Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-17

'comew said Point Pescade, taking
( Sara's hand
! And he was going to open the door
/ when he heard steps coming along the
( gallery. Al the same time few words
were pronounced in an iIDperious tone.
Point Pescade recognized Sarcany's
/ voice. he stopped at the threshold.
1T is he!" whispered the girl. You are
lost if he hnds you hereW
He will not lind mew answered Pes
cade.
And throwing himself TO the
ground he then, by one OF
those acrObatic cOntortions he had often
performed in sight OF an audience, wrap
! ped himself up In one OF the carpets on
the floor and rolled himself into The dark
est corner Of the room.
At the same moment the door opened
10 admit sarcany ana Nanir, who shut 1t
behlnd them.
Sara resumed her seat on the diyan.
/ Why had Sarcany come 10 her at that
hour: as this a new attempt 10 over
come her refusal? But sara was strong
now! She Knew that Pierre Bathory
was alive-thRt he was waiting outside
/ Beneath the carpet which covered him
[ Point Pescade, although he could not see,
could hear everything.
Sara" said Sarcany. tomorrow
morning we are going TO leave this for
leave here until you have consented TO
/ our marriage, untllit has been celebrated.
/ An is ready, and it is necessary that
I now"
Neither now nor laterp replied the
girl, IN voice as cold as it was resOlute.
sara" continued Sarcany, AS though
he mad not heard this reply, Sin the in
/ teTest Of both OF us, it is necessary that
your consent should be free. In the inter-
+ est OF both of US; you understand p
1--WE have not, and we never shall have,
any interest in cOmmOn"
Take care. / may remind you that
/ you gave your consent at Ragusa."
/ For reasons which no longer eXist!'
Listen to me, Sara said Sarcany,
! whose apparent calm bid the most violent
! iTIitatOn This IS the last time ! snail
! ask you tor your consent"
{ And ! shall refuse it as long as l have
/ strength to do 50"
( "Well, that strength We will take away
/ from YOU" exclaimed Sarcany. do not
/ drive me to extremes! lesl the strength
I which you use against me, Namir will
/ Take from you, and ia spite Of you, ii neces-
/ s3ry DO not resist me, sara. Ihe
/ imam is here, ready 10 celebrate our mar
rage according 20 the custom of my own
/ country Follow me thenP'
Sarcany advanced tow ards the girl,
/ whoquicky rose and stepped back TO the
/ end Of the room.
"Scoundrel!" she exclaimed.
"YOu viii come with mel You viii
/ come with me" exclaimed Ssrcauy.
"Neyer!"
"Ah! Take carew
And Sarcany. having seized the girls
arm, was, with Namir's help violently
/ dragging Der towards the skifa, whore
Sidi Hazam and the imam were waiting.
Help. Help" screamed sara, "Help
me-Pierre BathOrvr
pierre BsthCryP exclaimed Sarcary.
~Nou are calling a dead manH
ono. He IS alive! Help me-Pierrew
The answer WAS so unexpected by Sar-
| eany that he could not have been more
frightened had he seen PIerre's ghost. But
be was soon himself again. Pierre alive!
Pierre, whom he had stabbed with his
own hand, and seen buried in the ceme-
terry at Ragusa! In truth, it could only
be the idea of mad woman, and it was
! possible that Sara, in the excess of her
despair. mad lost her reason
! Point Pescade had heard all tina passed.
/ In telling sarcany that Pierre wa alive,
Sara had staked her life, that was certain.
And IN case the scOundrel offered any
| violence, he 80 disposed his carpet as TO
be ready to appear on the scene instantly,
/ knife in band,-and those VINO thought he
would hesitate to strike aid not know
! Point Pescade.
There was no necessity for HIM to do
so. Saroany abruptly dragged Namir
| out OF the room. Then the key was tdrned
in the lock while the girls fate was being
decided.
At bound Pescade mad thrown off the
carpet, and was by her side.
Gomez SAID he.
AS the lock was inside the room, to IN
| screw 1t by means of his knife was
| neither along, difficult, HOT a noisy job.
AS soon as the door was opened, and
| then shut behind them. Pescadc led the
way along the gallery round the court
yard wall.
IL was about half-past eleven. A few
beams Of light filtered through the sllifa's
bays. Pescade avoided crossing them on
his way to tue passage that led TO the
first cOurty
They reached the passage, and went
along il; but when they were only few
yards from the minaret staircase, Pescade
suddenly stopped and held back Sara,
whose hand his had never left.
| Three men were talking in this first
courtyard by tue side OF the water. One
of them--it was Sidi HaBam-was giving
orders TO the others. Almost Immediately
they disappeared up the minaret stair
case, while the mOqaadem went into
one " the lateral chambers. Pescade
perceived that Sidi Hazam had sent the
men 10 Wdtcn Tue neiEnOOrnO0a. And
that when he aud the girl appeared on the
terrace it would be occupied and guarded.
eve must risk it, however," said Point
Pascade.
Eyes. Everythingr' replied Sara.
Then they crossed the gallery and
reached the staircase, which they mounted
wtn extremt care. Then when Point
pescade had reached the upper landing,
he stopped.
No sound on the terrace, not even q
sentiReps step
Point Pescade quietly opened the door,
and followed by sara he glided along the
battlements.
suddenly shout came from the mi
naret above from one OF the men on guard.
At the same moment the other jumped on
Pescade, while Namir rushed on TO the
terrace, and the whole household came
hurrying ont OF their rooms.
Would sara allow herselfto be retaken
MOI 70 be retaken by Sarcany was to be
lost! A hundred times would she prefer
death!
With prayer to God the brave girl ran
to the parapet and without hesitation
leapt from the terrace.
Pescade had not even time TO interfere
but throwing Cd the man that held him,
he caught hold Of the rope and in a second
was q the foot OF the wall.