The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-12-14

-ucass nave not Ueeu paia yee II you Hksd,
Conrad--if you hked"-
"vell, votT'
1--WE should rescue these two women, and
by 20 doing we should each Of rs get al least
10000 ducats"
~ VIII not psdray Gorjelli, Donner-wst-
ter"
HE has betrayed Masaniello.n
at would pc too immoral-and too tanger-
ous."
~ win undertake to put you beyond the
reach of danger" I
"Corjelli would be sure to catch mo, and
would hat me quilted. No, inein Herr, viii
| not betray my gabtain."
''Ir would DO an easy affair, tell you, and
well worth you; trouble"
"Vot should hat to DOR
"Jo take me 10 tho fortress occupied by
your friends on tho Apennines; once there, I
shall Immediately enroll myself in Corcelli's
band, and then viii manage to get placed
| as sentinel over the young girls on the same
| evening, while you must manage to pe on
duty at tho on post. DO you understandf
"Ya, va, understand"
"T'ae rest will DO easy enough"
"Vot rogue you are, Bietro, tor nero
smoogSlerl"
''lf you happen to be on duty at the out
| post, without my being placed to watch over
4le women, we must bride the man who Is"
"Or gull him."
"lt woulI be better to bribo him. 10 kill
| u man, you sec, causes noise"
"t,ot iv you know how to do it,
"No matter; it woui. DO better to tribe
How shall we co i'll"
"Vo will tako vlask vull ov yln, and
make him trunk Wrist"
After having concerted their plans fer do
cniving tAe vi Lance of Corce.u, Conrad and
Pietro sc out Tor tao for;ress of tie baniltti.
II that part of tie A.,cnaines watch sepa-
rates Cal&bria from ezra Ci Lavoro is u
cave situated on the suiuino of al inacccssi-
bio mountain. Ii taii cave were Jeanne Cna
Isabella held prisoners.
The two young girls we're seated On bloch;
of stone, ut the entrance of Their PRISON. Pale
anu overcome 10y fatigue and sd.iering. La
bella had i'ested her he'll on JeIlne's bosom,
and had fallen Hsicep.
Fr!ahtiul dreams troubled her sumoers,
for fgo.a Lille to time he: J.e2tliay became
short, her L2noS were t.s,4t.J c.,AchcI Gnd
deep crimson mantlcl her check. Acn she
| suddenly WOKE up, Looked around her in a
terrified manner, and Went to sleep again,
Jea.ins rcmaiacd awake and prayed. Every
now ana then tear roiie.i down her c..ecl.
Her handsome face. rae.alcaoly AMI IT,
signed, and her h., -. 49,; hea., leaning
over ict Of h~rc IA e - a.: Ike
ono Of those Madonnas whom painters repre-
sent weeping over the inanimate body of
their divine son.
AT some distance from the two women a
ragged bandit was pacing up and down with
measured steps, and a musket over his shout
der.
Corcelli had not yet dared TO present him.
self before his captives; he feared to face the
! first anger of their despair
When NJ last they were somewhat re-
signed to their fate he yer tIr,d to pay them
q visit.
The noise Of footsteps and the movement of
tho sentinel, who presented arms, warned
Jeanne and Isabella Of the captaiu's coming.
Isabella awoke.
The brigand advanced toward the two
young girls with great courtesy.
"Corpo santo! sangue di Cristo!" said he,
in order to n near ut his ease, for the sight of
Isabella inundated him. "Y,u have good
air here. my pu!lets, and this cave is rather
moro inhabitable than yoIr cell in the
ABBEY"
10 not come near us, villain" cried Isa-