The Republican journal., 1873-11-27

and the heavy silver wells with which the
women are concealed in Al@iers fell over
her
In another instant she raised her veil,
and bchcld the lovcliest creature | had
ever seen in my lifc--hcr large. brilliant,
yet melting eyes, fixed on me,
threw myself at her feet
DO | then see YOU again p
! '.Raoul,'' she replied, in Il low, soft
voice, ''haye you not forgotten me Do
You not love me still?"
Love YOU still Never have YOU been
out of my thoughts; but how are YOU
here? Here and slave How did You
leave your happy home? How did you
come into this mans poWcr?"
/ "Listcn to me, Raoul and You will see
how naturally fell into the tolls three
years ago \ Young Arab was sent to
Bordeaux TO complete his education. He
| fell in love with me. 4 marriage between
us was. OF course, impossible, even had
| | not been betrothcd to YOU Uassan
understood this and seemed to have aban-
| doned all the feelings Of love he had en-
| tertained for me. A month since he an
| nounced to lis his departure for his native
country, and, as last proof OF his friend
| ship. asked my mother to honor him with
4 visit on board the vessel that was to
| take him from us--a condescension he
called it. Ny mother consented, We went,
accom- panied only by Hassan, who came
to tetch us. twas easy to separate us, both
curious as we were to see the various parts OF
| the ship. When at last tried to reioin my
| mother she was gone, what became of her
| | cannot tell YOU. All know is that the
vessel sailed while tell in a swoon at the
| feet of Hassan When recovered he told
me that he had determined that | should
be his he had sacrificed everything to
obtain me- So | am here and Providence
has sent you to my assistance"
This very night we shall tly!7
That cannst be. | should be missed,
| traced, and again captured. No, Raoul,
You must take me hence to French YES
sci ready to sail that very night
but J. cannot 90 with you. l dare not
leave Algier5 without leave Of absence"
n can reach Marsellles in safety. There
| can await YOU Only get me beyond the
power OF these people,
| sWOre to free her-to obey her. she
was so beautiful SO tender, so sad, that /
would have dared anything for her deliv-
erancc. Each night, introduced by the
| Arab woman, | came to her She was
more lovely even than had ever dreamed.
She had grown into a different being from
the one | had cherished in my heart !;
often, i'll our short interviews, did refer
to our early days, but the remembrance
seemed too sad for her to hear the names
of those we loved, her family--mine, all
brought tears to her eyes.
There was ineffablc JOY to me IN these
interviews stolen and dangerous as they
We're. and but of Il few moments duration
still | burned to free her from the power
of this Hassan, even at the pain OF not
seeing her. | would have tried the French
authorities, but what had | to prove the
truth of my story or the identity of Cecile ?
Then the French authorities are chary OF
interference with the native customs. in
fact, rs Cccile said, our only safety lay in
her secret flight. IIassan was away
Once Cecile had been in his power he had
made no effort to force her love he trusted
to time, to absence from all other ties,
and to his devotion. TO ultimately obtain
her love.
At the thought Of this my heart beat
with rage and terror resolved to delay
no longer Vessels We're sailing every
day to France. but wanted not 4 vessel
full of passengers, but some small mer-
cl,uut VESSEL. wnerc none would Know
of Ceciles presence
At last it was found, and all WAS ar
ranged Y European dress was procured
and conveyed to Cecile In these one
night, without any interruption, She passed
out OF Ha~San~ palace the way cntercc
it.
Wewere in the street dared bring nc
conveyance. We had to walk with rapic
steps down to the quay. On we rushed
when suddenly man darts from one o
the dark porticos and stands before Us.
1t was my friend, the jew.
You are pursued" said hc her tligh
is discovered Trust her to nc; here Is
my house. can shield her. No one vii
suspect me. You can save her only thus
and only thus save yourself the disgrace
which, as an officer will fall on YOU"
"Disgrace" cried Cecile, starting from
me; .'take me- lead me anywhere. Raoul
tlv"
"With me She is safe; come tomorrow
she will be ready"
But she will miss the vessel; il sail
tonight"
" There will be another. then; but
hear footsteps; fly"
The Jew and Cecile disappeared into
one of the houses, and |. bewlldered anC
deeply mortified, went slowly to my quar-
tcrs.
The next day there was great rllmoI
in the town--the French authorities ha(
been appealed to--a most daring robbery
had been committed one of the tavoritt
slaves Of the dethroned Dey had escaped
from his palace with Jewels of enormous
value. She was 4 European, too-somt
dancing girl he had picked up from the
French theatre in Algiers; she had sailct
for France, it was supposed, but where
or who had been her accompllce, 1t wa:
impossible to discover.
heard this with indifference; and as
soon as | deemed it safe, proceeded
facked with anxiety, to the Jews house
reached it. and on the threshold stoot
the Arab woman.
"Cecile,n said |.
She presented me with note wlthon
speaking word.
| tore it open.
II am safe; YOU will not betray me, for II yol
do will swear that you arc my accomplce
have long been waiting this opportunity, and
thank you for helping me and the Dey's Jewel
| off together. am merely the Dey's slave:
Parisinn, with only her beauty and her wits
Now l am rich and will pray for you, my gal
liant and credulous cavalier. You should no
have contided your secrets and love to the Jew
He Is with me, and we will not forget you.
| CARMEN"
stood rs ii turned to stone. l coult
not collect my thoughts. Cecile an inn
postor? No, not Cecile at all; and an
the dupe and accomplice Of this bold, bat
woman.
My first impulse was to dcnouncc hen
at all risks-to tell the truth. But the
fear of ridiculc or the dread Of disgrace
at last restrained me, and made me con
sent to endure the terrible completely.
Carmen was never found, nor were tho
Jewels traced. Probably she had saile(
from France for America, and 50 evadet
the police.
AS for Cecilc six months later | foun,
her by her mother, pure, fresh and limo
ceut; and not until we had been married
two years did relate to her my advcntur,
in Aigiers
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