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mro M M % answered the others.
NO, no, hVl 800 hara ~ cried thu ri

nEo. no. mop answered the others J. ,.n.,.
Ion; II satan arREP responded volce close by.
ASd he robber captain stood among them as he had
on TG drOpped syb and covered the most aect
Rh looked up and turned cold head to FOOT
o In the handsome stately graceful form Of the brSand
she re the danced % er at her own
mask ball, and-the probable murderer OF Rosa oiOh-
While the walls of the cavern seemed whiring around
syb, the robber captain calmly came up 70 her. mted
~ Spirit Of Fire, am happy welcome you to your
own appropriate dwelling place.; ana then wlthout ef
peong answer, he turned to Mooch' and Sad In Ills
re SO good ms to give me this seat, sir"
But Syb saw that the giant turned pale and tremDleu
like the tabled mountain in labor he left the seat by
her SIDE and skunk into another at some distance.
men crew wgo mPsTTer wilder more uproarous syb be-
came very much alarmed and not so much by the nosy
Mooch fixed upon the opposite end of the table
where he sat- and the offensive language OF saans eyes
whenever they turned towards her
Al length, unable to bear the trial longer she arose
from her seat and conrtcsyng TO these brgands as she
would have done TO any set OF gentlemen of whom she
taking leave, Sybl left the cavern followed by Cen
must take YOU to another groto You cannot oc-
cupy mine tonight" said the girl with evident reluc'
lance ,,,, ,, an,
afraid TO sleep alone in this terrible place ~ pleaded sybi
have reason but cannot Iel. u 10 you now ,hi
My chamber not safe for you myself am iPs Str9hg
from my side must hide you were no deYn may md
You tonight - whispered the girl 49,
ooh do M here alOneW pleaded sym. III
must stay stay with me- do not fear death but on
/ fear these men DO not leave mel"
al must for your safety. They must not miss me-
or their suspicious will be aroused"
Then pointing bed of moss, aud recommending her
guest TO lie down aud seek rcpose, the gypsy girl gided
away through the labyrinth OF caves and was lost 10
sight and hearing. -
syb first impulse was start up and runlafter her
hostess but she restrained herself and sank half flinng
upon the heap OF moss. ., ,
There was but faint sparkling OF light in the cave,
coming from creylce IN the rOOI through which the
moonlight entered. ,,,
"Seek repose ;" had been the advice Of Genti!lska.
Syb dared seek IL IL she could aud could not have
fouud IL il had Hour after hour passed IN trance
like stiffness and silence, when at length she fanced she
heard a creeping, stealthy step approaching Nearly
frozen with terror she listened and watched more u-
tently than ever Alone helpless, IN darkness aud soil
tude what horrid fate must she meetf The creeping,
| cautious fOOtsep drew nearer, nearerl
Oh Heaven! 70 was fancy! The entrance OF the
cavern was deeply dnrkoned for one moment and
then the huge form OF MOlOch stood within tho cavern
| and nearly filled 10 up. -.
Parayzed with horror, Sybl could neither move nor
cry Ou-not when the monster approached her. aud
nut his proane hand upon her face. The above Is all OF
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