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PUBLISUKD BVERT FRIDAT BT c, u. BINGIIABI, Proprietor.

offie9 in the National Bank Building (ftVci storj.) TERMS OF SU3SCR!PT10Nt 2 50 PER YEAR, is abtaxci. $303 " " HOTHlDtKADTAKCt. jCo pOKtnge on papers delivered within this CoanlJ. '.Vrittea for the tnitana Araeri can. IDUTHA BRE.NBERG; Or, The Abduction. BY JOSEril tt. CLOCD. (Ce'icWcit.) How Ion she remained insensible ehe did not know; but when consciousness re mrreti, she found herself lying on a kind of rot. n dismal looking place which s dimly lighted by a lamp expended a few feet from where she lay, casting a sickly glare over the few objects that were visible in her dismal abode. Idutha looked annicd her in mute astonishment and terrible anxiety, at first supposing herself to be incarcerated within the walla of some gloomy prison, or lonely, solitary building, used by her eptor in lieu of one. But ifcvhunicd glances at the rough walls od the massive etorie which formed the trcW.ikc roof, soon revealed to her the no less startling fact that her dark cell was a lideeuf mountain cave! At either end of the chamber she was in, were roughly conptructtd wooden doors, but of strong, tfjvj material, and both were securely locked and bolted. It soon became cvident to her that one of those doors led into another chamber. Why the door letdins to the adjoining chamber was kept locked, for what purpose that chamber was eJ, or what it contained, were matters of great wondjr and paiul'ul conjecture to her. At a few paces distant from where she ky, and directly before her, on a rude tench, sat Morset, watching closely, and jrpxrcntly with intense interest, every Bioven.cnt of his lovely captive, evidently desirous of observing the effect produced njon ler by the discovery of her imprisonment; and when their eyes met, it was difficult for berto decide whether his look was coo if vindietiveness, remorse, or mental tain; it may have been all these combined; at any rate, he appeared very ill at ease; tut a moment alter his countenance brighttried, and he greeted her with a pleasant .T.i'e as he had often done before when tnev iua met nnaer pieasantcr circum,1 r.ces. upon il The eireadful horror which Ml ws etched srirl , and the crushm" ! air wiueh weighed upon her aching t hart, as a sense of her dot lorahle condilun rushed upon her, seemed for the time tiei;:Ueut nil bono, and covtrinr l,ir ;Wishhe- hand h. xcont -n .? ! .V lineriv. j l'. r somc time after her proxvsm. of 'i f:kf !-l subsided, she lay almost motion- ! kss, thinking cf her wretched condition, nd wonderinc what her abductor intend-S i,l iod. iih I..M- r..t- !,. U bad brou-ht her there. After a littl ahile she ttain turned her head and look-j fu i:j on Morset, honing to tHeil some exillation from him. lie rose un. and j; u ur to her side and kneeling down lit. he said, kindly "I bote ou are better, Idutha; I bad

um t aihing 3 our foreliead and temples 1 supj iessed anger, an-i with some uh liniment before you awoke, and was ; emotion, -y.t I advi.-o 30U not to be too u'isd to see that it revived yon. Will you j hasty: remember that you are in n.y power, tot cat something now?" he asked, after a ) I love you, and would not willingly harm content hesitation. " Vou have been j you or make you unhappy, but I swear Meeting a long time, and a bite of some-jjou shall never leave rhis pi sec alive uotirs would s'reogthen you " til 'U accept my proposal! Idutha, where I'lie raised herself upon her elbow for aj is Wilhelm? ttotient, and then sat up, and wiih aj "WilUelm! Oh Wilhelm, my behnel, f.ie..uu,g h.ok she said, '-Oh! Mr. Morset, i my darling Wilhelm'.'' exclaimed the g;r', ln l.aoy.iu brought me to this dread- now exci ed to the highest itch, risirg tulj '.act? and what are you sroing to do j d gtzing with agxtiixiisg cnticafy into "h n.e? In the name of mcrcv' tell me i the hstd t.see of lu r tormenior. "f)lt

