The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-02-07

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:palnfuily iouo
sensitive ear caught the slightest
Sounds, and presently detected sstealthy
footsteps outside. IL ~. Z hear. stopped
beating for 9 amoment, grew dizzy and
faint. bnt retained s31f1cient sense TO:
slide doWn on Lne seaG to t9e Hoor, Where ,es 3
lcroucnea, praying stensly lYl ine PFC: 20
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came petcept!nie a1ln tile roor hnoD ,Was
alowly turneds "a momeng iaper dark
m sface.Was e pressed close agalnsg one oI,tne
window panes-that of;my odlous fellow
passenger
Repressing with ditticgity my impulse
cryaout, Icroqohed st1l lover andre;
manned 1'all silent, hsteGing lntently, ana
scould noW,near mqnao Io9tsteps nov
ing around nc the car 70 the otnef door;.
That That knob was tl1ed also, az NEST so1tlyi
Z 3tnen Win " .n suooen @ 10rce ano NOISE, as y
Stlle Eleakng wretch Was Doth dlsap-
pointed and angry.
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u: I craWleo along t1e alsie OF the car 20
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seleo 20 set iit.1'elty w m " : i .ne
SNOW. -
Rfslng from the f1o0r, peered OUT and
saw his, dark form move OF In the dlrec-
ton ne had gone on our arrival at the
station lt at once came 70 my mind NJ
that ne haa; gone away 70 procure an ak
OF 'E1 par VIII Wnca 20 1olce tne a9ol: :,.I,
me instlnct sto. y, g,9 9nslantty oook lgn !I
POSSESSION o. me. dne lle pokeI ! stNi
:6eid ns my snand: ), CatGn1ng up tne con
:dtctorS 81. lantern-tnougn why ! scarceiy
4 can N Tell rusneo :, 10 the otner ooor OF
the car, unlocked II and sprang down
the steps. Inc snow was tuliys ,Ioot
deep. But started to run IN the direc-
ton II had heard the conductor and
sbrakemen go away.
The moon was again o6scured: ~ was
squaiy, ana the snow hakes hHed tne
ar, Dut 4 cou!a see iar oqt on tle plalIle
some qark onRectWhlcn l tnougnt mlgnt
pc o mouse - ran on toward ", exert.
ing myseli 10 tne utmos5 u my oread OF
pursuit ~.
The dark object proved to he much
nearer than l.had thought 1t. reached
1T after few minutes, and to my d1sap,
sPointment found 1t. to be: only an old
freight wagon. Idrew up In the shelter
sof 1t and looked back toward the cars. q
could barely make them out, put I could
hear sounds winch indicated that my
$persecutor5 was Trying 70 preak In the
door.
go My tracks in the snow will betray my
course, u thought, and yet ! again started
and ran on as fast as I could for some
time. Twas young and healthy, and my
fears gave me strength.
at last + stopped, out Of breath, and
looked all about me, vaguely hoping that
I was near the conductors house. But
only a white expanse Of snowy prairie
spread out around me. 1could not now
see the cars OF the freight wagon
Anxiety lest should get lost on tho
prairie and perish IN the snow next Tiled
my mind. ! went on, trying TO Keep 70
2 straight course. Ihe accounts Wnlc5
had read OF persons gettlng iosg ano
freezing TO death on the western plains
recurred to my mind, and filled me with
the grayest apprehension. By this time
my boots and hose were wet through,
my feet were numb with cold, and Twas
becoming very tired.
Then suddenly some large object
!oomed up before me-: Golng forward a
few steps; saw that ! was close upon q
mouse. II must be the conductors,: !