Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-06-17

i if necessary with her dagSer, IN order
to secure her escape. At length steps
were heard approaching, the door opened
and the attendant entered. She had pre-
viously lowered The heavy damask cur
lains BY the windows, so that a quiet gloom
or semi-darkness Pervaded The apart
ment.
MY lord duke. said the servant, Il
did not expect to see you here. l have
brought the evening meal for the lady,
according TO your instructions"
It's wen, SAID the mock duke
She IS now reposing and must not be
disturbed. Remain here until 7 return. .
Saying which Lucy boldly gained the
hall. Proceeding through various gloomy
corridors, she a, length reached one Of
the ramparts. where she paused a mo-
ment to survey the ground The port
cullis was lowered, and several persons
attached to the duke were seen passing
to and fro. Night was rapidly setting In
and now was ;he moment or never TO
carry her plan into execution. She
reached the bridge without interruption,
and Ia passing II she hHmmed lively air
from one of the operas in fashion a that
day. And now she Is on the bridlepath,
and in half an hour more she will be in
safety. She had nearly reached the bot
tom Of the bill, when tall, armed figure
sprang out of the bushes and plunged bis
dagger TO her heart. She fell and died
without a groan.
"Thus perish" said the figure, ''thou
wretch and miscreant. Little dds. thou
know that it was Guido's child thou dldst
abduct"
Saying this he pulled the body into the
forest and proceeded on his way to the
castle TO enforce, if need be, a return of
his daughter.
As he was weIl-known TO all the dukes
retainers, he was gladly welcomed by
them. To avert suspicion, he carefully
asked where Alberto was. Some said he
had not long before descended the noun
tain, while another averred that he had
just passed him in the grand hall leading
to his apartment. Guido knew we'll the
direction 10 take, 81 srs, stepped upon
rgrnp4ris = co0f-hs tevered brow AT
this instant, to his great horror and as
constituent, he perceived the duke ad-
vaucing towards him.
"Ha Guido, my pretty bird has flown
and that, too, within an hour, said he.
Just think Of it the jade donned one Of
my costumes and passed my guards with
out detection. But / will have her yet,
for have out parties to scoar the noun
tain"
"Scoundrel She is my daughter, and
I am, unwittingly, her murderer !" ex-
claimed Guido. The issue is now be-
tween you and me, and one or both must
fall"
So saying he made furious onslaught
upon the duke, who, perceiving that he
had to deal with a madman, began to call
for assistance, at the same time defend
ing himself with his sword. As this
rencontre took place at a remote part of
the castle, his cries were not heard At
length Guido closed with MIN and pressed
him to the edge of the parapet. which
Overhung depth of nearly five hundred
feet. The bottom and sides Of this abyss
were jagged rocks, on which 40 one could
fall and live. And now the dsath.strug-
gle waxes furious. The parapet Is reach
ed; Guido, with the strength Of a giant,
presses Alberto over. It's done! With
a dull, heavy sound both are plunged IN
to the awful darkness.