The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-17

M - had been used to keep III ghastiy skull erect
and - nm Keen eye rovsd sharply around, he NO
ticed AT o. tho e:rthen door much moro heater
path a his sight grew clear and true. he traced
10 corner WIN re he saw row Of rreat iron ankle,
driven into the wall, and ending ct small tran
door above IN the oAken ceiling 10 loosen his pis
tolls in the belt and ASCEND with his cutsss ready or
anything unexpected, man or demon. Wa n
but the work of an instant, with the ae.
tive Albert. A steady pressure forced up The
trap, and food Of light poured II upon the small
Entering stealthily, Albert stood erect and looked
about him. cot bed was in one corner, and seye-
raj rude articles Of furniture were scattered about
Perceiving door near him, Albert boldly opened
1t and found himself in the presence of Q most
lovely girl Of some fifteen or sixteen years. whose
look Of terror and disgust, as he entered, mme-
diately changed to one Of joy, hope and surprise,
as her beautiful black eyes gazed i2to his frank
and manly face.
"Ah! You have come to take me away!n she ex-
claimed, graassping his hands. "But where is he
"He? Who? What monster?" said Albert.
"The dwarf! The Red Dwarf! The monster
that my uncle has placed over me to keep me in
this horrible place"
II have seen no such animal" said the bewildered
Albert; "but If you wish to escape win place you
or black, that ever breathed.a
shrill yell, like the cry Of ssme fierce beast
thrilled upon the ear and as Albert turned to greet
the utterer the door leading into the other cham
Der was rudely dashed open, and the scream Of
terror that peaied from the young girls lips told
him that the enragedn ew conner was her dreaded
jailer
The Red Dwarf was horribly deformed man, OF
perhaps thirty years of age, with Q saw ige and
yellow shaggy hair and tangled beard, and ms 80
long that the hunchbacked monster rel emhl ID q
huge ape more than human being.
With flaming eyes that rolled ferociousy 0Y3r
uU0auntPd n M
placed his tall and deep chested frame before the
trembling GIRL and gripping with its long spider-ike
claws, this thing clad in loose robes of reddish
"What are you here for? Go away She's to be
my wife when Hugh comes back! Go away!'
"Ah! he will murder me II you go" cried the
girl, claspng her snowy hands "Oh! if you go take
me away with you. Ny uncle stole me from my
parents in virginia-he is keeping me to force my
father, the husband of Garrbolts sister, to sign
away all his property to him to get me back-do
am tear him to pieces if he doesn't' snarled the
dwarf. 81 saw his tracks near the house and here
am-true to Hugh
Instantly seeing that the dwarf was of low in
tellect, il not an IDIOT Albert did not wish to shed
his blood, but ordering him to get out of the way
he turned to encourage the girl.
-, With yell and bound the Red Dwarf was at
Manfully, then, did Albert's stout sinews, tough
ened in many q wrestle with his burly comrades,
second his struggles. The dwarf was a giant in
strength and as active as panther. He howIed,
snapped his sharp teeth and tried to sink them into
Albert's throat, who used his strength alone, dis
daining the weapons in his belt. and having cast
aside his outlass. For fully half an hour the con-
test was doubtful, but at length vandemeer, exert
ing all his prowess, hurled his foe headong down
the trap, just as the head and face of Hugh Carr
bolt pale and death-ike, was peering from below.
The weight and impetus Of the vanquished dwarf
bore Garrbolt down with him against one of the
iron spikes used as q means Of ascent.
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