River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-04-12
cuAprER xxxy.

.ASD so THEY WE'RE MARRIED.
Tr.gic was the fate of Haydee, but more
awful vet was the end of her murderere :
! Fifteen men. all stone deadi Lying scat
! tered, helter-slEelter. here and there, gashed
and bloody, and not one Of them with his
back 10 the foe-brave. il bad
All. that was dreadful fight, q fearful
slaughter, And all through greed of gold
But thus was the cruel death Of Haydee
vengcd.
WHIST should be done with their bodiesl
Should they leave them to rot there on
Aries burning sands for the foul birds
lowering high in air to gorge themselves
upon. Or east them on the ebbing tide,
food for the carriOn fish Of the sea!
They fought like brave men. Give them
& brave mans burialt'' quoth Fairfax
-Whcre.'' queried Nebbitt
Didn't they come to find the wellfi-
this with grim humor. Then show il to
them
Why should we prolong the tale of their
African aasontures by telling how they
Z cleared away almost every vestige Of that
Z frlghtful scene Of carnage; how they tenn
/ p0rsrily heaped the hideOus pile Of cOrpses
I behind the walls Of the tower: how they left
Z the treasure still hiding in the well; how,
when morning and the ''Namovnan came,
and chatting as unconcernedly as if they
had not passed night of horror; how they
satisfied the captains questi0nings with the
remark that their universal condition arose
from little tussle with some wandering
vagabOnds on shore; and then ferociousl y
''sat down on all further queries on mis-
I part-'by the way, we scared EN- well with
I those cannon: how Nebbitt and Fairfax
I cleverly impro yised a holiday at Tangiers
I for the entire crew. captain and all much
I 10 their amazcment; how, when the men
I were well ashore, the five heroes, all alone,
I steamed back % the tower, and how there
they completed the work begun by the dead
/ Matteo and his associates, and, too, with
I the tools Of the latter,
Haydee's description Of her fathers
I wealth fell far short of the truth. Casks
YES. casks upon casks completely filed
I and packed and literally bursting with
thousands and thousands of crisp silver and
I gold coins, long bars Of yellow bullion of
the purest Of virgin gold. great slabs Of
rich, white, shining silver, box after box
loaded and groaning with diamonds before
whose bEilliance those of SolomOn's mines
were as cOl0rless glass, pearls, whose opal
lUster would have dimmed and made pale
those of Cleopatra, rubies, amethysts,
/ garnets, OnyX-stOnes, opals, thousand,
/ yea. ten times a thousand priceless flashing
/ gems Of purest water wealth that days
| Of ceaseless counting could scarcely enumer-
/ ate
Lastly. they found a golden. jeweled cask-
| ct in which was scroll whereOn were
written these words:
/ To thee, Haydee, my daughter. bequeath
7 l M own wealth, increased by that of Mu-
I lev Al Halef, the last aud greatest astrol-
I oyer, who was buried with his treasures +;
{ every slave who took part in the burial,
/ being at once put to death by his mistress,
I with whom the secret died. Accident re-
/ vealed 10 me his tomb. Thy riches viii
make thee a Princess"
Casting the cOrpses Of the dead sailors
! down the well. they sealed the top with stone
I over which was again spread tine turf.
! Nebbitt had private room on the ma
movna' IN which he sometimes kept his val
uables. He alone possessed the key and
/ never allowed any one to enter. This was
I exactly suited for receiving the treasures
[ Of the well And there they packed them
I high and close, and dashed them securely
down. to keep the casks and boxes from
rolling about in a storm: and, having made
/ all fast. they shut the door and Nebbitt
/ turned the lock again and put the key in his
/ safe.
l When the Se2men came aboard once more
| from the streets of Tangiers they exhibited
/ great curiosity over the last strange freak of
! their master and his guests. Who ever heard
Y Of giving holiday TO all your crew and run
ming OF with your own steam yacht. Their
| sharp ewes sought evidence for its cause,
/ but found none and il was many long
| day ere the Tangiers trip ceased to be their
| favOrite topic of conversational so they al
I fell to work. and, at nightfall, Tangiers was
/ far behind
In an upper chamber of Cragie Castle sit
| LYDIA and Natalie, busted with their
needles. Both have been silent for some
J time. as both are deep in thought. a maid
| enters quietly and hands a note to Lydia In
an instant the hot blood mounts TO her
I face. and in an instant, too. it goes. She
| looks up at the girl with nod and goes on
I with her work BY and by she sglances
hastily and furtively at Natalie, who ap
pears to be still deeply absorbed in her
I fanev-work. Then she rises and steals soft
/ " out Of the room on tiptOe, unnoticed by
I the Princess; returning soon to the foot OF
7 the stairs. her face a trifie pale and her lips
nervOusly working With a strong effort
/ she controls herself and calls ont in ordi-
nary tones:
20 Natalie, Just step down into the con.
servatOry a moment, will yOui have some
thing want to show you"
4 rustic Of robes is heard on the stairway,
I a light step echoes down the long hall, the
curtains are pulled apart and slight