I;- the meaninc of all this?' ' Never mind now, Idutha, dearest. I h ;e von will not compel me to keep yon ere ions. ou musl cat something first,! td t!e, )ter a while, when yon are j all over. 1 t-nir, we wiii t ;k this matter 1 ifce at now. he continued. r!aeaii ( U-!or I - , , . , ' , er a e.it Which till then had est i I I , r 1 , '0. i 1 ... :.. . . 1 1 ... '"i ii ' r r,i' til til s.-ki-n f hi: on in,. .'.ill..-..,. .. "IJZJ - sc.vrn at his en- ! uat Mic would not compel him to j :.'n l it there lonr, she knew that be j Jurj os, ! ior,-itg her to become his wife, ! er lo rem. in that lo.thsome cave as his trsor.er S!,.. ..-t,.,,i -t, . t. . , ' l v mc viimi ii vi iu in-1 vtl.oui even .1... : .:..., ! , l' i wi;h , ... , i a iew iiiojn vli A . I ! il! ... r.t., .t , . y j;e. y a'a ;l si v iureud mv t.,nil,!,, rt r . , , : . ivr , t.,g whik he tried to pcrsuauc i to .eat and s!;e finally expressed a wil--s-Mo do so if he would promise to j t. W'" U ,i,ul ouht her there, - IVr, v." lita ; n l i . I, j. . ........... .. : t. - """- "v 'e; xv iv iu.niv; ln.'.t l,v r to return hoiuo. He an-! i ts ..t l.o would explain all soon, and ! vi , 1 return home; but that be -u j-et anv iarticu!ar ti;r.e fori --r M v 1 ng further that hcr uboraa aood deal ui on her own ' ' a viu .'.-.i M e full recrtlv,.l th, o!.l i i' i r.i r than eonscm to tt. irrv hv,t-v.m ' it,-,,. , - i l..e vn.vii. h.tnai, Ihil l-r fr.,.u . - ........ ...f., ..id. ..m b.vv j 't ct be effected in some wa v. i r,, t?i i. ..v .l that it would be better io! Kto-J offered her, and to wait ' I t trust itu in whom she had ui shaken v'indenoo, and who ... j. w i. . ! v. . r . I . . t ... . . .... -i t-iit Sv. the heavy pain at her . . . Ill it ll lillll 11 1. II..lVVi. heart, now .'1.o;,i l.i- .!... i i - t i.vi ruic III U3 aovi iici vtS ,v. .,.!:,;,... ,1... . 1 I, ., '. 1, i it . .. i ... !. i 4 s ever, :le now remem-, J!;'1 the first time that when she had Vilitt , .. . l. . 1 , . - .. . . . i i i li-nirs ha.i r,Ti,.t ciito.i h.r ;i..lni-s-1 that it was morning. 4 - leir ,t:'r'e l from hcr eye as she 7Pt C ' r 00 e 'arfT home and the R5rltlon'l from whom she had been so rcVi1 t,ln "id whom she feared she W YiP CT le, remitted UUaelui, Oh, where ' nc-Vi-r .. t : . is i:v-i iiiiviR'.i r. K.f" s.'.i ll . was Wilbelai?

;;r"ivd viv uij vet end deliverance.

'-v: r, .1.. j .villi which she. upon her as she entered ih dismal place. i o u?

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i-.ii.us ana iaec, , " , t ...... t ....... . - n.o',-r,t..i. u. .-. "d hcr . with its few comforts, was a palace. Her clemency shall be exten

r t. s' o i. .... r.-.. .....t.JT... J.nT?fttv was terrible, and she trembled ! than till that time. W

;.r? a toVrabU crtmfortablii chair i T....'eut!r. As she entered, Morset sat the I fhall have expired his

. bad douh.less h.,i l..v.1 titer for l,..h n a rro.-ctirg rock. As soon as held, and he shall die of

iii , ' e 'euge me previous evcu-

- e .ad taken her watch with her. and , a the elankmsi of his eh

.',;iie surprised on discovering that i hcr car. she uttered a

J" " retained it mi l l-.-tt it wan utill . heart seemed oppressed bv

;-o. She opeoed it and found that . a hopeless despair, and 1

VOL. 9, NO. 4. The thought of Lis probab!e fate almost drove ber wild, and in the bitterness of her heart ehe turned and reminded Morset of the promised explanation of his strange lyeiuel conduct, lie came instantly to her side, and falling upon his knees, he grasped her hand, and without giving her time to resist, pressed upon it a passionate kiss, and then in a vehemently passionate manner he exclaimed Oh! Idutha, my darling! darlina! you blame uie and perhaj s justly, for what I have done, but you c&nnot sutler more than I have suffered for you. Would to (od you could know how passionately I hate loved you from the moment 1 first saw you. It was my love for you which caused n:e to act as I have. Once I believed that you were wine: I desired to make you happy; 1 offered you my heart,

my hand, my wealth, and my whole life, I escaped her at first, and then she burst all of which would have been at your i 'into a passionate lit of weeping, pleasure, ised lor your happiness and! .''Scoundrel!' shouted Wilhelm, as he yours tlone. You rejected mc, and when j beheld the quivering form ol his beloved, I knew I had lost you, a feeling cf des- an saw er helpless condition and her peration took possession of me, and I vow. I bitter ansruish. May the curse of Heaven

ed to secure you or die in the attempt. Oh i Idtitha, consent to be mine now, mv dar ling wife, and you sktll be happy; you may not believe it, but I will make vou happy; your happiness shall be the one ' study of tny life! I have wealth: 1 have money and plenty of it, and all that can be done shall be done to secure you happL ness. Vou shall live in a fine house in a beautiful home f your own choiring, anywhere on this wide erth; you tdiali have all that heart can wUh, and you shall be treated as a queen. Idutha, darling, once more I ask, will you be mine? Idutha had expected to hear a avowal of love from him: hut wti witnessed his emotion and heard his words. 1 she was almost as much surpiised as she had been when he hrt mentioned the subject to her. She looked and listened with mute astrnishment, and when he had finished ssb.c tndigr.antly replied "Morset, how often arc you lehearse that story in mv ears? going to and how often most you hear my refusal before you wiil be siUhei? 1'Yr shame! let me hear no more f this, take me ba k to the lion,e 01 wi.icn yon nave roDoea me; tor t that is why you brought me liere, you will be disappointed; t r I will eiie rather than consent to bo our wile. I am not devoid of hehng, and might pity you if our conduct towai d me was. such as to . . justify me in doing so; but can you believe tliat would consent to marry a man who wou! l a1" e ''rc-ui a hTl noir.c, loved trends and Iroui all that is dear to me en e lul Jilll l "ie !" a darlf !thy d chost.y cave? I), lonsttne Morset for the hue of Heaven, release mo frum " captivity, ana 1 will not j scorn your iovr; l will lorgive you; I will be your ft tend, it you desire i'; but I tell J i U I Will u ver be your wife. ' As you will, then," he replied, rising and standing before her, his brow knit j Morset, d' you know c no is: lei Ik - . - . : me.it oa know, aim iet nic uo to him, nd I wui I less y.t.illmvU!o long, eiue j k k , yu have been to uio! V, ! ' bo replied, with a Cen:ili sn;ib ves. Iriuth Itrenbers;. 1 know where bet is. and 1 know. too. lhat be is in mv rowJ ' , . r r mv- merv. tn,l lli.-tt his ll !" i!ii'.in,Ul " , iniin vnnr at-tions. Listen to ni.. I.tn !

