New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
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THE FISHERMAN'S BRIDE.
CHAPTER XLIV-CoNr1NUED.

oy the desperation of despair; IL care
not; have suffered so much, it can
scarcely be worse; and, at least, he
dare not ill-treat me. You may call
that horrible deed fair fight, but it is
murder, and as a murderer l would
"Ha, ha!' laughed Yawmans, in his
3 brutal voice, "what would you, mis-
tress?" what could you say? what
I. did you see! why, do you suppose
that I'd know anything? I may have
peen drunk or joking when I spoke;
and you so dearly love the capt'n,
they'd take anything you said again
him; sure to-"
She clasped her hands in an agony
OF despair.
81 III tell you what you'd do now,
mlssie,' he said, rising and stretching
hlmself, with an oath; 'you'd just be
his lawful wife, bound to do as he bids
j you; the law will give you to him-to
his board, and to his bed, and so forth;
and you'd be a loving and precious
. couple once more-you and the SNUG
gler, Saul Meghorn-ha, hal"
~ "What do you want? what must I
give you?" she cried, distractedly,
"Only that you will leave me now,
alOW anu lot eVef!'
"Well, as to that" he made reply,
"Tves no particular laundering for
sleeping in this hole, provided you
will enable me to pass the night else
where; and as for what you must
give me, why, you best know what
It's worth to you and the youngster
to be left quiet.
"But [ am poor, I tell you, so very
poor; [ would gladly give you more,
but | am afraid, have SO very little"
The poor woman opened the drawer
where the small deposit OF her hard
earnings lay; she had taken it up
but few shillings- was turning
towards the man, who greedily antici-
pated the extorted prize. The sound
OF footsteps and of voices on the
.stirs made them selves heard
It was her child returning accom-
panied, as usual on the Saturday
night b. her employer. A deeper shade
came upon Nelly's face; she would
fain have spared her child the humili-
ton of the ruffian's address. For a
moment she hesitated, though it was
unavoidable.
In that moment the door was open
ed; Mrs. Stocker entered the room,
Ida in her hand, followed by Tom
Grejous.
The child ran to her mother, the
woman paused, seeing a stranger.
AS Tom entered, his eyes met those
of Yawman's with an evident and mu-
tual recognition.
The pirate sprang to his feet, and
made for the door; but the lad threw
himself across it and barred his pas
sage, meanwhile shouting desperately
for Help"
CHAPTER XIV.
UNEXPECTED RELIEF.
With one bound Tom was at the
foot of the first flight, and loudly reit-
Grating as he went, his cry for 'sHelp!''
and "Police!"
The woman. stood petrifed with
amazement and dread; little Ida
. crouched to her mothers side; while
the ruffian, banked in his attempt at
+ escape, darted from door to door,
swearing fearfully, and with awful
'oaths calling upon Nelly to assist him
to find some place OF concealment
Then, in desperation, he rushed to the
stairs, as if bent on forcing his way
down; but already the inhabitants,
alarmed by Toms cries, had quilted
their rooms; the staircase was lined
: with eager, inquiring faces; and the
open street door gave entrance to the
sound OF strange voices and hostile ex.
CARNATIONS.
The whole scene passed so quickly
that it seemed but a. minute ere the
arrival OF a couple OF policemen, with
Tom Grejous as their guide, announced
to the smuggler that, for the time at
beast, his race was run.
"Ha! my man, so here you are at
aast!" said the foremost, advancing
while the other kept the door. "You1
games up, my boy, for one WHILE"
b. .'Caught in d trap, eh?" said the
other"
tWide awakeyou was, too-thought
we'd never dream OF looking close at
home, eh?'
With more of the same banter, the
officer advanced to lay hands upor
his capture.
NH But this was no novice, to be dealt
with in such gentle fashion.
The ferocious pirate would have
gladly sacrificed every living soul with
in the room, could he by so doing have
:. comprised his own safety. He fought
y like very demon. Furniture anc
crockery were smashed, and fire scat
tered from thegrate. He dealt his ruth
less blows on all alike, and the united
strength OF the two men seemed wholly
inadequate to the mastery Of thu
brute. ~ .e.>.-r \
Twice Tom, who had been appointed
to the door, was on the point of sum
moning fresh aid, but the policemen
We're inclined to reserve the glory o
the capture to themselves; and, mere
ly ordering the woman and child ;tc
the landing, they strove desperately
with their prisoner, and, laying asid,
even the pretence ofhumanity, sought
to subdue him by sheer blows OF nc
light import, which, indeed, becam,
necessary in their own defence.
At length he lay at their mercy
painting, bruised, torn. and bleeding