The Republican journal., 1877-10-11

captors hold was not even shaken, and
he laughed at the impotence Of the at
tempt In all her petted life she had
never been held Il moment against her
will, and it needed not the added consid-
eratlons that this man was a coarse, un-
known boor, the place retired, the time
midnight, and herself in the position Of a
criminal. to give her feeling of abject
terror so great as to amount to positive
nausea, as she realized her utter power
lessness in his hands.
so you've been a-stealng my melons,
heyo' be demanded gruf1iy.
The slight shake with which the ques-
ton was enforced, deprived her of the
last yestlge OF dignity and self assertion.
She relapsed into the mental condition OF
q juvenile culprlt undergoing correction.
Now that she was caught she no longer
| thought OF her OifenSC as Vcnial The
grasp OF her captor seemed to put an end
to all possible hairs splitting on that point,
and prove that it was nothing more nor
less than stealing. and a sense OF guilt left
her without any moral support against her
fright. She was only conscious of utter
humiliation and an ahjert desire to beg
of on any terms
What do Nou 90 round stealln' folks
melons for Young woman Don't yer
folks bring Yer up better'n that? It's
dodrotted shame to EN- eff they don't
What did ye want with the melons
Don't they give yc enough to eat ten
home, hey ~
'We We're going to have some supper.
sill, she replied i'll a scared, breathless
tone, with little hope Of proptiating
linn by beng extremely civil ana explicit
in her replies.
''Who was havin supper to this time
J er night ?" he snortcd increduously.
"Ne girls, was the faint reply.
"What girls ?"
Had she got to tell where she came
from and be identified She couldn't
she wouldn't. But again came that ter
! rible shake and the words taltered out
over at the Seminary, sir.
"Whew, 50 yer one er them, are ye?
What's yer name ,"
Cold sweat stood on the poor girls fore
head. She was silent He might XII
her, but She wouldn't disgrace her fathers
name
"What's yer name = he repeated with
another shake
She was still silent though limp as a
rag in his grasp.
"Wall'' said he sharply after waiting a
| half minute to see if she WOutd answer
"l guess yell be more confindin like to
the ledge when he inquiries in the morn
in. \ night in the lock-up makes folks
wonderful civil, Now III lest trouble ye
to come along to the police office, and
! he walked her along 10y the arm toward
| the house.
AS the horrible degradation to which
she was exposed flashed upon Lima, the
last remnant Of her self control gave way.
and, hanging back with all her might
against his hand, She burst into sohS.
"Oh, don't, don't 1t will Kill me III
tell you my name. It's Lima Maynard
My father is a rich merchant in New
! \ ork, broadway, No. 143. He will give
YOU anything if YOU let me 60. Anything
You want. oh, please don't on, don't,
| couldn't. couldn't,
In this terror stricken, Wild-eyed girl
her face streaming with tears, and every
lineament convulsed with abiecl dread,
there WaS little enough to remind Arthur
Steele Of the queenlN maiden who mad ia
Vorcd him with a glance of negligent Gu
rIositN that afternoon. He stopped march
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