The New York Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1871, Page 12

MEXICO. _ Herald Special Report Via Havana. The Troubles in the Republic Commencing. een ‘Mooting of‘tho Regular Session of Congress—The Scheme of Minister Romero—Jucroz Gaining Greund—Impeachment of Ministers. “TOPEGRAMS TO THE REW YORX HERALD, Crry oF Mextco, April 11, Via Havana, April 17, 1871, ‘Thétrhas been a pronunciamicnto in the ~ Btaterof Sinaloa in favor of Placido Vega and Garcia Cardens by part of the federal troops Amthat section. The Secretary of War asks ae for ‘an extra appropriation of one hundred and eu _Bity thousand dollars to suppress the move- eases e ~__ country, ‘ment, and tops have beon sent from Darango ‘and elsewhere to act against those in revolt, The disterbances in Guerrero and Jalisco still continue. New disorders have occurred in Morelia, Governor Leyra having imprisoned two of <he Legislature for an attempt to assassinate Colonel Campnzano, QO hers of the Legislature have arrived at the capital to ask of Juarez their rights and to maintain peace. Some federal troops deserted in Guerrero and passed into Michoacan to revolutionize that State. Young Reynoso, a member of a good family of Mexico city, who kidnapped a child of four years of age in Tacubaya, has been caught, and tried and shot in ‘the public equare. Sultimeatal, an anti-capital punish- ment Congressman, asked Juarez to pardon him, but the Presideat stood firm for execu- tion. A law project has been presented to Con- gress by the Executive for the consolidation of the English debi into new per cents. The project is pending. The Fress of Mexico on tho Presidential Can- didates—Geuecral Sanchez Ochoa Appointed Minister to Washingtou—Sickness in Du- rango—Attempted Assussination—Mecting of Congress. City or Mrxico, April 11, via HAVANA, April 17, 187) Martin Carrera, ex-resideut of Mexice, 1s dead. Filty-two of the public Journals advocate the re- election of President Juarez, forty favor Porfirio Diaz, and ten have prouounced for Tejada. General Sanchez Ochoa has been appointed Minis- ter¢te Washington. Mahgnant croup and measies have become ept- demic in Durango. The deaths from these diseases average thirty a day. ‘The attempt to assassinate a political Jeader in Morales has caused fresh trouble there. The chief of the Hand Of assassins, it 1s believed, was hired by two members of the Legislature, Cuadra and Robelo, Both have been arrested. The government proposes to introduce reforms in ahe laws which sail be applicable to all the States ofthe republic. Among the chan, to be matte ts one that it considers especigtiv 2¢t'able—that within church buildings the ~!V! authoritics shail be powerless, while oe of thelr churches the siergy shall bo -1Hlly Doweriess, alc cegular session of tie national Congress beg: on the Istof ihe mouth. flor Hernandez, Presi- dent of the C. to the fears expressed by m veniton by some oiti foreign Powers 4n the coming electi ent, and to mut. tered treats heard everywhere of retusal to accept the deCision of te people at the polis. He depres cated such expressions as boding exd-f> the 1amber, in his opening specen, allud ay of direct inte: SMhste—Reomero-—-has- Siimiitea to Congress a | Boheme for tue consolidation of the natioual debt | at arate of iuterest veginning with haif of one per cont per anbum and Increasing haif of one per cent semi-annually until it reacics three per cent. He Bays the deist of Mexico is domestic, not forelg: ts Joreign creditors are merely private parties, Mexico has never contracted a public loan, This plan, like others which have been proposed by Romero, is considered impracticalle, and ke will hardly be able fo carry it through Congre: ‘She extra session of Congress was barren of re- ‘sults, Juarez is gaining ground in his campaign for thé Presidency for another ierm. He proposes that the election of President in future be direct by the peo- ple and not through an electoral coliege, as at pre- eut, ** Phe several parties acouce each other of endeavor- ing to bring Mexico under tie Americaa fag. | Romero, Minister of Finance: Min'ster ef | War; Palearcel, Minister of Interior, the and reme Cour wondemnation of the Min'sters 1s cous) ata, as the Sapreme Court, over which F ‘self 0 candidate tor Presitent in opposition to Jua- is regard ) hot dor c also be proved a ‘VOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN A A business meeting of th heid last evening, broil the pur: their Dew consutw F BADOKLYN, E. above ass r Acheson in ta ga President and revising who had been previously ¢ Board of Man he believed that body. Whea no: last pening he de he iu not believe thas ‘to the best interests of Us at present animated with ine mame they bore. The election for Presiaent wa , & plous politician, d President by the because d wt i a, 8AyiD: ya Would co 1oa, as it was not } rit of litm whose | nso as then postponed @ long discnsaion iook pluce oa the new constitu. | tion 0/ the association, ‘The rumor that funds of vis been misappropriated is unfounded agement laiely las not wortiy. tion have bet the ian. been altogether prat . Louis, Mo, April 17, 1871. am Li. Grey, a wealthy mer- chant, was »' by 4 cart re » hands of John Tracy, With Whom he was quarrellin aied from its effects in two hour EVROPZAN MARMETS, ‘This evening W | and | leanin WHE CLIFF STREET ARSON CASE. ‘A Mysterious Affair—Examiuation Before the Fire Marshal Yesterday—Mr. Navy Re- leased. Fire Marshal McSpedon yesterday afternoon com menced the investigation of the case of Geo. W. Navy, of the firm of Penniman & Wight, hardware dealers, No. 28 Clift street, who, as stated in yester- ay’s HERALD, is charged with having set fire to the above named premises on Saturday night last, The first witess examined was Chief Engineer Perley, who testified as to the condition of the premises when he arrived, which was five minutes after the first alarm had been sounded; but as his statement appeared im these columns yesterday morning it is now omitted, George Patterson, a private watchman, next