Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-20

Ine stove IN which the fire burned low, and
spread out his claw-like hands for warmth
Pooi Cold work, ugh - muttered Dickv.
Ibrustlng his fingers into his hair as the
warml n made them tingle and twisting and
. writing IN pain.
" WHAT have You been doing out ia this
storm asked Anastasia.
" Think tell fools tell He'sa fool.
but nell never tell what hurt him Ki ,
sma-a sh ''
lie SET his hands whirlng, the one over
the other. in rapidly revolving circles, until
Ahas Iasia mead grew dizzy Watching him ;
Jnen he suddendly struck out from the shoui-
der and leaped half way to the ceiling.
coming dJwn on all lours, he rolled over two
or three times on the door. Next he spraDg
upon ms ieet, yelled 50 Sma-a-sb . at the
top ot ms voice, and ended the extrlordi-
nary pc i0rmauce by darting out OF the
mouse unceremUni0usiy ~ he came in.
Anastasia, as soon as she had recovered in
some measure from her astonishment. began
TO gather up his disj5i1ted sentences. con
Meeting them with has strange demeanor. and
trying To make out what II all meant She
could not doubt that whatever his work, is
had been for purposes Of revenge. that
prolonged '' SmA-n ash. - seemed 10 RIM IN
her ear again coupled with the assertion
- lie II never tell what hurt him" She shiv-
erei ami grew pale, A thought Of horror
had grown into her meditations 1t would
be impossible to 90 to bed IN quiet with her
blood curdIn- in her veins in TINS wav. he
night Was not an inviting one Tor induIgin,
/ "a '' constitutional" D." Besides, she was
hardly ever out OF doors alter dark now. and
/ lelt d dread q going forth alone But all
tlat she put aside. " itb that terrible un-
certainty iu her mind she must not think OF
herself Putting on hood and sha vi she
lighted "a lantern and went out.
! Her walk was along the railroad. and she
ScrutlnIzed the ground carefully as he went
! For the first half mile all was RS it should
be- She began % think she had had her
scare tor nothing. 4 forest Of considerable
extent now lay before her. One moment
she allowed herself TO think Of i5s blackness,
and that she was q lone woman who had
lone all that need be done to satisfy herself
m coming thus far. The next she was push
ing into the f0. est. To abandon the lnvts-
, tIgatI1n now, would. she felt, yield herself
prey to worse icrEJTs than any the dark
woods held for her. A little further on the
dahyI'cal na5ure of DIcky's revenge was re-
ve1Ie4 la huge log lying directly aerJs-
the track.
IL was not in vain, that -he had come, at
least the alarm Was moi a iase one. though
-he obstruction looked formidable enough to
Ier woman strength o1e pushed ztils1
it with her hands, buI could not move lt IN
the least She wisGeG now she sent for help
before coming here lc was two miles 10
che village, aud IN al the houses between
Anas sta-id knew tina only small children
ana weak old woman remained Every body
ei7e uad gone on tae e2cu' SION Plainly,
.uc undo NJ 90 DICK work belonged 90 her
9-e must not 1inch tor want Of strength
>Ae SroPe1 about with her lantern
until q lever WAS found. with winch
81 a "a "a r4 .If d., I-...
~ iHeD. with tae Aertion OF her utmost
strength, the obstruc -iou gave way, and was
hnaliy ro lei qare 'f -Ie fr-ck. Sl5 sat
Down up3u Do, exhaust. ~ but thankful. Her
power seemed % her &c have been GJd-g,ven
tL1 she praised HIM So .enuy.
Weary "a. she was. would not 10 % sit
JuE I'D Ltr wet cloth e- on getting up
size walked q Lt-ic fart Aer down the road
ul her heart seemed b. die within her
lere were more logs som Of them larger
thaD fhe first, ami two - eat stones which t
seemed Is her none bu5s Ttan's strengrb
could STIR. The reyu.sIaI of leelin, was zoo
bitter ~re threw her / .an5- ,-nIcb .,.hed
already u.th tLs cold. yer her face and
cried weakly. tse tL u-hs of what j, 5 Ilati0n !
there wou q he i1 the pea .cfui >kveburz on /
tuo morrow unless sonnet hing were done /
IS u4c Ilma1t4t.-rs, what anguish. what /
g.i.es 81 Rtef.'. ....fta.r r, n rgeir cbil.r.p
and refusing csml5., lec3us they were not. I
reused her u renewed effort Sac did not I
know che time. ANA Hncei Il later than { /
Na-. Consequently. She 4 Ired not leave /
.er post C.. e. t5 taa village for help She /
would have expected every moment tJ hear /
-Ae snort " 5ae -n1ne ii c nee she urne (
1el "..S "I'H sHe .'.-- 5i anger 20 sh' .
I '-Aei "F uet ioF'- ma SD % W.iN once
more e'iHI Ie.iiH- VIII -esFei q great degree
-'l 7.1e.@l q s41','o -lE pie Me9nahie'i
power she remembered noW tie iulcrum,