Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-05

and corner. It was an eerie place enough. place no man would dwell in from choice "a place to which its present occupant had been driven by the sternest law that rules human life-nccessity.
 Restlessly his eye roved from eide to side through the vast desolate width of this le- gend- haunted hall. The bats cold wings Tapped against his forehead. the night-owls flew to and fro through its gloomy passages. Unspeakably dreary, unspeakably desolatc, 1t seemed to him. who had towards shrink ing fear, and child's superstitious dread oi darkness and loneliness like this. "Will she never comet" he said to himself again and again, as he listened in vain for the signal he longed to hear-for the plash of the oars in the river below, and the consciousness of a human presence to gladden., even for a few brief moments, hls self-enforced solitude.
 It was an hour past midnight. fear oi i'll that had chanced, of discovery that threat. ened, fell upon his heart. Listening and watching the minutes seemed long as hours each filled with new dread. with ever in. creasing fear. "If they have discovered her absence-followed her-oh heavsnsW he muttered in his terror. while his eyes glared through the shadows with the fear of a hunted animal brought to bay, and des perate.
 While the thought still held him, the fami liar signal reached his ears. He started to his feet. and looked anxiously toward the window, then repeated 1t. Another instant and girls light figure swung itself through the aperture, and with delft soundless feet dropped safely down on the floor within.
 s,N Nlpa att hoo lad fall xhop lod and turned pale, for with reeling steps and .ashy face tho girl came on through the black noiseless gloom. and then fell at his feet like one dead.
 He bent over her, and mortal terror shooh his limbs, an icy fear seized his heart.
 Senseless and still, like a falling statue, she lay at his feet, with the cloud of her rich waving hair floating over her motionless limbs. shrouding her death-like face. He called her name. he chafed her cold hands he dashed water on her face, he tried, with eyes on which tears stood thick, and hands
 which trembled and shook like the weakes, woman's, to revive her senses, and recal life to the stricken form.
 ooh God Not this life tool" he moaned and the sound of his voice in that intense stiffness seemed to him changed and fear. full.
 After awhile her senses returned, slow quiverlng breaths heaved her bosom and parted her lips; her eyes-wido with terror dark with pain-opened on tho frightened face above her. She knew 1t. and raised her self with sudden strength, and shuddered
 away from h, tsuc, ns if it were hateful. "Go, go!' she cried wildly. "Oh, ths | you had never crossed my pathr He looked at her in amazement. scared b.
 tho wild words. by the blazing eyes. "What has happened?" he faltcred. Sh, | rose and faced nm in th' gloom, with des 1 pair and passion in her taco that awed hin | into shamed rcmorsoful silence.
 "WhatP Only this-that for your sake l have lost love. home, honorl Only this
 that to keep my ont, '" you, have sacri l flced my hu.ia.i- .,.,.". perhaps his life | Oh Heaven! in my own sight, at least, l stand to-day his muriarass." "You aro mad" ho gasped in hls bewil ] dermenf. She laughed wildly.
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