Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-13

oby,,s. tas,d nsr,ey and sieH.i ca, into
thu gangway.
Usr motrm~nt asoks him. he put hi
had through the door and WATCHED h'r a.
cat wafchss nous, Sarah went tn
Lrxth II tn long carriaxc. hut fcuni
nothinr o. guide her 20 hcr end Ever
doe was hermstically sealed II seemei a.
N he anil her companion were the only pr
scns awake no only sound heard was the
ceasele.s rush - IN, irsin a. u tore a. vay
on ani ga through tha night
The vouan rc,urnri AMI rcsumct her
s,at. The means hat noi yet tccn given
her. A phantom oi common sen- also
nius.i through her mind n she killci this
man In surh a mannr u meant arrest All
trial q hts,f II meant shame AMI eK
roaure ~ her loved uistress No. she must
wait SCI whlr Got had not ~ srokcn
Tho last wo.,i. not yet saown the etart way
I'm which IL work was % h. done Yet her
t.iief never sNeisc.i never wavcrci
or ~. until ,hs knes that ths eni ~ The
lang. dr,arv jlurusy was Rise At hand no.
until kind n instinct toid her that ins
few shortminuiss Munich sould ls rcachcd
Hervev. whom neo,ssitifs hal deprived n
che means of telling the time. was still
sleeping hs wakeful ami suspicious dogs
.le.p Suisonly tha long. shrll whistle
,ounie.i. The man started up Vii. awake.
AMI Cor The hrst time for hours a doub, a.
10 her true reading q Gods purp.-e flashed
through Sarah Nnier's hrain. Tho time
wus - shori. Thcrc 49, ~ mueh-so much
o. ls done Tho way uas siiil In darknesS
wouli the ia.i few mCmcnt light u upi
shs cienchs,l her hands conyulsivrly. dig
ring the nails u one into the fcsh q ths
other She glancsi uucv more at Hsrvvys
facs which. from his que looked pale AMI
van She rose, ant mechanically. Ike one
IN a drtani. stsppci cut q the compartment
into tho dimly lighiei gangway. iervey
followed hsr
Wthout knowing ~hy o. ~hersfore, shs
walksi the whole length u tSs carriage. In
a dasei way she og~ncl the daor AZ the eni
AMI s>.pt-si out into the oysn air Harvey
soll0vci hcr ani tle dor clo-si t-hiui
then. AMI the man ani the vum1n s'oct
alons "a ths iron platform wh'rh lrs D.
tween one carriayc AMI H. forerunnrr.
Tho train hai not yst siaek mel sI<'~i
g. vli rush s'nl whippei the naturally
calm air into fierce gale Ths wou.an'f
dark hair. which hal heooms untsis esi.
.tr,ams t-hlni hcr Ia 10 lock. A tall
iiack nlnre. With q white, a DEATH hiis
face AMI Turning eye. staring htcily Al ihs
Destination 81 which the train was hurryins
her. a. hteils a. hsr mind vas iurnei .
IL vork which he yet believed she "a
doouri 81 execute
The night wascloudy ami morales Sous
wsy ahead. ui'ls to The right, the lighi'
% the great city ht up ths dark sky. IL saa
I on ths-.- light. that sarah Miilar's eyes sers
Gsei hrf lifa the whi'e mu''cr.ng insuiihif
worls
For a fow moment, Hsrvey s;ood in
alrnco b. b. s.de Tnen h. spoke. 1T
NJ go~i. farah. you can't give me- the slip
IN follos sou eycrysberc H. a sensible
woman for ouoe. sni don't give mo more
bother
Sho sp.lke. tut uot la answer b. bis woris
That giarri that ri glare" she cried, IN
q thrilling voice "ioos AZ o. Look ~ 10
veil noyou knos shat 10 msans % you
AMI b. me-
before h. could rcply shs snsscf,i her
Own qucsiion IL = the ri CLAM q he'll.
