The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-07

| AZ that stage OF Affairs, II Japhet and Jud
had rushed upon Hacom, they coull have taker
| him prisoner without trouble. Tho terrible emo
tons raging In his breast, whether &C fear %
rage, had LETT him weak aud irresolutc, and h
sank down upon the divan he hal placed nea,
the fire for Coral. His s,alwart frame shool
with terror and his eyes wandered apprehen
sivcly around, as ifcxpccting to encounter som,
| further horror
It's lie hc finally shrickel, but without
daring to encounter the clear gaze OF .Iaphct
You're just such liar and mpostcr a, SUI
scstci Have you a commission as an object
Of the Confederate Nlvyi Id.fy YOU to pro.
durc it :"
" As said before am not required to answer
questions Of this Kind, responded Japhe,. 4" |
am willing, however in this instance to satisfy
YOU in rcgiri to my commission. There is the
document :"
lie thrust paper before lIalcom's face. The
SLAYER examined it attcntivcy.
" Sure enough !" he muttercd. You're a
captain in the Confederate Navy, under the name
uf Morcand -
lie returned the paper to Japhet, who FASTENED
10 adj
" | will further say, for tho especial benefit Of
Miss Wayne that | am not rebel in
word or dcc'l-in nothing beyond the possessor-
hip OF this commission. It was thrust upon
mc, AMI a. it gave me some facilities for prose
cutting oruin inquiries | have been making in
dis vicinity during the last three months, saw
no harm in ayailius myself Of it. In Rome We
mn 10 a. Romans do. Among Rebels, If you
can find any official all in the transaction o
your private atfair', don't let any soruples pre-
vent You from usin; it, At the best, its little
compensation for the blessings and privileges Of
which they rob you"
" Then, If you u-c yo IT olic, to such an end
"a that. you're traitor :" roarc Captain Hal
com.
On, no, nothing Of the kinl I'm merely
philosopher, rejoin'd Jiphct, "making the
most Of a bad bargain 80
Despite all the peril by which she was sur
rounded, Coral had no,icsl the observations Of
he young mln, aud she cvincel much joy at the
~ planations respecting the commission lie
owes had been resting earnestly upon him ever
since she Discovered that he was also known by
the name Of Morcani The conviction hal
taken complete possession Of her mind, that one
ui the two Young mcu--so widely unlike, yet So
nearly approaching each other in their devotion
to hcr-was her lost brother The exnct mean
in; oi the word which hal passed between ia
phct aud llalcom, previous TO this declaration Of
the formers viows, hal no, been cOmQrehend"d
by her but she hal conceived enough Of their
purport to suspect, and s,rongly suspect, the ex-
iscncc of such singular state of affairs a. they
suggested.
81 see that there can DO no harmony
Of sentiment betw en- you AMI me-" observed
Iinlcom. after Il pause, with sch,mins
look in his eyes. suppose you mean to
take the part Of thi, youn; puss, without even
inquiring what !, gal authority have over herr"
Neither legal nor any other authority will
induce Inc to So, lay insulted, Is long rs can
raise an arm in her deienoc, was Japhct's stern
reply
"You'rc quite chivnrous," snccrca Ilrlcom.
AMI YOU are scpunlrcl :" ulenly rc,ort-
cd the young man. as ii tir5l Of the slayer's
presence. ~ am -irl Of your yaporin.,-. Bc
thankful that the breath Of life vet remains in
your body :"
"Oh. lo not arouse hi1 fury :" exclaimed Co.
raj. rs he marked the iuirrull nature of the cN-
prcs,ions appearing on ll.ltom's f'"c. /" / I'M
ploro YOU no to provoke him :"
.TaIhct made some reply to tits appeal, turn
ing hi face towards the maiden. In that mo-
ment Illlcom dartcd forward, as quick a
thought, and struck him a furious blow with
some weapon or instrumel, he drew from the
from the breast Of his coat, whether a pistol OF
helayin pin, no one but himself knew, Mt thu
same instant crying
take that as my answer think I'm still
the master Of all that concerns me-
.Japhet sank to the floor rs 81 ldcnly and
heavily Us if he had been stricken with death.
Coral threw herself by his ,ilc, uttering Shrek
| after Shrek, while jude looked out from TIL
| aperture in the wall, and even half emerged
from his concc alncnt, before he could school lid
impul,ycnc,. to the stern fact that he was N
| sort Of match tor the SLAYER, and would only
loose his life by appearing single handed agaln'
| him. lie then became momentarily paralysis
by the situation of Jalhet, hy tho peril threat
| euiny the pirl and by the ugly and brutal aspec