The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-17
BY CIGARETTE. !"
CHAPTER ".
NAKON'S HAPPY HOME.

u the boats uniurled to the bree2
and coming towards them! .t.i
Yes" be replied With impertul
liability OF expression. we are pul
sued"
The maiden elapsed her hands
She uttered q sign Of distress! aol,
and Despair ha.tled for the master
10 her beautiful face! Oae shor
hours liberty beneath the starr
mantle OF sable night, was far sweet
er to her than any hour she hal eS
l,erieDoed within the musical Halls q
the despised PHALAlls. How Oh
dreaded 4 return TO yun despicabl
prison, within whose luxurious cham
hers Happiness never sheds q ray
She looked lmplOringly ut the slave
With al agODizinv air OfiDdjfference
the handsome youth SPEAKS anl
movee! He IL undisturbed! Sh'
.urns her eyes towards the shore
darkness envelopes the mansiOn. Tn,
flres Of its illumination have diet
away. But che can still family 81,
the bark Of her enemies swift!
gliding towards them. She cover
her face With her hands. A ''rest.
less ecstacy" tortures the maiden,
mind! The ghostly sails OF the pur
suing boat, haunt her nervous Wis
ion! Swelling into tltapisn size, lik,
some Avenging spectre they seem Il
jash furt0usly towards her! She Il
captured! The graphing irons arr
on the sides Of her 19esel! She sect
the dark eyed PRAiARls with The
CLEAN Of exlltatiou IN bis eye lear
into the boat! a dozen, halberds obey
their iron hearted masters command
The impotent slave u bonndl She
feels the shackles on her wrists and
ankles! The vessels PROV to the
shore IL turned-and all Is gloom and
darkness. Despair WinS the struggle
10 the maiden's mind!s ="
IopHoN noticing the expression oi
horror that clouded tho face OF bis
idol, 10, n, quiet tone said to her,
n htreaa have fAith.jn me-" 4
smile 0f confidence li6 dr the hand.
some face OF the slave as he saw the
cold silvery moon fast approaching
the western horizon. "rhe villain
and bis mad hirplings!" he oontinu.
ed, twill never reach this flying yes.
sell" Standing erect at the helm, no
glanced back at tho chasing bark.
I'VE will 5000 be lost to their sight, {"
added be 10 q tone OF encourage.
ment. A semiclrcle vas all nov to
be seen Of the setting satellite. when
l0PH0N turned bis bark at right al
gIes to the direction no had been
travelling in. His enemies cav the
change made In bic course and steer.
cd accordingly. The slave here ,nys.
teriously laughed outright. IcYLL1A
vas perplexed--sho did not under .
stand him. She glanced from her
deliverer to the chasing vessel, and
from the chasing vessel again to the
slave. She, was relieved from her
dissgreeable confusion on one point
BY undergoing . distressing embar.
basement upon another. 81
The etarlit heavens were darkened
With rising clouds. An unexpected
gust OF wind struck the flying craft
and suddenly urged her forward
with wonderful pernicity. .
{ "A white squall," lsc00ically Oh.
oerved the elave braciDg himself With
outstreatched limbs 89ainst tho mar
row sides Of tho vessel "Misttess. -
continued be. ''cling we'll TO thy
eest." ,4..a. - Gid :,
6,kn n>1> On. q hAa,,v n~>
"Ohl IopA0x." exclaimed the die.
treesed virgin, what now dspgero
await u.s." The delicato hands
Rraeped the rough hewed board upon
which che cat.
'Nope," responded the slave, con.
dde 10 mo. "Tis but . momentasy
'is our vessel sate?" She asked.
retaining her 0eet With difficulty, %
tho boat made an impetuouS lunRe
down the sides OF q violent breaker.
"Ay," answered, the slave. 'our
host 10 . strong ono there is no dan.
ger whatever-Noue!' .
For . moment tho maiden was IT,
''Doot thou underatsnd ito man.
agement ," che Inquired again after
q abort pause, aud betraying = lack
Of confidence 10 bet manner.
II am % old mariner" replied the
youth. Il Vas bred upon the seas. o.
ten have I been at the helm OF Ar9o-
sies richly laden With prectoue cstgo .
from the mines OF Argentine Thasvs!
l have labored IN the dark receeses
81 Parisn q,.aries! I have drank the
vintage Of Naxos at her testtvals Of
Baccius! I have been 10 Same.
thrsce 10 my little bark have
I sometimee rescued from the wav. 0
the iragmentary RELICS OF Der cub.
merg. d temples! Yea! my masters
vessels have touched upoo tho shores
81 every remnant ilse OF Inundated
Lectoria! For fifteen years I lived
upon the houndless deep! and now
30! WaS ! not right, GEE! the gale
leseens, and nov fair mistress, for
The move TO trick these senselees
Wretches, and their bastard maater!"
His broWs we're knitted to . frown
-h,o chioseled lips were ntmIy com.
peessed.
IcyI1lA. with feelings akin to ave,
contemplated tho hercu'esn from OF
her strange drlivsrer. He had 1t
length inspired her With confidence.
The Last Of Ph9be's light had died
beneath the heavipg cess. aud dark.
neoo shrouded the lsndscape. A Tow
after and 10laox dexter.
ously turned bic bark completely
round and steered 10 . course direct.
y opposite to bic previous one. This
msneuvre was csloulssed to foil tho
pursuit. The ruse w. euCceeaful,
Tor the iueitiveo no longer could b
Deon. -...s5 ....t-s.s..I la...p +.
IoIlaA' oiaking spirits revived. /.
sTho Bride OF TH1D0ALua. h ieel"
unclaimed tho youth . tho pale foeod
nadea, whose eoaatenanee ION II