The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-18

lay upon your secretary. sMy Godp ]
said to myself at this sight, Il need but a
handful OF this gold to save stephano
and my childP When this thought had
once entered my soul, it did not leave
me, my lord, and it was this which en-
! rendered another thought, more fatal
and more terrible, that haunted and be-
wildered my poor brain, despite all my
efforts to Danish it. A voice from hell
whispered in my ear, that the lives of
my daughter and Of Stephano we're there,
near me, and that had but to stretch
out my hand to save them. Doyou COM
prehend me, my lord? On the other
side, Stephano and Juanita dying, one
after the other, the first pierced by a
bullet, like an infamous traitor, the sec
ond stricken in my arms by incurable
grief; on the other side, simple ges-
ture, a grasp at some pieces of this su-
perfluous treasure, to which the sun
with its sparkling rays seemed to point
me? You know the rest; this Is all that
| have TO say in my defense. will not
survive my rem0rse and my grief since
am about to lose my children; show no
pity, therefore, senior alcade, if 1t is to
me alone that you can extend it,"
81 will extend it toward you all, my
friends" said the magistrate, vainly
striving to repress the tears which this
sad narrative had wrung from him. Scan
any OF you still gain access to Stephano,
and do you think that it is too late to
carry out your plan for his escaped"
"There is still time, my lord, and i
will CO." cried Juanita, with an energy
which fully confirmed oil that had been
said OF the strength OF her attachment.
swell them" replied the alcade, reach
ing her handful of gold, ''go, my child,
and bear this to the jailer OF your be-
trothed."
1t is unnecessary to repeat the bene-
dlctions which were showered upon the
generous Senior Alava. They were 80
loud and animated that they recalled
Nunez to his senses, and attracted the
alguazils to the threshold Of the apart
ment.
"Silencew said the magistrate to the
bewildered family. "You can be gonep
he added grayely, turning to the algua-
zlls. "Nunez is an honest man, and I
nave no accusation To bring against
him.
In the course of an hour Juanita re-
turned with the tidings that Stephano,
with his jailer, was on his way to France.
'Leave it to the chief aloade," said
Senior Alava. "to hasten his return to
Cadiz, aud to shield you from all suspi-
oion. Military justice is as transient as
it Is terrible, and with civil justice COM
passion is, ut times, not out Of place."
ALI called down blessings upon the
head OF the worthy man, and the happy
family did not leave their benetactor un-
tit they had bedewed his hands with
tears, OF gratitude, which repaid him for
his gold huudredfold.
"My God!" cried Nunez, casting him.
self upon his knees at Senior Alava's
teet, ITO think tnat it could enter my
soul to rob and assassinate such man."
"By-the-by," replied she aicade, in
tone Of grave irony, "we can not part
thus, Senior Pedio."
"Why 80, your excellencyw inquired
the astonished barber.
because you must first complete your
work, my triend," replied tue alcade
gayly, as he pointed to his half.shaved
face.
''Thanksl thanks, my lordw cried
Nunez, warmly, II should never have
yentured TO demand this favor again."
The worthy barber flushed his task in
very different mood from that in which
he had commenced 1t, and il, at times,
this new emotion caused him to scratch
slightly the chin of his patron, he had no
longer any desire to cut his throat.