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'No, father, replied Isabella, firmly, 81
viii not leave"
Are you madT
"Nol"
'DO you know that can compel you to
leavef"
Then it win be the first time you have
had to use violence toward me"
The duke still managed to master his
anger. hs
isabella, my dear ehild,n said he, 81
tremble when think that each minute may
bring your ruin. Go and stay with Fernan-
dez He is your atfianced, and, next to your
fathers, it is his duty to watch over and pro-
tect you.s
my aflancedl Yes, know that it has
pleased you to give him my hand: but sup
pose do not love himr
"IsabellaF cried the viceroy.
"But suppose do not love him." repeated
the young girl, bearing unlinchingly her
fathers angry looks, will you still force me
to give him my hands VIII you still insist
on condemning me to eternal despair
"But why did you not tell me this beforc7
Why wait till this fatal moment to make
such an announcement
you never consulted me-"
"An obedient daughter ought to accept tho
choice of her father"
"Yes, when that choice entails no misery. {"
Isabella" exclaimed the duke passion
ately, ''you shall obey me-"
mi senor"-
"You shall obey me, tell you'll Tho
question at present is not about your mar
riage. l will listen at some other timo to
your objections and shall duly consider
themi in the meantime, you must look upon
Don Juan Fernandez as friend of our
family, to whom send you, so that you may
be out of the reach of danger"
II beg of you, father, not to compel mo to
tell you third time that my resolution is
Interchangeable"
by our Ladyl" exclaimed the duke, Selling
his daughter by the arm, you shall leave,
and instantly"
"Recollect, father, that l am a womanl'
said Isabella
The duke, ashamed of his brutality, with
drea his hand
'But give me your reasons" said he; Gin
the name Of heaven, give me your reasons. "
She looked her father full in the face,
and said
II am Isabella d'Arcos The honor Of the
viceroy of Naples is dear to me, and remain
with him, so that history may never bo able
to say: He possessed heart of stone and a
soul void Of pity, for he used the most refined
torture to put to death those unhappy men
whom distress and hunger had driven to
rebellion"
''Is that ALI asked the viceroy, in hollow
voice.
'iYes," answered Isabella.
The viceroy rang Badajoz and the
chamberlains appeared.
'How do things go on9" asked the duke.
'Mi senior, the most vigorous resistance is
being prepared, and circumstances give us
reason to think that this time we shall master
the riot"
''Gooi Have you communicated my
orders to the troopsP'
Eyes, mi senor."
''Neither mercy nor pardonl And IL the
leader of the Instruction is taken, let not a
hair Of his head be touched-he belongs to
the executioner."
"Father, fatheri this is infamous" cried
Isabella, advancing toward the viceroy.
"You hear, gentlemen; the revolt is every.
wherein the bosom even of my own family.
Isabella dArcos refuses to so and wait for
OUT Victory over Lne reDelS WIN tho squad
ron of Don Juan Fernandez Let the guards
advance and save hor, in spite Of herself"
Twenty soldiers, called in by tho chamber
lains, entered the room. On sign from the
Duke of ARGOS they began to close on the
young girl.
Isabella, pale and trembling with rage, adj
vanced with naughty look to meet them
Her Spanish blood boiled in her veins She
suddenly drew a snail Toledo poniard from
beneath her corsage and exclaimed:
"Back, all Of you'll The first who appronche!
me falls dead"
All the guards drew back.
At this moment fyightful detonation-
something that resembled a hundred claps Of
thunder all conbined-rent the air on the
side of the bay. Every ono hurried to the
window, and in tho place of the ship tc
which mi senior tho Duke of ARGOS had wished
to send his daughter nothing was seen but q
shapeless wreck and an immense clorsl oil
smoke, which the wind was hurrying TOWARD
the clouds. At the same moment the arras
were pushed violently aside, and Don Juan
Fernandez appeared on the threshold of the
door.
Continued Tomorrow.