The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-28

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very ingeniNt ulql9ner. Their purpose
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inefe femained but one thing for mo to
do. must cross the moat. IcouId swim.
rushed TO its edge. BafAed assinl AZ
lar Is could see the muddy bottom Of
the moat swarmed with lizards and snakes,
the latter with vibrAtile heads, nhoUtihe
out their forked tongues. Still my tor
mentors continued their cruel sport.
Thought swept along like river.
could let the drawhridge down, u these
devils could only be made to stand back
seized hugo stick and rushed upon
them. They laughed At me, I would be
| revenged They should mock me no
longer aimed fierce blow At my de-
celvef. Midway In air the stck cFum-
nied TO bits: II was f0lten. Dropping
the fragments from my hand, rushed to
the bridge, followed by those devils. still
nowiing and shriekiDg. l grasped the
huge chain. and then with = cry 6f pain
snatched my hands away. It was red hot.
nad burned myself badly.
surely this must be Perditionl" /
cried, and was greeted with more Of their
derisive Laughter. turned upon them,
and said, What is 1t you wishs I am
your prisoner and at your mercy"
Mercyl our mercy" they jeered.
OH II had only brought my pistol with
me. It lay on the bureau in my room q
the hotel.
HI! there! Stop that you fools.
BRING MIN IN J" The voice came from a
window in the castle. Icotld not see the
face. These men. on the first sound of
that voice, crouched like whipped dogs.
They pointed to the great door Of the cas-
ne, snarling and looking hate at me, and
Following close upon my heels, babe me
enter. ,,
Up the steps | went, feeling as / passed
through the door that / had looked for
the last time on the earth and sky. They
hurried me along small, dark passage
to the right for a short distance, when
s s my lees me. notning ana feil
uewn, uown, 9oWn, u seemed thousands
Oh ieet. Sud9eniy ! struck something
s4i tsa anu zen n n upon an Immense pile
~ .eas.ieIs. ne httIe oso man VINO had
uoIoyou a n.e " Tue castie, ana many otners
f sooAing Jus' IKE MN, puiied me quickly
rom wnsre Daa Iaiien ana hurried me
ou. in,o .le Cen,er OF tne apartment. II
Wa was .a.sc ManuowIess apartment, III py
SOME IIagrant preparation burning IN
skulis on ledges about the room. The
HUI, walls anu ceiilng were composed OF
rock ana Gay. IN the center OF the room
was large tuDs about which were ar
rangeu brushes OF every shape and size.
lnese gray headed demons stripped ME
oI ali my CLONES, ana raising me upon
.neH shoulders, tosseu me INTO the huge
,up. y Wse nalI- MED with q smoking
ir4uiu. IN now NOT u was! IN lew
ninutes they dragged me out, stood me
upon some ieatners, and, tipping from
.ne quo WIN tneir huge whitewash brushes,
gave me coas aIter coat OF the hot Huid.
taxing me between them, they swung me
,n.o lne ar. ! began 70 dry. felt my
.sss anu arhs strengthening out, and get
''nS stin anu lmmovaple; so, too, my
nech ana pody'
tried to speak, to cry out. 1t was use-
less; only muttered something unintel,
llg1Dic. could not close my eyes, and
they began to pain me exceedingly.
When l was perfectly dry and incapable
OF the least movement, one OF them
painted on my chest, 10 red, No. $3.50,
6Io, so series. When this had dried they
put me IN a dumh.waiter, or elevator,
just large enough for one, and shot me
upward with such velocity that | could
nardiy hoid my breath. Suddenly il
stopped with JERK that vibratcd through
every partoI my stiHened BODY. 1t was q
pleasure, thaI pain, LOT 1t was a certain
sign OF vitality. = no longer doubted thai
! was alive; A door was opened and two
o,u men ltney all looked and dressed
ahKel caught me up between them and
G ca me lnto a nrIiiiantly-ilghted hall.
mere were rows OF seats, bench above
pench, al occupied Dy men wearing black
sAuii.caps. upon tne 'front.' OF each was
!as'eluily worked In req SIX the heart and
US great vessels. Upon raised seat,
i asrang aud IN sem,c1Tcie sat- man Of
eeard, ana locks OF white hair struggled
rom beneath 2 skull-cap OF brilliant scar
bod cai,ad ~ =. ron ne a. oe'ng sne one VINO
d a"s. e"i $500 ~ "y oaP'o,s ilom tne WIN
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-. .l,I heI plooe ssud All my Iear seemed
,;. n"sS passuu away anu ! was possessed
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