The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-11

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aat slosg ll. fer Wood aN in lhs way,
sud saJa1euas sa haW nrsr he las 60
Tao guG aoapad So draw bim oa aae
.sde. when hr started ap aud seized mo
aaasa.
To bsat up h.s bands, and lara and Zee
Down between the rj'ed.np bales was
.ha wmk OF aa instant, wl8e roaring
With mae could hear him tearing after
mc
The slalra were pretty close, bat As
rau rgand the end 0f lbe hairs found
Che door closed, and had Go dart past 20
avoid bolug caught when turned down
another opening batwcen the packages,
aud ran paHtng ou
Vas as tbe 1Jor was, there was pas.
sage after passage between tbc wool,
which was piled up eight or nine feet
high. and lore ON in the hope Of 50 far
my pur-uer that could dart
through the slairdoor. iasten IL amer
me, and SO escape or summon assistance,
On aud ou ran, now getting ahead, and
now wIth the painting breath close TO my
shoulder, 90 thu expected every mo-
meut 90 freEa -avsgc hand aid upon me
90 drag me down. At last he got so near
that hi. hand brushed me but with veil
Of horror, leaped forward again. dodR.
ed round a corner, ran down a short pas
sage, and again on, past pillars and piles,
when turning round | found that | was
alone and hurriug 10 about the center Of
the narrow passage, between the high
wall / leaned ugtinst the side painting
and breatbIeys.
Now, it could reach the door while he
wa, at the other end, thought, should
be safe, oud / kept on ncryousIy watch.
lug the Two ends OF the passages lest
should be taken by surprise, when, to my
horror ! saw by the gas shining upon it
IA savage head peer round from the end
nearest the way Of escape, watch me for
moment, and then disappear, II was
quite dim and twilight IN all the passages,
and my first impulse was to dart off IN
the opposite direction, bat little thought
told me that perhaps the wretch did not
see me, and therefore had better stay
where | was. and stood minute after min
ute, expecting TO see him come round one
end or the other and dash down upon me.
knew that about hslf-past Eve the
watchmau would come round, and then !
would give the alarm, but It wanted
nearly an hour Of that time, aud how
was to hold out until then could not tell,
for the very thought uueryed me; and
overcome with fear, could feel my
knees lrcmble aud seem ready to give
way beneath my weight;
Five minutes possed-ten minutes
and stiIl no sign. My spirits rose a little
aud began to hope that escape was yel
possible, bnt abated nothing Of my
watchfuness. Another Eve minutes, aud
| had almost determined tryn,s 10 steal
down towards the door, where the reileo
ton from the gaslight msde the end Of
the passage quite bright while where
stood was in a fast deepening shadow
/ took two steps forward noislessly, and
then stopped; stole on again and then
stopped with a dead silence all around
through which could hear the singing
of the gas and the loud "throb, throb" o.
my heart. bad somewhat recovered
my breath, and kept Sinking silently on
every now aud then looking back to see
that there was no pursuit. What ! should
have lik5d, and which would bayc beer
in accordance with my feelings at thai
moment, would have been to dash for
ward, but kept down the design, and
crcpt slowly on between the huge walls
Of wool bales piled some eight or nine
feet high.
Only another three yards and here /
stopped, trembling IN dread lest Wood
might be watching for ne; but calling
myself cowardly, ! stepped on again, and
at last, with the light shining full npou
We, leaned forward TO peer cautiously
round the edge Of the bales. Slowly aud
quietly, nearer aud nearer ull Iookef
round and then, with horrible facina
tion npon me, ! stopped stiIl-for, In pre-
cisely the s0me position, Wood was Gran
ming bis neck forward TO peep round a
me; and with eyes looking into eyes, ant
only three Of four inches apart, We stood
what seemed immoyabIc. Move ] c0uIC
not, speak ! could not, for my throat fell
dry aud hot; while my eyes, Gxed and
staring, looking into those glaring, wild
/ beast Ike orbs, which seemed to hold IN,
! fixed TO the earth AS IL some horrbl,
nightmare was upon me. felt that II
closed my eyes but for a moment b.
would spring al Be, and at last, catching
/ the wool firmly With one hand, drew
myself slowly back, 6Hiag bis eyes tht
whole while, aai then, as my streogtl
seemed 10 come back, lesped round an,
! lied down lhe passage once more, e.
heard d hIdc0us yell, and saw wood dasl
lalu lAs entrance.
( Bot diere was silence again directly
aud looking back al reached lhe middle
/ could see that J was not pursued, wAcl