, 1859-02-11

should return; bis dread Of being taken in
this predicament; impatience, rnge; the
thought Of his mEsdeeds, Of his punishment;
all his guilty lifs; all this possessed his
| tumultuoua Imagination, aud brought biz dark
goul to despair. Cold sweat broke from bis
forehead. In Fpita Of bis tiger.lke endurance
Il cry Of agony burst at last from lis iron
! b,som.
| DuCa, petrifed, and thinking only Of dea b
bad hitherto looked on in idiotic Indifference.
For long time shc did not understand whut
he was doing, and made no attempt to under
s'and it. True, she was still standing up
right like living thing, but living she was
not. The involuntary cry Of the murderer
walked Ler, however, from her trance. Size
saw him bleeding, as if it were half dream;
ehe saw blood on TIE floor, q hideous, gaping
mouth, with great, n1Eshapen teeth, red, fiery
eyes starting from the socket Sue read his
anguish in his gbast1y, distorted features. and
guessed at last what had happened. Hope
| animated her: She began to think OF deiiv-
erance.
"Avdotyal push the table nearer" said
the robber, in altered, but etill harsh aud
| commanding accents, that terrified her again,
! and compelled her to bllGd obedience. Once
| more she lost her presence Of mind, and
| pushed the corner Of the table towards him.
The villain reached it with the toes of one
foot; he raised himself up few lines. Itwas
for lin moment Of heavenly enjoyment.
Never in his whole life 1ad he known one
like it-not even after the most successful
murder. His agony was less into1erable be
drew breath again but his Lett hand, which
be tried to use to free his right, was benumbtd
aEd powerless- The knot, too, had grown
too tight; the reprobate felt that he could do
20 more without aid
'Avdotya 4eretneyerna kind friend -
geod girl! do me tue favor! jump upon the
table unite my arm-pray do! I will not
kill you only meant to tr1ghtc1 you. Oh,
how my head swims!"
The miscreant's torture touched the kind
hearted girls soul TIE feeling of compass
sion not unfrequeut'y eStinguishes in women
the thought OF their own danger. That wo-
man thinks with her heart, has been eaid
thousands Of times since the invention OF
printing. Ia Dumas bosom compass4 pre-.
vailed over fear, aud stia-d the voice of self
preservation. She epra0g upon the table, and
labor.d long and hard az the knot. She
could not undo it.
"Do ne the favor, sweet, sweet Duua!
Fetch knife, md cut the Cursed rope; ! an
dying with pain"
The girl jumped of the table and ran to
the pant1y. Poor creature! She little knew
the return tie rod rnsnd on~et y.o. n-or,rad
ta ,nate for her k;ndnsea e. 49, spo epd pned
kni'e she hurried back she was on the
threshold Of the scene Of torture, when the
table OH which the roLber had rested his foot
turned over with loud noise. He bad upset
it in endcavorins to change his feet. Once
more be was swinging with all his weight In
tue air. 4 piercing yell told the sudden re-
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