The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-01-23

"My Father Hates You, and YOU"
had entirely left her when she peered
through the window of the guard
house.
You thought me, then, but a com
mon assasin?" a satirical voice inter
posed.
My father hates you, and you"
MY Lady has, perhaps, standard
Of her own for judging!"
Unmindful Of ironical incredulity,
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 loss what else
to do. had opened the wheel-house
door; run into the store-roomi What
she had seen from there, disconnect.
eddy, 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 scoffing, interrupted.
She answered. u was like speaking
to some one in a tomb. The soldier
you bound gave the alarm"
From behind the bars came a mock
ing laugh.
You don't believe rae?" She caught
her breath
Believe? Of course"
you DON'T" she said, and chung
tighter to the iron grating. And I
can't make you!"
why should your Ladyship want
to? What does it natter"
But it 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 I betrayed you at Casqus?
Here? Yes. yes!"
cor at the wheel-house when you
called to warn the soldiers?"
You We're about toto throw your
self over!" she faltered.
And your Ladyship was apprehen-
sive lest the Black Seigneur should
escape?"
Escape" she cried. at was death"
And the alternative? My lady pre-
ferred to see the outlaw taken-die
like felon on the gallowsi"
mo; 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 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"
81 thank your Ladyship! But your
Ladyship's friends will be far away.
Your Ladyship may miss something
amusing!"
81 did not bring them-did not want
them to comet"
''No?"
Her figure Strengthened.
Perhaps, even, they are not aware
you are here?"
They are not, unless"
"Elise!" From afar loud call in
terrupted; reverberating down the
main passage, was caught up here and
there. Elise! Elise" The whole
underworld echoed to the name.
Il promised to meet them at the
guard-house," she explained hurriedly.
And hardly knowing what she did, put
out her hand, through the bars,
toward him. In the darkness a hand
seized hers; she felt herself drawn;
held against the bars. They bruised
her shoulder; hurt her face. The chill
of the iron sent shudder through
her; though the pain she did not feel;
she was cognizant only Of closer
view of a figure; the chains from him
to the wall; the bare, damp floor
then, Of voice low, tense, that now
was speaking:
Your Ladyship, indeed, found
means to punish a presumptuous fell
low, who dared displease her. But
ma fol! she should have confined her
punishment to the offender. Those
stripes inflicted on him, my old SER
want! Think you I knew not it was
my Lady's answer to the outlaw. who