Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-22

err, ster1y, and take him t. the care.
Bind him hand and foot, in one of the
cells, and put guard over BIN. / win
teach you" he added, threateningly
"what 1t is TO NEEDLE y 18th my eoncerns.
The men lost no time in executing their
orders. Jacques knowing it was useless
to resist, submitted. He was bound and
led through the winding paths Of the adj
joining grove, and onward to the forest
beyond, while Gasparde followed, bear
ing in his arms the form Of the insensible
Rose. On and on they went. through the
lonely depths Of the forest, till they reach
ed place where the ground rose in an
abrupt swell; and now pressing over
steep banks and hedges of bare rock. they
stopped at length before the entrance to
the cave OF which Gasparde had spoken.
1t was the haunt of the robbers.
Lights were brought. The broad and
gloom cave into which they descended
was illumined on every side. Striking
across it, the party entered long, mar
row massage cut in the solid rock, and
which was also lighted.
BY this time Rose was fully aroused.
Memory and consciousness were invested
with their full power. She recognized.
with cry of terror, the ruffian who bore
her A cold dew. like that of death, gath
cred upon her brow rs she beheld the
rocky walls of that dreadful passage.
asuarde-demon-re me-" she
uttered. With mad fear.
Hold your tongue. my beauty! mean
TO keep you safe. Go in there and keep
yourself quiet" he cried.
And unlocking as he spoke a heavy,
spike-studdcd iron door in the rocky wall,
he threw 1t open and attempted to thrust
her into the cell ii revealed. But she
resisted.
You shall not put me in there-I win
not enter she cried.
Spite of her struggles, he forced her in,
while the men bore Jacques farther along
the passage 10 another cell.
You won't? But | say you shall
Now, Mademoiselle Rose, yon viii
stay here" said Gasparde, until!
choose 10 release you, and that time will
be fixed according TO your own conduct.
Ii you are savage, perhaps | may keep
you here three months or a year or two
years, it doesn't matter much which.
But if you make up your mind to treat
me a little more favorably, why, priest
shall be ready at the earliest hour you
name. You see the terms are fair
will give you till tomorrow to make up
your mind about it," And he released
her arm.
Il will never marry you and you shall
not keep me here! What place is this?'
We're her indignant words.
You are under ground. as perhaps you
know already. And as for talking so
brayely about having your own way, why.
/ think | shall be likely to have a rev
words TO say on that score. You see
there are thick walls here, while there
are perhaps from twenty to thirty men
just at the mouth of the cave ready at
my bidding TO bring you back, even if you
should escape
Twenty or thirty men-ready at your
bidding cried Rose, trembling with an
rer and fear. Wretch. who-what are
your
He laughed lightly.
Easier asked than answered, my pref
ty maid" he said. The question is, will
yo,l marry me or not?"
aNo-neyer!' was her answer; "and
less now than before; for now / begin to
recognize you fully. Now l recognize
your terrible trade. Robber-murderef-
brigand! No! | will either go forth from
this dungeon free. or die by my own hand
in my captivity"
ITO be cOntinued.l