tes- Lfled that he tried Une door of the premises. several times during the nignt, and the last time apout ten minutes before the fire was discovered, and that upon each occasion it was secure and bore no traces of having been in any way tampered with, Mr. J. Talbot Penniman, a son of one of the firm occupying the premises, swore that he was and is smpires: as clerk by tho firm in question, and that he has always been in the habit ot bavi 3 the stock book home with him, and did not make the night of the fire an exception. He further stated that Mr. Navy, up to within a week past, has always been accustomed to quit the premises with him about nalf-past five o’clock, but since and during that time he VJ a benind under the plea of writing up the books. ‘ADn Morresy, a domestic In Mr. Navy’s employ, testified that that gentleman camo home on the might in —, between seven and eight o'clock, and remained indoors the remainder of the night. George McGlofiin, foreman of No. 32 engine, testi- fled that ne was the first one to reach the building after the alarm had been given; that he and the assistant foreman kicked the panel of the door in, when the latter crawled inside to open the doors, which were two in number and of the folaing description. After re- moving the bolt at the top and bottom of one of them McGlofin ree to push the doors in, When tt was discovered that there was still another bolt running across both of them. This bolt, the foreman swore, could not possibly have been shot across the door save by some one inside of the build- ing. If such is the fact the case 1s certainly one shrouded in @ vast deal of mystery; for, with the aR ee of the front door, there 1s no possible means of egress Save through the coal hole on the sidewalk, unless @ man chooses to jump out of oh “The one above this Is most desirable as a place to Pet us Tsay , for now could hear it up the stairs, and I followed, after havin, fastened the horses ourey and what I. windows. rank some highly exhilarating e, 80 was the excitement ee me. Trait mot ound tate una put ap tho ater aw! me | foun sl and was now peering through aa opening in ono of iy ‘The room was utterly dark, save the dim light that came through the interstices like through which sho was looking, should be- I stood still o minute anti come accustomed to the darknens Sh inat gloom I suddenly felt her hand lada lightly upon mine, and she said, in a voice that revealed something of the excitement that was up¢'n her also:— “They are in sight! There are a dozen of them, if not nae | Are yqur pistols ready? Are you & 01 “Phey say T am Spiga shot,” I answered, thank- fully, unable to it laying my hand over hers for an instant. “You are impetuous; you have pistols, ; let me caution you not to fire too guickiy. very shot must tell, or we are lost!’ said, ‘on do not know me, I can be cool as the snow. Her voice sounded calm enough now. I heard the click of her pistol as she held it up to the light, A moment after she satd:— “There's nothing I really fear now but that they ‘Will fire the building. It been tried three times since the insurrection toe Sow and each time a heavy shower has extinguished the flames. They have be- come superstitious about it.’ “in that case we will Fens our way through,’ I sald, more coolly than I fel I could see her — gleam through the darkness, “Yes, we will fight!” she exclaimed, ‘but the horses! We cannot leave them to such a fatel”? “We must first awalt our fate,” 1 responded. T was kneeling by the shutter and looking out. AS the trees were all cleared from the grounds in that direction I could see the dim figures moving about, Five or six of the men had dismounted and were pee together, and I could see them looking tow: the house and gesticulating neany. As I looked | was suddenly conscious of a light within the room. 1 turned, and saw that my com- panion had kindled a small wax candle, which she the third story windows, which would certainly be a ar undignified way of quitting one’s place of usiness, Under the circumstances as above stated the Fire Marshal felt himself justified in releasing Mr, Navy, which he did at hati-past five o'clock last evening. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Cimbria will leave this port on Tuesday for Plymouth and Hamburg. Y The mails for Europe will close at the Post OMice at half-past eleven o’clock A, M. Toe New York Henatp—Eiitlon for Europe— will be ready at half-past nine o’clock in the morning, Single coples, in wrappers for mailing, six cents, THE STRANGE BEAUTY; OR, Haunted by a Dwarf. CHAPTER I. THE STRANGE BEAUTY, Night was coming down upon the city of Havana, which ft had just left, aad I was dashing along the country road on my good horse, Nox. 1 was well armed with sword and revolvers, and also carried a flask of brandy, which iny adopted oncle, Don Miguel, had given me for any emergency which might arise on my perilous journey, And a very perlious journey 1t was. The country was in a state of insurrection, and 1 was golng, at my uncle’s re- quest, to the further end of the island, to bring to Dia his niece, who was then living on a plantation surrounded by the rebels, Thad never seen this young woman for whom I Was now taking tnis dangerous trip, And now, for the first time, as I rode along through the seductive Soituess of this tropical night, 1 wondered what tne giv), for whoin I rode, was like. “if 1 couid feel the utter devotion I have read dl * 1 thought, “f could give my life gladiy; nt swerved suddenly aside, Invewmtarlly I put my hand to my pistolé,, but 7-44 only @ migit bird, fiat Lew cuistie hs sue HOTSe'S head. AL EWole iuilés, and I knew it was time to begin to watch for surprise from some outlying post of the rebels, Or, perhaps some stray sharpshooter would fire at me from the k shade of rock or tree. How strangely fortune favored me in that part of my travels! Once only did a shot come singing to- ward ine, as I rode down the narrow pata between day, two hills, That was on the se i > UB nightiull of that day I was entering tha ; borders