The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-25

Hotel de soissops, Just visible BY the uncertain
majcstys l o6ssryaiofy arc the royei ger,
dens-snd yonder are the old bwcrs Of Saint
"En verdad companero.' replied Carayaja.
his turn the seen. thou hast said it Il must
be the structure have go often gazed at IRON
say Kuggier! keeps Senior safhanas confined.
carcas We have left n the loom below. practise
thousand fantastic trickeries upon Those iron
bars; There used t9 be a rone. from which lle
| and swing backwards and forwards, like On ape
or iuggler to the terror OF all pious observers:
| Hai-what means that elamor and elashing OF
sworls2 There are others at work besides our
selves. Vamos camaradaF .,4.
10 take brh nth. we do not need hurry ourselves.
quo magis properare studeo. go me impede
magis-as we say in the schoolsi We are GER
| tain our Scot is In this turret-we are GER
! tain mureover that he cannot descend wi hout
| passing us-we are furthermore certain that we
ore four. and that he Is but one; ergo. we may
| safely reckon upon his head-~and upon our re-
ward" ,..,,ca.,s
but proceed, most redoubtsd Goliath. or this
pnissant David may prove too much Tor thee.
after all Hai hear you that shot2 Some one
has discovered him from below inouDtl--dis-
Thus urged. Joupearou recommended the as.
| cent Another and another iooDhole showed
| his mighty head came in contact with plate Of
| iron which proved to be a trap-door, opening
upon the summit oi the column, but which was
| now fastened on the other side. Here WAS an
unexpected difficulty thrown IN their path. not
entirely. however, 70 tho dis abstraction OF the
giant who despite ms ouik ana slnew. hke ali
what craven nature at bottom. and regarded the
approaching struggle withconsiderable fntsgiv-
ing He deemed 1t necessary. however. To con
ceal his qualification under mask Of oath and
buster. and. eecondipg his words with z show Of
door with So much good will that to his aston
ishmsnt. II at once yielded to his efforts. To re-
cede was now impossible. Caravaia and his
comrades were swearing In the rear 50, putting
What was his surprise. aud We may SOY delight.
to find the roof desertedl In proportion TO his
,ritRed@ her @dpped deceived. This crIchton is in
pair OF wings. and flown away with the girl upon
his back. Cab-de-deul we are robbed OF our
'san diabol" exclaimed Carayaja. as he also
emerged from tho trap-door. "done-ha-hiea-
dosl-S pcrc i've tho Device"
tainlng The terrified girl. who was SO much ex-
hausted rs 10 be wholly unable TO assist herself:
within his arms. Crichton rapidly threaded the pc
gently deposited Ginevra upon the roof. and
stood with his dagger In hand prepared t9
strike down the rst o. hs ~ assa,ans whp @ shonId @
fresh air. now playing upon her cheek. In sonic
degree revived the Gelosa. She endeavored to
raise herself. but her strength was unequal to
tho effort At this moment an outcry was heard
below. II was ttev ice o. Blount. calling 70 bis
dog. Crichton uttered an exclamation 0t delight
The packet had reached Its destinaii ion-it would
be delivered to Esclairrnonde Scarcely had
this thought passed through his mind. when the
sudden report OF an % arauesnss vas e heaTd,sge sue
gied with those of Ogilvy. arose loud and stun
ming The clash Of swords succeeded Crichton
could no longer resist the impulse that, prompted
him to glance at the combatgnts. lie leaned
over the edge Of the pillar. but all that he could
discern WIS The kpglisbman engaged in sharp
conflict with several armed figures, partially
Ruff sRpobs of the y garden Druid was by bis side,
upon one Of his masters assailants. The scarf
was gone. But whether or not it was In Blounts
possession, hee was unable 20 ascertain. As pc
trap door, his eye chanced upon a coil OF rope
attached TO one OF the links constituting the
larger hemsphere Of iron bars by whici, he was
setted itself to his imagination. Swift as
thought he tried tie durability Of the, cord. II
was of strength sufficient to sustain his weight.
and OF more than sufficient extent TO enable him
to reach the ground. He uttered an exclamation
Of JOY: but he suddenly checked himself, The
plan was relInqulshed as soon az formed. He
could not abandon the Geosa..
Ginevra OWNED his intentions. Collecting all
ssr m 81 ss sy iFsw e. s
tlat presented itself Of safety by fight.
And leave you here to fall into the hands OF
Heed me not,heed, me not noble and dear
Of escape likewise -go-,go-I impl.ore OF you.
What is my life to yours BY the Virginl" she
continued. with passionate earnestness II you
do not obey me, I will fling myself headlong
IRON this pi lar and free you from restraint and
myself from persecution.
So saving. she advanced TO the brink of the
column, MS If resolved upon putting her threat
into instant execution.
Hold. hold, Ginevra," exclaimed Crichton.
I'VE may both avoid our toes. Give me thy
another footstep. the Scot detained her with
powerful grasp, Gineyra sank unresistingly
into his arms, Crichton's next proceed
ing was 10 make fast the trap door. the
bolt OF which presented such feeble resistance 10
tho Herculean shoulders OF Loupgarou. He
and advanced to the brink to see that It had fallen
to the ground, As he did go nc was perceived
and recognized by Qgilyy, who hailed him With 2
hand to hand with a couple Of assailants. he was
not in a condition TO render his patron any efh-
enra sa ba9 srnpped a e way he ouet
sirable, Crchton again assured himself Of the
firm ess Of the knot. and placing his dagger be-
on reahing the ground. and twning his left arm
securely round the person OF the 9elosa, whose
supplisations to be abandoned TO her late were
right hand, and. leaning over the entablature OF
the column. pushed himself deliberately over its
ledge.
For moment the rope vibrated with the shock
and as she found herself thus swinging to and
fro in mid air, Ginevra could scarcely repress
scream Her brain reeled al, she gazed dizzily
downwards and perceived the space intervening
between her and the earth. Her head involun-
tarly sank over her shoulder and she closed
her eyes. Had her safety depended on her own |
powers OF tenacity. she had certainly fallen.
The rope. meanwhile. continued its os-
and the other encumbered by his fair |
burden, 1t was almost impossible for Crichton to
steady IL. The archtrave and frieze crowning |
the capital projected nearly two feet beyond the |
body Of the shaft. For some time he could
neither reach the sides OF the pillar so as TO |
steady his cou Sc by its huted channels. nor |
venture TO trust himself to the guidance Of the |
shifting cord. His peril appeared imminent |
The strain upon the muscles was too great to be
long endured. But Crichton's energies were in |
exhaustible, and his grippe continued unrelaxing |
A. length, after various Intellectual efforts. he |
succeeded in twning his legs securely round /
the rope, and was about to. descend, when an