct point where a narrow, blind hun ting path
wound its devious way among the big trees and
Anselmo had taken tmall lantern from ben
cath his frock TO help light them on, for it was
verV dark in the deep forest. The moon was
not yet up, and the stars could dart but few
beams through the rank foliage Of the great oaks.
Saul held the prisoner by the left arm, keeping
close by his side a. they walked while AnselmO
kept as near upon the other side as possible
Fabian remembered his adventure with Cover
and TTogss upon the rocky preelPice, and be
could not help feeling that these two seoundTels
might be meditating the kind Of business
as that which he had before frustrated. II such
were the case, how should he ESCAPED He had
no weapon of any kind, while his conductors
were armed to the teeth. He could think Of but
one chance, and that was flight. II he could
break away from the villains, he might save
himself
quietly along foT some time. By and BY he
hssitated and turned towards Che man who held
him BY the arm. I-rs s
ta asiul,' he said, with much anxiety manifest
in his tone and manner, Twas there poison in
that food you broughtme%
poison! NO-not bit Of it, Why--what
makes ask the question:" II
"Beeause feel It here" replied the youth,
pressing his right hand upon his bosom and
utterng groan 81 do not feel right o, If
there was pOisOnin it, tell me! HIAm dying,
let me knOW!" 11
"Bless your body, my master, you are fool
ish! There was no more poison IN 1t than
there il in a maiden't kiss"
Then what is this faintnesS which comes
over me! Why can not see as l would
WHAT'S i'll" And toe youth put forth his hand
as though he would feel his way, at the same
time staggering, and leaning heavily upon his
.'MajarO UndsBsll' CALCULATED Saul, stopping,
and supporting the prisoner. "What is ell thisl
you must have eaten too much, and drank too
much Of that cold water! told the king he'd
better send you vinei Here, AnSelm Q, take
hold Of him" iUIt
The man thus addressed set down his Ian
tern upon the ground, and started to obey
This was the opportunity which our hero had
plotted for. As Hoch Is he saw that be had
thrown the villains Of their guard, he gathered
all his strength Tor the effort, and with one
blow be sent Saul reeling to the earth. He
then took AnsemO, as he was rising from his
lantern, and served him in like manner; and
then he darted off along the narrow path, at the
top Of his speed. In little while, however,
It became evident to the youth that he must
soon be eYertaken If be kept on in the path,
for tia pursusrs were gaining upon him every
moment They were used 10 forest ranging,
and could glide along among the tangled
boughs like beasts Of prey. la - - "a
Many thoughts flashed through Fs6ians
mind, bat they avEiled him nothing. Here
GREETED that be had not stopped and given the |
Fufians few extra taps on the head while he |
bad them down; but twas too late now. The |
only hope was in eoneeslment; 30, on the hrss !
opportunity, be sprapg into the thick wildwood
and was struggling bfavey on, when the voice |
Of Saul sounded close bebin him. BE turned /
g9 his head to look; and ss he did 90, his foot |
caught in stout Tinel which sent him head |
long among the undeTbrush. On the next in
stant Saul wastuPon him, with vice-Hks |
6raep upon his threat. In 9 moment more
Ansslmo come Up, and the yOuth's HtEugglel
were now IN vain. As he lay there, panied
and bewildered by the fall, and BY the grssE
,,no, ~ tL-,.t = 49,, h,,,,d his srrns behind