St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-13

He closed his eyes. as if III pain.
~ q. he mIlrmurcd
What was there for me to do but I
order my men t" take him among then
, carefully. and carry him to the castle
ne WardcrS orders were strict again,
the introduction of It stranger. hut
chose t" take the breach of them o
mN>clf. and III spite of the womdrrin
looks OF my men. repeated my com
nand. and was "hcyed. They made
hitter of branches for him. and thu
tended we carried him ia the caStl,
A> We left the wood heard morkin
laugh behind u>: and crossed mvScl
d"N"utlN. 1t WAS surely the wuo
demon. angry that his victim wa
>natchcd from him.
The ride seemed somewhat to rcviy,
the stranger. and he was able to con
verse II little with me. He told me tha
ne WAS the Count Del Sccchi. one q
fIlnrc Eugcnc> army then before tn
I'm. >tmt with important dispatches t,
our headquarters; when he untortu
nately fell III with du Maillet's band
VIII" murdered his attendants. took hi
papers from him. and left him for deaC
III the forest. Nothing could excrc,
the delicate gratitude which he threw
INTO his voice and manner. as. withou,
ScrmIng /" di>h0nor himself by asSum.
lng amy doubt aS possible in us. he Vet
>tr"vc t" make ii clear who and what
hr Wis. and how he had come into til,
strait i'll which We found him.
/ AS he talked to me. turning ON m,
those large luStr"uS eyes of his. fell
all my blood gather round my heart.
and knew that turned pale -palrr
even than my wont. lmvnluntarilI my
own eyes dropped under his. and the
hand on my rein tremhled. When
r"u>cd myself to look up again. met a
gaze 50 ardent. 80 full of admiration.
that had to convince myself had not
heard Il voice as well indeed. that
look was as eloquent as words. Then
he turned to OItilia. riding by my side.
Il have Il sister strangely like Your
Young sister" he said. with il tender
smile. but. he added. and again
that burning gaze stirred my very soul.
IN" sister that resembles you. fan lad, g
And 1t pleased me To hear this.
A> We rode over the draw bridge
G"iz. the old warden. looked stern and
t"rhIddIug: hur ! WIS mistress in my
brothers absence; and | had hitherto
never gwen OCCASION to have my au-
thority disputed.
had him taken To the inner chamber
next my own. and here | myself was
his nurse and doctor. and saw To hi,
hurt and his recovery. 1t was but a
small wound apparently: could not
understand. indeed. how one 81 small
t.nIIII h.IN, h.tI ~,t,.l, .,l,,.., 8,
But il had evidently done more harm
than showed on the surface: tor uur
guest wa> long an invalid ON my hands.
The time passed as none other had
ever PASSED in my life before The
Count WIS marvellou>ly accomplished.
and brought Il new element into the
dullri "rdcrim" "i our days. 1t WAS he
who painted that picture OF Ottilia and
myself and he played on vari"u~ in
ed and painted. He WAS universal Il
uim without an equal. For it wis not
as II he had been >mall. rllrminatc, less
than manly III any way. On the con
trall. not the biggest German hour
among them all could match him. for
'alln%. strength. and skill in all manly
"N'lrl>c~. lie WAS all Il hero should hc
and he Wa~ more beside
W hat need to say more True. |
Na- Il Nuu Wrhrrndorf. hut ! WAS also
Il woman. loved. | was hcInycd.
time and circumstance stood my friends.
my beauty claimed from him the. mad
ur~~ hi reused in me: the rich current
"t my youth IAN like wine. and burnt
like trc ia my Veins: Ottilia WIS u
child " hn neither saw nor >u>prrtcd
and. lnr the rest. | was >uurcIut. and
free to- work nay own will. 50 the time.
passed ,,nd and Heaven. family. duty
pride. and honor. all vrr. f,rnntt,,,
iil Swallowed uu i'm the passion thar
y,"~~,~>cd iu,. and that found it, an
~W"r in him.
News came /" The castle of the rav-
iG''~ "l du NaIl!ct> band. Keeping
always IN Tie forest. they were like
"Iid beasts IN ambush. ~pIiugiu. out
nn the uusu>pc,'tiug pH>>crs-bN. carry
m" Inc and sword. rohbcry and rapimr.
" hrrcNri they aprcarcd. ! land of
mounted .jagcI< Wa> sent to the castle .
J." protect u> and the country and Del
~ccchi Iamcuicd more than ever the
lmlucky chance which had disabled
him and ,nc, cntrd his Joining in the
pun suit with the rest. He assisted.
h"u.h. with his councils. and WAS al .
Nal> present at the little w:r-parlia
nrnt. which drlibcIated nightly in the
.i>tlc hall and drew ont its plan of at
ack i"r the next day. But surely some
lemon inspired that terocious band out
side 1t was us if. day 10y day. they
rad had provision at our course of ac-
ION. for our br>t-laid stratagems failed
md. wherever We turned. taking them.
l. we thought. at their weakest poiut.
here We found them cntrenched the
most Strunul, and were. sure To he re-