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trick my former pupil has played
upon you. and how nicely it has made
speedy end of two of you. | could not
have contrived it better myself. Groan,
you miserable dog! 1t delights me to
hear you! Ho! it is no safer to at
tack pupil of Zeno Sosia than it is
to attack Sosia himself! But how did
Bashfort die?"
The conversation of Lord Genlis and
Martha soon revealed to the listening
sorcerer what they believed concern
ing the death of Bashfort; and as So
STA heard their discussion on that sub
ject, and as he knew nothing of the
facts of the case, he arrived at the
same belief.
"a very apt death for the bow-leg-
sed dog!" thought Sosia, grinnipg
hideously with joy. my scorched face
is better from this moment Hanged
himself so hard as to snap his head
off! Bravo! He has saved me
task. as | intended to have him hang
ed myself"
Meanwhile, Clarence had returned
to the interior of the cave, being con-
fident now that the place of Helen's
concealment was in no danger of dis
covery.
Helen rushed to his embrace the
moment he stood erect within the
cave.
"Oh, dear Clarence. shall we ever
escape from this horroble placer" she
exclaimed, sobbing upon his bosom.
All, feared you would never return
to me again! And while you struggled
with the ruffian in the passage, OBJ
what an anguish of terror was mine
then, dear one!"
Think no more of him, dear Helen.
He is dead, and his body lies far be-
low us, among the rocks at the base
OF the cliff. Another is dead. too"
"Another!"
Yes. Capt. Osred," replied Clar-
ence, who then narrated the death OF
that unfortunate young man, without
fully explaining to Helen, however,
how it had CHANGED.
He had not wished her to know that
he had hanged and beheaded the m.is-
cradle Bashfort. He stated only that
by some mishap Capt. Osred had fall.
en- over the cliff. and that Martha had
regained the body.
And now" said Clarence, in con.
clusion of his story, "Sosia is dead.
Bashfort is dead, Capt. Osred is dead,
and the four sailors who aided them
in their schemes, are dead How
speedily has the vengeance Of heaven
fallen upon those men! Only two of
Lord Genlis' party remain alive at
Dun Aengus-himself and the woman
Martha. | am tempted to confront
them, and demand our retreat from
Aranmore Island: and to Stay them il
they attempt to stay our departure
But | know not. as | have told you
what power Lord Genlis may have on
the island. |, too, am a fugitive from
the prison in London. The false
charge upon which was arrested
still hangs over my head | ESCAPED
from prison, after several days OF
close confinement, during which | was
unable to get word to you, and when
| escaped learned that you had been
carried away from London, in q closed
carriage, as mad woman. But
knew you were not mad, and believed
that your mother had carried you on
! to force you to marry that Lord de
lavet, OF whom you spoke to me when
| last we met"
Yes; she had discovered THAI. | in.
tended to elope with you"
But why did you seek the aid OF
that sorcerer? And why did you new.
er tell me that you had done so?"
An, ] sought his aid to save me
from being married to Lord de Lavet
and before you returned from
France. Your letters no longer reach.
ed me after my mother withdrew me
from Bradford. l knew not what To
do was in despair. Lord de Layet
was determined to marry me, and my
mother was also determined upon the
match. l went to the sorcerer. and
he bound me by fearful oath never
to mention the fact"
(To Be Continued.)
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