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142 : A SILVER BRAND. She paused, and drew a long breath ere she added : ‘You are right. His search will be tireless, and un- stinted. He will move heaven and earth to obtain a sec- ond clutch upon his victim.” “Who is he, madam? Is it not safe to defy him? The right is on your side, and wrong on his. I need no other assurance of that than my first glance into your face. The — guilty ones do not wear such a look, nor do they pray. I Saw you, and heard you, when I came before, but I had no means of descent, without disabling the balloon. And your face haunted me, and I told mine own good wife about it, and she favored my coming to rescue you. And so much of itis done, and yet I confess if your enemy is great and powerful it is but a poor step secured in the matter, for [am aman of no account or property.” “ Alas, it is true that he is very powerful. I am almost afraid to tell you his name, lest your courage should fail you. Nay, 1 beg that you will not ask it, neither his name normine. It ison your own account more than mine. But the story of my wrongs you shall now hear. So far removed from the earth, so near to the upper heavens you will know I dare not speak falsely, lest the hghtnings from above should smite, or the mi- asmas from below should rise to stifle me.” | | “Wait amoment. You look faint and tired. Let me give youof the refreshment my tender-hearted fraulein provided.” And he reached into the basket which hung beside him, © and brought out wine and food and laid them in her lap. She partook of both gratefully. ‘Poor Lisbet! it grieved her so that I could not enjoy my breakfast, but sent it back untouched. - Heaven send that none of his fury at my escape be vented upon their innocent heads.” “ Look yonder, and see what wonderful sights greet the erial voyager,” he said, gently, to divert the painful thoughts that had come over her, pointing to great bil- lowy clouds of crimson and purple, with golden fringes, that seemed drifting down upon them. 3 “Tt ig grand, beautiful—like the Heaven which has res-_ cued me,” she murmured, and looking down added, pen- sively, “And how insignificant and Lilliputian seems everything below us. Even the royal palace, I presume, shows scarcely more than an ant hill. Ah, me! ah, me! Even so to the mounting soul will seem the richest honors, comicboo <5) (ele)