sent to bo mv wile, and iilulm s 1 j - - - i seni to 00 mv wue. nu tt nuiim s uii ,t 1., 1, . r- tVi bind yourselves by a solemn oilh never to reveal anything, or iu any way avenge vourse! ves upon me; refu.-o, and your lovor shall suiTer the n.ost horrible death it ! . ... i.-..t, is liossniif lor uie iu ii'iivuvni nun. .ou . .i i. .i " , . . . .. ..... ii, .-.; 1., ,,. ,I,A !.. . " .V.V'str.Vr ,uue upon me s u it .e.,.u u ..i.serj. uu 1 MorMt U l0V "10 tfl WICIC W . -...i ... .... i, ;,' . , i -" i r-- - - claimed, wringing her bauds and weeping bitterly. "Would you soc.biui, Idutha? then con e with me and you shall sec him; b "v . .1 - - . . i : .. . : - - 1, . I. .. .. I .. 1 : t viaillieo, willl"lli-t I. VI kldui jiiu ntc uiL- : remember that it shall bo the last time on earth tiil vou Wholl his loathesoa.o corp-e! ' U'otne, tVl'mv wo.." And takinir a iiht iu o e ban 1 anvd a pistol in the other, ana farther cd ed the cave. walking to ,.c r-rooccdv the dto' ,.l L ,!,.. door A. i -!, S nt .1... 1Wn T l.tth t sb.uddcrA.l iTn A ! , , . i . t . j .. -i . i . l.i-..l- l.t.L lint !i. I'.iH.or.vl tli-f Itu redev'ted tint he . a n d t h a t i e w o us J iui.i,a i.'..v .-w.. ..... could onlv do his worst !f Willi .1 1 in all t robabilitv d; that, whether she ... - j followed him or not, ami her dosire to see , her lover impelled her on. Morset bent low and wcut iut tt the adjoining chamber." d a feelir of horror fell i . . . I ihe followed, an .i. . i. . i .. . . . i.i ,. i't enough to stand ; erect, she raised her eyes, ." a rough bench, and withi F - III. . l.'VVV -' - 1 - ... . i ... . . . . . 'nu mere, uponj ; feet of 1, .1,.. I t ni.m IV if m SO.Tf- . ... . . . ... .i.l ly bound wnu sirooa, i.eavy cnams. tic . turned and gaxed a moment iu surprise at . - I- . I . - t. : . ..1 aj. II - M 1 SCwiuu a leiuate cmer ui siumui vv-n, nnvai .. w. ,. ains smolo upon i wild cry. Her a heavy wclht .1 or a moment she j en iinii! o to initve. i . .

!,',,::.: - ! " V . . : r ":!haJ ,,i'!t nor.,uto uer ?wu S?"Ut before her such food as he bad at his

' O, Idutha, Idutha! said Wilhelm, with raps were heard; these were repeated three deep emotion, as he recognized her; "are i or four times; and than Morset, with pistol you here, aud in the hauds of that cruel! in hand, cautiously unlocked and unbolta,,,,;" Jed the doot and opened it, whereupon a She sprang forward, and, sinking upon dark-visaged, hard-faced, villainous loofchis breast, she threw her arms around him ing man entered, and the door was im. and kissed him again and aaln, crying, mediately fastened as before, lie carried

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"Wilhelni, thus?" O, Wilhelnil must you die lie pressed a passionate kiss upon her lips, and for some time they remained locked in each others' arms, But presently Morset tame forward, and seising Idutha's arm, he attempted to draw her away, saying as he did 60, "Uouie, come, my pretty one; there has been enough, quite enough of this hugging aud kissing lor the present." Hut they clung to each other until Morset pointed his pistol at Wilhelm's head, exclaiming, "Look here! Idutha, do not compel me to use this upon your loTer; and, by , I will, if you do . not come away-this moment." Alarmed for Wjlheltu'e safety, she relaxed her embrace, and her tormentor drew k . at . ner torcioiy away. A. low, stilled moan descend upon your guilty head, as it surely win. iiiorset, your day will come! "Aha!" returned the villain, with a sardonic laugh. "I perceive vou are a dan-gerc-us man. But why waste words! Wilhelm, would you see Idutha liberated, and would you sacrifice anything to procure her freedom?" "Vou know, villain, that I desire her liberation and that I would make any honorable and reasonable sacrifice for her." "Then she may be released from here, j and so may you, upon the terms I now ofj ler, and no other. Here he reiterated

nother',,,e rF0!'i,ion b n,aJ to Idutha, n she Hnd thcn ttJea ''1 can oc ot no possible ;

uvatitag for you to refuse Accept, aad !

