The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-23
EYENING. OCTOBER %. IS7S.
"YOu have come a hundred miles
without food"
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'fYou have come a hundred mile'
without food"
"Weil.''
''The night is bitter cold, and the
snow IS falling"
! What then What is the night
TO me?H
/ As she spoke the wrapper which
had elveloped her slid to the ground.
Then there stood revealed figure OF
majestic bearing, tail and grandly ins-
posing. The face also, hitherto par
italy hidden, was disclosed in all its
strange and Wondrous beauty-a fsce
on which it was impossible to gaze
without admiration, and, equally 80,
without a shudder. It was the face
of statue, white and cold but lit up
with great eyes like those of a beast
OF prey, eavernous, flaming, and mex
pfessibly restless.
Without further word the strange
being strode over the fallen leopard
skin toward an inner room, dimly Lit
and partially visible through the half
\ opened door. Roland paused a mo-
ment- then followed her.
"What is her sin? What is her
i y AC hdll
is her life a burden to her through
this horrible dread-dread of what +?
Never still; never safe; frightened at
a look, scared at a whisper; forever
flying, biding, suffering torture on tor
ture. What has she done? Great
heavens, what has she done?"
Thinking rather than speaking to
this effect, Roland entered the dining
room There the lady was already
busy making toilet of q strange ma
.ture. szt this Roland assisted, and
without impropriety, for in spite Of
name and masculine attire, the atten-
dant was a woman-a purchased slave
bought by the fugitive and retained
by her IS a companion, chiefly be-
cause from a similarity in height,
frame, and general expression, it was
possible by the aid of dress for one to
pass for the other, SO that in case of
danger ready deception might be
practieed on watchful enemies, and q
means of escape secured. The perfec-
tiOn of this arrangement was display
ed on this occasion; for when the la
dy presently emerged from the inner
room, enveloped in the travelling
cloak, it was impossible to recognize
her, The arts of the toilet had ens-
bled her to simulate the slaves dead
olive complexion and crisped hair of
sable blaekness. Even the cringing,
servile manner was etfectually assum-
ed.
"My pistoIr' she said as she came
forth.
eyes, my lady; but"
"The pistol, the pistol ~ was the i'm
patient demand.
With q sigh the slave went to the
inner room, and returning presented
her mistress with a weapon of Orien-
tai manufacture, the handle enriched
with gold and silver. Thrusting this
beneath her cloak the woman ap-
preached the door. Her slave antici-
pated her wishes and unlocked it.
There was a moment of weakness, in
decision, terror it might be; and then,
with groan ofagony, she went forth.
Assuming what air of unconcern was
possible to her, the fugitive stole along
the corridor, descended the staircase,
and passed out into the bleak, desc
late night.
The snow was falling and freezing
as 1t fell. Not sound broke the still
ness of the night, and even the foot
steps of the woman did not betray
her. They fell noislessly, and the
fresh sDOw obliterated them as she
went-fying, flying in terror from her
invisible foes,