The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

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click. | nearly lirtd-thank tfod,
| did not-:tnd then again, click,
click, click, in quick succession.
. "Ah, my E'irr:!:' Ihousht |, Il
see what yuu are about: you are
: Earning Your revolver round, in
order to place the caps on the mp,
?lcs.' And again, click: click. |
, could not help it. l strung my
scIfup to the task, and asked with
4 cold calmncss which makes me
almost shudder to think oft:
"Wi.at the devil is that noise :"
II am only winding up my
watch -
What an idiot | am and, doubt
less, you will all concur in the
statement. Very well: wait 4
little. | immediately wound up
my own watch, which had been
forgotten. and determined TO go to
sleep. "What is the use of all
these absurd suspicious ?" lca-
SOucd.
At last, with my hand on my
revolver: / went to sleep. | slept
, well, bat awoIic suddenly. No!
. Yes: There, as plain as possible,
stood Douglas by my side. The
hammer Of my revolver was raised
within Il hairs breath Of the point
at which it would fall AMI strike
! lie cap. Should fire or not?
In the dead Of might to be rous-
! Cd suddenly from ones sleep is
startling, but to see q man stoop-
ing over you when yon do awake,
is decidedly very sta, ting, indeed,
! especially if you have reason to
suspect him OF bad intentions.
And now, with my finger press
cd firmly upon the trigger, but
without any attempt to leap to
! my feet, as [ had at first thought
OF doing, watched him. lie look
cd hard at me. | did not move,
and then | saw him take out
something which glittered in the
moonlight; it was key. And
thcn he leaned over me. Then
said | with Il feeling Of fragc in my
heart; NFhat on earth arc you
! doiny?"
He was so startled, that he al
most fell backward. This sudden
movement hearty male ,nA--4ir" =:
and then he answered: Il am
! only going to take something out
Of my bag
This bag, as l told you, was in
the netting over my head; hence
h: was obliged to lean over me to
reach it. l said, very bad. d.tcmper-
cd!y: :Takc it down then" lie
muttered to himself, and got the
bag down. lie little thought that
there was only & hairs breadth be-
tween him and dcatb. If he
could have looked through my
rug, he would have seen the muz'
zIc Of my revolver pointed TO his
! heart.
lie turn aside; keeping an eye
on me all the while, and took
something from his bag. What ii
was, I could not sec. Then he
went back and lay down, and a.!
was still. What was it he had ia
ken from his bag? | could not
sleep; dared not turn my back
to them both. They lay 50 quiet
lv without a SQUAD Of breathing
that [ was sure they were no.
asleep. At length by way Of has
tening matters, I pretended tc
sleep I breathed heavily; | dc
not whether | did not give
snore. However nothing happen
cd. I grew more and more sleepy
I was worn out, i'll as | was, will
the iatigucs Of my long Journey
Soon, however, the train stopped
This was the only station at which
We should pause for the next 81!
or seven hours. | co. stron!
CUP Of coffee, and returned. J wa
determined not to change into an
other carriage: | was dctcrmidc'
to conquer these foolish feelings
no doubts created by the wretch
cd state Of my nerves.
| opened the door fmy com
partmcnt, and paused for q mo
ment near to the seat where Doug
las was lying. That moment, Il
| aftcrwar4 found nearly cost nj
my life. With Il voice like thun
der; Douglas. lcapcd to his feet
and asked what | was doing.
With incxpressible poIitencss,
answered that had been into tn
station; l wondered if he wlshc'
to pick q quarrel with me.
He did not reply, except by asul
Iy gramb!e. l went and lay dow
us before; | could no! keep awake
At last, giving myself up to m.
fate, turned my face to The wa
of thc~car,.iagc, and, with my re
volver in my hand, went off into
sound sleep. Tho next mornin
came. Went into the station an
,arformcd our scanty absolntion