The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-11-20
cOPTRChT 1900 BY The eo6a3 -I1tRRlLL CO.


she related how she had been forced
to take refuge in the wheel-house
how, when Sanchez had seen her
alarmed she had fled blindly down
the passage; waited, then hearing
them all coming, at a loss what else
to do, had opened the wheel-house
door; run into the store-room! What
she had seen from there, disconnect-
edly, also she referred to; his res
cue OF the others; his remaining be-
hind to bear the brunt-as brave an
act as she knew Of! Her tone became
tremulous.
Who betrayed me?" His voice,
bold and scofflng, interrupted.
She answered. 1t was like speaking
to some one in tomb. "The soldier
you bound gave the alarm"
From behind the bars came mock
ing laugh.
you don't believe me?" She caught
her breath.
Believe? or course"
You dont!" she said, and clung
tighter to the iron grating. And
can't make you'll"
why should your Ladyship want
to? What does It matter?"
But 1t does matter!" wildly. when
your servant accused me that day in
the cloister l did not answer nor
deny; but now"
Your Ladyship would deny?"
That l betrayed you at Casque?
Here? Yes, yes!"
or at the wheelhouse when you
called to warn the soldiers?"
You were about TOTO throw your.
self over!" she faltered.
And your Ladyship was apprehen.
sive lest the Black Seigneur should
escape?"
"Escape?" she cried. ut was death"
And the alternative? My lady pre-
terred to see the outlaw taken-die
like felon on the gallows!"
No; no! 1t was not that"
What them" His eyes cleaned
bright; her own turned; shrank from
them. A moment she strove to an
swer; could not. Within the black
recess a faint light from the flicker.
ing candle played up and down. So
complete the stiffness, SO dead the
very air, the throbbings of her pulses
filled the girl with a suffocating sense
Of her own vitality.
Il spoke to my father to try to get
your cell changed" she at last found
herself irrelevantly saying; but
could do nothing"
i thank your Ladyship! But your
Ladyship's friends will be far away.
Your Ladyshlp may miss something
81 did not bring them-did not want
them to come!"
"No?"
Her figure Strengthened.
Perhaps, even, they are not aware
you are here?"
They are not, unless"
"Elise!" From afar a loud call In
,errupted; reverberating down the
main passage, was caught up here and
here. Elise! Else!" The whole
Underworld echoed to the name.
Il promised to meet them at the
she explained hurriedly.
And hardly knowing what she did, put
tut her hand, through the bars,
oward him. In the darkness hand
eized hers; she felt herself drawn:
leld against the bars. They bruised
Ter shoulder; hurt her face. The chill
# the iron sent shudder through
er; though the pain she did not feel;
he was cognizant only Of a closer
lew of figure; the chains from him
the wall; the bare, damp floor
hen, Of voice low, tense. that now
yas speaking:
Your Ladyship, indeed, found
leans to punish a presumptuous fel-
Nv, who dared dsplease her. But
Ia fol! she should have confined her
to the offender. Those
tripes inflicted on him, my old Ser
ant! Think you I knew not it was
ly Lady's answer to the outlaw. who
ad the temerity to speak words that
ffended-"
You dream that! You imagine
lat!"
The warmth Of his hand seemed to .
urn hers; her fingers. so closely i'm :
to throb with the fierce beat :,
lg of his pulses !,
Il do not want you to think-I can't 4
It you think" she began. :,
"Elise!" The searchers were draw. 9
lg nearer.
She would have stepped back, but =.
le fingers tightened on her hand.