she than be made happy, it U is lu my ;ana jt was now evident that the poor power to procure happiness for her. He w,etch was to keep watch through the fuse, aud you die. Show your magnan. j night while Morset slept. This moveimity, then, and save her you profess to rucnt Idutha regarded as a precaution on love so well. ' j the part of ber captor for his own safety, 'Incarnate villain! wretch! miscreant!" j as wen a3 ,ne security of his prisoners, for exclaimed Wilhelm vehemently. "Did you; well ho kuew that it would be no difficult presume that neither 1 nor that sinless j tas!k for his injured captive to terminate girl possessed one spark of honor? Away ' her rersecutious by despatching her torwith your base ofhjrs! Of what possible meutor at a blow, if he suffered himself to advantage could it be to Idutha to be link-; slecp without a guard, and that she would ed with such an incarnate fiend, when you ! not under existing circumstances, be far

know she hates and even loathes you? As for myself, I do not fear your threats. I T,; 1 L.. j.a . aymnot murder that iuuoccut girl, tiod will deliver her." - . i- - - - -1 j Then turning to Idutha, he said, 'Tdutha, darling, you will not jieid to this vilo man; you will uot ace-cpt his base proposij lion; L kuow you will not; and Ood will j deliver vou, dearest: I feci it, deep down in my heart, that He will deliver you. O j ! eio not yield!" j "leu ueed entertain 110 fears, dear ll- ; helm. 1 will never be his wife. Kvoti should we both have to die, it will be better to die innocently than to live in dishonor and wrctclieduess. liut O, Wilhelm, it is hard to see you die thus. May bed pity us both. "Awaj! away!' exclaimed Morset, angrily, pushing Idutha toward the door. "Away to your own chamber. But stay," he added, insolently, "feast your eyes up-

ou each other just oue moment, and re- pudeticc, and for scarcely a moment did member, it will be the last time on earth!" j 1C take his eyes off her. Finally her exA wail of unutterable anguish broke I hausted nerves refused to sustain her lonfrom the poor girl's lips, as if from a ( cer j a sitting posture, and she was outbreaking heart. 1 relied to lie down, resolviuir. however, not

i "There, that will do: now go," said 1 .in 1M.1. i ' .1 1 11 LUa net i u livi tuna u iuti ' .tiorset, aguu thrusting r.cr toward . . ... . . . . . . - ' 1 uiii i . 1 ,, , , e , ;1-crewel my dear W Uhcliji, farowel , ?Jl' . v,"v jui.. iti.ij """"" 1 t t-iMi it nil pnn inn vtiii 111 vi ur sii.ieriii'. t- we luret uot in oa earth, I will meet ..... ..... 1 ...... ;.. 11.....-.,.. " ..itl, .1. .1 . ..1', tlH'MIt fill,, ... - i . 1 . t- t 1 t . one naa scarcely umc id iear ner iov . -r. .t. ..i. cr s aiieciionaru iohmumc, viv mu wivieu . .... , I re-culcred it tiiuiseu, ana ciosea ino uoor.

f-he tottered forward and sank upon her j (stable. Thus day after day passed, chair, and for a long, long time shesatj8na eve ni;iht Morw0t-8 companion, I-ia.. tiin'illr rcti)hi'. 1 he Inner B("ir. i i 1 t i . .

.7 .. . ... ' .i .i .i "7n isoiuc iun i . . u, i'-7-u ",,vm " T"v i a.Miiii niolit nil IiO ibllllJ bv P X : 11) 1 1) 1 II " ' again niiu, as sue. iouuj oy euuiiiiiu ner i.iuiaui vi-.uv,--nirn . luuu-ci nav. , .i . ,

lpPnt ,uost ot 1,1,10 Ia Iminsr oarK "nutanco than there had been on that first

rorth n the cave in an uneasy manner, i .1. , luorn:I.iy tti.ei, sne haj awoke to of them had spoken, except once,'Suj tetJ . ... . , . . . . , iuu iitisen iu uer eioieiui puson.

) wuon no reoueseea uer iu uarune 01 sumo j foa j)C hJ brought her, but she turned trom Uiai wfthoat speaking, and retl!cJ, ,0Mt anv,hig. Butwhcu niiht had icom ?he winVmbcred that he had taken ; Whon ho requested ner to pariaKe 01 some s . ' . . . c. . . i 1,A l,.l lir.tn.ilit her. lint shrt turn Oil I Wilhelm nothing to cat since she i, .. i i aWakened that iuo.ruiu-, and turning him, she said 'Purely, Morset, you cannot be so cruel j