of a huge and sadiy neglected coffes plantation, Everything was ‘deserted. It was dent that even the-wild marauders thought they ad devasted compte here, The house stood dis- mantied of si and piazza; the trees near it— ad the Leavy foliaged growth of had been cut down, th Atane tex a unrn in the approach, “No one can be here,” [said to myself, “Ihave for nothing, She must have lett long ago.’ yen as | spoke, in the splendid farewei glow of the Gecidens, ia the rich light that beautified every. thing, Tsaw a Ggure of a woman walk from an ar- few rods at the right of the house—waik y, her head turned from me as she looked at the su der northern women I had seea 30 much of late years; but lithe her movements were, as those ofa leopard, and with more of grace than words of maine can tell, Involuntarily I caused Nox to stop, and there I Sat looking at her, She paused when she came Within the shade cast by the house. She turned her head toward me, and then I rode on and dis- yaounted a few yaras from her. over the neck of Nox, knowing he would stand, ad toward tne lady, where she stood t the tall stamp of a tree, from Don Miguel de Avielez; but 1 certain Whether this can be the place of my uation’? ‘fluis is the old Herrera plantation,’ she sata, CBE Spanish, while { had spoken the vanish. imiied and extended her hand. 1 suppose I must be epeaking to Armand Ver- «, ipreseut him vo Dun Miguel’s niece, Boa- I not hoped for that, My pulses bounded as that this was tie girl confided to my ca t ‘augely forme, a Kind of difidence. 1 know why | cid not Imagine you were Hiow lopg have youbeen ju this loneiy three weeks stnee the fa ave wall Jentiy, but I resolved to tr tune alone o-morrow.” i shuddered as I thought of her alone tn the roads 1 by so many reckless meu, with you bere alone? § hey ail ran of a W 4 OF AL Attack. ou have been here alone since thei med face, and contlaned:— jong as to be surrounded by 1s Whom [had to soothe at ¢ I see that one of them has doi ile succeeded in reaching Dou Miguel, or wld not be lere.”” Isiarte] immediately aft nly regret is that you hay yords sound 80 commonplac L uttered them then, with ced upon ng its urst throbs ia ray heart, nearer jue, and her haad ou ne — Look at your horse! put my ari, Something is the ed the glance of her eyes, and saw that Who liad a moment before been standing with ed and Ww | No. drosping, tired head, now bad ned lockiug about With cuted cyes, while he snufed the air suspiciously. ‘The girl Grew ine lato the house. She opeuca wide tood wittt i the door, and suid, as ¥ “Lead your horse tia ht e stavies are Duraed— 1d probably pe | if they were not, your hor | there. » Shi and in a low tone. I had seen spo Lowxpor Moxry —Consois closed S20uri tle: Orn, ot muidding Or baie, Jactau, we OX» from Bombay since 0 Lin AavERroo Evening. —fe ReQua.—At Westport, Conn 47, 6sbau De Nevur.es, winew of Jacob Requa, mged 67, of Tarrytown, The relatives aud friends of the family are re- Specuinlly Invited to attend the funeral, trom the Asbury Metbodiat Kp J ehurch, Sarvytown, on Weduerday utiernoon, av on oh. Lr wher beaihs vee Licventh Pap on Monday, April Ke rapidly notlung, ut [did as the bade, Nox stepped ly within the door, and t swung Kk, aid Boudicea locked and bolted it, She mo- 2 to follow with my horse, AS We ap- ithe long, airy drawing room I heard a igh lowly. 1 looked at my companion in Dut she did not speak, and the next munute surprise e | WO #i90d in the room, NOW Nooded with the after glow | from the departed stn. In one corner stood a snow- | White mare, Whose delicate head | toward us, as if wondering at the tatrasion, | “beould not hi eudured the joss of my mare,” | said Hoadicea; “ when 1 was left atone 1 took | now Uy togerhe: ‘ogecner | I was foolish enough to be grateful ana gia of that caveless phrase, aq opened my tips to reply, when, upon the stili vari aur, caine the sound of a soug, cuanted lustily Wy a Choras of rough voices, We looked at cach other, In that frst moment I Was conscious of bat one feeliag—that of exultauon that] had tis woman to protect. “Pe ey are soldiers,” I paid, “You; but they are soldiers of the island, and they bate Overy Spanard—and with reason. J Jooked pugul lug rove The wogdey shatters The last rays of the | over the place as I came in sight of it at | ‘Tall she was, and larger than the slen- | 1 flung the bridle | ty loft. 1} miy Lor ho heard tiem, witt a new emotion | ce had hardly ceased when she saddeniy | olen | ud IT did uot believe there waa | was extended | pe. It was ou her back that | od alone the Journey we shail | shaded heavily, placing it in a corner of the room. ‘They cannot. see it,” she said, in explanation; “and we must have some light by which to load our pistols, What are they doing ?? “Nothing but talking. Perhaps, after all, they will only encamp awhile in some of the lower rooms, If we are quiet we may not be disturbed.” “You do not know them,” was the answer. And I saw the smooth brow wrinkle itself into a Srown, and the mouth grow stern and set, Just then a long, shrill neigh sounded on the air— the voice of Nox. Istarted and uttered a violent exclamation, Boadicea was now standing close to me, and by the flickering light I saw her bosom heave rapidiy, though her face was calm and pale. “Now we know they will explore the house,” she Whispered. “The sooner the better! This expecta- uon weakens me.” She did notlook weak. As for me, I felt the strength of a dozen men in me. Had } not this wo- man to defend—this woman whom I had never seen until to-night, yet whom { could never forget. Again I looked out. They were no longer talking. They had ali dismounted, and were coming toward tne house, yet cautiously, as if fearing an ambushed re ‘The drawing room where the horses were, was on the ground floor. I knew too well that if they were token, there was hardly a chance that we could ever reach the city on foot, beneath @ burning sun, so many miles away. “Can they be brought up the stairs?’ I asked, ab- ruptiy. “I pelieve so. But is there time?” There was anxiety in her voice, but she did not try to dissuade me. The next minute I was down the stairs, while sne stood guard above, The starlight and the brilliant heavens made the long drawing room quite light when I reached it. I had no time to hesitate. If the horses held back any I could not save them. I took Nox by his Lridie, for he was the strongest, and if only one could be saved he best could carry double. The splendid fellow seemed to know it ail, He climbed the statrs as carefuily as if he really un- derstood the words I murmured to him. s Boadicea dared not leave her post; but she signt. fled, by a gesture, how thankful she was thaté succeeded thus far, In another moment I was down fain. This time, as I reached tne last stair, 4 Uhought I saw a figure Within a few, tect of the window, But I dared nog pause, Wes It ashadow? Ay osut Was Over the neck of the white mare. She nat’ Walked two or three steps with me when the report of a pistol from the room above sounded sharp on the still air, ,1 fooked toward tne low window | just in time to s9é a form stagger away from it, and Theard a fainttmoan, as of one who liad received a terrible wound, Not a minute more before 1 was up stalrs, and both horses were With us, The girl came to me with wide dilated eyes. “You are not hurt?” she exclalmedgguader her breath. “Taanks to you—no!”’ I said, fervently, “I saw him aim at you—I almost thought he fired atthe same moment I did,” sue said, aud she shiy- ered a3 she spoke. ‘There was no time for more words. I fastened | the horses and we both stationed ourselves at the Windows, neither speaking, our eyes strained dowa upon the yard below. 1 noticed that the shutter Where she knelt swung loosely. It was fast when I went down stairs. “You have opened the shutter #? 1 whispered. “Twas obliged to lean out to fire oa that man,” was the reply. “How reckles3! how horribly careless 1” 1 ex. claimed, ‘ior God's sake don’t expose your Life ike that again |? She made an impertous gesture, but said nothing. Evidently, from the silence outside, the pariy were considering whether or not the house was | garrisoned by a force that could defend it; but com- | mon sense must have cold them that, in this loneiy | place, of no military account, the goverument troops would not be stationed, and as evideatiy y were confounded at finding any one in a piace y had deemed entirely deserted, minutes passed thus—ten minutes, which seemed hours, Then we both saw they were marching up regu- i larly to the aitack and that they had decided upon taking the drawing room windows first, hoping to capture the horses, of which the insurgents stood in | such need, | , Limade out twenty of them and, had I deen less in- toxicated with danger and excitement, my hopes of escape would have suak to despair, | _ Knowing that this woman was by my side—that [ | was to fight for her as well as lor myse!f—every drop of blood in me pounded, every nerve was With something akin to a wild p.casure, You see,” she said, ‘they are coming as if marching to take a redoubt, There are many of | then Beiore uiey reach here promise we one | tung. | “Yell me’? I said, extending my hand to her, , | And clasping Close the buraing fngers she gave | me. “if there 1s po other way to prevent my falling | into their bauds, promise that you wii Kill me your. ; self? 1 "T aia not ne Ls at the 10 aad for- | We did not speak ag I said ouly, “We nn the window enable us to | boit 1 for a long time, and then shoot as many as we can as they reach then test 10 Providewe ar door ty heavy door, scence. Then t ingu'sied tie - rs, 80 that We could re | lessly unberre } Move tvem { could nol Atth n from our present position. same instant both our shutters swung noise. | We leaned o: ul moment 1 learned that thts woman Was as goo a snot as i was my- | self, and TI was not causetessly Vatu of my Skil a We each of us held six-barrelled revolvers in our na we fired the hali a dozen of Jease fring!" 1 cr in the sonorous govern. ment Spavish that would go iar toward decetying | the rebels into the beitef that «a party of soldiers Were sheltered beneath the root. se firing! | Lieutenant, take twenty of your men down to the G wing of the house to guard the ammaattion Fortunately for me the horses made a great | clatter just ‘after iy command, and I hoped the | holse might be taken for the movemont of heavily booted men. our t pectedly heavy fire had disconesrted and ie wen, They feil back nell mell, and a Yi of groans and curses came up on the soft air. enwith the hasty alm we had peen obtiged to It was impossible bat we should have hit everal of thei; but neither of us dared to look down to count tie wounded or the dead. T think both of us felt more hopeful after that first round, | aud bt we heard the fragmentary words from enem } en thousand curses! There's a regiment the j i Diogo! We will pay them! At those windows | rire |" nat was a voice of authority. We nad barely | thie to fing ourselves proae upon the floor, when the bullets hurtled over ow heads and went thud | Into the walla. ‘The horses were fastene? beyond the range of the , but they moved uneasily and neighed an utter silence for awhile—a silence that palpliating, after such a nolse, | would have been easy enough for them to have | decided what move to make next, had they known What force was in the house, Fortunately for us | they did not know. | As the untuutes went by in silence, the exttlara- tion we felt after our first round gave place to an almost unbearaile anxiety, We could see nothing—hear nothing, So long a time passed that @ lope sprang up and grow stronger every minute as the silence coutincd—a sailants Were 80 near we | | clear, came the sound ot her pistol. | sound from that of the other pieces, j it hope that they had given UD" 'as attack and g qne wie * @my face, and she shook “Do not hope yet." ose men are infuriated by of wrong. De, you expect them to leave us wily she Dr went on. At last some- Sink sie salad ie eh Wate tet arm, and f, panting “It‘@“as'i feared,” whispered the girl, “What she’ save usnow!”