The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-11-20

striking terror to my heart Il am to
be married tomorrow ~
The doctor evidently regarded this as
fresh outburst of insanity.
"To be sure, to be sure he said, sooth
ingly;"but 1t Will all come right. 1t
would have to be put off any way, for
Madame Snippski has not finished the
wedding dress"
"Oh for heavens sake" | cried, in the
most abiect terror, "do not talk to me IN
that style, or you will drive me mad in
earnest! Can you not see that this wom-
an was an adyenturess-tha this is
clever tick to rob us of ten thsusand ru-
bes' worth of diamonds"
"It reminds me of the case we had
last fall-}ouint eyed party-who had
been robbed OF the Robinsou,n murmur-
ed the doctor to the nurse.
And then | lost all command of my
self, and made mad effort to escape. l
flung myself suddenly against the doctor
and doubled. .him,up. but the old woman
| flew on me like tlgress, and fought
tooth and nail. She was a powerful
creature, as were all the employees of the
place, and beneath the vast cushions Of
fat were muscles Of steel and frame of
iron. Then she never ceased yelling or
help, and, of course, Iiwas overpowered
IN three moments, while the doctor, re-
covering for his tenn posal collap1e. glared
at me rather vindictively, his face the
color of raspberry-jam from rage and
pain.
There was no hope Of his listening to
ANYTHING after that, and I felt that my
chance was gone. So allowed myself
to be led to bare cell and locked in.
Then / had chance for reelection.
The sun was going down. l knew that
l must spend the night there, and per-
haps many night How was / ever to
be foundl Carnries s. Shoyelotf might
publish the loss of the diamonds. There
was slight hope iu that; but it would
take day or two to give the matter
publicity, and my wedding was to be to
morrow Then it was more likely they
would 90 to work in a secret way, which
is more popular in Russia, and not
breathe word openly of the loss, and
what would become of me IN the mean.
time2 They might even think was j.
league with the handsome adventures
and had gone off with her to ENJOY the
lll-gotten gains.
All these things burned aud seethee
in my brain, till 1t seemed as i |, too
must break out into impotent rav'ags
or bleod -curdllng oaths, Or pa 3slonat'
PRAYERS. such as re-echoed through thu
long corridors about me; for | was II
that department OF the institution marx
ed violent" and | could hear al nlgn
long the wails-the groans, the glbbe'
ing3. the mad outbreaks of Violence, th
sudden shrieks and crashes that SCENE
to torture the very echoes.
Morning at last through barre
window that ''slulred the sunshine ha
mile" yet knew by even that pa
beam that the sun had risen upon m
wedding day.
NV wedding day! Lisa was kheelln
perhaps at that moment breathing
PRAYER tor our future happiness. y
was pious little thing, knew. ! pl
tured her lifted, soft brown eyes, full
fears and hopes her pretty, folded hand
} I had never loved her enough, .
J now-now that she seemed sllppll
away from me, now that horrible chan
! had severed us-she grew suddenly ae
/, and precious. ,.-
e LISA l groaned, "oh, my darnn
I nrav-pray as YOU have never done 3
fore, for my destiny hangs on tn
prayer.
e Oh, how slowly the hours crept Q
e The little bar of dusty gold that lay y
on the floor Of my cell grew broader 1t
!. bly. It seemed thinner as It broadent
i thought of its fading with horror
Good heavens! Is there no help tol
-none2 Must sit here, the sport
D circumstances-an innocent victim, WI
nv poor girl breaks her heart over
strange delay2 I grow frantic. !
out. I implore. beg the keepers
y come to nae. l adiure them by the me
u ory of their mothers of their swt
4 hearts and wives to listen to mc-to
U lieye me-to help me. Then | lis
ur with quick, throbbing heart Ey
step in the corridor awakens hope t
y. springs up only to die away Ihey
lst not heed memo one comes
w Oh, only man to bring me sometn
'se ia eat. do not see what am i
hi and sick with great thro'.bing II
ar head to foot, as if | were all one puls'
IA pain. spring forward.
no .On, tor the love Of Godl' | cry; :,
me out Of this To-day IS my Wedd
My day. This Is cruel mistake.
ito give you a hundred roubles If you
to let me out. / will leave sou my vi
as in pledge. You have only to open
I hall door. Think Of 1.-THE poor 81
els was to have married is -,
ew He did not even wait to hear me.
re looked alarmed and hurried out, lea
-. u rnNa alone