it ni.-.Ki Nmm. I., ...0,j,lan ,ot their e?0pe jroul tue terrible

W;.v wo,uu "' J " , r-" r oie, woea you kuow , voui crue ty 10 nnu is me sctt-rus lhmiisu IJ . .. f nient v.fi c.-iit itttiblv inflict on me? Will' - .. J . . .... . - i . . . i .... . . ... . -UHl - somctning 10 c. ; 'Yc, Idutha, he replied, "for one more " lH1- 1 w'i" 10 l,ow i y01 time to consider the importance of sa-j xxn ulu xm and yourself by agreeing j . . i. . . . J . I...- .. .. I icrtns pri'jmstu. uui rcmcmun, th firmness, my ded no farther ! hen that time t food will be with-' starvation, unless! 1 ""' yield. ..a ,,.i.,ir.iii, tr n 4.1.1 i.nrtn . . . . . dish some - - ... . t ....... some bread, apiece ot cold meat, . .. , . . , i . . . i ,,: aim vnuivu it u.nu . When he came back, ha prevailed upon , - . aud then ate some himself. A K111 f tl 1 11 A It i!i"!f.t- fill A rtllCAri-All . ...... .. . . ... ... . .1.1 that .Morset went irequenuy io me uoor 'which she now knew to be the one by which the cave was entered from without. He appeared to be attentively and eagerly ii:. . . i. : .. iitiimiir icr sumwinmK, Soon three light

upon one arm a basket filled with provisions; in tha other hand he bell a pistol, lie gave the basket into Morset 'a hands, and sat down upon the bench used by Morset in lieu of a chair, and gazed impudently and steadily at the trembling girl, as if feasting his leering, lustful eyes upon her beauty. A cold shudder crept over her frame as she looked upon the demoniacal wretch before her, for he was the

wickedest and most infamous looking spe- j ciraen ol a human being she bad ever, beheld, and she was scarcely able to decide whether he was really a man or a devil. "Merciful Heaven! ' she mentally exclaim ed, "into what hands have I fallen, and what shall be the etid of. this terrible drama?' , For an hour or more after the coming of Morset s strange guest, the two men sat close together engaged in earnest conver sation, though in 30 low a tone that Idutha could hear but little of what they said. After a while Morset spread down, In the further end of the cave, a mat similar to the one on which she had found herself lying the previous morning. Having made the necessary sleeping arrangements, he came to Idutha, and pointing to her couch, said in a voice scarcely above a whisper "iou had better lie down, Idutha, and rest, you need not entertain auy fears whatever; you will not be molested. She did not make any reply; indeed, her heart was too full of conflicting emotions, too near burstiug with wretchedness ana uespair, tor ner to nna utterance tor a ( single sentence at that moment. lie look. cd into her troubled face a moment, aud ti,eu immediately Granger still sitti retired, leaving the ittinsr where ha had hrst scated himself upon entering the cave, from justifiable iu doing so lu a few minutes Morset was sound asleep. The terrible apprehensions which ! Idutha experienced when she found herj self alone with that wretched man, were almost unbearable, notwithstanding Mori set's assurance that she had uothiug to fear, i'ven his presence would have been acceptable, and even pleasant compared with that of the being before her; for guilty as he was, she still believed that he possessed some little sense of honor , at least, liut that the least particle of honor or oven humanity could exist in the breast of his wicked accomplice, seemed to her impossible. Hour after hjur she remained sitting, fearing to lie dowu, or even move from her chair, although she was so weak, so nearly exhau-ted from trouble aud want of rest, that it was with difficulty she could retain her position. She kept her hand to her face, but watched the tutu through her fingers. He contiuued to srare upon her nilh brazen im 10 ,s'cen if she could rossiblv avoid it. . . ittir n-iiKrii ii'intvo 11 r itint n f'lvp wi v : . - ,. -"o- o j u 1,1 r mm v iiinrar Kinnr w,,cn phe awok the j was far advanced, the stransrer was none, and was none. Morset was stirring about, apparently ma king preparations for their morning meal. As mkmi as she had risen, ho brought her a basin of water and a to we'., saluting her with a polite "good morning'' and a picas, ant smile, aud when she bad washed, he .,, .1 ,.! ,rh;h htr mP.n nn nose name sue learned was naistein, returned to keen Visilance while his master l . . . i ' i t , .1 ) ,t A week had cone by, and there . , I,.,.,,, ,1P ttntrei. lor deli verw as no n.ore nope or piasiui uirutntrr . . , . . - .. , Unt a vlnrlti il i c was left till her , , , , ,, ... , . Iiu a t,nl ,,a Wf ' , hcr I n1 l'e-,M, to ?ullr f n,cer and starvation. H were useless to P describe the feelings with ; ' " "uicii luutua iw that dreaded hour . .. . ... . . ....... uasieuing, lor sue ma not aouot mar .uorsct would then bcsrin the execution of his tintiiiisd riviMi,i Slu now hpf.-in ar,liuUSv COi:itatiug in her mindfor some doom which teemed to await them. For 4 Ktnsr, lona time she sat thinking, rumiuatiug, meditating, but nothing feasible sosriested itself to her miod nothing ' that afforded her a single ray of hop a sinsile ray of hope F worthy of the oan.e. Once she contemp"cd the idea ot watching lor an oppor tunity to deal her persecutor a blow that would at least stun him until she could , v. . .i .i u: succeeu in ooiaming tne kcj nu ujiug to ilhelm. and endeavor bv some means to release him: but she had noticed from the first that Morset was constantly on bis guard, and she remembered, too, that he carried his pistol in his pocket, ready for action at anv moment. Then Bhe ny moment. thought of her wealth. Might she not purchase their freedom with money? And might not the securing of her possessions have formed at least a part of Morset's motive lor his persistent desire to get posession of its ownei? Here was an idea which, strangely enough, had not occurred to her before, and the longer she thought of it the more firmly was she convinced that, although he evidently liked her, the desire to obtain her wealth was a stroug incentive to 'his actions. She at first thought of offering him all her wealth as a ransom for her own freedom and Wilhelm's. But a second thought convinced her of the futility of such an offer; Tor ahe had no money with her, and it would be absurd to b appose, that he would , release

