Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-05-26

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il stubbornness and eonirariness 50 B.
posite to bis nature asiofilI Rachel vii i
dread she could not understand, they <
ceeded in getting him 10 Bis room bid
placed in the bed. But ne resisted ihif
efforts to keep him there, aing,ng Rsslsl
off with one hand, while with the al i,
he aimed blow at Pompsy. bis breath
coming hard Ike one prspaEins II :
deadly struggle. A groan escape %
Rachel - she metS fr
look and saw the gloomy 1gi =
head as he increased bis cfTepas Sas 8 =.
the restless man in bed.
"If dar was any one to fotch the doc
tor He ougbterbe here, but damens
stir from here; dis is guine TO BE
'stressing case" he said. pditing the
force Of both hands in .he grasp be had
upon The arms Of Morley who began 10
throw himself from side 10 side ofthe
bed, gaining strength At each moment.
'Pll send Mary" answered Rachel
10 husky voice, the situation beginning
to dawn upon her. She Turned to where
Mary, with scared face, stood at The
head Of the bed and was about to give
her order, when she was startled BY
sound resembling the snort Of an en-
ragged lion. Quickly turning, she be-
held fierce contest between her mas.
ter and Pompey, and before she could
reach the bedside 10 time 10 seize the
arm he had looseoed from Pompey's
grasp, with a naddensd spring be rcleas-
Enthusiastically and with fierce oath
1.-The first that had polluted h,s lips
rushed upon the old servant and bore
him 10 the floor. A scream At the door.
followed by the excited voices Of Ra.
chel and Mary In simultaneous cry,
Miss Lueyl o, Miss Lucy r. cause.-the
excited man TO release bic clut5h 90 the
throat Of the old man. and he started 10
his feet and glared a. the group that was
gathered abou, the doorway like d.
ger al bay. Hi. hair was tossed 10 con-
fusion over bis forehead; his eyes
cleaned with the FIRE Of madness, and
his teeth were set with pressure that
an iuhuman leroeliy Of expression. Tie
did not recognize that iainting sister.
and IN fierce tones Of authority, ordered
them all from the room, taking step
or two forward, add seizing uncon.
llious little Bertha. who was babbling
10 him Of her little boaly," as a wea.
pom 10 enforce his command. While
his attention was thus diverted, and be-
fore he could buh the child upon The
receding women, Pompey, by dex-
trous move, Saized him by his arms
from behind iu grasp, rendered doobly
strong by the ex'gency Of the moment,
and with the assistance Of Rachel, who
bad reiurnsd by the order Of Mrs. Sloan,
secured bim upon the bed, using some
bf The bed clothes 10 bind his hands aud
feet FOR alas ! the pbrensy Of mania.a.
Ipolu held it, fierce reyel with the brain
and nerves Of Morley Ashton, the elo-
.quent lawyer, the heightened citizen,
M idoIized brother. Look upon this
fearful scene, We lrafFickers Of the poiss
on that destroys your own and your VIC
tins soul and putt far from you -
Lucy and her aunt, on their return,
drove up 10 The Office expecting TO be
10 lime for Morley 10 accompany them
home, and was surprised to see It closed
at that hour. AIR. Bland, who happened
to be passing at the time, informed them
Of bis departure and olihe route be had
taken, betraying by neither word nor
manner, however, the condiiionin Which
he suspected they would find hsm. They
drove on, thinking nothing Of the wlim
Of bis going across" as Lucy lad
known MN sometimes TO 90 and come
thai way, but when she reached the
gate and found Mary not there to open
i, and upon calling, received noans
swer, aud not seeing soul stirring
about, not even Watcher in his accus-
toned place on the porch steps, she ex-
claimed with tremor in her voice:
'sWhat is The natter p and springing
from the carriage, she threw open the
gate, telling her aunt TO drive on, ant
ran hastily up the walk, giving 4 hurried
glance in every direction. Upon reach
ing the porch she called almost in one
breath, Morley, Rachel, Mary, Bertha
Washer and listening q moment 70
the answer that did not come, heart
confused voices and the shutting Of fee
up stairs, She few rather than ran VI
the steps, stumbling over Bertha, wht
was on The top landing, trying TO repai
the mast OF her boat which she ha,
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