The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03

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gorgeous wrapper, I tried to forget
my woes in the pages of somo of my
favoritc books. Fro long my tired
head fell back on tho sofa and / slept.
awoke with cry aud sense oi
terror. A number Of wax lights shed 0
soft radiance over tho handsome room,
the perfume of raro flowers filled the
air, and bending over the couch on
which / lay, his hot breath tanning my
cheek, was tho man l had married,
with an expression on his face and in
his evil, shifty eyes, which God grant
may never see on any human face again.
For moment l IWas paralyzad with q
feeling of sickening terror then I rose
from the sofa and moved toward the
table.
where are you going1" he cried.
''Not SO fast. Don't you know you arc
mine now2"
In an instant he had mo in his arms,
and was holding mo SO tightly clasped
in his embrace that l painted for breath
while he went on: "Ycs, you're mine,
safe enough now. I've got away from
that old imp who's been standing be-
tween us. He thinks Pm safe with
Black. He's deep ono. Yes, you're
mine, and can tear your great, sad,
black eyes out, or pinch your white
flesh, or bito you until tho blood
comes.n
"ohn / gaspod. 'gf you are mortal
and not fiend, take mo to Lady silur-
ian; take me to your mother"
My words called forth the widest
laughter.
Lady Silurian3' ho cried. 'fYou'll
never SEQ her, she's mad, as mad as a
halter; curse her, that's whore get it
from. We're all mad but that old imp
of a father of mine, and he'd be mad too
if he were not the evil one. Your
mother wanted tho money, and she's
got it; she's got $50, 900, and I've got
you"
The look which he cast on me frozo
my very blood, but by this time 1 began
to see all too clearly tho nature of the
snars into which had fallen.
moved forward but he seized my
dress, and placed onS hand ovor my
mouth and made his teeth meet in my
shoulder.
Tho pain was so intense that almost
tainted, my knoos gave way and fell
to the floor.
.By Godp' ~ cried, .idead al
5s.a5 & \, TAstnd snow wrtli !,
acted on it, a,l ~ him
moving about hussifSo foSon,s 2 ntSsi gslaadtteriug to
himself. When ] knew him to be at
some distance I half opened my eyes,
and saw to my horror that he appeared
to be trying to open tho window. Sud-
denly he desisted. andeI heard him
murmur, mo, this side won't do.
want hcr to fall into tho moat and then
ho won't find her. Tho bedroom win
dow's the one.'
He turned his steps toward the bed
room, which ad djoined.
Isprang to my feet, gained the door
which opened into the hall, as / sup
posed, and found myself in long,
dark corridor. Down this ran until ]
reached narrow staircase leading up
ward. Agoniziug fear lent wings to
my feet. gained the upper floor, and
went swiftly down long corrid or
which ran the longth of the opposite
wing of the house, hoping to fiud some
maid-scryant's door ajar, for it was i'm
possible to leave the house in my present
dress, or, rather, undress.
Fortune favored me. At the far end
was largo closet, or, more properly,
small room, around the walls of which
were hung the servants Sunday dresses
l appropriated one of these, black
shawl and plain bonnet, the veil OF
which would serve to mask me we'll.
felt no fear rs glided down tho
three long flights of oakon steps which
led to the back entrance hall, and in
ten minutes gained the high road, which
skirted the park walls. set out brave
ly for my three miles walk to M,
where could take the earliest train for
London. Hero knew I could dispose
of ono of my plaiuest rings to pay my
faro to tho city.
In Nj posted one line to my
mother. "When can forgive you,"
wrote, "you shall see me again"
My disappearance was hushed up, but
l afterward learned that Lord Silurian,
my mother, and one other moved heaven
and earth to find me. Two handsome
rings, by which l might have been
traced, I sold Immediately in London,
and long before the money thus gained
was exhausted l had been introduced
by young woman who lodged in the
Same house with me to manufacturer
Of artificial fl,wers. Ho gavo mo work,
and thus lived, if such an existenc CO
may be callod living, for three years.
Strange to say, my landlady came
from near Limestone Towers; and
through her l learned that tho Silurian
heir was generally supposed to be
''queer'' at times, and always dull, bru-
tai and heavy; that his unfortunate
mother had been mad for years, and
that some poor young lady had finally
married Lord Trenton, but had left
him the next day never to return.
One evening, more weary and down
hearted than usual, ! was dragging my
tired limbs slowly homoward, alter the
days work, when a passing hanson
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