them on the strength wof verbal " pledge, and then havejthe temerity to present his claim after he had liberated them.. , -Thus vanished all hope of her being able to effect theircape by any effort it was possible for her to make. Only her trust iu God was left. . His loving aud trusting child she had for -ear8 tried to be, and to Him alone did she now look for deliverance; and hopeless a9 ber condition then appeared, so far as human intervention was concerned, she still endeavored to exercise faith, in God, still clung to the belief that" He would not forsake ber in the hour of her bitter trial. And

buryiog her face in her hands, she poured forth her soul in earnest, silent prayer. While thus engaged, a hand was 1 laid upon her shoulder, and a voice said "Idutha! She raised her eyes and looked up. It was Morset who spoke. "Idutha," he began, "the time has now almost arrived when you will be favored with a last opportunity of accepting the proposals I have made you. To-morrow you will be granted the last privilege of decidiug your own fate and that of your lover. Oau you be so obstinate as to refuse compliance with my offer now, when you know that your refusal will be followed by such fearful consequences? I will not long argue the case with you. I have only ,10 say: accept, and I will do as I have 6aid; refuse, and to-morr.ow Wilhelm will have eaten his last morsel, aud I will take you away to some distant land and plaGC you where all hope of escape will be forever cut off, and you shall be mine whether lawfully, or not, you shall be mine, leemember, there shall be may be a chance of your returning to him; for if I die first, you will be free. What have you to Bay?" "O! cruel man," she replied, in an agonizing voice "how can ou uisuit me with such base language and such base otters, after all the misery you have al-

ready brought upon me? Have you no ' sponsibility, much as I regret the neccssishame, no pity? O! will you uot relent?" , ty for the act. But, Idutha, darling," he

"I will not," he answered in a decisive manner. "Ferhabs vou had better consuit Wilhelm once more, and tell him that' you will be free at my death, and that that is your only hope, and surely a better one thau you can possibly entertain if my propositions are rejected. Vou may avai'l yourself of that privilege now, if you wish. hi you do ltr She had no intention of acceding to his terms, hut tit a iiAsirn'm hpr ort-r urued her to allow the matter to he laid before him once more. Besides, the. despairing thought of what he was about to sutler, and the disgrace that would be brought upon herself, almost broke down her resolution to biook the consequences of a fiual rejection of Morset's suit, and she dctermiucd to submit to Wilhelm the final dcci.-iou, though she was well convinced what that decisiou would be, iShe therefore said . "I know he will not listen to your proposals, but 1 will go with you, aud hear what he has to say." The door was unfastened and they went in. Morset earrvinr in one hand the lamp ! audio the other his pistol, as before. ! Agaiu did Idutha fly to her lover's side, ' and again was she drawn forcibly a.vav by i cruel Morset: then turning to Wilhelm, i he said j "Wilhelm, you are perhaps anxious to , learn why we have again visited you. Permit me to say that it is to inform you! that Idutha has finally concluded that it ! will be better for her to accept the offer I have made than to incur the cousequeuces of a refusal." . He then proceeded to reiterate the con - vcrsation which had just passed between Idutha and himself. "O! Idutha! Idutha!" exclaimed helm, in an injured and despairing voice, -can it. oe possioie mat you nave at msi yielded to the base offers of that dark vil- j lain? that you have compromised your j honor with an outlaw aod a demon? Far- j don me, Idutha: I know that your motives ; are pure, yet I entreat you lo recousider j your decision and spurn that man as you j would spurn a viper. You cannot save me by yielding to him, for 1 would die a thousand deaths, if it were possible, -rather i than subscribe to the required oath. Fool that he is, of what force would be an oath administered by an outlaw?" "No, dear Wilhelm." ! returned the trembling girl, with deep emotioo, "he is a lying villain. L have not accepted his terms, nor I never intended to. liut oh, Wilhelm, I must confess that the thought of the dreadful consequences to yourself aud my own probable disgrace had almost undecided me, and t determined to accept bis proposed consultation with you and abide your decision, no matter what that might be." Then turning to Morset, she said defiantly '0onstine Morset, har my fiual decision! tic the consequences what they may, I swear I will never be. your wile; and if you kill , ilhelm aodi compel me to live with you, I will not rest dav nor' night till I devise some means to j taka our life! li'o now. viie man. aud do your worst: "As you will, then," returned Morset determiiiedly. "Wilhelm, you know your doom, and need not that I repeat it to you. As for you, Idutha, from this moment I claim you as mine, aud I propose to initiate our honey-moon by kissing my bride!" And ere she had time to offer resistance, or even fully to comprehend bis meaning, ho had caught her iu his arms aud kissed her. With a desperate effort she wrenched herself from his embrace, and, driven to madness by his cruelty and his impudence, she sprang upon him like an infuriated tigrss, and dealt him a blow in the fce which sent him sprawlia backward upon the ground, his head striking a stoue with such force as to partially stun him for a moment.' As he threw out his arms to protect himself in falling, his pistol fell from bis hand and bounded away entirely beyond his reach. Quiok as thought, Idutha a?ain 'fittns forward, feeiied ahe pistol, and pointing it at het capter'ai

