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« a ac Ch 112 ROVING JACK, THE PIRATE HUNTER. ee your enemies. Alvarez would give his head and ears to be master of the evidence which I possess. He would gladly agree to give ten thousand piastres to bring you to the scaffold. Now,I will save you from it for that sum. But time passes quickly ! Put on your cloak and hat, and accom: pany me to my lodging ; and, in the interim, I will make inquiries whether Juan still lives, as also whe- ther he has declared the name of his assassin,” Gonzalvo hastily threw his cloak over him, and followed Ovieda to his lodging by the sea-shore. The artful Ovieda cared not a straw if Gonzalvo and the whole of his associates swung together on one gibbet, so that he was the gainer by it; and now he saw a chance of turning this to double profit. He sought out Alverez, and told him that he had obtained sufficient evidence to criminate Gonzalvo; but that he would not breathe a sentence of it until he could disburse five thousand piastres, Alvafez was astonished at the demand, and re- fused to accede, ‘“‘ Fool,” said he to Ovieda, ‘do you forget that I have nothing more to do than to get some Alguazils and go and seize on the assassin, and bring him to justice ?” “True,” replied Ovieda ; “but where will you go to look for him ?”’ ‘Where but at his own house !” replied Alvarez, Ovieda smiled. “Tut, tut, signor,” said he, ‘‘no man will wait while the halter comes to him, Gonzalvo is too good a judge to remain at home until the officers go to fetch him,” “Where, then, must I seek him?’ inquired Alvarez. ‘Wherever you please,” replied Ovieda, with a sarcastic grin; ‘‘but when you can_pay liberally for the information,send for me, and I may tell you.” So saying, Ovieda quitted Alvarez. He was enraged at his obstinacy, and from that moment resolved to compass his destruction. He therefore, returned to practise on the credulity of Gonzalvo. Juan had died within a few minutes after he had been shot, without uttering a sen- tence ; but Ovieda kept that a secret from Gonzalvo, in order to suit his own purposes. “Bad news,” exclaimed he, as he entered the apartment where Gonzalvo was anxiously awaiting his arrival, ‘ Juan still lives, and has accused you of attempting his murder. ‘ihe magistrates are at this moment taking his depositions, because the physicians declare he cannot survive four-and- twenty hours. You will not be safe here twelve hours longer ; at nightfall, therefore, you must take the advantage of darkness, and remove to a place of greater safety. But it will be necessary to have money ; [ have but little onshore. You had better, therefore, give me an authority to receive some before it is too late; for, in less than an hour, Alvarez, with the Alguazils, will go to take posses- sion of your effects,” “He shall not survive that hour,” exclaimed Gonzalvo. He seized Ovieda’s pistols, and rushed into the street, and, covering his face with his cloak, hastened towards his mansion, which he entered by the garden-door. He listened a moment, He heard the voice of Inez ; she was beseeching them not to take her from the house, He heard a voice in reply ; the words were— > “Strive to forget the assassin Gonzalvo, and be- come mine.” It was the voice of Alvarez. Gonzalvo instantly broke open the chamber- door—Alvarez was kneeling to Inez, declaring his passion—an instant more, and he ceased to live. The ball from Gonzalvo’s pistol had entered his heart, and he fell lifeless. The report of the pistol alarmed the servants ; Gonzalvo, fearing even the presence of his own domestics, threw up the window, and, leaping into the garden, was instantly out of sight. The father of Inez had been informed of the mal- practices of Gonzalvo, and had arrived at the man- sion with a party of Alguazils, intending to seize him ; but he was too late. Gonzalvo was nowhere to be found, Ovieda had never lost sight of the main chance, and, in the hurry and bustle, had managed to get into the house, and laid his hand upon whatever was valuable that he could hide under his cloak. _ He had managed to secure a casket of jewels, and twe bags containing some thousands of piastres, with which he got clear off. He stopped to rest his load when he reached a sequestered spot, thickly planted on each side. Suddenly he heard a rustling among the foliage behind him, A man darted forth, It was Gonzalvo! 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