American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-16
What am to do2 What does this

dog, and that some of our lovely women
have fallen in love with you"
"What am | to do?"
$50 to the rendezvous, of course"
"Will there be danger Must 90
armed ?"
/" 1t would be more prudent"
AT hiuc o'clock, as the clock struck,
some one touched me on the shoulder.
You are exact-that it is well"-and
as turned | beheld an old woman dressed
in the costume of the country standing
near me.
Are you Lieutenant Raou Duche
yer p asked she, speaking in French, and
with only slight accent
YES"
"You are lately from Marseilles ?"
eyes"
You remember Cecile 2"
Cecile," 1 cried, "Cecile Valazo ?"
"'Tis she who has written to you"
Cecile, my betrothed she is in Bor-
deaux with her mother"
"She was, but she is now here slave
in Algiers."
But the letter is not in her writing ?"
Not as you knew her writing for
merly"
True, slave-Cecile slave! How
did she know | was here ?"
"She saw you from behind the grating
of her window"
take me to her eucloisterr p
Not until you have given me your
word that you will save her."
"At the risk of my life; but how in
heavens name did she get here ?"
"She will tell you all to- morrow when
you meet"
Let me see her tonight"
"Impossible !"
Tomorrow, then. l shall not rest till
then"
Tomorrow, but remember, silence
an indiscretion might ruin all w
l was obliged to be satisfied, but my
excitement was so great that | could not
restrain it. l confded all to my friend,
the Jew -
" Be very prudent" said the Jew, "and
rememberth that the French Government al,
lows the natives the exercise of their re-
ligion, and the freedom of their own spe
cial trades. To interfere between mer-
chant and his slave would be dangerous.
| listened, of course, to no arguments
and at hine o'clock the next night was at
the place the Arab woman had indicated.
Cecile, my Cecilc, the pure and gentle
young girl in the power Of Mahomedan,
it was horrible.
"Follow me" said the old woman, and
we entered low gate, and after various
windings found ourselves in white mar
BILE hall most brilliantly illuminated
Here is the danger Once we can
get through here into Cecile's apartment,
we are safe"
We crossed the hall without impedi-
imcnt We entered the apartment which |
seemed dim to me after the hall, but
bright, indeed, all appeared when from
an inner room lady advanced
She wore the costume of the country, |
and the heavy silver wells with which the
women are concealed in Algiers, fell over
her
In another instant she raised her veil,
and | beheld the loveliest creature had |
ever seen in my life-her large brilliant,
yet melting eyes fixed upon me.
l threw myself at her feet
Do | then see you-again ?"
Raoul," she replied, in low soft |
voice, "have you not forgotten me? Do
you not love me still ?"
!" Love you still Never have you
been out of my Thoughts, but how are
you here ? Here and slavel How did
you conc in this mans power ?"
:" Listen to me, Raoul, and you win see
how naturally I fel! into the foils three
years ago. A young Arab was sent to
Bordeaux to complete his education. He
came to oar house. He fell in love with
me. A marriage between us was, of
course, impossible, even had | not been
betrothed to you. Hassan understood
this, and seemed TO have abandoned all
the feelings of love he had entertained
for me. A month since he announced to
us his departure for his native country,
and as last proof of friendship, asked
my mother to honor him with visit on
board the vessel that was to take him
from us--a condescension he called it,
My mother consanted We went, accom-
panied only by Hassan, who came to fetch
us. 1t was easy to separate us, both Gu
rious as we were to see the various parts
of the ship. When at last | tried to re-
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