The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-19


4 their utmost strength, flashing them I'M
mercifully till their sides were streaked
/ with bloody foam.
I The four other occupants of the sledge
had been paralyzed at the rapidity of his
movement The Jew did not attempt
either excuse or explanation, nor did he
4 try to regain hold of the reins; tho red
/ messed man sat staring open mouthed be-
/ fore him, having even forgotten to button
4 up his coat and the fur clad man was
/ shaking as though with fit Of ague.
AS to Clara, stupefaction is far too
/ weak a word to express her sensations.
Utterly terrified as she had been at sight
Of the bandits, her humiliation had been
complete at Hugo's unexpected and mex
piieable treachery. To think that a man,
! who had all but acknowledged his love for
her only q few hours previously, should
thus cruelty have sacrificed her at the
first danger, was incredible. On the part
Of any man to act so toward helpless
young girl would be vile, on his part it
was simply monstrous. The mariner who
in calm weather feels his trusty ship go
down without warning, or the man who
beholds q faithful dog suddenly meta
Inorphosed into roaring lion, could not
be more dumbfounded than was Clara, as
with blanehed face and wild, dilated eyes
she gazed unseeing before her. Her hair,
looseued from its hold as Hugo had re-
moved the cap, had fallen in long, untidy
coils over her shoulders; the little curls
on her forehead were lifted by the air as
! they flew through the gloomy forest.
At last the furious driver relaxed his
speed and drew up the painting horses.
'sShame, shamer' now calculated the
tall and the short stranger as with one
breath, while the latter added:
$50 to betray young lady, a beautiful
young lady, and after she had concealed
her money SO cleverly that no robber on
earth could ever have found itr'
Hugo Weyprecht was apparently a very
hardened rufIian indeed, for he betrayed
absolutely no sign of renorse or ennbar-
rassment; rather his face assumed shade
of extra hauteur as he said, Struggling his
shoulders:
every one must shift for himself in
such cases, and charity begins at home. |
have done nothing Illegal; if the robbers
had not got money they might have used
violence Then, turning To the Jew be-
side him, he added: sGet down; l can
dispense with your further services, and
shall drive myself
but not without much plaintive wailing.
"And how should poor old Isaac find his
way home with his broken bones at this
hour of day9 And who would ever
restore to him his precious s1edge and his
valuable horses, which were all he had to
live upon?n
tsThe sleige and horses viii be deposited
with the town authorities explained
Hugo, where you can fetch them to
morrow. As to you, sir, " he continued,
turning to the tall, red nosed stranger, s'be
likewise good enough to relieve us of your
company
May / ask by what right9' said the
man, beginning to buster. Il have paid
my place IN the sledge as well as yon. -
Very well, y said Hugo, unmeyed,
'fyou may remain if You are prepared TO
accompany me to the police office the
moment we reach K"
The man looked crestfallen, and NUT
tering imprecations he began to get out.
u thought so, said Hugo, grimly.
His eye now rested for moment on the
fur clad man with an expression of
doubt.
Perhaps the noble gentleman would be
glad to get rid of me as weli2a he said
with sheer. 1T would be pleasanter to
drive all alone with the beautiful young
lady whom you have just robbed, would
it not? Sorry / cannot oblige you, and
am not to be scared away by the threat of
the police office. Why should i be? My
passport is all in order; here it is at your
service. Gregor DimitroH, commits voy-
ageur, travelling to x, with specimens
OF plated watch chains. .
You can remain, = said Hugo, with a
frown, then, turning to Clara, in the same