The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-21
TEE MAIDSTONE.


refie1c.c and fearless. th5ugh still
Tquns. DE ras exploring ths mountain
regions o. North Caro- ina ID search Of
noreii.es 10 geology faana and fora, and
lrllirrll Questioned iu rafusa
IL Ehar -hape mas Kind futndff
H OIL tier ulpuuti.ns 'sIet cry ther
oHi-qi -fiif-r-usT spcts. am est eriive with
rzi-.e1nases and pilots. aud Their bite aFa
SIS = more aesliT a. this time O. Their
gezl than ans other.
aa.. knoe tlat Is the Popular belief
H'rl rtl-a d o. August. though very much
10 BE- gnesiianeL Bind when the
aE'a f.iey are -heldins 3. over their eyes,
a1l otherriso, fancy Iut have no
-ez-s ab0at me am accustomed 10
ilell, aud saai not ise deferred from
sod az Few raifie- 70 ms collection Il
fa1aee ulrrs lur large 0Bts.
l-r he lie-iy on ZEN mOastr'us -
est mu1sfft. was answered with a
shl1 ie.. fora org lie il the locality had
- ll tar lesst dimirisled her fear
Bidding ls KIND fsiead farewell. Paul
ga. took little path that led still
DEEPER into flc mountains. Bat lie did
pol ue-.llci che warning. and cut a stout
i1i-l iu rs ue gut and touahness than
luE power Of i's pecul a. hypnotism as
arf-.ed 70 any species = the lratalus
hoHllu-.
"a iY killed were the few be ehaneed
upon. far the stories Of lumbers found
crr mlrh larger THAI the reality. and he
talaie=rl earrless.y aIoug. knocking OF
fragment II rock. picking e flower.
rafch ag che birds Or sten ~ % their
soag uulii he wesie ning Of the sun
gafe EarniHgof tie nearness OF night.
tot 8 very eufieiug spot to camp. "
ne nlu-el a. he looked nfer the rocky
suuepni lgs tie muliifiirity Of dark.
wee seams and carernous openings.
Sos ulquesiio1a 3 fhc homes Of scaly
uaem' " 70 nkind All, q town
Elflla easy irayei That is favorable
anq traely, aEd-l was not mistaken
there are niutferings Of thunder in ihe
1lsianle and The Wind AID clouds indi-
cate 3 storm
Carefully noting tie direction, he
gathered up h-s buad Of travelling con-
Feti-uees and started Soon lie reached
3 hold ,. Il, and Has compelled 10 tlavel
along its bunE Until De could discover
tse1euiy ard felrfulir b footsteps were
ai'rdirl, ,'Hst ~ he sieAi u an ease.
- t-ie.ll1g -s-i--I i-,F--- loa.-. <y,T7T7TS
talr. oi ihe ieeal AZ .nads that readily
1seiis llfo gold. floating ancorered. and
inen ~ The fearful! Tisien Of IN immense
fatte-naks thzt had erzaled from an
oleullg undiscovered 10 near her feet.
AID "a cooled FOR il deadly stroke.
~ sloated IN warning. but his voice
Eas To-; ID he rereIberat .ng echoes lie
detached and threw Q fragment Of rock.
blt b Eel short q us destined marx and
arorfel into TzWuing cham he ran
E-t AZ his sEifiness. hut the di-tanee
va fnlla TOO great for him 10 cover in
tn ~ save the unconscious girl from
m poisonous faugs- For one stroke of
his siolf stai be " nd have given all
u has earthly possessions now II was
as usciess 20 him rs the tree from which
Z bad been severed
he SAY the make strike. its efforts 70
GET loose when tho curved teeth became
eutaug Cd 10 the dress. the white hand
fal. D. = brush aUaF come unknown
iutrueer- SAW i bren-ihat and the
arm again and agau-ana then. as the
eirl realized the horror Of her situation,
bard ihe most agoniz NJ scream.
4 htue later Though il seemed 70 the
souug ratura' iss - the iapsing Of hours
De- reached The spot Of the terrible com
Dot. dlsasled fhe lnssiisUme and furious
rep p a1-Ih q single blow fung II far
l-fuy, a-d Taised The fs'nting girl IA his
arlus Waiter fhaa a iiir and as help
le-s g q crusiled ore she las there with
ler iTl trcmhiag with sobs. bosom
teafile canguis vel and eyes fixed
ufa1 Aim with the most pleading appeal
tor lelp-
fF sod lie groanet IS be inter
pieiei ber Eishe u am utterly with
ouf fhe neans 60 AID you Egrn the
Customary aufia ties ieckiessiy flung
zU1y as a u-e.e.s burden Nov ! would
gift mF fife Tor them But have cour-
Hge We can surely reach The village in
finr - sare yoar liie, though not you
fr1su fufef AZ i II very far
-'Ap. Has answered with contracted
fAroai ana husky soicc 10. but death
j. uuch uelrer. nnl shat never see
taf1el OF mother a-ain.
j uF 4 may NJ be as Eoa fear. an
Ee Elusl hurry 4l9ag - - idly as pos
slide loa Euos the shortest way Z"
-les. rlth 90 nfui r.fefance.
aHait ret a moment. he aid cloud
a1d tien. mentally 4'ihe chan-e s. des-
rergfe and da seruus. rs lie may be
i1e f1rleiI. D. . cannot zee one 70 Young
and far die the most fearful 81 deaths
Eifhoui riskiag il - saEe--at least re
lieFe her.
Tnnad IN The school he had been,
1aml'iar s III toEioology, especially the
renom o. serpelts none knew better
thzr b. the daagefous task he aas about
~ undertake. A single abrasion q mouth
o. tongle. acariDus 100. b through which
p.isoa could he absoI5cd. would be as
fata and more sudden deafh than bull
lel ~ knilc. Iet there Was nothing OF
hesitEtl5n after the frst studdering
thpnehr Niping away the bloody ooze
from the almost invisible pu1cturrd
wounds be- Spoiled lips 70 them one
after anofher and sucked out the poison.
ffeeae he mouth from time - tine. and
rot Essist u uuf ! AZ " d the WorE was
rb00lrh'F dlne-fhsf be could do no
riare Thea. and without wing heed
% the iairiiy whispered think. he put
h. an aronnd the gri and hurried her
forward
Buf not long oou' q she direct the way
70 navel. not eng could Der limbs sus-
tGin Der Another terror cane 20 break
dcaD the lite remaining nerve ana
sife1gin. and she iaifered- reeied and
fei She lad gane through IS much o;
msutai aud physical - ering As nature
Eeull eudurc-had gone Is far IS she
could
VIA the ran desoending IS II the
windows Of heaven had been flung wide
opcn and second food came 10 earth.
NifL th- thunder rolling and crashing
ab1sc tier ads and slakiag The solid
rccks ienea.l fhsir feet, vita The light
nns flashing snE binding. she sy
scsros.y able 70 move hand or foot for
81 p1sssrTs-icz. But no fear Of Fattle