Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-11-08

into an appearance OF terror, an well Il might
Mr.. Quest, who had been sitting listening 70
her with his hand over his eyes, had risen,
and his face was as the face OF fiend. alight
with an intense and quiet fury which seemed
10 lie burning inwardly On the mantel
picce lay n sharp pointed Goorka knife,
which one OF Mrs. d'Aubgnes admirers, who
had Travelled had presented 70 her It was
an awful looking weapon, and keen edged as
a razor This be had taken up and held In
his right hand, and with II he was advancing
toward her lying on the sofa
"lf you make sound | will kin you at
once" he said. speaking In a low and husky
voice.
She had been paraiyzed with terror, for,
like most bules, male and female, she was a
great coward. but tho sound Of his voice
reused her, and the first note Of a harsh
screech had already issued from her iips,
when he sprung upon her. and placing the
sharp point VI the knife against her throat,
pricked her with H. BE quiet he said, '.oe
you are a dead woman"
She stopped screaming and lay there, her
face twitching. and her eyes bright with ter
| ror.
"Now, listen. be said. In the same husky
voice "fou incarnate iisnd, you asked me
Just now how | could keep you quiet will
tell you. ! can keep you quiet 10y running
this knife up To the hilt In your throat and
once more he pricked her with is point alt
would he murder" he went on. but | do not
care for that. You and others between you
have not made my life 50 pleasant for me
that am especially anxious to perserys IL
Now. listen. ! win give you the two hun
dred and hfty pounds that ! have brought,
aud you shall havs the two hundred ausi fifty
4 "A lstff II IN
more, on " you modest me- either by spread.
INK stories against my charac.er or by means
OF legal prosecution. or IN any other way, |
swear by the Almighty that ! will murder
you. may have to kill myself afterward-
don't care II do, provided XIII you fFst Dc
you understand mo, you tiger. rs you cal
YOURSELF II have 10 hunt you down "a
they do tigers, will come up with you nj
last and kill you You have driven me TO IL
and, by heaveni | will Come, speak up
and tell me that you understand, or may
change my mind and do II now" and ono.
more he touched her with the knife
Shs rolled OF the sofa on TO the floor anC
lay there, writing la abject terror, looking
in tho shadow Of the table. where her long
1.-THE form was twisting about In It's robe o
! yellow, barred with black, more like one o
the great eats from which sine took her nam
, gaspcd, spare mel don't want to diel
swear that ! will never NEEDLE with yo'
again.
II don't want your oaths, woman,
) answered tho stern form, bending over he
. with the knife "a liar you have been frou
. your youth up, and liar you will he To ia
end. Do you understand what have said
' "Yes, yes, | understand. Ali put ava
r that knife, ! can't bear iti IL makes M
sick
z VERY we'll, then, get up"
I She tried to rise, but her knees would nc
I support her. no she sat upon the floor
! Now" said Mr Quest, replacing Oh
|. knife upon the mantclpieco, "here Is you
o money" aud he dung bag OF notes an
4 gold into her lap ut which she clutche
. eagerly and almost automatically "Th
| G15O will he paid ON the first OF January
4 each year. and not one farthing moro wi
J, you get from me ltemcnber what tc
Q you try to modest me by word or act All
you are dend woman. | p,rbid you even |
q write TO me Now, SO to the devil in you
own way and without another word
. took up his hat and umbrella, walked TO q
n door, unlocked IL, and went, leaving u
1 Tiger husl,lled together upon the door.
}, ror bali an hour or moro the woman r
Is manned thus. the bag OF money In hc- han,
10 Then sl,c struggled To her feet, he- FRO livI
and her body shaking.
q "ughi" sho said, "fm as weak as cat
. thought he meant TO do IL that time, and
u will. too, for sixpance He's got me Their
n I'm afraid To die. | can't bear To die IL
= better TO loso the money than To dio ID
K sides, II blow on him he'll put mo IN choke
and sha'n't he able To get anything out
a him, and when he comes out he'll do for me
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