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who is not even of your own kind?" "I love you with all my heart and soul. Ever since the day when It drew you half-fainting from off the already lighted pile, I have felt my affection growing deeper and deeper, until it has absorbed my whole being. My happiness is never complete unless I am near you. Tell me, darling, that you return my love!" "How could I help but love you--you who saved my life? Oh, Leone, you cannot think how proud I am at being chosen by you before all others!" With a joyous exclamation, Panteleone drew her to his breast, pressing passionate kisses on her brow, cheeks, and lips, his heart thrilling with rapture at the realization of his dreams. CHAPTER IV. The next morning a small band of soldiers, headed by Henrique Ferriera, wound their way toward the humble home of Jarima. On arriving, they found to their astonishment the door fastened close, and no one to answer their knock. "Never mind, break it down," Henrique said, roughly. In obedience a few heavy blows fell on the woodwork, which soon gave way beneath their force. Stepping over the scattered splinters, Henrique saw a sight which filled him with horror. Crouching on the bare floor, her hands twined convulsively in her long hair, was a woman, with three sleeping children leaning against her. On a hard straw mattress, almost in shadow, lay Jarima, his face covered with blood, which oozed in streams from his mouth. Henrique gazed for an instant on the awful sight, then turned towards his men. "We have arrived a little too late; blind men cannot see, or dumb ones tell tales. Some horrible wretch has done this deed, fearful of his betraying them. I wonder who?" The woman, when questioned, could tell them nothing. She only knew her husband had been brought home in his present condition at daybreak, and remained unconscious since. "I regret to say it is our painful duty to take him; every care will be given him. He is suspected of having murdered Luiz Falcam." "No, no; you are mistaken! It is some one else, not he. Jarima was much too gentle to kill any one!" the woman cried, passionately. Her prayers and supplications were unavailing. Henrique was obliged to do his duty, and bade his men take the suffering man to prison. Some hours later, as Diniz stood in his room, just before setting out in search of Henrique, that man entered the house, followed by several soldiers. "Diniz Sampayo, I arrest you
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