Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-21

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k|aks hha cufsne and IhslHWaIlofl
N lha mfai dreadful tfsfanief
Hfmf,nna thntf ha tsled hlVly
inc ll,6 foileai elilhsia ~ wl'lsh ~
free alnehlhg feulooio lanfuagi.
ase ~ fpldnns, "olen llle dOgf ~ II
lessk n N on yef faustnd Teufel
~ yuai fab yS,i may Was Hil w
noble cid feillod Nfiuf n RFeale
ghnb you and W him fput my trust
"f'nt The mals llnfuai +" foafed NJ
/ imprisoned fafiiah abovc THAT VII
ialna liof ~ fcseopr
strut hearted ~ poor ffanbchei
Wa. al,s quaile1 ~ lhis cruel sugges
iion. fm moment her resolution
wavtfpd, Int " was only for mo
mont She saw tint her own deatl
snfiain u sire admitted the aasail
ant and sbe knew that her tnastc
would be robbed She had no req
son b. hope that even The life ~ th'
infant w0uld be spared lly her com
pliante, n was 90 risk oil agains
nothing. Like n discreet Girl she
consequently held fast In her fesolv'
to hide as she was while life re-
mained or until assistance should
reach her.
IAN yo open not the door.
shouted the villain from without, ao
compenying bis words with tb,
viIest abuse and tho hercest impro
cations, IN hack this whelp's limbs
10 pieces with my knife and then
burn tho mill over your head
Twill bo q merry blaze, trowf''
Il put my trust In God, replied
the dauDtless girl. Never shall yC
set foot within these walls while
have life 10 prevent ye."
The rufiian laid the infant for O
moment ON the sward as he sought
about for combustibles whcrewith 10
execute his latter threat. In this
search he espied perhaps the only
possible clandestine entrance to the
building. IL was large aperture in
the wall, communicating with the
great wheel and the other machinery
Of the mill and was n point entirely
unprotected, for the reason that the
simple occupants had never sup
posed it feasible for any one to seek
admission through such dangerous
inlet.
Elated with his discovery the ruff
fan returned to the infant, and tying
the hands and feet of the little inno-
cent threw ii on the ground even as
q butcher will fling lamb destined
for the slaughter 10 await his time
Tor staying He then stole back to
the aperture by which he hoped TO
effect an entrance. All this was un-
seen of the dauntless girl within.
In the meanwhile her mind was
busy with thousand cogitations.
She clearly perceived that no means
would be left untried to effect an en-
trance, and she knew that on the ex-
clusion Of her foe depended her own
existence. A thought struck her
1T is Sunday, she said to herself; /;
the mill never works on the Sab
bath; suppose / set it a-going now2
It can be seen afar off, and haply my
master, or some of his neighbors,
wondering at the sight, may ha ste
hither to know the cause. A lucky
she exclaimed; "'tis God
sent it to mer
No sooner said than done. Being
all her life accustomed>to mill gear
{ was but the work of a moment
or her to set the machinery in mo
ion. A brisk breeze which sprung
lp-as it were by special interposi-
ion of Proyidence-at once set the
ails flying. The arms of the huge
'ngine whirled round with fearful
apidity; the great wheel slowly re,
'olved on its axle; the smaller gear
uIned and creaked and groaned, ac-
as they came into action;
he mill was in fun operation.
1t was at that very instant that
he rutiian Diether had succeeded in
queezing himself through the aper-
me in the wall, and getting safely
odged in the interior of the great
rum wheel. His dismay, however,
vas indesoribable when he began to
10 whirled about with it's rotation
nd found that all his efforts to put
stop to the powerful machinery
which sot it in motion or to extri-
ate himself from his perilous situa.
ion were truitless. His cries were
most appalling; his shrieks were
ruly fearful; his curses and impre
ahons were horrible to hear.
Hannchen FASTENED 10 the spot
nd saw him caught, like reptile as
10 was, in his own trap. II need
ot be added that she did not liber.
TO him. She knew that he would
q moro frightened than hurt if he
opt within his rotatoIy prison, and
he knew also that unless de at.
empted to escape there was no dan
er of his falling out of il, even
hough he We're insensihlo and mani.
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