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THE SUHN Y SOUTH. 3 If any thing lias been forgotten, you have but to speak and it shall be given you. Do not judge hie harshly, it is tny love for you that has done all this. Your affectionate „ Phillipe. When Alice bad read this she ■‘•aid to Estelle: We are in the power of Phillipe the ban dit, who is as we know, Charles Ulrich; he assures me that his conduct shall be extremely gentlemanly, anct'that escape is impossible. I think the best thing we can do is to submit patiently But why are we here, what harm could we have done to Charles, that he .should make captives of us*?'’ "That shall be explained afterwards. As we have no clothes of our own we can but accept those which he has prepared for us, and going up to the wardrobe, she opened it and beheld the must beautiful dresses, the mind could imagine. The other wardrobe was tilled with ladies' underwear. " There is no other choice left us Estelle, so let’s make the best >f it,” and taking out two of the most beautiful dresses, they with the assistance of themaids, dressed themselves with more than ordinary care. The dressing- case was abundantly supplied with articles necessary to a lady's complete toilet, among which were be;Wrifibr>, powders aqd most delicious perfumeries. When they had finished dressing they enter ed the diamond chamber. Duiing the davas w ell as night, it was. nec essary to have a light in this home under the mountain, and the light from the chandelier lit up the beautiful-place which was a most magnificent,sight,.. The girl.-, paused with an exclamation of de light, as they belt: Id the beautiful r-'om. They had not been long in the room, before a knock was hen;d at the door. Alice Was'-'pp'i h 1 ?! her IcAcitemum soon passed away. . ' Assuming a qu.et look, and seating herself near the table, she odd: "come in.” A num nicely dressed, entered, coming up to Alice bowed, and handed her a card on which the names of’ Phillipe and Pedro were written. ".Say to the gentlemen that wo will see them, said Alice, as Mie handed the card to Estelle. Phillipe and Pedro neatly dressed, entered followed by two men, who bore a table, on which breakfast for four was served. "Good morning ladies! we hope you, are well, let s have breakfast/’ and drawing up chairs they invited the ladAs to be seated. • Miss Alice, wii' uu not take the head of Ilie table, and make the coffee?” "With pleasure,” answered Alice. Very little conversation took place durin: the me d: when it was over, and the gentlemen were about to retire,. Phillipe asked if Alic: would see him at eleven o'clock She gave him permission to call, and he left the apirtmeut. • "So far as to our treatment. I can not com plain. What next, 1 w-ader. i rather like the idea of being stolen by a bandit.” At. the appointed hour Phillippe entered the Diamond Chamber where Alice was seated alone. She aro-e as he bowed before her. 1 Alice,” said he "my happiness is now com plete; you assured me in your sleep, that yonr love for me remains unchanged. ” " Tae punishment which was put upon me by my father was the most unjust act which man- could commit ; but it was the wish of the whole country, and they got their wishes. I swore to be revenged, and that I should merit such punishment. Now I defy even the law to punish me. 1 have left no stone unturned, I have paid each one who sanctioned my sentence. The last victims were the men who passed the sentence, and be who was the advocate of that sentence, though the true cause of your presence here is because I love you deeply, i truly and honestly.” "How can you expect me even to respect you, | while you lead the life which you now lead.” 1 "I shall give ii.up as soon as two things art. granted me.” “And they are whip?” "Your love, and my jy-ur^om” “Why is Miss BemicT served in like man ner as myself?” "She is not my captive, but that of old Hobble, who was greatly wronged by her father.” "Old Hobble, of whom are you speaking?” "Of an old man whom I shall send in soon.” i This interview had been loo much for Alice, she had been playing a part, and thoughts of homecrossed her mind and she burst into tears. "Oh! Charles! Charles! though you were a demon, I could but love you, but you must I send me back to those*, two old people who nave been more than parents to me.” " That can not be Alice,” said Charles as he passed his arm about her waist, and her head rested on his shoulder; but you shall write to them, that they may know you are safe, and that no harm shall come to you.” j The conversation soon ended, and Alice ; was left alone. j Later in the. day,Estelle bad an interview t I with tiie Bandit, during which she was told 1 I the story which the old man had related to ! I him, ami that it was froth revenge that she I was their captive; but promising that she . should be treated with extreme courtesy, and ■ that she had permission to write to her father, j 'To describe th; excitement which prevailed i in the low". A hen Bin letter and card, which : j had been left in the rooms of the house from 1. i which the young lade s had been kidnapped, i I was found, would be utterly impossible. j The place was tiuhmged with people who 1 had come to ocori tby Governoi to the CenitaL ; . oL n ditw wur-a j .Aiilus ’distant from the . i little town. Toe news