The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-18

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 I'm safe with
Black. He's deep one. Yes, you're
mine, and l can tear your great, sad,
black eyes out, or pinch your white
flesh, or bite you until the blood
comes"
"Ohp gasped. 'If you are mortal
and not iend, take me to Lady Sllur.
ian; take me to your mother"
My words called forth the widest
laughter.
"Lady siluriana' he cried. "Youll
never SEQ her, she's mad, as mad as
halter; curse her, that's where get it
from. Wore all mad but that old imp
of father of mine, aud he'd be mad too
if ho were not the evil ono. Your
mother wanted the money, and she's
got it; she's got G5o,oOo. and I've got
you."
The look which he cast on mo froze
nv very blood, but by this time I began
| to see all too clearly the nature of the
snare into which had fallen.
Imoved forward but he seized my
dress, and placed one hand over my
mouth and made his toeth meet in my
shoulder.
The pain was so intense that I almost
tainted, my knees gave way and I fell
to the floor.
"By Godw he cried, ''dead al
readyp The exclamation gave me an
idea: what if were to feign deatha /
acted on it, and presently heard him
moving about the room, muttering to
himself. When knew him to be at
some distance I half opened my eyes,
and saw to my horror that ho appeared
to be trying to opcn the window. Sud
denly he dcsi,tcd. and l heard him
murmur, mo, this side won't do.
, want her to fall into the moat and then
he won't find her. The bedroom win
r dow's the one"
He turned hi, stops toward the bed.
r room, which ad joincd.
| Isprang to my feet, gained the doo1
= which opened into the hall, as l sup
' posed, and found myself in long
t dark corridor. Down this ran until
reached narrow staircase leading up
/ ward. Agonizing fear lent wings t.
o my feet. Igained the uppcr floor, AM
t went swiftly down a. long corrid o
It which ran tho length of the opposit
$ wing of the house, hoping to find som
: maid servants door ajar, for it was I'M
y possible to leave tho house in my presen
: dress, or, rather, undress.
l. Fortune favored me. At the far en-
d was largo closet, or, more properly
l small room, around tho walls of whic
% were hung the servants Sunday dresse
d appropriated one of these, blac
1t shawl and plain bonnet, the veil
III which would serve to mask me we'll.
" l felt no fear as l gliled down tt
r three long flights of oaken steps whic
ly led to tho back entrance hall, and
ten minutes gained the high road, whie
D. skirted the park walls. set out brav
ID " for my three miles walk to NJ
u where could take the earliest train f
n London. Here knew could dispo
OF of one of my p!aiuest rings to pay n
r, fare to the city.
d, In MI posted one line to n
on mother. "When can forgive you" p"
he wrote, "you shalt see me again.
er My disappearance was hu'hed up, b
ill atterward learned that Lord Siluria
on my mother, and one other moved heav
in and earth to find me. Two handsor
ny rings, by which I might have be
rt. traced, sold Immediately in Londo
cd and long before the money thus gain
rd was exhausted I had been introduc
lily by young woman who lodged in
| same house with me to manufactu
TX of artificial f,wers. He gave mo wol
ck and thus lived, if such an existen
lie, may be called living, for three years.
eat Strange to say, my landlady ca
from near Limestone Towers, a
lad through her l learned that tho Si.uri
On heir was generally supposed to
In "oucer" at times, and always dull, b
not tai and heavy; that his unfortun
% a mother had been mad for years, 9
ngs that some poor young lady had fns
ian married Lord Trenton, but had
ted him the next day mover to return.
to One evening, more weary and do'
hearted than usual, was dragging
sre- tired limbs slowly homcward, after
her days work, when passing hans
on's stopped suddenly, from which spran
try, young man, who seized my arm, cry
'ous THANK God, Olive, you are found
me, last"
i'm. 1t was Jack Beaumont. Jack, go
NV dear, handsome as ever.
, to "Ob, jack" cried. breaking de
the and sobbing pitiiully, tell me
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