The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-03


merchant and his slave would be danger
Gus"
IisteneJ, IL co1rse, TO DO arguments
and ~ nine O'Clock the nGEt night VS. 81
the place the Arab woman had indicated
CecIls, my Ceciie, the pure and gent,
young girl IN the power Of hah0medAn
) !! vas horrible
Follow me. sid the old woman. and
we entered low gate, and after yGFiOul
wiading1 found ourselves in white mar
bic bali, most brilliantly Illuminated.
-Here Is the danger. Once We can get
through here into Cecsles apartment VT
are sale
We crossed the hall without impedi,
mehL We entered the apartment, which
seemed dim u me after the hall; bat
bright, indeed. all appeared when, from
an inner room, lady advanced.
She wore the costume Of the country,
and the heavy silver veil with which the
women are concealed In Algicu Tell over
Ter
In another instant she raised her veil
and | bchGll the lUycIiesl creature | bad
ever seen IN my lile-her large. brilliant,
yet melting eyes, fixed on me,
threw myself al her !ect.
Do then see you again
RaOul," she replied, Ia low, soft
voice have you forgotten mcY Do you
not love me slillf"
Love you still Never have you been
out n my thoughts but how are you
here? Here and slave How did you
leave your happy home How did you
come Ia this mans power"
Listen to me, RaOul, and you will see
how naturally | fell into the tolls three
years ago A young Arab was sent to
Bordeaux 10 complete his education. He
fell In love with me A marriage between
u.s. was Of course, impossible, even had |
not been beirOthGd to you. uRssan IN
dcratoDd this. and seemed to have aban-
| dDncd all the feelings OF love he had en-
| tCrAincd for me. A month since he an
nOunCed to US his departure for his native
country, and, as a last proof OF his friend.
ship, asked my mother to honor him with
visit on board the vessel that was to
take him from us-a COndCsCensiOn he
called IL My mother consented. We
went, accompanied only by Hassan, who
came to fetch u.s. II was easy TO sepA'
rate us, both curious Us We were TO see
various parts Of the chips When at last
/ tried 10 rCjoin my mother she was gone
What became OF her | cannot tell you
All know IL TINT the vessel sailed. while
| fell in u swOOn at the feet OF Iassan.
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 hGs sent you TO
my assistance
This very night wo will llyw
THAT cannot be should be missed
traced and again captured No, RaOul.
yOuImust take me hence to a French yes
sci ready to sail that very night
But | cannot go with you. cannot
leave Algicrs without leave OF absence"
IL can reach Marseillcs in safety. There
can await you, Only get me beyond
the power of these people"
Il swOrC to free hGr--to obey her; sue
was 50 beautiful, so tender, so sad, that
would have dared anything for her deliV.
GRANGE Each night, introduced ny inc
Arab woman, came too her. She was
more lovely even than had ever dream
ed. She had grown into a different being
from the one had cherished In my heart,
often, in our short interviews, did reler
to our carly days, but the remembrance
seemed too sad lor her to hear the names
Of those VIC loved, her iamily-minc, all
brought tears TO her eyes.
There was an intIable Joy TO me in
these interviews, stolen and dangerous US
they were, and but OF a lew minutes du.
ration; still burned TO Tree her from the
power OF this Nassan, even at the pain OF
not seeing her. | would have tried the
French authorities, but what had l TO
prove the truth Of my story or the iden-
iily of CcCilcy Then the French author
tiles are Chary Of interference with the
native custOms, in tact, AS CcciIo said. our
only safety lay in her secret flight. las
san was away Once Ceclle had been in
his power, he had made no effort to i"Too
her love; he trusted TO time, to absence
from all other ties, and to his dcvotlon,t TO
ultimately obtain her love.
At the thought OF this my heart beat
with rage aud terror, ! resolved to delay
no longer Vessels were sailing every
day to France, but wanted not vessel
full OF passengers, but some small mcr-
chant vessel, where none would Know
even OF Cecile's presence.
AT last il was found and all was arrang'
ed. A European dress was procured and
conveyed to CecilC. In these one night,
without any interruption, she passed out
Of Hassan's palace the way | entered 1t.
We were In the street; | dared bring no
conveyance We had to walk with rapid
steps down the quay. On we rushed,
when suddenly man darts from one OF
the dark porticos, and stands before us.
| was my friend, the Jew,
"You are pursued" said he; "her flight
is discovered. Trust her to me; here IS
nv house. ! can shield her. No one VIII
suspect me. You can save her only thus,
and only thus save yourself the disgrace
which, as an officer, will lall on you"
"Disrracc - cried CeCilG, starting from
me; take me, lead me anywhere. RAoul'
fly"
'"WiIh me she is sale; come to morrow;
she will be ready"
"But she will miss The vessel; it sails to-
night
There will be another, then; but hear
footsteps; fly
The Jew and CeciIo disappeared into
one of the houses, and l, bcwildcred and
deeply mortified, went slowly to my quar-
tiers.
The next day there was great rUmor
In the town-lhe French authorities had
been appealed to-s most daring robbery
had been committed; one OF the iaVorite
slaves Of the dethroned Dcy had escaped
from his palace with jewels oil enormous
value; She was European, too, some
dancing girl he had picked up from the
French theatre in Algiers; she had sailed
for France, ii was supposed but where
and how, and who had been her accom-
plcc, 1t was impossible TO discover
heard this with indifference; and rs
soon rs deemed II safe, proceeded, rack
ed with anxiety, to the Jews house.