Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-16
MFNLTOMN yUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA- JUNE IT, 1875.

see her cold In death, rather than that
she should fall into your hands,"
She proceeded no further, for there
came a step along the hall. In q mo-
ment Judge Duncan stepped into the
room
"What means this?' he calculated.
Then recognizing Tournier Herbert,
he took in the situation at glance.
"He would rob me of my child, ~
cried ElOise, with q sob, breaking down,
now that her courage was no longer
needed.
''The child Is mine as well as hers, -
said Tournier Herbert, in q low tone,
half defiant, hall apOlogetic. He
realized that Judge Duncan was master
here.
and shall take the child with me, -
he added. .-tr
Nina, half frightened out Of her
senses, had been perfectly silent all this
time. Now she broke out with q cry:
"Nina won't 60. He hurt Nina. He
hurt mamma, too"
TOurnier moved forward a step.
''StOpv thundered Judge Duncan.
''Herbert, 1 know your story. Leave
my house, you villain. And never set
your foot across its threshold on the
purpose for which you have come to-day,
or l will set my dogs on you and they
will rend you to pieces"
Tournier Herbert turned to go. 81
will see if there is no law i'm the land, I"
he muttered.
Listen, SIR" continued Judge Dun
can. by heaven, sir, you are welcome
to try your law. 1 tell you that will
spend every cent am worth before you
shall triumph over this woman. Try
your law, sir, l repeat, and you will find
that you are NO longer warning upon q
defenceless girl. Now CO."
And with bitter hatred raging in his
heart, and showing from his face, he
went.
There was no moon that night. Dark
clouds were i'm the heavens. The wind
moaned through the branches of the
trees about Judge Duncan's residence
All day long it had threatened rain.
Midnight came. A man stole out
from the shadow Of a hedge. Slowly
he worked his way up to the mansion.
He paused. Then cautiously he moved
along. He had found the door that he
toished to lind. 1t was Eloise Herbert's,
and the man was Tournier. Five
minutes before Leo had got up from
before the door, and shaking himself,
had walked leisurely around the corner.
II Toarnier Herbert had been fire minutes
earlier, has fate icOuld hare been diGereat
doubtless, for Leo ,oOuid hare ,odrned him
a,cay teitk gro,ol. But the moments
passed. Swiftly and silently he labOred
at the lock. Perspiration beaded on
his face. Still he worked.
Presently he pushed gently. The
door opened nOiselessly. TOurnier Her
bert stepped inside. Turning the shade
Of dark lantern, he had a ight. There
before him, sleeping peacefully, was
ElOise and her child Nina.
But, outside, huge form had come
and laid itself down before the door. II
Tournier Herbert had been t,c0 minutes
later, his fate ,cOuld hare been different,
doubtless, for Leo toould hare earned him
d,oay ,cith a gro,el.
Soon a subtle odor filled the apart
ment. ChlOrOform did its work. The
man reached down and took the child
from its mothers bosom. "Ha, ha"
he muttered, 81 will Outwit them ALL"
With Nina in his arms he moved out
cautiously from the apartment. He
stepped out into the night.
Leo arose with bristles erect. He made
no sound. As TOurnier Herbert moved
of he followed with noiseless tread.
Ali Leo would be faithful to the little
friend he loved. The sagacity Of the
brute was worthy of human mind.
The cool night air revived Nina. With
a cry she awoke.
That cry of the innocent child was the
signal of doom for TOurnier Herbert.
LeO's nOstrils dilated; his red tongue
dropped out; his fangs CLEANED. With
low fierce grOwl, terrible in its intense
anger, he sprang upon the neck Of
TOurnier Herbert Deep, deep went his
fangs into the flesh of the man, till the
blood leaped out in spurts. Wild, agon-
izing screams burst upon the midnight
stiffness. Nina was dropped upon the
grass, and TOurnier Herbert struggled
with his doom. He was hurled down
to the earth, and then over and over
man and beast rolled, those wild cries
still beating upon the quiet of the night.
But they stilled at last.
And when Judge Duncan's aroused
household came out with lights search
ing, they found Leo with his teeth i'm
the mans throat, with those low fierce
growls escaping him. And TOurnier
Herbert was quite dead.
There Is but little more to tell. Nina
was not injured, and being partially
under the influence Of chlOrOfOrm had
not comprehended that deadly struggle.
Tournier Herbert left no will. So
Eloise not only received her own money
but a portion Of his. Nina was an
heiress, for the rest was hers.
And Eloise had rest, and peace, and a
measure Of happiness at last. But she
cannot think Of Tournier without q
shudder. Leo still lives. = American
Union.