Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-06-17
CHAPTER ~.
THE RoBBER clIEFrAIN.
He was the mildest hammered man
That ever seuttlcd ship, or cut throat.

Ihat ever feuttlcd snip, or cut Il throat
Sybil had passed the day in the robbers
den with her strange companion, who as
tonishcd her by stating that the captain oil
the band had been present at her masquer-
ale. Late in the afternoon dinner was an
nounced, at which several of the robbers
appeared, with AIooch. a gigantic ruilian, at
\ their head NIoloch was the lieutenant of
4 the hand, and. in the absence Of the captain,
ruled with brutal sway. Becoming in
famed with wine, he took seat by the side
of Sybil, threw his arms about her, and at
tempted TO imprint kiss upon her lips.
Sybil struggled in terror, and the gypsy
/ girl cried ont;
'.Men! why don't you Interfere? He is
rude to the lady y
sWe never meddle between other men
and their sweehearts, Do we, maics!'
called out one.
.sNo, moi answered the others.
sob, if Satan were here cried the girl
in despair.
SATAN Is HERE L responded a voice close
by.
And The robbcr captain stood among them
as ii he had risen from the earth.
lIoloch dropped Sybil, and covered in
the most ahjeci manner.
Sybil locked ny aad turned cold from
head to foot; for in the handsome, stately
graceful form Of the brigand chief she rec
pgnized the finished gentleman who, in the
character Of g Death, had danced with her
at her own mask ball, aud--the probable
murderer Of Rosa Blondellc.
| While the walls Of the cavern seemed
whirlng around Syhil, the robber captain
calmly came mp to her, lifted his Int, and
said =
esprit Of Fire, am happy 10 welcome
you 10 your own appropriate dwelling
= place Y and then, without expecting IN an
swor, he turned TO Moloch, and said in his
< smoothest tones -
g. BE So GOOD us to give me this seat, sir
{ But sybil saw that the giant turned pale
i and treinhlrd like the tabled mountain ii
labor, as he left lie seat by her side, an(
skunk into another a. some distance.
it The wine passed freely al the robbers
table, and the men grew meircr, wilder
more uproari0us. Sybil became very mucl
II alarmed and not so much by the nos.
orgies Of these rude jewellers, as by til
, dreadful gaze OF Molach fixed upon her from
. lc opposite end Of the table where he sat
I. and the offensive language Of Satan's eye
n whenever They turned towards her.
~ ~ length, unable to bear the trial longcI
She arose from her seat and courtesying t
h these brigands as she would have done I
II. any set Of gentlemen of whom She was talk
III ns leayc, Syhl left the cavern, followed b
~ Gcntilislia, Tie gypsy girl.
II = must take you to another grotto. 70
=. cannot occupy mine tonight, said the cir
with evident reluctance.
H. e Bat, oh why, why may not stay wit
n You: ! am afraid to sleep alone in this tc
III llole placc.a pleaded Sybil.
II haye reason, hui cannot tell il
n sou now. Yes, | Will, tool l will tell ye
1t, ut I'll risks. Then ii is this My uhamb
- IL Al nj fpr mVGnlf I,
H. strong enough 70 protect you. You migl
III Nc carried 81 iorcibly from my side.
u must hide you where no devil may find "
N Tonight whispered the girl.
g "Oh, do not leave me here aonc.h plea
i,5 "a Hybt III | must stay, stay with me
sfii Do moi fgar death; but oh fear these mel
All, Do not leave me Y
TIN II must, for your own safety. They mi
i5,, not miss me or their suspicious will be arot
luen pointing 10 bed Of moss, and i,
l.. iaanding her guest to lie down and seek
Y. bose the apsy girl gided away through t
labyrinth at caves and was lost TO sight u
"a, hearing,
81 SYPHILIS iilst impulse was to Start up Il
4 rum after let hostess, but snc restrained Ii
III "a, aid mix half tainting upon the heap
,nass.
There VA. but a faint sparkling Of light
Tie cave. coming from creyicc in the II
H. through which the moonlight entered
,ith ''Seek rrpose lad been the advice
Ill., Ill., Geniiislia.
,,5.r. Syhil dared not seek II if She could, d
could MOI have found il If she had. II,
iii. after hour passed i'll trance-ike stiffness O
ill., silence, when IL length she iancicd she he
III i.eleoping, sealthy step approaching Nc
.}la IS frozen with terror, she listened
n,,g. fatbed more intently than ever. Alo
1,i,. helpless, in darkness and solitude, W
h9lrid fate must She meet! The crecpi
Ifr cnuHnus tpNsiep drew nearer, nearer!
Ill, Oh, Heaven! it was no fancy The
,l trance Of the ciyeins was more deeply da
I'LL. med for oAc moment, and then the Ii
o form Of Moloch stood within the cavern
nearly filled il mp.
Attn PaFalyzed with horror, Syb could ne
,n4fi tr meye nar cry out--not even when
,@., monster approached her, and put his
i II, fame hand upon hor face. The above i
MN u tAs story that Sill be published in
,s columns. Tie continuation Of il
whore il leaves IN here can be found
III the New York Ledger, which is for
Il allth book torres and news dcpots.
l'ir the numbcr dated June &c, and in il
viii find the continuation Of this beau
sA3 tale. HE Ledger has the best storie
aa-l my paper in the world and Henry "
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