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The father did not for one moment suspect his child's treachery, and was amazed and alarmed by her absence; but there was little time for speculations upon that or any other matter, since the large numbers of the negroes had rendered them bold, and they seemed determined, now they were partially foiled in their purpose as to entering the place by stratagem, to carry the house, at all hazards, by actual storm, while they rendered the air heavy with their yells. THE FATHER DID NOT FOR ONE MOMENT SUSPECT HIS CHILD'S TREACHERY AND WAS AMAZED AND ALARMED BY HER ABSENCE BUT THERE WAS LITTLE TIME FOR SPECULATIONS UPON THAT OR ANY OTHER MATTER SINCE THE LARGE NUMBERS OF THE NEGROES HAD RENDERED THEM BOLD AND THEY SEEMED DETERMINED NOW THEY WERE PARTIALLY FOILED IN THEIR PURPOSE AS TO ENTERING THE PLACE BY STRATAGEM TO CARRY THE HOUSE AT ALL HAZARDS BY ACTUAL STORM WHILE THEY RENDERED THE AIR HEAVY WITH THEIR YELLS
nd they had indeed chosen well, and all their plans had been carefully arranged. But just as Maud opened the secret entrance for them to pass in, and she herself passed out, to flee for the time being from the scene, Don Leonardo came out from his sleeping-apartment, followed by a trusty slave, and promptly shot down the two first figures that entered by the door, causing them to fall dead. This unexpected repulse caused those behind to retreat for a while to the jungle, where they might consult under cover as to what this unexpected opposition to their plans indicated. The reader may as well be here informed that a faithful slave, who had been long with the Spanish trader, and who had been confided in by the robbers, at last could not keep the secret, but just at the opportune moment aroused her master, while he, by his promptness, for the moment stayed the attack, until the door could once more be fastened, and the people awakened and armed to repel the congregated mass of the enemy. OUNDEST WRAPPED IN SLEEP AND THEY HAD INDEED CHOSEN WELL AND ALL THEIR PLANS HAD BEEN CAREFULLY ARRANGED BUT JUST AS MAUD OPENED THE SECRET ENTRANCE FOR THEM TO PASS IN AND SHE HERSELF PASSED OUT TO FLEE FOR THE TIME BEING FROM THE SCENE DON LENARDO CAME OUT FROM HIS SLEEPING APARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A TRUSTY SLAVE AND PROMPTLY SHOT DOWN THE TWO FIRST FIGURES THAT ENTERED BY THE DOOR CAUSING THEM TO FALL DEAD THIS UNEXPECTED REPULSE CAUSED THOSE BEHIND A RETREAT FOR A WHILE TO THE JUNGLE WHERE THEY MIGHT CONSULT UNDER COVER AS TO WHAT THIS UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION TO THEIR PLANS INDICATED THE READER MAY AS WELL BE HERE INFORMED THAT A FAITHFUL SLAVE WHO HAD BEEN LONG WITH THE SPANISH TRADER AND WHO HAD BEEN CONFIDED IN BY THE ROBBERS AT LAST COULD NOT KEEP THE SECRET BUT JUST AT THE OPPORTUNE MOMENT AROUSED HER MASTER WHILE HE BY HIS PROMPTNESS FOR THE MOMENT STAYED THE ATTACK UNTIL THE DOOR COULD ONCE MORE BE FASTENED AND THE PEOPLE AWAKENED AN ARM TO REPEL THE CONGREGATED MASS OF THE ENEMY
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