The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-19

cunning Scnf sAine ought IOJ enaDl" Hlt4l 10
Urn aside tho great river of plenty, which
flows for all mon. Why theco shrewd bust
ncss mon. whom % many praise, have 50 IN
gcaiousiy placed their chains on the laborcr,
that The harder no struggles to escape from
poverty, he only turns tho faster the wheel
that grinds out fortunes for lis masters, ald
draws him IL at last to be crushed
H. hesitltcd for her % ask him some ques-
tons and perhaps il WINS already as plain to
her Is 10 him. At any rate she only looked
OF q the west where the glow u sunset was
fis. fading, and then back into bis face re-
grctfully.
Il suppoi, we ought to go DOM, she said.
why, yes, had forgotten whether it was
night or day"
r. took her hand gently as if he touched
holy thing, and bis face softened like
child's H. would not have let her fall for
TIE world Size had taught him. how be did
no, top 20 think, that there was a rare AMI
r11uista strain Of joy in life Shs had
,rr;.ualzc,l womanhOOd to him. he sud
drulr .lw in II an essence 50 pure and fine II
might robson the world An hour ago, he
hal boa 50 wretchod, and now vague,
,rect hopa he cared not to define was born
IN him Is he stood upon the road BED and
reached mp his hands 20 help Bertha down.
tiiair eyes met f1- a moment, and then shS
trusted herself TO him in such gentle SUR
r,nder tina, nit hoated before bis sight
She alnGs' fell, and llc must needs gather her
perfect form in his arms 20 save her.
Philip had been idly swapping his whip
and boxing up tlo road. He tho.slt ,r
saw in tine distance a number Of mon with
guns hurryng in his direction AMI before
thcm-yos, il mast boa dog. an old hour of
ths lay Dr. hunting. He might as well have
Dis Horse turned about. he could sec Curran
and Bertha cl9mboring down from the rocst
50 e. happened tina. at the moment Bertha
came 30 Hclr fallinc-ia fact. did ial,. into
Currlns arm5-Philip vas sitting with bis
back tow ard thou. ftcol toward homo
Bat b. this time tIe hunters with g,i.s
vorr roarer. The blacksmith had rushed oas
of Dis shop - look az the dog who bounded
along with bis month TO the ground drop
uiug -ol,n d be ran
Th, dog was mad Bertha saw tlr crolt
Nhi,c creature ana rrcv pale as desth, all
rr SGD back agqins, the rock wall in do-
.pc.r Curran saw him too, AMI had not
even to make mp his mini 70 d.' 10 savo tiii
" ..n.l T.. Ua, d. mlt,er oi course a..
stepped o-. directly n froutof hcr without
ae. word. AMI bonding forward. waited Tho
m4d dog might pass D.. Butno. in an .a-
..aut ll1r. thn boast was upon MIN, and ilr3
lightning Clrrl bad reached ont BIS LANDS
o. IRON and caught his Shaggy throat .s ln
vi.
Tie creature rose upon its hind legs and
snapped r.,enolsly at h.s captor, great d.oe5
%, foam. ap.c'.cd with blood, dropping from
.s jaws With one rapid glance Curran -lv
tlo mon with guns. running 40 fIll s.c ,,
lnI alnot at hand. II Dee could hold him
1u- ON. moment NOR ho might set be- saved
# th9e sli5teniuy teeth, distilling poison AID
nllu-ss, would spare his flesh ono nom ut
..ora. Hsar4s and wrists were corded like
d Giants. his heed thrown blcl, to escape ti1
v.nJnoIs fangs, while b. listened with fast
t.n..r h,1lt t1 tho sound o. ~ lroqchir'-
80. q. ..ar'. too. tac l..... 1r aiAins oi
ia. woman behind him, thank tioI, b. couii
ly Der from such fate AMI she mn ,At
.a.n': kindly Of hin sometimes, oven ii lc
na .,i' la, a dog, sine, i. was for her
Bg uDU his GrIu, trcrblod with the terri
l.astrail uuol tlcn lal tho dog s'ru ,-iel
nar. Gorcely, so that The man fci. his hot,
fo.l breath on lis ch,c.,, and in AN instant
2. o., tle deadly iaw5 seemed closing over las
.r.l. Suddenly There came louIrcport and
q cloud Of smoke, and The mgngiod creature
t.l u,on the ground in his death agony
o., madness had go@e 0lt Of his big. brown
v.-i which looked w. p.ti!liiy at tine man he
ri'l have slain.
They 1cre just in tine with their guns
lined Philip rushing uD ant Wru ..Ig