Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-26
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went 10 my O6lk Inc plHCOt was NO
longer there.
A horrible suspicion seized me. The
blood rushed to my brain. looked at
her. We were far from shore and |
could not swim. tried to escape from
her embrace, but she held to me like
cat, and almost succeeded by sudden
jerk in throwing me out Of the boat,
which was already on one side. con-
trived, however, to restore the equilib-
rum, and then began, between my per
6dious companion and myself, desper-
ate struggle, in which employed all my
strength, while feeling that the abomin-
able creature was overcoming me by her
agility.
What do you meanT'' l said to her,
squeezing her little hands SO tightly that
| heard her fingers crack; but whatever
pain may have caused her, she did not
utter word. Her reptile nature could
not thus be overcome
you saw u.s." she cried at. last. You
want to denounce u.s." Then by a rapid
and violent effort she threw me down.
Her body and mine were now bending
over the side Of the frail craft and her
hair was in the water. The moment
was a critical one. | got up on my
hair, with the other by the throat, and
when at last compelled her to unclutch
my clothes, threw her into the sea-
Twice her head reappeared among the
foaming waves. Then | saw her no
more.
In the bottom Of the boat found an
old oar, with which, after much labor, l
succeeded in getting to the shore. As
walked back to the hut by the path
leading to the sea, looked toward the
place where the night before the blind
boy had been awaiting the arrival Of the
sailor. The moon at this moment was
shining in the sky, and l. fancied could
discern on the seashore white figure.
Filled with curiosity, | concealed my
self behind sort of promontory, from
which l could remark what was going
on around me. What was my surprise,
and | almost say my joy, when | saw
that the white figure was my naiad?
She was wringing the water out Of her
long, fair locks, and her wet dress chung
to her body. A boat, which could just
see in the distance, was coming toward
us. Out Of it sprang the same boatman
whom had seen the night before, with
the same Tartar cap. l now saw that
his hair was cut in the Cossack fashion
and that from his girdle hung large
knife.
"Janko," cried the young girl. "all is
lost"
Then they began to talk, but in so low
: a voice that could not hear them.
"Where is the blind boy?" said Janko
, at last, raising his voice.
> "He will be here soon," was the an
> swer.
3 At that very moment the blind boy
! appeared, carrying on his back packet,
which he placed in the bark.
- LISTEN" said Janko. keep a good
! watch here; the things you know are
D valuable. Teu"-here a name was ut.
Z tered which could not catch-"that
am no longer in his service. Things have
taken bad turn. He will see me nc
! more. The situation is so dangerous that
9 must get something to do elsewhere.
He will not find such another very easily
: You may add that if he had rewarded
j more literally the dangerous services
rendered to him, Janko would not have
left him in the lurch. If he wants tc
< know where to find me-where the wind
: bowls, where the sea foams, that is where
y I am at home"
v on: "Say she accompanies me. She can
not remain here. Tell the old woman
4 that she has done her time, and that she
a ought to be satisfied. We shall not SCI
3 her again"
r "And IT' murmured the blind boy
a Il cannot be troubled about you"
4 The young girl leaped into the boat
L and with her hand made a sign to hel
>: companion.
n "Here," he said to the blind boy. "tha
r will do to buy gingerbread"
Nothing more2" replied the child.
Il Eyes, take this" and piece of none,
n fell upon the sands.
= The blind boy did not pick it up.
n Janko took his place in the boat TIT
d blind boy remained sitting down on tn
"a seashore, and he seemed to be crying
Poor fellowl his grief afflicted me. VIII,
d had fate thrown me in the midst Of thi
d peaceful circle of smugglers? AS ston'
, troubles the water, had brought dis
I order into these lives, and like the stone
e. moreover, had very nearly sunk
"A When got back to the cabin my Cos
sack was so fast asleep that it would
" have been cruel to disturb him. Ilighte'
u the candle and saw that my little DO!
containing my valuables, my saber witt
ID silver mountings, my Crcassian dagge
given to me by friend) had all beer
ar carried off, Now understood what tn
N packet placed in the boat by the blin'
boy must have contained.
q. woke up my Cossack with blow
reproached him for his negligence ant
At fairly lost my temper. But my ange
At could not make me find what had lost
"a And how could | complain to the au
10 thorities? Should not have been laughe'
at if l had told them that had BEEF
" robbed by a blind boy, and almos
drowned by young girl?-Detroit Sun
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