soon spread, ter crowd j became wild. All thought of the inauguralion j was thrown aside, and hundreds of men vol- j i,ulcered to go in search of the kidnappers, . I and for two months the search was kept up I without flagging. I Al last a letter was received from Estelle, 1 [and it was given to the public tor perusal. I She described her situation, and told her ; i father that it was impossible to rescue her. i and begged that the outlaws might be pardon- • cd unconditionally. "I believe,” she wrote, ■ that if this is granted them, that they would become quiet citizens; but she thought they i would more probably leave the stale. "There is provisme for twelve months.” the 1 letter continued, though this matters very lit- ! tie, as the men leave the cave daily, and return | laden with plunder or ganic, Though an army 1 of many thousands Were to find, and attempt loonier, it would be impossible.” Alice :do wrote home, but' her letter was very similar to Estelle’s. The inauguration had taken place, but i. was a very quiet affair. 'The Governor was o- verwhclmed with grief, and it was feared that he would become insane. He felt that he could not pardon the Ban dits, because their depredations had been prac tised upon the whole community, but when it was found useless to continue the search, a petition was gotten up, and signed by nearly every person in the stale, for the pardon of the outlaws. When Governor Bennett received the peti tion, the temptation was very great, and his heart was very full of gratitude” towards his people, and the pardon was granted and pub lished. During the two months since the captivity of the two girls, Pedro and Estelle had been thrown together constantly. At first, they saw each other at the tablcouly. Phillipe and Pe dro always dined with the young ladies, and in a few days all form was laid aside. The men behaved very gentlemanly in the presence of the ladies, never coming into their presence without their permission. At night Pedro would fetch his guitar into the diamond chamber, where the ladies always sat after tea, and would sing lo them. HE rich voice soon found its way to the heart of Estelle, and -A soon fell that she was wholly in love with the handsome follow. Pedro loved thegiri with a. deep, earnest, burning passion, and when hy one day' while alone with her, told hero! his love, her head sank upon his bosom, which was her answer 'for “Estelle, do you love me?” . With Phillipe and Alice it was the same; the old low which had been smothered so long, now broke forth, and burned too biightly to ever be smothered., While seated ,as u-ual one ew-mfig, Philippe drew from his pockei a paper, and;Calling the attention of Pedro. Alic e and Estelle, read the Pardon which had been granted tohim. The girls screamed with delight and wept tears of joy. “Oh! Charles. (Alice always called liijn Charles) when may we go home, tomorrow?” “I think not,”.said Phillippe. "Why not?' dear Charles, you have nothing to fear now.” -Nor have I ever had a fear, not even of the law; 1 am very comfortably situated here, and I will not leave unless two things an- gi.Hir ed. ‘ Tim girls did not ask what he wished, fortbey felt what it was. "Alice you are my promised wife, Estelle you are the same to Pedro? By your own Irec will, are you not?’ • 1 am,’ answerd both the girls. Then mull of yen write to your parents and tell them this -That when their consent is giv en to our marriages, that then we will accept the Pardon which is offered us, then, •'■«! -^.i till then. . . -B iv ■_--. .• t .-: v'e^xAy Mdcu ami we '\ 11' leave you.” ; Long alter the men had quilled the room did thi girls sit in conversation, “E.-iCh-.” said Al ce. what Charles has said he intends to do; no pow er on earth could change his res olution.” " To night I shall write to those who have been morethan parents to me, asking their consent to my marriage with their only son. "And if it' L not granted will you marry him in spite of th-m?” “You do not know the man, Estelle: if permission is not given to our marriage, Charles Ulrich would never marry me. He lias brought me here that lie might be with me, but on no condition would he many me. without the content of my par ents. and I shall remain with, him till it is given.” "His conduct has been that of a gen tleman.ami I do not care toi the censure of the world.” "AViilingly. my parents will never consent to my marriage with Pedro.—First, because they do not know him, and therefore cannot appreciate him; seeqpdly because he is an out law; but I will be true to him till death, and like you, this shall be my home till my request, is granted.” [ 7a be Continued, j : 0 : Josil Bit.linos’ Free Tickets, —Honesty iz like 7 per cent, interest; it will beat all kind of speckerhishuns in the long run. If a mule kicks me the sekond time i alluss blame myself, and give the mule kredit for it It iz az hard work for a man to keep quiet who haz suddenly got welth or fame, az it iz for a bladder to keep sti! after it iz blown up. Pashunce iz ov more consequent to. skool masters than mteleckL No man iz fit for a skoolmaster who kant look upon muskeetoze az a blessing. Urly impreshuns are never lost, and while the katekism iz the hardest thing to luin, it iz also the hardest to forgit.
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