,hc ofia.i In siili viiicf aoocnts The glare oi
tn frv which burns for yol AMI ior me-.
| The shflck' Hear the shrek of Ne damnsi
Onoe more The whistle seut its PIERCING
scream q warning Tar cn the night air ani
In ansfhrr momeut the strong trakcs woaii
I have fallrn on ths great wheels Herfcr,
| really startled D. hls c0mpanion's Wild hear.
Ing. turnei 20 her sayaeeiy.
Herr. NJ uou.snscf h. sait roughly.
nrss werc tise lat words h. spoke. sui
| denly. anl without tha slightest warning.
the woman Tires hsr-,lf upnn him Her
arms clasp.,i him wiih thu strrngth q frcnEy.
IIer weight thrrw him "a h.s balance lie
staggered tarkvarls W. made one sid
I grab With hIs uninl lurcd arm AZ tlc iron rail.
mis.si 10, AMI INST likely cruli not have hcld
I u hal b. caught Ia. then slipped down The
I thrcc Or four irun stsIs. ami sith the somsn 3
aru,s till holiug MIN. che tso irll With q
fearful thui ga O. the atfpot WAY. llls cry,
n o. hai time % falsn one, was luit in the
/ rush ~ ths train ami tbs shrek n The
I steam. Nhisile. Az sas over I'm a ssouni-
/ the train Vas Speeding on leaving tehini it
/ a dark mas lying tstscen the up ani tha
/ down linss A. the very lasi moment tha
way hai ben male clear % Sarah Miller.
/ Even A. sho fell with her victim her ono
th01ght va of frcnriet ~ thai siie hal
I found III means o. a. Dpls work
Pr a minute or two after tn lat car-
RAG n Tn train had swept b. that black
masi las mouonlcs In the uKfoot way.
/ rhen part ~ 10 t.gsn 70 show agus n life.
/ slowly anl painfully th1 woman detached
l hererlf from hsr victim rhe ruso o. h'r
knc-. AMI rcmainsi there staring fteily AZ
/ ths vhits faoe that looked up o. her own.
/ Her frcury for ths momcut hal pas-'i AMI
she scarooly knew vhat hal happen-l or
What shc hal done.
Shs was unhurt. Ile man hal struck the
/ ground drsi. and so larne tho hruut u the
| shock Iiis heai hal fallen heavily "a thc
talla.t u the line ami d. lay viihout scns'
or motion. Wa b. deadi
This whcn hcr dkinnted aud scaiterci
thoughts were onoo more able % rr-ums tbs
/ terrible kaleidoscope Iaiiern into which
fanaticsm had shaken them. Wa the one
l question askci by The ~oman. she felt for
/ the moment no remorse. no horror. but the
drcad .sixsl her that her hani might IA ve
/ fallci that the wurk might uut yet 1" done,
| that he had not fulhllei her destiny. she
/ h.nt over The pr,sirate man sui placei hef
cheek clo-e 20 hi- lp,
He hroatheii Sbo ielt the iAIst hfcaih
/ on her cheokl She lad her hand GA hi.
heart and fclt a. puisations. slowly distinct.
She sprang 10 her feet with sharp cry II
/ distress she had failed Hervey was alive
ani would rocOver Tn work hat not bceu
done
she p.ercd willy into the darkness shs
scaroel, knew for whai she looked. A larr
st1ne. a Tisse 81 iron. anything which w0uid
show her that The hani which hat guiie'l
hsr ~ far GA the fearful rad q fate hal
no, deserted her. bat she fount nothing
absolutely nothing which couh -rve hsT
ned
Hut suidcnly. away along the down lin
she saw q r0uni rel lightcrecping Apparently
nearer and nearer. Her heart leapsi Al IN
sight 10 he uttefmos, biiieresi eni th'
way Was cloar The final word hal guns
forth. the final rcyclation ~as male % her.
sha plaocd Lsr hanis unier the man
shoulders. ami by an effort u strength
desperate AMI far beyond What might havs
l.~,n expected from her frame, dragged him
over the fes feet OF roaiway which lay
between NJ m and the metals lie gruanel
onoc or twice. but remained -n.eies AM
motionicss a. she placed him right IN IN
track u m, coming train
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