Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-03-25
She tijvined-she felt that something ex-

p
traordinary had happened and that some
great misfortune was pending. Yet, with
the extraordinary triviaIity that sometimes
possesses her sex, she commenced coquet-
ting with him.
"iou naughty fellow" she said, "you
are fishing for compliments, and ii Sou
think you'll ESh any ont of me-. you'll lind
yourself IN th" wrong h""t,
"StoP! ln,rrruit'd ,\""'..~'A1nping his
loot Violently upon 10" &r"'iu'i. i've
asked yon a ~'"iin question:; rn"t A'n
give me an answer! AIa' #~ u" .r""'-
he s"iHrd IN" my. di'"t'' ''n'i "a'id" II Nell
y, aud fr"~~"d .ii''" ""lNr"n his own
till she Nn,r"" With rHin. ''"s or i",
do You love me-:
y hundred times eli" iI"'i played with
the pasalou"te '"itr"r VI n"I lover. "'oue-
mG herself with eAtit"E ii'tn mi" rage,
and equally amused at ra'img and
smoothing hlm down AGAIN into n placid
and happy frame Of u"d. =,
But he was Ir.,,,,'' ped nov. She had
never seen HIM Ike this. Sonieth'ng
dreadful must haN" Unopened!
"Gf course You know low" You"
she stonm"rrd. "Ii"vA"'t | proved 1t t"
S0u! why At" I"i ">h "'"!
- - - .''N '''t' '''''' - ''''''
Ih% me E,"is hands ir"n' '1". -" hat
mean Is tnIs~-th4f u w" '''" mr'l' IS nov
necessary Soit shout" p'"H" II! Follow
me on Die in-'ant-;hi@ moment @o'c!
lhFo" up everything Dn't every lining
this momtnt-'io !on hear
The gni was White T." n"r very ips.
She had never he"n 20 atr1d M her hta
~ OF fn%hten me, N""'. What Is It
what 90 you mean:
RE burst mt" stIldent laugh.
"Iha' We "ern a fool. aud nave loved
you 100 lhuch! les. my love Tor You,
Neliy' mas been my rum. 1he day that
saw me without money anthclent to sup
ply your ItNti'1es ahd lndUlge your ca
price, ctaSeu t' ~ an hoh"Si man! FOR
YOU, sake. nave Committed II cfime--a
leEnhie one! Inc officers OF justice are
now on my track! Ii there he al:E truth
IN the oatn you nave so often sworn. come
win me rive minutes delay means
death
Nellie looked at INN III ~i'te-eyed as
tonishment.
"Crime! 1ou have committed crime
1or meg
Murder. lhats all!' he said, with
sort OF stoIln indifference.
"tor me- she releated-"for mef
or VINO eisef 1t was my mad love
mat did IT all: but for my madness
frenzy-cail 1t what you wili--my hands
Would stll be AS white a. yours. You
do not answer Well, IT is but the com
pietion OF my loves mad folly to believe
IN the posaihillty vi woinans gratl-
tude.
lie turned towards the door. when, with
cry ana hound like IA young panthers,
Her arms thrown round ms neck, her
hands tightly clasped, her lips touching
ms, her Wild eyes liked on his.
Il love you. she mnrmnred. Then
throwing back her head. hnt without re-
leasing her hoid, she continued to speak
fapldly, hef voice RISING to d s'realii-
yes. love YOU. Noel. on are IN dam
ger OF your itf"~-yoil are hhntet'-ffacked
ana an ior he--I"r me! never oeiieved
III man oetore--iieFef th"itght thht yol,
OF fil men. Wer" r;'phhie "t tins. l9nick
quick! Take me "ith y""' 1t shall be
sacflnce lof S"r'l''''' i,, a"" we VIII never
--nerer be parted more"
Then for the first time releasing him,
she, with al the "ii't energy OF her Ill
regulated, hhlf-fellae nature, dashed at a
spleIdih hahl ,'"'he', tore open the door
ana oegah 70 "'ig ont lace anu Jewels,
ana cram mem mo small Vaiise "hlch
WAS READY 10 ilaho.
enddeh!y the Val're dropped from her
grasp ana Gr"an ''lirst from the breast
OF her niHnr'hie and desperate lover.
A ION" r'"Gi"g ol the door-bHil pealed
through the apartment.
II sounded l" both what 1t was-the
Aneii OF approaching DOOM
MY hod. ahd the barris'er turned his
hRggard eyes everywhere about him, as
seeking some means OF escape-"shey are
Hege'
IheE stood together, these two unfortu-
nates-the woman h-h'ly chnE.ng TO the
man; the man l"st-utterly lost IN the
knowledge OF til" imlnensify OF ms dan
ger.
Again that awful hell--trrrlhle ms the
one that startled tne ears "f Srotland's
mltrder"us tha'i"--ranS ont ITS gastly
summons.
"Come.' II seemed TO say; "come. muir
derer and Iorger' GOMEZ The hounds of
Justlce nave run You down! Open, III the
name OF the lo""
II am lost ga~p"d the terrified young
DafrlN'er.
"HnSh.
1t was J"nnnette who now appeared on
lhe threshoid OF the door OF communlca-
ton between the rooms. She, too, was
deathly pale. but her movements were
quick aud decided, her finger pressed
"arilngly to ner mp.
"fhe back staircase is occupied by the
ponce. Listen. lhey are breaking IN