Nevada County picayune., 1886-06-09

extraordinary celerity. Within a few minutes he had gone to the bottom of every drawer and box in the room, and also turned out the sofa -bedstead where Ted slept at night. A pretty litter he made of it all! But lie had not yet dis the secret of my footstool, Can anyone imagine what l endur. cd as l sat there helpless as poor little Chinese 'joss," the cold per. spiration of fear on my forehead, while I asked myself: "What will the fellow do nextf"
 He turned round while proceed. ing with the search and looking at me, said:
 "Hallo, Popsy, how pale you are! Ain't going to faint, are youl Oh, don't, faint, for I shall want you to talk to me a bit. m open tue window and give you q month full of fresh air. This room is precious clOse."
 He went to the window-the window which dear Ted had eau. toned mo not to touch that morn. ing-unfastsned the catch and would have let down the upper par,; but he was saved the trouble for, the cord being broken, down, quick as a shot, came tho window and luck woold have it caught his eight fingers tight between the up- per and middle frames.
 The pain and shock must have boon dreadful, the window frame being wide and very heavy one. He uttered . howl, then kicked franticslly; but all to no purpose. There he stood, with hands held aloft, caught in ss nice a trap as could have been devised for an evil doer.
 Then he glanced at me, and the sight of mo, "pictor of good behav. four" that l was, must have filled his soul with remorse. since through his own act I was power. less to assist him. He whincd. however.
 Cant you help mef'
 As it was impossible for me will lingly to look on while a fellow. feeling suffered such anguish as l knew he must be enduring, I used every effort to get free, but vainly. He had tied ms too firmly for that. He took to kicking again and swore horribly. May l never again hear such language as l was forced to liston to that afternoon.
 His hands soon swelled, and l saw some drops of blood trickle slowly down tho panes. tho rings he wore on his dirty fingers hay. ing beOn forced into his flesh. The piercing air, which rushed in free ly through the wido apartment, must have greatly aggravated his suffering. know l was nearly frozen. And all this time the American clock on the mantel- piece kept ticking off the moments tranqnilly, as though to assure mo that time could not be hurried into . quicker pace by any considera. ton of human distress.
 Imagine what two hours in such . situation meant for both of us! Two hours! 1 think the poor wretch at the window faintcd, but the horrible dragging of his body on his poor maimed hand reused him directly. Trembling with cold and commiseration, l sat watching him, the tears rolling down my Oh, why had l refused Ted's kind proposal to send Cous. in Milly to mel Why had l been SO captions about her dear little baby7 Better . room full of babies all doing their worst, than
 But here l swooned and fell, chair aud all, on the rug before tho cold grste, tho fire having died out long since.
 Just at the hour of three I be. came conscious of a dull thud be- low, winch I knew to be . knock 1t the street door. I lay listening but rather lay wondering vaguely what would happen next than talk ing any interest in things of this fife, from which seemed in a manner to have foated away.
 After a moment l heard steps plodding upstairs, and loud ,heery voice, which 1 recognized IS that of our old friend, Mir. Joy,