The daily gazette., 1875-08-14

1ae Chief, rising end clspping bis hands.
l wo nen.at-arms entered, Away
With him; you know bis punishment.
Edgar was seized ard hurried swey.
" zen they reached the hall th-ouSh
Tnich ne before had passed, he was
pltIato.ded. He was then led sloue
second Pa3saze, Z door was opened. and
;he 1sgnt breeze played softly upon
his heated h!a.o.
al, the dsy had Adrizuus remained
1ourafuilJ Within tie castle Of Drack-
eafels, Her father had summoned
her to depart With him On the day a..
ter the imperial ball, without ssaenina
= reason for his strange proceedings
The thought Of her lover, mourrins
his absence, preyed upon the spirits of
the gentle girl
lie dsy passed so-7owfully away,
AID the night brought 70 relief to heT
troubled heart. Finding al attempts
70 aleep were Teto, she arose and seated
herself 1t the window overlooking the
garden, toT time she remained sea
ted thc1e CARING Upon the stars or ct
the bright Noon or ST the silver We.
tiers of tho lake that lay in the midst OF
the garden.
She was gazing at the latter and
statue OF Venus that stood by its side,
when her attention was arrested by the
sight of men advancing Up ono OF the
walks that led TO the lake. They were
three in number, and two appeared TO
be draggiug the other. They reached
the margin OF the lake. The moon,
which had been ob3cured BY cloud.
al that moment shone forth upon the
scene, and, TO her horror, Adriauns
saw the dre7z ard couutenauce Of her
lover
The lie blood turned to her heart.
&C. she saw that he was evidently prt
7oner One OF the men-at-arms walked
to the statue OF ' en- US and seized 1t by
the left hand It turned slowly, a trap
door was discovered, which one Of them
raised She saw one of the men de-
| scend then Edgar, and then the other.
The statue swung back to its old place
and ali was still again Still Adrfanns
ga-ed, rs if fascinated, upon the spot
where they had disappeared. Suddenly
the statue turned again, first one and
the Other Of the men-at-a-ns came
forth but the third person, Edgar,
was not With them. Agsl1 one Of
them touch the left hand ofthe Venus
| again the 7tatue was restored, and all
was rs before. Adrianna arose and
toiterel toward her couch, but before
she reached Il, -he fell inseasible upon
the door.
Wheu She recovered she found that
Il T-a7 broad dGy, and that she was
upon her bed, surrounded By her at
teadant7 Complaining of sickness sae
dismissed them ali. AS soor IS they
| had left her she rushed to the window.
All Frai still; the lake store in all Its
lpilcid beauty, and the statue looked
IS f :: h:d not been moved for ages.
Cculi i hare been G dresns Nc, the
terrible scene vas impressed tco stIsrg
ccor her 2:.cG; i must have been
-eai;.-.
81; r. ca-c Edge: here? Why
7-es i'c G r-;sope-9 Size 2cndezed OF
/; - = moment -Le7 tie thought
Z tic hci- et2e suddenly crossed
-, mind, Al. tbat she e-cr heard Of
tA.5 lrssdi3, tribunal rushed apol he-
her ,a'Aee's 7aPQcsed connection witt
( L, .h1 Cog7t Z Ps.stice, All, she
5G'r :. all Sic i7e1 the terrible ns-
tire : the CoUCr, lis great PASSIONS
! h.3 .rc1 ii; 1Ei5 must hare beea his
YORK, Sct hc- could size save hsS
! 'lo7es? Size thought only for 9 mo-
Eeat, c1i decided upon her plan Of
action.
! Sisht aaa c3us and silence rsisnsd
c7e.. tts csst'a q Dracke1fels, 4 fgurs
stsal= tccE : pv.7ste. FoEt.l. sc sEdsf
re-? T1p:al7 sc9css tie garden toward
tEs lac !. - AdI12aGg. Gliding be-
t..ra t. !7se3 5see Ct lsasth sss:hss ths
ststG2. SEs P.-c1s GpcC tbs ErcC1d G
lsmp ,2i slsu oSskes Of pScTiR.ons.-
ICe1 reaching up7ard see srssps ths
lei 49, :. t1s Venus, A grating no:ss
il heard, --d tce trap deer lies opsc 60
fczs Es-. jca E11s, as sea expected, G
Fight = stsrs. sloTl! she desosnds, pau
SIS and liEhts FER lsup. See LOOKS
srccrl. sra : II what spreR-5 to Is 6
5nci 112ts-; before her Is en- t-or
kpol. ciEois --:easciozsly she pulls il.
. grating n2:-s s heard, tts trsp door
falls, and the s7ctue resumes its place
Alarmed, zne presses bsck the knob, esSir
the sound Is heard, sgain the trsp-doo1
opens. Delighted to ha7e G.seovsred ths
mode q escaps. SIZE causse the trap-doo-
to tsll, srd then fearlesslJ tagin5 to de-
s5end.
| Down. down she goes, lar into the
ground, while the vatsr drips from the
stouss b her nar-ov staircase. SHE has
arriTed ct the b9ttou; before hs1 Is al
iroa docrs vbicn Is bolted on the outside.
size draws back the holt. enters the cell.
and il in the arms of her lover, and weep
ing upon bis breast In few moDsnts
she was calm.
Gore. desr Etsar, let uslleave this
dreadful place. Ian fearful every mo
nent thst he Count of Palstine will dis
>o7er uc 0cn 40 not know that man a
! do.
| Hastily refreshing himself with thl
fold she had brought, Edgar left the cal
with her, rejoicing in his escape. The!
were about TO ascend the staircase whel
tho harsh, grating sound, made by tn
:. turning of tho 7tstuo. fell upon thei
Aars
"Quck. quick, Adrianna, blow out tn
+ light. and coma hither," said Edgar.
A. she eItinsuished the light, kdga
J drew hel into dark recess By the sid
of the cell door. =,
; Keep silent ana we are saved, ssit
/, he TO the trembling girl.
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