The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-24
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''well. let us begin. then, to melt the
ice of your foolishness.' said the dis
guised man, as he began to turn up the
sleeves Of his coat at the wrists, Ike
an executioner preparing to commence his
= work of torture.
You shall hear our whole war plan. /
will be very attentive to you. While my
troops make a feigned attack against the
Toroczkoans in the valley, which Will de-
rnand all their attention. and force them
TO display their whole military strength,
the other besiesing troops win break
forth from the Seeker Stone and assault
the town from the Seeker castle moat.
when no one but women and children are
at home. While engage the armed men
Of Toroczko, the others will knock at the
door OF your house They win give the
watchword for the assault and the de-
vastation. Your whole family win fan
Into their hands"
Manasseh shuddered at these words.
He sighed deeply. He dropped his head.
forsook him.
Gods will be done" he murmured
We'll, l have found the vulnerable part
happen to your wife Why do say wife?
Such don't know. To your mistress"
Fury flashed into Manasseh's bosom at
this insult of the beloved woman; he could
into the face of his adversary. The lat
ter. suppressing his rage. wiped the
marks Of the insult from his face and
smiled: 1t was a revolving smile.
Very well, Manassch; this, too, Is a
debt which you shall pay. will not re-
venge upon your hardened body, which
feels nothing, but upon your soul. which
] know how to wound. For this past in
suit. as well as for number OF others.
before your turn comes, will take my
revenge on Blanca of Zzoroy."
do not hope this. Diurhanu," said Ma
nasseh. with determination, for at the
m an ant In. rnyts4 Heb fnxHG ho
breaks the door of my house two women
therein will discharge their pistols against
each others hearts. and thus deliver
themselves from this. world. You will
find only two corpses."
''Well, In order to rob you of this last
hope, listen to the end. The two women
will not kill each other for my agent.
a strong ally, will be in your house
sooner than the besieging troops He
will introduce himself as good friend
and savior He will say that he intends
EavInv them. He will take to them Wal
lecnian peasants clothes and under his
protection, they will escape with their
lives. My ally will bring them safe to
Szentgyorgy, and you will see Blanca of
Zboroy In my power. What will happen
then? will leave this to the strength OF
your imagination to depict, and in order
to give you sufficient time and leisure to
contemplate this picture. I will leave you
alive anG alone until your hour comes.
Benjamin. now Diurbanu. left the cell
lar.
Manassas" sounded from one corner
of the cellar.
He started.
What is there? A. rat?'
he had forgotten that any one beside
Yes, rat. | once heard story from
teacher in which ii was told that
lion had been caught in a net, and that
mouse gnawed through the cords, and
thus delivered the lion. II you will stoop
down near me, win loose the knot with
my teeth
Manasseh did this. The gypsy had good
teeth. Although the rope was very
strong he cut II. With these he had once
even bitten through a groschpiece. Ma
nasseh. in the meantime, contemplated
the whole terrible panorama az 1t passed
before his mind, II is possible? To-
rookie is to be assaulted from the Seeker
Stone--to be surprised in the evening
twilight A revengeful man is to sur
prise the defenseless women and to en-
trap them? Suddenly Manasseh felt the
rope slipping down from his wrists The
musician was right; one Is an entirely
different man when ones hands are free.
Wen, now draw the pole away from
under my knees" sa-d the musician. In
q short time the little gypsy was on his
feet. He pulled the rope from his hands
seasily as II 1t had been glove. He
was very proud.
But now we will sell our lives dear
~. he said. boastingly, and then bound
ed high into the air.
The firing of guns now began to sound
from the valley, and the rejection of fire
penetrated through the little window in
At first Manasseh thought they were
coming again with torches, but as the
iron door did not open. and the freight
streamed through the window, he guessed
its origin. Those who are storming To-
rookie have first set fire to Szentgyorgy.
in order to give the Toroczko people an
alarming example. and also perhaps, in
order TO have an Illumination during the
nightly assault. The eptire village is in
flames.
What this m IN had said, then, had been
no mese tfr, at. This is stern reality
Iney had begun the work of revenge
upon the people OF Szentgyorgy, and now
tame the turn of the Toroczko people.
a3ut these were defending themselves and
bravely, too as could be understood from
IL they are really assaulted from the
rear OF the Seeker Stone with body OF
select troops? Who could stop them?
Aaron and his forty comrades?
The firing of guns had been heard for
some time. Night may have set in. A
lurid semi-darkness reigned In the cellar,
but outside a hellish ocean of light is
spread. The whole street Is burning. Ma
nasseh. wrestling with himself. paced UP
and down the cellar; sometimes he took
the stick in his hand, and sometimes he
threw 1t down again, Man and brute
were wrestling within him, sometimes
ascendency. Now a loud groaning was
mingled with the report of guns.
The groaning came from the height
rom the Seeker stone. A second, a
bird, fourth groan followed in rapid
luceession
These are Aaron's cannon. The attack
lad really been made from the Seeker
Stone. Then what the enemy had said
taking place. Diurbanu's host is now
marching through the moat to Toroczko,
lor Aaron can not keep them back. What
will happen then? In a short time eight
cannon shots resounded one after an
lther
The shots completely unnerved Manas-
leh.
81 must find a way out of this" he
lowled. He was beside himself and
mshed toward the barred door, Selling 1t
W its iron rings and shaking them Vio-
emily. The door did not yield. He then
Fnshed back into the cellar, looking about
wildly for something with which he could
lemolish the door. The light OF the fire,
which threw its giimmering rays in from
lfar, rendered the interior of the cellar
lery red Nothing was there except the
IMPLY cask bed. This consisted Of an
mormous oaken beam followed in thee
lenter, and in which wine casks had
ain.