Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-29
CHAPTER w.
THE CAYERN-THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN
THE DOG

THE cAvERN-THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN
THE DOG.
Ned Bowers had not wholly lost all seu-
sation from the effects of the drugged cof
fee, though be was powerless to move, and
wild, strange and fantastic images filled bis
brain.
He did not know, however, when the
descent of the chain through the trap. door
ceased, but suddenly he thought he was in
the midst of deadly conflict, for voice
rang in his ears:
sUp, up! and away at once He must
not kill you! She so young and beautiful,
too And you-I saw you bring the young
lady from the sea Oh, what can I do !?
What shall do? They are coming again !!
Are you better? Try it again !!
What it was be was to try again, or who
were supposed to be coming, or what pun.
gent essence it vas that attacked his senses,
Ned Bowers could not imagine but, with a
gasp and a struggle he felt that be vas sha
king off the effects of the narcotic.
sAvast there, mates = he cried. What
latitude is this p
Hush !
A hand was pressed over bis mouth, and
he was forced back into the chair again, not
with violence, but with a gentle sort of
pressure, and a rustic of garments, that
led Ned to suppose that it was to the pity
ing ministration of a woman that he owed
the relief had come to him.
BE quiet, do!
i will. But the little one-the young
lady?'
i will recover her, too, with the sal 70.
latile.'
SAL who?'
Hush Oh, good heavens d! No.
csn't-I mustn't stay another minute. My
good young man, 1 can't now restore her
You must get away at once! Come here !"
sNo-uo! I'll stay with
But they'll kill you! Oh heavens
there they come now They won't hurt
ber-but you-you'll be murdered You
must hide I'm captive too, and must
not be seen here! This way-you may
fud chance to save her afterwards
A confused noise as of the trampling of
feet, came upon the ears of Ned, and the
fash of lights began to send faint refec
tions into the cavernous place where he was.
The light enabled him to see that it was
a young girl who thus spoke to him, and
that while she pulled him by the arm she
was, with the other hand, applying, no
doubt, the same bottle of puugent essence
that had restored him-to the nostrils of
Helen. But it did not seem to restore her
she only recovered slightly.
Now Quick-come !
sBut I-Oh have saved her from the
sea and IL cannot leave her!
Then you will kill her, and abandon her,
by being killed yourself, when you may
save her by hiding, and being then free to
follow her-and to rescuen
tNo-nop
Quick, then, come !
Ned allowed himself to be led by the arm
rapidly from the spot. He stumbled over
some articles that lay loose upon the hard
beaten earth of the cavern, or cellar; for
such it seemed to be. At the same time a
fash of light illuminated the place and he
thought he would be seen, but his compau-
ion led him into the shelter of number of
casks which stood in one corner. 'Help
me-" she said.
'How? Oh, yes-the barrel
Down went the cask over Ned's head,
and be found himself in total darkness
He heard the loud, angry tones of man,
and trampling of feet.
why, there's only the girl here Call
the Captain This won't do-where's the
man ? By the sword of Morgan! call the
captain How did he get away Moore 2
'Ay, ay?
keep good look-out-the fellows hi
ding in the cave!
sAy, ay! He can't get out! [ want
ono clin ar his head with nv marline