The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-06-15

sybil struggled in tarror, and the glpsey
girl cried out: ~ :.
rude to the ladyH
eve never meddle between other men
and their sweethearts. Do we mates!" call
ed ont one. 81
mo. no. mol" answered the others.
ooh, If Satan were herew cried the girl,
in despair
SATAN Is HERE!" responded voice
close by.
And the robber captain stood among
them as II he had risen from the earth.
Moloch dropped Sybil, and covered in
the most abject manner
Sybil looked up, and turned cold from
head to foot; for in the handsome, stately,
graceful form of the brgaud chief, she rec
ornized the finished gentleman who. in the
character of death" had danced with her
at her own mask ball. and-the probable
murderer of Rosa Blondelle.
While the walls OF the cavern seemed
wbirling around Sybil, the robber captain
calmly came up to her, lifted his hat, and
said:
Spirit of Fire, am happy to welcome
YOU TO your own appropriate dwelling
places" and then, without expecting an an
swer, be tarued 70 Mo'och, anu saiu III MS
smoothest tones:
''Be so good us 10 give me tnis sta', s'r;
But Syoil saw thaI 'ie g'an' .u'nou P"!c
ana tremo'ed iiFe the iuo,eu 'iouus"'" III
laoor as ne leit the seat "t .el sue ""'
SUNK INTO ahother ~ so"ie uis'"uo''
Ine WINE passed litel! "' tne iopoers
taoie, ana 'he men grew nei''''' "i'ne''
more "pfosr'ous' Hyoll oe'"n. 10y nl"ou
sIaFmedi "ou no. 80 iiuou =! 'h' no's!
orgies "i 'ueSf 'npe iJ'e, ~ .no
uEeA'hUl gaze vi "'''eI 80" P'" NJ
from me opposi'e enc u 'he 'aele Mhele
ne ta'' anu .uV on. NV ~. A..
satan ey s""ene'er '"'y '"'"e'' W" "'u'
hei'
AT 'ehs'h' "naoie u ue'r 'ne u'ai 'onse''
she arose from lhe seat. ahd cohrtesylHS
to these brisands as she wo"ln nave done
to any set OF gentlemen oi whom sne was
taklng leave. Sybil lett the cavern, follow
cd ny Genliiisha, the gypsy giri.
81 must take YOU 10 another ero'to.-
lou cannot occupy mine tonight, sal the
girl with evident reiuctance.
But, oh. why, why may not stay with
Won? | am afraid To sleep alone in this
terrible place" pleaded Sybil.
Il have reason. but | cannot tell it to
you nov. Yes | Will too! | will tell you
at all risks! Thea 1t Is this: Ny chamber
is not safe for you! myself am not strong
enough to protect you! You might h. Car
lied off forcibly ir"m my side! must hide
you where no devil may fad you to.n!ght!'
whispered the giil.
'Ch, do not leave me here alone!" plead
ed sybil. ''if | must stay, stay with me!
do not lear death; but oh! | Tear these
men! Do.Lot leave me
IL must for yonr own safety They
must not miss me, or their suspicious Will
be aroused
Then pointing to a bed of moss, and re
commenting her guest to lie down at
seek reposr, the gypsy girl 81 ded away
through the labrlnih OF Caves AID was, lost
to Slgnt and bearing.
~ Hl' hrst Impulse was 10 start up and
rnn "''r per hos,rss' ''t she retained her
Se''' ana sank haii ialnting upon the heap
VI III moss
ine'e was 1aiht sparkling oil liehts IN
1"' cave coming rom crrv'1 IN the
roo' tnruush "h'cn Tue mssnilsnt entered.
eN i'Rose' "au o'eh the ad''ce OF
uehtii,Sha, emu, ,,
gym ua'eu nov see" 1t !, sue co"id, anu
NV nave 'o,'o !. sue had' BOUT a'teI