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head, her prisoner now, aha shoutel : "Yilo miscreant! surreodt r this moaieat or'yo die!' ; . ! , . , "Shoot him! shoot him? quick! quick! Idutha, 'tis our last, our only chanoe, our only hope. Delay not, , but save yourself and me," ahouted Wilhelm, in au excited voice. ...... , For a moment she hesitated. The awful thought that she wc? about to become a murderess terrified her. The des perate man, seeing her hesitation, partly raised himself op, and made an effort to wrest the pistol from 'her hand. In another, moment all would have been over: she, would again have become his prisoner, and the last hope for, deliverance would have fled. Ilcr finger was upon the H gcr, she pressed upon -if, the loud report of the weapon rang "ThToush the ei.ve with a deafening sound, and" the wretched man fell back with a curse and a groan, and immediately expired. I'oor Idutha, frightened almost out of her senses at what she bad done, dropped the pistol from her hand, and springing to her lover, she fell upon her knees, and throwing her arms around him, she exclaimed, in a terribly excited manner "O! Wilhelml Wilhelm! this is a ter. rible scene! Will God ever forgive me for what I have done?" "Forgive you, dearest? I am sure lie will, if, indeed, there is anything to forgive. You have acted only upon your own defense and mine, and self-defense is the first law of nature one to which both ma 11 aud beast is or should be true. There was no other alternative. Had you spared his life, you would not only have sacrificed mine, but vou would have sacrificed Your honor would have been dragged down to U jfe cf infamy and shame, and doubtless finally to a shameful death. You have acted nobly, bravely, and I am quite sure you have done right, and that you will be : fully acquitted at the great J udgmcnt Day j 1, at least, am willing to incur all the re- ! sa'd tenderly, "assist me now to loose j t,ie!ie letters. We are not entirely free Jet 1 'tear. e shall, I presume, have 1 Jet. to deal witn morse 1 s accomplice, lialstein. You have doubtless seen him. lias e no.1 visited this den frequently since yur imprisonment?" ' O! yes, every night, or at least some man or demon, tor he is the most desperate mn 1 vcr paw- Uut 0,, Wilhelm." she ; conu.iuea ieeiingiy "wnat oan 1 do lor you? How'are those'dreadful shackles to i be removed? Dear Wilhelm. when I hear ! the clanking of these dreadful chains, I j feel in my heart that I have done right, j and that God will indeed acquit me for the ! terrible act to which I have been driven. I liut what can I do for you? t?ce!" she said, looking at her watch; "it is seven, ana llalstein comes every night punctually at nine. There is, indeed, no time for further delay." "I think there may be found, somewhere In the cave, in the chamber you have occupied, perhaps, the implements with which Morset intended to remove my chains, in case I accepted the terms he offered. He certainly knew that you would uever yield to him unless I were liberated, and he has doubtless provided the necessary implcments and kept them in readiness. lam sure those with whioh my fetters were riveted must be here. Please take the light and see if you can find a fife." She obeyed with alaority; but as she ras.-eJ bv the "'lastly corpse of Morset. a ' cold shudder crept over her. fhe cast

npon him a look of sorrow and of painful , t0 hcr feet, and the two women rushed into (resrret. Yet she delayed not, and in a very ! eaeh others' arms and wept like children, ! short time she succeeded in finding a'1"01 Mrs.'Brenberg had not doubted thai I small box coucealed under Morset's mat,! Idutha was either dead or that soma great i which in the daytime he had kept rolled ! evii ',a'l happened her. .. , When the fi.raf Wil-jupbv the wall. But alas! the box was ! outburst of joy was over, Wilhelm and j locked, and the key was in the dead mannl Idu'ha, related to their friend their Bad

pnrlcct! Mic sickened at the thought of j being compelled to tifie the pockets of the dead; but there was no help for if. Time was swiftly passing, and should llalein arrive before they were ready for him. and be refused admittance, suspicion would be excited, and he would probably procure assistance and fores an entrance iuio the cave. tShe went back: in forme i her i lover of what she had found, and proceeded to search for the key. which she soon found, with several others, and returning, she hastened to unlock the box. As she lifted the lid she uttered a cry of j jo! There was a hammer, two strong new j files, aud several other thirtgs which she idid not take time to notice, neither did she care to do so. She caught up such as were most needed and hastened back lo her , lover, holdiag them up before his eyes, 1 her own beaming whh delight at ihe nrospert of soon being able to liberate hcr be loved U 1 1 helm. She now proceeded to the arduous task of Cling off the strong fetters; and, dear reader, you may be suro she worked with a will worthy of (because. The loud grating, screeching sound the file produced, was music in her ear. The sweat streamcd from every pore, but she heeded it not. Rivet after rivet cave way. until at the expiration of an hour tho last fetter had fallen off. With an exclamation of j ty she dropped the file, and as Willielai rose up she leaned her head upon his shoulder almost exhausted. He clasped her in his arms, exclaiming "Heroic, noble girl! my darling! my darling!" . They then proceeded immediately to tho front cell to await the comiug of the remaining foe. - V 'What shall we do when hediwHcome?-' anxiously inquired Idutha, as Wilhuioi set about preparing for his reception. "Shoot him as tve would a prowling wo'f," he replied. "If we don't kill him he will kill us. He is a desperate outlaw a id deserves no bet,er fate. Though I muuli regret tho necessity of taking his worthless life, yet. there is uo help for it." , file hastily reloaded the pistol with which poor Morset, hid just met his doom j and after a brief search succeeded in Ru ling his own of which his captors had previously telwvvd hi.a, aud

