Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-19

hero looked Vp; ..t.-gs
my lord, !" he said, using the form Of address
which was common among the gipsies when
addressing their ruler, "if you have any acoU-
sation to make, will you make it at once, for
would know whereof l Am accused"
Thou shalt hear right quickly" replied Mo.
hammsd; and Sc he spoke he cast his eyes over
the room, as though he would assure himself
that all present might be trusted. Gondebald
stood at his right hand; while farther away,
behind the prisoner were the three men who
had conducted the latter from bis tent. They
were Saul, Jasper, and AnsslmO-thTes hard
ened wretches, who were bound to the will Of
their master, as though they had been mere
machines of torture in his hands. "Listen,"
the king proceeded, 'aud answer me truly;
Did'st thou not slay our faithful servant,
Covert"
Il did shoot him; but twas in self defence"
''Beware, sir! Don't add falsehoOd to your
other crimesl Let Trogus be called"
In few moments the wounded Gypsy was
brought in. He seemed TO be in great pain
but he bore himself as braVely as possible be-
fore the king Once he looked the prisoner;
but it was only fnrtiTes glance, and was not
repeated. 80 .z..-..s s.s 81. .s-..
"TrOgus, /" spoke MOhammsd, ''you have been
called to give us your evidence touching this
youths doingS tonight. Let US hear your
story. And, mind that you give us the facts
as they are"
When our hero saw how Trogus avoided his
gaze, and how he trembled, he knew that the
forthcoming story had been already arranged.
"My Lord" commenced the wounded vii
lain, ''you know you sent Cover and myself
to conduct Fabian to Athefstone. We started
as you directed. When we reached the stream
near the edge Of the forest, we found that we
had lost our way, and while Cover went for
ward to look cut for a fording place, Fabian
and myself sat down upon the rock. In q
little while Cover came back, and as be was
about to tell us what he had discovered, mas
ter Fabian jumped up and shot him with a
pistol which be had drawn from his bosom.
hurried forward as quickly as possible 10 help
nv companion but the young man had an.
ther pistol, which he fired at me. The ball
lodged in my shoulder. He would have killed
me if he could"
"What have you 10 say to this % demanded
Mohammed.
At first the youth did not know what to say.
He had expected something Of this kind, and
yet the cool falSehood of Trogus for moment
confounded him. He tried to catch the yil>
lain's eve, but without effect. i-a --'
my lord" he finally said, addressing the
king, "thiS man hath spoken most falsely.
did shoot Cover, but not until he had tried 70
kill me and when fred at this fellow, it was
to escape bis pOinard." s, .-.....-a-s--
IA very pretty story" returned MOhammed,
with a coarse chuckle. "Such stories are
very EASILY manufactured by those who have
done great crimes" Then turning to Gonde
bald, he continued, ,-"Good captain, you have
heard aI,-what ought we to do 4'' I'D
why" replied the mln thus addressed, as
though he were rejecting seriously, 81 can
see but one course to pursue. The murderer
must be secured until you can give him such
| trial as our customs demand"
"You are right, captain Aud then turn.
| ing to the three men who stood in waiting, be
| added
'.Here, Girs,--take this fellow, and lock him
up. Let him be as comfortable as you can
but first see that he is secure"
Our hero felt that further eIpostulation
would be useless, 70 he followed Saul from the
apartment, Jasper and AnsehnO bringing uI
the rear In the narrow hall the guide lighted
a torch, and than proceeded to the rear of the
building, and thence down into the cellar. Thi.
cellar seemed to be nearly as broad in extent
as was the surface covered by the main part o.
the building; but Saul pushed.on to fair cor
ner, where he found door, upon opening
which low, vault ed passage was discovered
Into this the prisoner was led, and presently
another door was reached, which opened witt
a creaking sound, and beyond which appeared
a tomb-liks dungeon, with solid stone walls
and an srchsd ceiling, into which the you'll
was thrust, and the door shut upon him.
What next to expect FSbain was hardly pre-
pared to guess, though he feared it would b.
some evil thing, s.ss- ~
In the mean time the Gipsy King and hi
captain held an earnest consultation, durini
which thoy exhibited much malice and rage
but did not Eeem able to hit upon any satisfao
tory course of action.
sWhat shall we dot" cried Mohammed, start
ING up, and walking across the floor. "Gonde
bald" he continued, as he same back, edo yol
know that the country iS already becoming no
about mi-that tho officers Of the law have
sharp eye upon uS!"
"Yes, my lord-I am aware of that
"And you know that they are liable, at an,
time, to come down upon uS!"
"Yeg,"
"Then it is clear enough that We must no
have,any diEsentions in our own camp at pres
ent, Were it not for that, this trial shouI
come off this very morning, and the fellOg
should be hanged before night. But dare no
doit now, But-my csPtain-yOur countenanc
looks bright. What new thought is it,"
Gondebald bent his head moment, with hi
finger pressed upon his brow, and then he ap
jproached his chief What he had to say b
dared not speak aloud, even in that place; O.
he Whispered it into the Kings ear. Mohamme,
started as he caught the idea, and convulSivel-
Vrasping h.s willy counsellor by the hand, b
exclaimed; @
"GOod GOndsbald, it shall be dOns!-It shal
bs dOne!" 5 g.. sd.-as. a-s
Near the middle of tbs forenOOn-an hou
after the conference between Mohammed an
his captain-Elsctra sat alone in her tent. -Sh
had heard some strange rumors concerning II
adventure Of her lover, but as yet she had nc
bGrriTed at the truth. The weight of suspenH
was .aqonizinR, and she resolved to seek ol
Dione, in hopes that she might there gai
further light She had risen, and was about I
draw her light mantle over her head, when hc
movements were interrupted by the entrance
Gondebsld.
"Sit down, Electra, sit down." her faith.
said He took seat as he spoke, and whe
she had done the same, he continued: 81 hsy
something to say to you. / think you hal
heard some news. Is it not sol"
81 have heard vague rumors," she replied.
"And I'll wager q golden crown, that 70
= were about 10 60 out Eitsr information. 70
. were going to seek old Dione, were you notl
, "Yes," Electra replied; but she looked dow
E - she spoke, for her fathers gaze was fxC
. upon her SO keenly that she could not inject i
aEIectra, listen to me-" He spoke quick
4 and sternly, and the fsiF girl was startled ,
! she heard his tones. "If you trust that o.
5 witch wou will trust q beagEs. You don
! know her. In Spain she caused the ruin of
{ thousand virgins ike yourself Her evil ey
IL upon you. Beware Of her, or a worse "a
f shall be yourH than any you ever yet dreamI
t Of Do you know the story Of the terrib
: charm she wears at her girdle !"
s aNo," the maiden replied, wOnderingly f
) she believed that the sOTesrsSs possessed mo
than mortal power, -
( b1sDid you not know that that charm vi
{ composed Of human bonesf'
al have heard 90, 'said Electrag shudderin
: "Dia yod never hear what particular kind
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