The Argosy, Vol. XXIV, No. 1 — page 92: what you’re looking at

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92 | A MONTH IN THE MOON. ‘* Insolent myrmidon ! ”’ See laughed in his face as you may imagine, and he wentoff in a towering rage, threatening me with vengeance.’’ ‘‘ The point is,’’ said Norbert, looking round, ‘‘ what he caz do, and what he zntends to do. ‘This dungeon of yours is rather different from mine.” \ He had not ceased speaking when a panel slid aside in the wall, and the dwarf of Rhadameh stood before them at the head of two or three hundred black men. Norbert noted as passing strange that this troop was exactly similar in every particular to his own negro guard. ‘The men were of the same type, equipped alike, with tiger skin shields, and the same kind of hel- mets and lances. | ‘‘T will show you what I w// do, and what I can do,’’ said Kaddour, echoing the last words of the young astronomer. ‘‘I wd that this young girl become my wife, and I caz do a great deal to oblige her to consent. For instance, I can subject thee to torture. I can take thee to Tehbali, I can, under your very eyes, destroy, stone by stone, all the works of your ambitious vanity. We shall see then if thou wilt not be the first to ask her to accept my offer !’’ ‘ Gertrude !’’ cried Norbert, ‘‘do not yield out of pity for me, I pray you! It would, indeed, be maddening to witness the destruction by this wretch of the works that have cost me so much time and trouble. But that you should marry 42m would be the very bitterest grief to me of all.’ “‘ Nothing is farther from my thoughts,’’ said Gertrude calmly ; ‘‘and if anything should increase my horror for the monster it would be the means he has chosen whereby to shake my resolution !’’ Kaddour grew white with fury. ‘‘ Bring cords!’’ he cried, ‘‘and bind this fine gentleman! We will begin by going to Tehbali. It is time that I tried my hand there, too ; all the more so, that I have a bone to pick with others there besides Norbert Mauny.’’- CHAPTER XIX.—THE Sons oF THE LAKE. Str BucEpHALuS had not long been awake, and was taking his usual morning constitutional round the plateau of Tehbali, when Virgil came to him saying : I have just had pointed out to me, sir, a troop of armed men in the dis- tance, who seem to be coming this way. I had stringent orders that no one was to be allowed to visit the works without a pass. I think it will be well to arm the negro guard, and go and nieet this suspicious looking troop.”’ Very well,’ replied the baronet, with supreme indifference. The baronet resumed his constitutional for an hour precisely, watch in hand, and then seating himself in a caned chair, he buried his head in the Huropean newspapers—they were brought him every morning by a special messenger from Berber. “Gordon named Governor General of the Soudan !’’ he exclaimed a minute after. ‘‘ Reached Khartoum, having crossed the desert alone on a CONNICLOO <S) )