The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-22


secret panel and urged him to secreie
himself lie did so with reluctance,
and Alice awaited the coming Of the
Isoundhcad soldiers with huttering
heart.
The Roundleads were under the
command Of the sterr Colonel Ireion.
lie was much incensed when he found
that DeDzil had escaped him, and or
dered bis soldiers to seize upon the
doctor and Alice, and bear them away
prisoners. Denzil, who had fingered
behind The panel, fearing some such
result, now made his appearance aud
gave himself up to preserve his friends.
Alice cast repruachful glance upon
him as the Roundheads marched him
away.
A hrief trial was allotted to the
Young cavalier. He was adiudged a
spy, and sentenced to be shot. He
was placed for safe keeping in til,
chapel of the ruined Castle of Land
leigh, and a guard kept vigilant watch
over him.
1t was night. A lamp burned dim
" at the foot Of pedestal supporting
the statue of warrior, beneath the
shadow Of whose shield Denzil Nor.
man sat immersed in gloomy thought.
His dream of life appeared tn have
reached its end. In half IN hour in
that chapel, at the foot OF his great
ancestor, whose battle-axe did such
marvcls in Palestine over the infdcls,
he. the last Of his proud race, was
about to sink; and il must be without
struggle, ignobly, ignominiously.
Suddenly a voice Of sweetest melody
broke through the gloomy stiffness :
Denrii Norman-Dcnzil Norman!
LIS, tho Fairy of the Wei;
am near thee-Denxil hear me,
Here shalt thou no longer .dw.ll.
Happy days for the await,
Igtr Fly ftma love, and hy from fate
Denzil took up the lamp to sec from
whence the voice proceeded. but a
sudden gust of wind extinguished it.
But at that moment the moonlight,
falling with radiant brilliancy on the
broken window of the gallery, discov-
cred to him the form Of the fairy
standing on the base ola lofty column
Neither form nor feature were visible,
however, and large white veil COM
pletely enveloped her person. She
looked like the marble image of some
sculpiured-saint. ....-
"Denzil," she said, in a voice
strangely familiar TO bis ears, "Ihe
Fairy Of the Well is the friend of
true love, and would have thee live.
Therefore, take thou heart; the FAIRY
is here to secure your fight. The
King hath landed on his native
shore"
"God save King Charles!' cried
Denzil, joyfally. ---
"Amen." said the fairy; "thou shalt
join him soon. Touch the right knee
of the statue, press hard, and door
will open in the PEDESTAL, through it
you will find liberty. Freed from
this chapel, seek the old hermitage at
the depth of the glen. A friend await
eth thee there-the fairy's friend. Pro
nounce in his ear the name of Alice
Brooke; he will recognize and conduct
thee to the feet of thy triumphant
sovereign. Denzil, farewell!'
The moOnbeams were suddenly oh,
scured by passing cloud; and when
her light shone forth again, the fairy
had disappeared. Denzil FASTENED to
obey her instructions. lie found the
secret door, entered the subterranean
passage 10 which it conducted, aud
speedily emerged into a wood beyond
the chapel wall. He hasiened to the
hermitage and there TO his great sur
prise aud joy, encountered his old
friend and guardian, Lord Eusiace
Blount, who, he thought, had been
untimely slain on Worcestar's field.
Lord Eustace's story was soon told.
He had been saved by the Fairy of
the Well. Wounded nigh unto death,
concealed in the ruins Of his own cas-
tie. she had been bis nurse. His life
prescribed, she was his guardian an
gel, a, she had been D,nzirs. His
story told, he told Denzil to go with |
him Ia the King. assuring him that his |
sovereignty had been proclaimed in
London, aud that the fierce civil war
nigh over. But Denzil must stop by
the way at DIR. Brooke's cottage TO ex-
change II few words with his loved
Alice.
The doctor welcomed them both
most ioyfully,
"And Alice-where is she?" asked
Denzil, anSiously.
"What Alicel' inquired Lord Eu-
STAGE.
"She TO whom | am engaged, my
lord" answered Denzil; zone dearer
10 me, far dearer % me than life"
Engaged, Denziy" cried Lord Is,