? (glanced out of the window—it was still quiet. I évoked inqutringly at her. “I gee noth Tsaia. Her hand ned its 5 “I can smell the smoke!” she sald. ‘They have Set the house on fire! The sky is cloudless. There ‘will be no ram this time!” CHAPTER II. A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. T cannot descripe the horror that came Over me at her words. [had thought to Sans until we died— died in the battle—but this was too dreadful. “They are not men; they are beasts!” I cried. “gurely they would not burn us alive!” ‘The fumes of the smoke now came strongly on the air. ‘fhe horses raised their heads and snuffed sus- iclously, Stay hore moment!’ Iexclaimed. ‘I must go and reconnoitre,”” She looked as if she would gladly have gone with me; but she said nothing, and I went down the slairs and through the house to the place whence came the smell of burning wood, ‘They had entered the house and built a fire in the room to the left of the drawing room. I crept for- ward and peepe: h @ crack in, the dismantled wall that separated the rooms frrom each other. A hope had entered my mind—a hope that, if well founded, might lead to safety. Were they all there? Had they left the other parta of the house unguarded? There were a dozen of them, at least, clustering near the door, prepared to go whea the flames had surely begun their work, “No shower this time!’ I heard one say, with a flerce oath. ‘The old place cpn burn, after all’? “Yes! aud every rat of a Spaniard there is in 1t!”? I did not stay to hear more; I ran back as silently and swittly as Thad come. I knew of but one way. Panting, I reached the room where I had left Boa- tcea, “Tam going to attack them!” I said boldly. “They have no idea how many we are. While I take up their attention you must get the horses down and out the drawing room window. 1 am quite sure that every one who Is not disabled 18 at the other side of the house. They are not regulars, you see, They have no idea but to plunder, or they would not have left any place ul rded.)? I turned to go down. She came to my side and her voice was slightly tremulous as she said:— “But yous you will be in great danger!’? “Do I care for that?’ 1 exclaimed, impetuously. “If I only knew that you were not in danger! But your work 1s a3 perilous as mine, Can you do itt? “Tcan try,” she said, firmly, “But t do not be- lieve I can save but one horse, In that case it must ba ei) because yours 1s the more powerful.” “Yes. I heard the pathetic cadence in her voice; I knew how she loved her beauttful white mare, that she had tended with her own hands for many days. There was no time for words now. I could not even express the anxiety for her safety that was devouring me. I might never see her again. could not resist the temptation to take her hand and press it for one instant to my heavily throbbing heart. I felt as if I had known her long. It was not possible that I had not yet been with her twenty- four hours | “Perhaps it is farewell!” I said, and, through the sultry dusk, our eyes met; then L Was down the stairs, net daring tot hink of her. if I had known the house betterI might have taken a better position, but I had no time to explore, and I crouched down behind the wall, whose broken panels gave me a Jull view of the room where they were, But I did not stay there, The flre was increasing so 1n volume that the men were preparing to leave. They had stayed to see that it begun well, that it could not be easily ext ned. Up stairs 1 went again, and this time I ran through two large chambers that were over the wing that had been set on fire. My biood seemed on fire in tonged to kill. 1 would nave destroyed gloated over the desiruction. My two revolvers were loaded again. With one in each hand 1 leaned out of tne window, which commanded @ full view ef door and windows through which they must make their exit. The blaze made a lurid glare, that showed their Swart Taces plainly to me, while it left me in the shadow, ‘whey were cuming out, pausing to look back at the fire, Still f could seo that some of them kept a watchful eye about, as if fearing an attack, Never had a man a better mark for his fring than Thad then. 1 heard—and peers God that she might be suc- ftul—I heard the sound of horses’ feei, the other ide the house, Would she reach that clump of heavy greenery, a.mile away to the south, where she was Ww await e Hopes and fears ran a wild gallop in my mind. ‘The men below had fancted they near asound also, Three of them turned toward that direction. Now was my time. Kneeling by the open window, J aimed at the two joremost ones, and discharged both my pistols at once. Lhe two men fell, disabled, atleast, As we had cone at our first fire, so now, be‘ore a moment had passed to cnable them to de- termine from whence came the shots, I fired ali my fee save one, reserving that for the extreme of danger. ‘Throwing myself flat again, I loaded my pisto’s as quick as I could. Cries of surprise and pain mingled with the crack- Ung of the fames, that were growing daugerously higuer now. A volley of shots came at my window; then a voice shouted, in dreadful rage, “Curse you! why do you waste your shots lke that? Let them roast! There’s only two or threo tere, atthe most, Lei’s see them get out—thals aul? By this time I knew that Boadicea must have left the building, and | was toleravly certata that all the marauders were this side. I breathed freer, though my position if Icouw have thought seriously of it, Was getting almost hopeless. hi ‘They had determined to Keep me in the burning usa, I only I was positive that she was out of it! But TI must flre at them while I could. When I Imade my final rush from the place, it would be well to nave as few foes to struggle with as possible, ‘They were retreating iust. J had but litue chance to hit any, but I tired twice more, taking careful aim. 1¢ was too far! the tide of our success had turned. j A deflant jaugh was all that answered me, And yet we must have wounded mauy of them, for, as nearly Lcould count, there seemed but seven who fell back to watch the flames and to be out of my range, But some might have found Boadicea. The thought Was absolute.torture to me. But I had heard no Shot. She woule not have surrendered without a struggle, and unless sie had fired at the very mo- ment of my jirtng 1 should have heard the report. Such a conclusion had just come to me when, softened by a short distance, but unmistakaple and i kuew the I waited for nothing. { only knew that she was attacked—that she was alone, and against so many. Buti still hada lite sense of caution left in my Ming [knew that they were waiting for the in- mates of the burning Louse to try to escape—that they meant we should bat fly from one death to another. ‘Thus the side of the bullding that was in flames was the least guarded, If f could but boldly dash through wud make a detour to where I hoped to moet Bor iicea! 