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Carefully aa slowly he opened the door with on haadholding up hid pistol in th other. t uiomeut after llalsteio entered with a pitol in his hand as usual.' The smoke front Wi!lielu. pistol curled up to the roof, and the wretched outlaw fell dead at his feet. He then immediately closed aud fstena.' the door aguin, after which he turned tu Idutha, who stood whpre he had placi her. IShe was trembling like an aapa her face almost colorless. ' f t p . . , . -Four girl! So many trying an4 terribl events had lately transpired, that she had become heart sick; but she hoped tha en oT that terrible drama had almost CO Ota ; Her sore trials had, to some decree, affeW ted hcr health. Uut severe as tha ordeal had been, it had not been without its raluablo lessons, not the least of which wan," that it is not a vain thing to trust in God, M e remembered that it was at tha very momeut when she hid relinquished all lioj e of human aid, and had bowed beraelf in fervent prayer to God for deliverance, that Morset had euid his own doom bj proposing a last consultation with Wilhelm, Her companion drew her to a seat, when together they sat dowu to await the com-, ingofthe morning. While thus seated. Wilhelm related to her tha partloalara of his capture by Morset and Halkteln. It was while traveling through a secluded spot in the mountain that the two villain rushed upon him from a clump of hashes, where they doubtless concealed themselve for that purpose, ana presenting thei pistols, swore ihcy would shoot him dead upou the spot if he made the least attempt at resistance, and after robbing him of hi money and pistol, conducted him to tha cave where idutha had found him. Long, indeed nrpeared the tedious houra a they sat waiting, and a hundred time, did ti.e anxious girl examine her watch tw note the time, liut the morninc came at last, and with it the lovers left their drearjf prisou. The entrance to the cave was en tircly concealed by underbrush, but they pushed through it, aud soon beheld one more the welcome light of day, and breath ed the pure mountain air again. They found themselves in a strange place, butj, immediately set out iu a direction which) Wilhelm belietcd would lead them into aj public roud uf which he had some know! edge. Nor was he wrong; for, after loil-i ing along over lough rocks, down tha mountain declivity, and across deep ravine for an hour or more, they reached a toler. ably smooth road over whioh Wilhalra Bad occasionally traveled. Tired and wearyj but with light and thankful hearts, they, after a few minutes rest, again renewed their homeward journey. :. - - ( A few miles further on, Wilhelm procured a horse for Idutha from an old Swisa j farmer with whom he had formed a slight acquaintance, and at three o'clock in tbeaf 'ernoon idutha stood once more upon tn threshhold of her beloved home. Mrs. fireiiberg was sitiin-r near a window oa tha oppoMte side of the room, and gating Hatlessly out upon the verdant fields which stretched away toward the distant hills. As Idutha entered, she looked np ia surprise, and with a cry of joy she sprang Mory 1 hey found the whole neighborhood it great excitement in consequence of Ida ilia's mysterious disappearance, and for miles 'around every inch of ground had been hunted over iu search of the missing girl. Nearly every person iu the neighborhood who was of sufficient age waa employed in the search wheu idutha and her lover returned. Mrs. self had just returned, iu u re n berg hercompany with some tier neighbors' wives and dugh tcrs, from a lung tramp over the rough hills. ' ' Ti e news of their return spread lika wild-fire over the neighborhood, and from every direction the good people eama tioeWiiiii in to the Lreuberg place, eaeh one eager 10 grasp me nana or t.ne loveiy giri oui they had mourned as dead, and there was a time of rejoicing such as had never been wiiness'd iu all mat region Deiora. But four days teuuiiied till Iduiba'i eighteenth birwubiy, and hcr friends desired that her umrriage should take place on that day as previously nrrjiigdd. Tha time was short, indeed, to prepare forsueb an occasion, but all exprcs-ed a willingneaa to assist in making tV necessary preparations, and as neither Wiloeliu uor Idutha ot.j t'ted, the bridal dro-s was purchased, and on that d iy they were married. , I ia lutein proved, as Wiihelui had said, tt be a lawless wretch whoso abodu Bona knew, but who for some years pist had iiL'cn known to commit mauy atrocious ciiuie-, in or ne.r i'ic mountains, and had always contrived by some means lu evada I Iiu !jy, and the inhabitants, To whom he had long becu a kind i f terror, wvre wnly too r-lad to get rid of him.' - Jl .Morsel's history nothing was ever learned, except that ho hud occasionally, been see.n lu couipauy wiiii Halstoin, an) was supposed lu oe as.-,oei ite I with hi la hi tawny of l he depre laiious he had inhiutiticd. k Their bodies ere taken frnilh cave iu which thf'y ha l met their douna, and interred iu ttiu nrouiitain without er f')itv.; ; ' . v '. . :j: U A la ly asked her iiardener why tha ve.e Is always outsir'v the rt ibm.' : M vt aure l he..1,the il . i M kW M i-ii weeds; b-u u,tly to lit

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