Telegram-herald., 1889-12-02


upon
rough bed.
Sharp pains were shooting through her
head and an intolerable thirst consumed
her
Water, she murmured
"Shes coming 10. said voice, SEEM
ingly from a great distance, which new
ertheless fell upon her ear with a
strangely familiar sound.
A cup was pressed 70 her lips, and she
drank eagerly.
shell DO now. and I'll 20" said the
same voice. A moment later she heard
a few steps. and a door open and close.
She opened her eyes. A man Of rough
exterior stood over her. She closed
them again in fright. and nearly
swooned.
When next she opened them she was
alone.
Unable 70 collect her thoughts, she
lay still few moments. By and by the
experiences Of the morning rushed over
her
For heavens sake. where am II" she
cried. Then she sprang from her couch,
forgetful OF her sufferings.
She was dazed. The room she found
herself in was evidently an attic room.
The roof sloped down tow and close TO
the floor on one side. There was neither
ceiling nor walls: the rafters and stud
ding were bare Of plaster. The floor
was uncarpeted. A dormer window
broke through the roof and gave light
70 the room. She few 10 it, but could
not reach il; a strong iron grating set in
the timbers and floor barred her way.
She shook it in the desperation of de-
spair. As well might she have tried to
move one OF the Brooklyn bridge towers.
She flew 70 the door at the foot Of the
bed; it was locked and bolted from the
outside.
There was a strong board partition
running up 70 the roof. and in it was a
door; she flew TO that. IL opened. and
she entered a similar room. Another
dormer window, and another iron graf
ing, and another door leading 70 tho
stairs: that also was locked and bolted
on the outside.
She was like a frightened bird, with
throbbing breast, beating the bars of a
cage.
Then for the first time she realized
that her dress appeared strange.
She examined it. 10 was coarse cal
leo garment Ok vulgar figure.
She was bewildered. Then she found
it had been slipped over the other dress.
How? She could not comprehend.
Her head began q whirl. and before
she could reach the other room darkness
Overcame her.
When she awoke 70 consciousness
again she was lying upon the floor. She
staggered to her feet.
How long she had ain there she could
not tell It was still bright day. but
whcthcr it had been avc minutes or five
hours. she was unable TO determine.
IIcrcycs tell again upon the calico dress
which covered her. She stripped it of
with hurried action.
She stood "A moment. her senses uumbed
utterly confused.
Bv AMI bv the events Of tho day began
O. pass befnr, her uvidly. She traced
trarl one ~ enc. 70 enc final scene in the
caach
"I- oos chloroform. sho sgiG aloud
Then Size tivl-ht Of her mother. Of her
alarm because Annie hal not returned.
and of -he mothers distress over the new
calamity. falling So closely on the muir
der of her brother.
Tus thought touched a tender chord,
snd sire went violently.
Tho storm Il tears acted ike a storm
ON a sultry day. it cleared the atmos-
phere
When she recovered herself she began
to think
She made n close examination II the
room. if was similar in size and appear
anre % the one she had first found her
self in.
s mattress lsv in the corner with a
rIicv and a horse blanket tumbied on
if. "a If some one had slept there. Two
chairs stood near tire dormer window
on ore was newspaper. She picked 1,
ur II was ~ the date II the 18th Of
September That was the daT she was
l7st M home Tt must still b that dav.
The nevsoaner was row and fresh; 60
bal ~of been opened
sn1L round stood in the cen
f.- rf che rocm. q r.lir. wooden TOP
is. net particularly clean. A plate a
rr both dirty. and some crllmbs.
-,eved that not long before some one
lf eaten there.
a stump Of lead pencil lay on the
"a 'r
She vent inr' the other room.
81 oss hars ~ everything save a chair
sr5 the 6ei On which she Rad lain.
apparently there vas no hope = -
rare She listened She could hear 10
Sounds in tie h0nse Only the noises
f-rm the sfreer-t,e cries of hawkers.
rha shouts ~ children AZ p'av. the roll of
v-hiciss-al these came % her desisned
~ -1e distance.
what was ths meaning ~ her seizure
,rf -fnfnrmert. she asked herself
u-., vas the enemv ~ her family Vho
s--t kiITal her brother ard then abducted
b.r2 Why we're these cslsmiaes 80 sud