1 went down tothe lower floor, Jnstantly I saw was try such a thing. The leaping e fei useless i t 1 was madd in the next instant a shout of de: c att had heen seen, The bails te! Vly Was i not hity Lran, with ail the spe: | gens 1, straigut on toward where, ia the Name light, VW a woman on @ horse, tab curveted and Jed beneath iis rider’s akutal hand, mn, God! Why does bie not ride away!" That Was the thought most full of polgnant an- guish. Nox was iiceter tau any horse 1 had ever Knowa. “tide ! ride !" [ shouted, as well as my impeded breati Would allow ine. {did not Know whether sh could make no sign. It seemed only by a i) that she had not beea captwred. Oniy Nox’s won- deriul strengib and aljertuess could nave prevenved ii—and his iider’s super) horsemansiip. Evideauly ard me or not. & the men dishKed to fire on her, tor they were at ; ve shots with such | tempting to catch the brie and wnseat ly eu Well thought there | on that thought | should gatn her si'e, If oaly Lalso wer e's back | would defy them wil, An isi ward the man Wio had just made a clut brie, When a furiously give biow, iro: made me stagger back, and my brain w the blow. I was conscious that the two men who were striv- jug to catcl Nox turned at the shout which my as- sailant had given, aud sprung toward me, leaving Boasdicea free for a moment, Ob, why did she not ride for hor life | J knew that consciousness was leaving me, and I at tie pela, ited With, ' knew that f must siruggie witu all my strength to retain it Betore aight had left my eyes I saw a knife shining above me, aud I heard the words uttered vin- diettvely: His life for all that ho has taken What eise was there? in the fe ght, a palitd Woman's face, with shining eyes, came Co ty vision. Was it lightning or the fash of a pistol? Was it the sound of firearms or the crasa of thunder? or was 1¢ ull of these? ‘Then darknesé—nothing. CHAPTER Til, HOADICEA AND I. How long after I knew not; but when vision and tile came to me T saw the dense green of a broad. Jeaved tree above me, I felt the Heavy pattering of the rain upon me, Iwas alive, then! How But the distant muttering of Wa nsler’ sounded far olf; faint flashes of lighvming Went athwart the loom, Bat life had not fally come back to me, before, like a sharp fw! caine the thoughiir “Where is Boadicea ’? I moved my head sughtly, trying to look about me, In response fo that Movement @ lace bent dows over mine and a volee asked, Koftlyt: , “You ave better? You are not burt badly 7’ The virill of ungovernable happiicas tat went ant more, 1 was swinging my sword to- | uiet everything was! | fi ‘ewesthe groatng in wes gave to that tons and bid elbow, but ny ae rman ~ 1 id not see the house. tT Hoard no crackling of buroing \ “Tell me?” I murmured, at last, looking back to who had followed my F vvgng “There 1s nothing to tell, only that it did rain—ter- be ~ None of those men noticed the coming of gest. It burst in at the very moment 7. fell. They were supers ind, in truth, it has been a@ fearful ume! They fancied Heaven ‘There was silence for a littie time. I was thinkt the face of that had come to my sight as I had lost knowledge of all thi “There was @ knife raised above me,” I said. “Why did it not di ‘ad lescend the good luck to avert the stroke,” she an- awered. “at such a risk !? I exclaimed, leaning forward and clasping her hand. Au expression of pain went over her faco asI touched that hand. Anjalarm I could not have felt for myselt came to me, my heart tremble cs stop for an instant; and in that fear was some- og very sweet. ra whet none ee Trose,to a sitting position and iooked eagerly at her, “You are hurt ! and for me!’ I cried, “Oh, why aid ae not go when you coukl /’? “T am only hurt @ little,” she said. “Did you think I could desert a comrade? What an idea you must have of me |”? ‘The light tone, the smile, did not wholly conceal the pain she was suffermg. Vivid and rational ideas now came to me. I rose to my feet, though my head was light aud unsteady, for a moment, as I did so, “why did you not leave me and find shelter?” I cried, angrily, ‘tis suicide for you to have been sitting here in this dampness! Your clothes are wet! Let me take you away! Wecan surely finda shelter somewhere near.” ‘She was leaning back against the tree, and in tho moonlight I fancied 4 saw a paintul lapguor on her e “The house may again receive us,” she sald, in & 6 Yolce. You know the rain extinguished the °c. L looked about me. Now I saw that we were near the house—that Nox stood quietly, under the suel- ter of a tree, close Ps “Can you waik?’’ Lasked, extending my hand to er, She did not reply, save by taking my hand and rising, Evidently the strain that had been upon mind and body was beginning to tell in the reac- tion, and I did now Know how badly sue was woun’ ded. We walked toward the house; it was buta little ways, for we had been under the nearest tree, We did not speak a word as we went. The wing of the mansion Was a blackened ruin, but tortunately the mati body had escaped; the drawing room was uninjured, and I kuew that Boadicea's thoughts were upon her horse. She raised her voice and spoke, and a low whinny answered her, The woman's face melted at that, and tears gathered and jell. Neither of us sons unttl we were within the house, and I had made her lie dowa on acouch in one of the rooms. i hunted for a match and candie, and at Jast found them, Every moment but mereased my alarm and anx- fety. { must Know how badly she was burt. I knelt down by her side, as she lay there with her eyes haif closed. She looked at me and smiled deprecatingly, “You see,” she said, “that I am but a woman, aiter all, with woman’s nerves, that will become un- strung. I confess that 1 feel at this moment on the very brink of iysterics,’? “In consideration that you have saved my Iife,” 1 said, “I beheve i can pardon you if you yield.” “But I have no sal volatile,” she responded, with a slight motion of her left hand, ‘Dv you not see that Lum helpless, senor”? 1 cannot teil what a charm there was in that sort of desperate lightness of manner, which 1 knew con- cealed a piercing pain—a physical paln that was very hard to bear. And I saw that she had told the truth—that if she he but one particle she would become hyste- rival. “Your jests hart me,’ I said, yourarm, Now we have a light, I see that your Bleeve is drenched in blood—that it drips from your wrist. Let ine see it.” = spoke imperatively, and she extended her hand, ing— oH Lani hha bind it up tghtly I think ‘twill do very well. win my kuife I cut open the clinging sleeve. The white, beautiful arm, so stainea with biood, rested on my hand. Just above the elbow 1 saw where the bullet had been—clear through the flesh and out again, leaving an ugly hole. but © was glad tue builet was out, if it had not been that she was so wet and chilled, | sould not have feared we fever that I dreaded now. But [did fear it now, with an intensity of alarm that 1 strove in vain to suppress, and which made me — as Learefully and tghuy bound up tie wound, She was lving back, with her eyes closed, and she seemed as if yielding to a kiud of stupor, and every fot liga | she slivered, ag if with uuconqueravie cold. There must be some kind of clothing left im the h ouse—every thing could not have been taken. “Senora,” I suid, loudly, asi wakenlag one from Asleep, “Senora, £ beg you will tell me where I may find some kind of clothing. "Twill save time it T know where tu look.” A gesture, polating to the next room, ‘AI here 18 18 in there,” she said, The next minute was rummaging among a pile of cust of clothes, lyiug in @ corner iu the next room. i brought an armful, and put them down by her. “i commana you to put sume of these on imme. “C fear more for your wet dress B S “Let me look at If, as if to obey, and, as I was leaving the room sie said:— “aud your You musi do the same.’’ “¥e3, I leit her, and succeeded in finding a palr of wide, White trousers, and @ gay colored vest that must have belonged to a servant, Coat I could not tind, andl wrapped myscif ina shawl In spite of the warmth of the night, I was chilly, and felt a nervous jucimation vo shiver, nob Merely :rom the cold. Half an hour later 1 knocked at Boadicea’s door. No answer caine, and | yeutured to open the door. | She had taken of her wet dress, and was lying vrapped up closely, her head turned from me. Thinking she was asice, I advanced silently, ; thinking i Would sit down and watca there, Kuo\w- that | could not sleep anywhere, ue stirred uneasily, and spoke with a plercing entreaty:— “Do uot use your power! Be generous! You wish me to love you, do you: She moaned piteously as she ceased speaking. 1 couid not help it—t knew that her words or ner life Were noting to me—but it seemed as if a sharp sword had suddenly pierced we. i stuod still a moment, undecided whether to go or siay. How well 1 remembered those words in the after time, when someihing of their meaning lain to ue, Weil was li for both of us that wo did not know what awaited Could we have foreseen ail the agony unutteradle, should we haye trod on ia the path we had entered ? Iwas turning to go out, thinking 1 would sit | down in the next room, wien she imoved, turned | face toward mie, and smiled as she saw ivy strange costume. must have b: | Over hey her, “is feat M1 asleep,’ she said, as I bent there a norther biowmg? It is Sle sliverea convulsively as she spoke. I piled all the letevogencous clothes L could lad upon her. “it is asuitry night,” [said “put you have taken Ifouched her head. It was burning and throb- bing. Ser Jarge and dilated eyes met mine, aud in them Was such a Quconsciousiy appealing look that I felt my face suideaiy tush, my ips tremble with something more than iuere sympathy. bid guess the power she bad over me? the as strong as it was sulden? ‘the helpless laugidor that was now apon her ap- penied dangerously to me. Could L be cold with ths woman Who had just saved my life at the risk of her own, aud whose face and presence gave me henceforth a diferent idea car onen? Thad box Heved them shailow and atfected—animated only by vauily ora desire of conquest, Now—weil, there could be no woman Itxe this woman, 1 Look her hand and pat my fingers on her wrist, | The Nand was icy, bat the pulse bounded furtousiy. How lielpless | was! What could I do? Nothing but watch and wait, which Is hardest of | all for youth—so terribly hard when tlness strides | on so rapidly. 