Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-10

lugger which was to sail in one week.
Surely" he muttered to himself. ''he
said in one week-in-one week from to-
morrow IL the weather was good"
And thus musing the youth comm"nc-
cd to walk the deck again. His mind
was now busy with n mighty idea. Why
could he not get Mary away from the
castle as well by that time az any 9TH
er! This was n proposition that dwelt
In his mind until he had resolved to set
to work toward that end
On the next morning he told the cap
tain he should go up to the castle some
time during the day. l.aroon may have
wished that Paul should remain on
board, but he had been too long in the
habit OF allowing the youth to have his
own way to stop him now. And there
might have been one more reason why
he did not care to enforce his wishes
at present. lie knew that Paul would
have the sympathy Of every man OH
beard the brig; and though his authority
was absolute. yet he knew too well chat
his youthful protege possessed the most
real governing principle.
=, after dinner Paul went up the river
ard took a boats crew of his own Sc
lection. He found Mary well, and Of
course. joyful to see him.
AT the end Of an hour they were seat
cd In the very room where they had
HI en- watched by Hagar. but now ;hey
left their door open. and sat where they
could see anyone who should ascend the
stairs. II was not five minutes after
they were seated before Paul saw
black mass OF wool appear above the
balustradc. and In a moment nagnr's
shriveled face followed Il; hut she saw
the young mans keen eye fixed upon
her. and she lodged quickly back.
MARY" he commenced. you must
excuse me for the question I am about
to put to you. but l wish to know how
much money you could raise In an emcr-
gency. I want money enough TO get to
America"
How" cried she. In a tone Of quick
eagcrness. Can we get awayT'
II have an opening-s dim chance. I
think we may succeed. But We must
perhaps u thousand dollars--which l
have received from poor. generous fel-
lows whom | have helped"
II thought you had many thousands"
$50 I should have were I to take my
S""e' o"t "Vu' wiz tuho NY sUue
OF the last Russian prize. and II l do
shall have some two thousand more: hut
perhaps | cannot get 1t without exciting
the captains suspicion. for that has not
been distributed yet"
LET II 20. Paul. let II CO. snid Mary.
with q sparkling eye and waking smile.
II have enough. and more than enough,
thougl, not IN ready money"
~ IL
face with puzzled. inQuisitive look, and
ms the smile about the maidcn's lips grew
broader and warmer. his anxiety incrcus.
ed. Mary noticed 1t.
"You would like 10 know whnt I
mean" she said. "Iisten md 1 will
tell Won. Amonr the slaves here 10 n
great affection for me and WHO viii run
So,ns three wears AGO she brou.ht IN mo
a small piece OF crystai.like substance.
AMI asked me II It was not n diamond. l
examined II. and told her 1t was. She
had wiped it clean and rubbed Il with
dry puinmice. and upon comparing It
with some gems In my possession. knew
1t at once to he OF great value. and told
he; II would buy her freedom many times
over. She told me she should not want
her freedom 40 long as she could have
me for her mistress, and after some hes.
itation she asked me II ! did not hope
at some time to be free from the place.
! told her ! did, and therenpon she in
formed me that she thought there we're
many more diamonds where she found
this. 1t MAS ut some distance from
here. where he small stream which runs
under our walls eddied about deep cav.
ern In the side Of the cliH. She found,
accidentally. an entrance to that cave,
and upon bed OF sand which had wash.
ed up from the bed Of the mountain
stresm she found the gem. Her suppo-
sition proved correct, aud she has
brought me nearly two hundred diamonds
some large. some small. She has kept
half the same number for herself ut
my command, for TO my request she
| would not listen. But yet I have been
forced to accept the richest ones"
Mary Mt once left the room. and whom
| .hs re,urne6 .hS heh email hov In
her hand. which she handed to her lover.
Paul opened II and Ills hands treMblsd
- he lifted one after another OF the
Jew els which lie knew were worth thou.
sands Of dollars each.
But ] have not told you ALL" she
said, with smile brighter than any she
had yet shown. MY poor slave has
loved you long and truly. for you were
ever kind to her when you and she and
when we were oil younger than we
are now.
Is Otehewa OF whom you speak"