The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-16

not seeing her. woui4 nave tried the
Frencn authorities, but what had I to
rro Inc truth of my story or the identi.
II, Cedl? Then :he French authorities
! ehary of indifference with the ma, i've
customs; in fact as Cecil said, our only
safety lay in her secret fight. HaAsan was
away. Since Cecil mad been in his power
he had made no Efforts to force her love
be trusted to time, To absence from all
other ties, and to his devotion, to. ulti
mately obtain her love. ca VI
at the thought of this nay heart beat
with rage and terror. resolved to de.
lay no longer. Vessels were sailing every
day to France, but wanted not vess,
full of passengers, but some small mer-
chant vessel, where homo would know
even CecilS presence.
At last 1t was found, and ell was ar
ranged. A European dress was procured
and conveyed to Cecil. In these, one
night. without any interruption She pass
ed out of Hassan's palace the way en-.
tered il. fT w
We were in the stree; dared bring
no conveyance;wG had to walk with RI pld
steps down to the quay. On we rushed
when suddenly man darts frem one Of
tho dark pOrtices. aud stands before us.
1t WAS my friend the Jex.
you are pursued" said he; "her flight
is discocered. Trust her to me; here IS
my house. I can shield her. No one
will suspect me. You can save her only
thus, and only thus save yourself from
the disgrace, which as an officer will fall
on you"
"Disgrace!" cried Cecile, starting from
me; take me, lead nae anywhere. R4oul,
| fly"
with me she is safe: Come tomorrow;
she will be ready"
"But she will miss the vessel; it sails 10
| night"
! There will be another, then; but |
hear steps approaching, fly"
the Jew and Cecil disappeared into
one OF the houses, and I, bewluered and
deeply mortified, went slowly to my
quarters.
The next day there was great rumor
10 the towD-the French authorities mad
been appealed to--a mnst daring robbery
had been committed; one IF the ftvorIte
slaves of the dethroned Dey had escaped
from his palace with jewels Of enormous
value. She was an European, too-some
dancing girl he had picked up from the
French theatre in AIgiers; she had sailed
for France, it was supposed, hut where OF
how, and who had been her accom- plice II
was impossible to discover.
heard this with Indifference; and a.
soon AZ l deemed 1t safe, proceeded rack
ed with anxiety, to the Jews house.
l reached it, and on the threshold stoot
the Arab woman.
"Cecile," said I.
She presented IN. with note withou
lepeaking word
tore 1t open.
Il am safe; you will lot betray me; 10
If you do | wall swear you are my accom-
plice. l have long been waiting this OPP
portunity, aud thank you for helping
me and the Deys jewels off together.
AIN mercy the Dey's slave-a Partisan
with only her beauty and her wits Now
| am rich, and VIII pray for you, my ga.
liant and credulous cavalier.
You should not have confided youl
secrets and your love to the Jew; he il
with me, and we will not forget you.
carmen"
stood as if turned TO stone; l could
not COLLECT my Thoughts. Cecie an i'm
poster! No, not Cecile at all; and l the
dupe and the accompIice OF this bold
bad woman.
My first impulse was to denounce her
at all risk--to tell the truth. But the
fear OF ridicue or the dread of disgrace
at last restrained me, and made me con.
seGt to endure the terrible completely.
Carmen was never found, nor were the
jewels traced; probably she had sailed
from France toNAmerics, and SO evaded
the police.
AS for Cecile, six menths later found
her with her mother, pure fresh and in.