1 took sonie towels and went {nto another part of ‘the house, where | at last found some water, Their 1 kept wet cloths upon her forelicad, aud sue Would fall into Atful slamber, waking suddenly aud look- ing wildly avout her. dn vain 1 longed for some oue to help her--for the medicines, the comforis she might have had in | but the little f was doing, 1 did not dare to give her of morning came faintly into the e: was better, and J thougnt that the strong ari frou beaeath the clothes. another place. Tdid not dare to leave her, It waa brandy; 1 would so increase the Le ba, ver Sky noe Uced that she slept more goundly—th: * constitu. | ton she evidently possessed would by Le old through What would have prostrated | seemed ail that was necded to dislodge i oor frown maay miles to any town, There was nothing to do When the nignt had turaed—whei at ing caine soitly, and a slight motsture on her face, I Was physician enough to that she She moved uneasily in her Dy The Its fastoning, aud itielbto the Noor, opening jell. me i stooped and took ft im my hand, 109 minature (lias wis #0 disclosed. AS 1100 of impetuous and angry blood rose to felt hat iny eyes burned with Une ery tht thropged contisedly to me. i Yet, why should she not wear any man jetured ? For it was a man’s face—hands Wighty—bubio my eyes tere seemed harduess aud treachory there, But Leout 40 Unbiased judy J raived my giance from the minatu com moments 1 Sure froma the window at pena ft) A and wi! couch, she extended her left nd~the omy one 8 could now use—and ag bond it in'a grasp I er est Tahal be well in a fev ho “Yes; urs—oxcepting en But you—you have suffered all a You Vipin: ogi aha me, Seiior, It yaa wioue for 8.9 do 80, You needed Test; you. I was holding her hand; I was looking down int her that were humid with bat Tait the ‘oft fingers tremble with weakness as in ge palm. What could Ido? I was not stone, that cout not feel, Iwasa man, who had nn th the first time to all the intoxicating subtleties of pas- 00. ANGE Wak § mise nes to having my wilt ‘arted, “T could not have slept had I had the most tempt ing of beds,’ said. “You have been ill enough to one more careless than T unhappy. make choice but to watch you.” ‘ cues did not talk in my sleep,” she sald, with Dt ae you did, your words were uniuntelligtble,’? I re- She looked so relieved that my suspicions grew 1 dropped her hand, unable to stay thus near her, and I now were towards the door, With my hand on the latch, I turned and said:— ttt fa gah $s Ronn ese ry @ hol ave wi bani iy ae te ae closed the door between us and went down and aid what Icould for the animals, I f fodder, and gave it to them. brought them pails of water, and [ did it all without really knowing whatl was doing. And yet I was not distino thinking of the girl up stairs. I was, as it possessed by ber, and ied in vain to snaKe off at feeling. 1 was yet to learn that other men had felt her presence thus—that others had bowed with aopeless. passion before that face—hearing that voice, so Suggestive of its owner's power of ardent love, dis- claim all love. Afterward I came to think that the very fact that she did not love, while face and voice and presence So hinted at the worldless sweetness and force of what her love would be when roused, that very fact was @ greater charm than any beauty could have been. A pure Cleopatra, with Cleopatra’s capabiitt passionate devotion. Who should be her Antony? Who had been her Antony? Had she loved that man Whose portrait she wore? Something there had been. of deep unhappiness in her life—that much I felt sure of, Ail this I felt rather than thought, as I ministered to the comfort of the anfmais which were to take us on our perilous journey. When I saw that they were quietly feeding, I threw myself onthe floor near where they stood, and the terrible scenes through which I just been made exhaustion come with overpowering touch upon me, With my head on my arm I instantly fell asleep, How long I had been asleep Ido not know, but I Me awakened by @ vivlent movement of one of the ores, I started up and gazed confusedly around me, not knowing at first where I was. What had happened? The first rays of the rising sun were suining on the rain-wet trees that stood within view of the low ‘ windows. 1 had not slept long, then. ) Iwas sitting on the floor, looking vaguely about me, and feeling stiff and uncomiortable, tor the - morning air was chilly, Imade a motion to rise to my it when I found that my ankles were fast tied together. “What inthe devil Is this?’ I exclaimea pong and I staggerea to my feet, my first thought Boadicea. Was that a tangible form in the far, dim corner of the great apartment? Had I awakened in time to prevent some hidcous crime? Apparently 1 had awakened in time to prevent my hands from being pinioned, as my feet were already. In the next moment I had recovered sufficient presence of mind to draw my knife from my ides and to sever the cord that held my feet to getber, With my sword in my hand I went quickly to- ward the dark object, It seemed an inanimate, ae object, that had no resemblance to hu- manity. “Mercy, sefior! mercy !"” it cried as I came near. The voice Was shrill and disagreeabie. tT did not know what todo. While I was stand. ing irresolute the thing said, im its quavering tones:— Where 1s she? What “The Seflora Boadicea! eee luck has made you two pass the night ere I was startled out of all composure. It should not speak her name; it should not imsinuate vilely. WwW bas piapee of @ miserable mystery had I touched upon? . Isprong forward and seized the thing, jerking it violently torward into the daylight. Then I started back with an exclamation of horror, for the face and eet before me made me shudder with such a profound repugnance that { could not think to con- trol its expression. And those loatnsome Iips had spoken Boadicea’s name; that bemg evidently knew more of her than | ald myself, “What in the name of Satan are you?” I cried, letting go my hold and involuntarny shaking my hand as if 1Uhad been sotled by the touch. ‘The continuation of this boon sy interesting story } will be found in Saturday Night, No. 32, Vol. VIIL, } which Is now ready end for sale by newsdealers everywhere, Those who have no actress to news- dealers cam have Suiurday Night mailed to their address for four months py sending one dollar to Davis & Elverson, publishers and proprietors of avrday Night, Pailadelphia, Pa. __ MUSOSULANEOUS UR BROOKLYN own Interests and conveatence by leaving their favors for the HERALD at the Branch Ofisa, (removed from 145 Fulton sireot to) No. 4 Court street, Clty Hall square, samo building with Erte gp ofice, ‘This 8 our only author, ized Brooklyn oiice, and advertisements are received ab res cae oop extra charge of any kind. 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