The Boy Soldier; Or, Garibaldi's Young Captain — page 293: what you’re looking at

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—_—_——_————_ —_ _ : | THE But no one was there, He looked about at the clegant apartment for some time, and was wondering who or what Count Schmidt might really be, when he turned sharply. around and confronted his own son. “What! Joel!’ shonted the old man, in tones of triumph. ‘Silence !” said Joel. “I am your son no longer, Mind, while here, I am the Cannt——” “Tsee!.. I seeit!” “See what 2” “You have robbed me, Joel! all the treasure !” “And why not ? right ?” “But you have not killed those boys, Joel.’ “No, nor is there any chance of doing, so... I have gone through a world of adventures since I saw you last; but both Tom and Frank. escaped me. They are in Mexico.” af Sawn Tibbtran ‘May the sea swallow them!” said the old man, fiercely. “If you had only. managed, to. poison them !” : ee ne ne “T tried, but without success.” You have secured Who has a better ox a greater ‘ “ Why not insult and quanrel with them, fight a duel and: kill them that way 2? , ‘ 4 i “Tt is all very. well for.you,; to talk;.in .that manner. [rank Ford.is not. sucha.fool. as, you imagine him, to be., He has killed one man in a duel to my knowledge—the most famous;duellist. in all Italy ; how many more, beside I cannot say. He and his brother, are perfect fire-eaters,! No, no, you don’t catch me picking,quarzels with such fellows as those.” hin HW eetiiae hg Ov “But could you not have procured their death in some way ?” + “T endeavoured to do so a dozen times. He was in the hands of the brigands once ox twice, but instead of them doing what, 1 bargained for, the captain’s daughter fell in love with him, and he played the devil with the band.” ““ You got the treasure safely ?” 7k did.” nig | ect ‘“‘ And have not expended much, hope? +> “Tf Lhaye, what's that, to, do with you’... can do, what I like with my own,’ eee Wa) “Your own? Why, you young villain, itis, all mine,” piloted | het ‘Possession is nine points;of. the ,law,,As; a lawyer, you should know that, well, enough,” . “Where is it, I say? Where is it? Have you safely secreted it, or is it,all, squandered ?”. : ‘‘ That is my business, I did not. ask you, to come to. me that you might quarrel. I. might neyer have made myself known to you as your son had I been so minded, for Count Schmidt I might haye re- mained to the day of my death, and you would not have been any the wiser; but it was to lift you-up out of your misery that I spoke to, you.. And now that you discover who.and what I really, am, you are not content to take ashare of the spoil; but must fain want all. Oh, no, old man, 1 am :no longer your dutiful son in such respects. I shall look after myself first, and, you afterwards.” “True, Joel, true. I might never have discovered you had you not made yourself known.” ' *“ Be content, then, with receiving a part,” said Joel, ‘and let us leave England at once, At least you must do so, for from all I can hear, the hounds of the law are after you, and never ,will they rest until they have shed your blood.” “Ah! me!” said the ola lawyer, “it was.a cursed hour in which I fell across old Jonathan, “°Tis no use repining about the past, the present is what we have to look to, Time flies—each re BOY SOLDIER; OR, GARIBA oi the Ss ats = me a ae i Ee —— —_ _ ~— LDI’S YOUNG GAPTAIN. 287 moment is precious, Will you start for Holland at once—to-night 2” ) * But why this hurry, my. son?” “ Because I know more of this world than you do, old as you are. And am conyineed that if you remain forty-eight hours more in Kogland, yon will be arrested and cast into prison. ~ And you? What are you going ta do?” “ Stay here until Ehaye tidimgs of Tom or Frank Ford. 1 shall never rest nntil I have had revenge!” “Well said, Joel: well said. That Frank was alwaysa tyrant, L hear.” . | ; “Yes, he was; but L will punish. him, and hurt him in the, fenderest spot of all,” : “How do. you mean.?” “Why, marry Nelly Lancaster.” ‘‘ Impossible!” said the ,old man, in. high glee. “What! my, Jocl to marry the viel banker's daughter ?” ; ‘There are more unlikely things than that,” said Joel, with the air ofa man who, thinks very highly of himself. Sg “Why, my son, you astonish me !’said the old man, ee ce Bifee He sat down in deep thought fora few moments, -and “trembled violently—so much so, that Joel ‘was alarmed, : | roi -** What is the matter?’ said he, — 5 &lcr “ Nothing, nothing, Joel, nothing.” ‘Why turn so pale?” “ For your sake.” ‘* My sake ?”’ “Ayes for yours, my son,” His VAT | PE ‘Explain yourself.” le! rol ots: “You have heard me speak of Warner?” “Yes I have, but Ido not: wish'to make his ac- ; qaaintance for all'that,?so0 “ Never fear," said the old man, still trembling ; “T should never introduce you to sucha villain as Warner ; he is a murderer, at least, in-heart he is so,”’ At the word murderer, Joel also turned pale, and _bit his lip. At that moment, it seemed.as if. both. father and son could have torn out each other's heart, so in- _ flamed were both with, hellish passion. “ What makes you look.-80 pale, Joel ?*: asked the trembling, old man. ‘“ Nothing, it was merely a passing qualm.”’ “You would not feel, offended .if>L ask you a question, would you 2’, | 7 “ Ask as many as.you like, only, be quick; I can’t be dawdling away my time here with you.’ “Do you know what this same, Warner says. of ou.”’ | ) “Of me? What can such afellow know of me?” * He pretends to know much more than I ever did.” ‘‘ Indeed.” “Yes, and when speaking of old .Ford’s murder, he accuses——”’ $s ara said Joel, suddenly. “YOUs; “Me 2” “ Aye, you.” 3 ‘“ He lies in. his heart, the base.scoundrel. Where are his proofs?” es “ He will swear to it,” “What, old man, are you, too, turned idiot ?’’ “No, Joel, 1am not turned idiot, Warner says, and swears most solemuly that.he would recognise you-again, and the clothes you then wore, even the disguise of Caspar’s cloak and mask,” ‘‘Caspar’s cloak and mask,” said Joel, turning pale. ‘‘ Were they found ?” “ They were.”