Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-31

or fellows keeping near 10 prevent any
"treschery."
'Eccol'' she said. after having salts
fed herself that the rope would do for
the purpose. lone end can be fast
ened round this piece of rock"
She stepped to crag close to the
precipice. And so doing, looked over
and saw ledge of rock some forty
feet below.
Cavazzi sauntered up and looked
down, TOO, and then glanced at the
| girl with an insolent smile on his lip,
but swift covert question in his eyes,
She answered the question mutely;
Eyes "
The smile gave her no offense; she
understood tit was for the others,
not for her.
1.-The other end up here. eh?" And
rea said, pointing 10 piece of rock
some thirty feet away, on line with
The other above the precipice. 80 that
Bestrice would be looking down the
dizzy height.
Let me see TO il. amici'' be added
10 his comrades. Il was in the rope
walking business years ago, aud /
know what l am about"
Then you make the rope fast at
both ends. ;" said Beatrice
Aud do dance yourself, en-, Cav
azzi?" observed Avieto.
NAY. chief; | have been to long out
of practice. bnt [ know how to make
the rope secure. don't want TO lose
nv chance of winning her," he added
aside to the chief who grinned and
nodded.
Andrea carried the rope to the first
bowlder and Beatrice followed
There was now 30 need, the bandits
thought, 10 keep so close to her And
rea was near her, moreover she was
not likely tC leap over the precipice,
when she had, as she believed.
chance of saving herself and making
choice of an owner.
Yet, not a word did Cayszzi utter to
the woman he loved, who was about,
with his help, to dug her life into the
scale to save honor. He care.essly. as
it seemed. but with design, as Beatrice
knew, let the rope lie close 10 the edge
of the cliff white he proceeded to Sc
care it Ioand a point Of rock about the
height OF bis own shoulders, she hold
ing her breath as she watched him
There" be said, after few minu-
ties ''that is secure"
be turned TO pick up his knife, which
he had Intentionally dropped, and in
that instant she seized the rope. swung
herself over the cliff. and began to de-
scend it, hand over hand, with extra
ordinary rapidity. The bandits yelled
and rushed forward. but Andrea was
first at the edge, with cry of Trait
ressr
The intrepid girl looked up. Let
hem fire-let them do what they would
now-her fate was in her own hands,
STAY Cayazzi cried, | can follow
and bring her aliven'
There was yell of laughter at Bea-
trice's expense In second Andrea,
too, was ever the cliff and as Beatrice
reached the ledge of the rock, nearly
fifty feet below, he was half wsy down
in pursuit; the men above leaned over
and cheered him on. She in apparent
terror, daIted behind huge bowlder;
but Cavazzi: who held his knife between
his teeth suddenly loosed his right hand
from the rope when he was within
some fifteen feet of the ground, and
cut the rope about an inch below his
hold, dropping lightly, with praeticed
skill, from that height.
"Traditors!" rang out above him.
and half dozen carbineS were lev
eled, half dozen balls whizzed by him,
but he flashed one look of defiance up
ward, and springing behind the shelter
of the bowider. caught Beatrice in his
arms and kissed her passionately.
Saved! Sayedn' he almost sobbed
as she chung to him franlically Bice
you trust me? will ask NJ reward.
Come with me; there is way down
the precipice possible only to such as
we are. Be brave still, Carissima, the
danger is not quite over
And she was brave-braver than
ever, now she had Andrea to cling to,
knowing that he still loved her and
would be true and faithful.
The descent was perilous, even for
these trained acrobats; impossible. as
Cavazzi had said. for any one else;
but it was accomplished in safety, and
while Avieto and his gang were vowing
vengeance, if, indeed. the TRAITORS"
should escape death in trying to de-
scend from the dizzy plateau, Cavazzi
and Beatrice were on their way 10
Naples, in which city they were mar
ried. and for a time left Italy and pur.
sued their business in France and
Spain. Butthc determination ofthe car
abinieri of Av @ o's gang by and by, al
lowed them 20 return TO their native
land, and the romantic story of Bea-
TREES terrible adventure and escape
having got about, throngs were drawn
to the circus, and Cavazzi and his wife
grew rich.
''Bnt suppose. Bice," he had said 10
her, during their flight, when they had
stopped to rest, suppose | had not
been there. or some other man had
fastened tho rope"
IF had failed to get hold IS the
rope" she said, Il would have flung
myself over the cliff or Jumped from
the rope into the abyss
He Shuddered and drew her closer to
him. But it was long after tins before
either of them could bear to speak of