The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-25

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the blood gushed from her nostr. ls, while the
back Of her head was driven with violence
hold OF him. Her hand was stiii twinesd closely
through his thick hair, and in every move he
made she elupg to hin with all her might.
still kept her hold, though he again dashed her
head against the floor.
he FIRST grasped her with both his hands, he
had put tho lamp down on . small table.
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knee, on her, that he might thus crush the
s sr,Ssn ~ fTGSm or her s,,a Sod{, end hni s der I've her alto to-
active for him. moving herself along the ground,
though in doing 80 she dragged him with her,
with that he pulled a clasp knife out Of his
PICKET and opened II. " will. cut your bend
still She held fast to him. lie then n"; Stabbed
E., her arm. nsins his left hand and max.
s ,nS sho Ssr ine nsS Sar. hlSws also Her ,b dress ssn pSriiy
movement of all her limbs; but neverthe-
less. the knife, wounded her. IL wounded
covering them both with blood; but still she
hung on, SO close was her grasp in her agony,
her own hand with her own nails. Had the
mans hair been less THICK, or her own t~enacity
fore any interruption could have saved her.
And yet he had not purposed TO murder her.
or even r. the first instance, to infict on her
as he had NAMED, Il might, he Thought, be pos
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lea. He. might bride men to. hide him In the
hold Of n ship, and thus there might
cape. That there must be money. in the house
he had still thought when first he laid hands ON
the the poor Woman and h then, when snI, the strusEle
contending with his, the passion of the beast
was aroused within him. and he strove. against
her rs he would have striven against a dog. but
yet, when the knife was in his hand he had not
driven 1t against her heart.
Then suddenly, while they were yet rolling on
the floor, there was a sound OF footsteps in the
passage. Aaron Trow instantly leapel to his
huge 'iS umps Of III his .f thi@k on riot tns T hSir In w hea
hand. Thus, and thus only. could he have
liberated himself from her grasp. He rushed
hand, and there he came against the two negro
servant girls who had returned down to their
straying. .Trow. as he half saw them In the
dark, not knowing how many there might be,
ed through them. upsetting one scared girl in
his passage. With the instinct and with tho
t;midlty ., a beast, his impnlio nov was TO es;
To his lair, leaving the three women together In
the cottage. Poor wretch! AS he crossed the
running. another pair OF eyes saw him, and
when the search. became hot after him 1t was
known that his hiding place was not distant.
1t was some time before any Of the women
were able TO act, and when some step was taken,
ahsolutciy swooned. but the reaction, after the
violence OF her efforts. was so great that for
some minutes she had been unable TO speak.
~ iioi Ii'.h Aitbh wv ioNh "itl hlo" WV
her. and had even followed him to the door; but
since that she had fallen back into her fathers
only for words, but for breath also. Atiast she
bale Sne OF The girls to run into st. George,
The girl would not stir without her companion:
and even then. Anastasia. covered as
f hair. w ana T Ssr clothes slSSa' half I'm torn d i,a% he'd
body, accompanied them rs far rs the road.
There they found a negro lad still hanging about
the man cross the road and run down the Omen
ground toward the rocks Of the seacoast. ''Ie
d] mSs : Or Of e ecrs s@ld Of ih The iAq 4cc RRein!!n usla in 'h be
swim across the mouth OF the ferry" But the
mouth InSs tn, OF THAT INA, re- ferry ,ga is . an mari arm w OF th a. sea ga, and Sho IL
he might have taken the narrow water by keep
ing on the other side OF the road.
reached the cottage breathless with running.
and before a word was spoken between
and had tainted. As soon ~ she was
in the arms Of her lover. all her power lad gone
from her. The spirit and passion 81 the tiger
shnddering at the thought of what she had suf-
fered. She remembered that she had had the
mans hand between her teeth, and by degrees
she found his hnir still clinVing to her fingers;
but even then she could hardly call Ia mind the
nature OF the struggle she had undergone. Ills
hot breath close to her own cheek she did re-
member, and his glaring eyes, and even the
her own; but she could not ray whence
had come the blood, nor till her arm became
stifY and motionless did she know that she had
II was all joy with her now, as she sat notion
less without speaking. while he administered to
her wants and spoke words OF love into her ears.
She remembered the mans horrid threat, and
knew that by, Gods mercy she had been saved.
forting her! As she thought OF the fate that had
threatened her, Of the evil that had been so i'm
incohcrent sobs uttered her tIankssivings,w while
her head was still supported on his arms.
y was ALMOST morning before she could
With him she seemed to he so perfectly safe:
but the moment he was away she could see
the room. At last, however, she slept; and when
he saw that she was at rest, he told himselfthat
his work must then begin. Hitherto Caleb Nor
ton had lived in all respects the life OF a man ~
but now, asking himself no questions as
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duct, he girded the sword on his loins and pre-
pared himself for war. The wretch who had
be hunted down like q wild beast, as long us he
had arms and lcg9 with which to carry on the
weapons that, might, come to his. hands;
and might Heaven, help him at his need,
as he dealt he f Sruant puIhii m Within 10 that
grasp. Those who had hitherto known Morton
N the island could not recognize the man as he
forth on that day, thirsty after blood. and
ieslrGus To thrust himself into personal conflict
with the wild rufian who had injured him. The
meek Presbyterian minister had been n preach
81 'oirisace with his own dS sIsifii ss' The i,st World ID lad i
quietly in his appointed path. but now the
world was quiet no longer, nor was there any
preaching OF peace. His cry was for blood; for
Iho blood of the untamed savage brute who had
'ome upon his young doe In her solitude, and
with such brutal violence TO tear her
heart from her bosom.
lie got TO his assistance early in the morning
,ome Ofthe cOnstables from st. George. and be-
the day was over he was Joined by two ar
Of the warders from the convict estab-
ishment. There was with him also a friend or
-wo, aud thus n party was formed, numbering
Ogcther ten or twelve persons. They were OF
course all armed, and therefore IL might be
.hOugnt that there would be but small chance
'or the wretched man II they should come upon
his track. At tlrst they all searched together.
linking. from the tidings which had reached
hem, that he must he near to them; but gradu-
lily they spread themselves along the rocks be-
.ween ST; George and the ferry, Keeping watch
men ON the road, so that he should not escape
lnnOticed into the island.
Ten times during the day did Anastasia send
rom the cottage up TO Morton, begging him TO
cave the search To Others, and come down To
ler. But not for a moment would he lose tho
cent of his prey. What should IL be said that
he had heen 50 treated, and that others had
avenged her lie sent back Ia say that her
ather was, with her now, and that lac would
'Ome when his work WAS over, And in that job
Il work the likelihood of Aaron Trow WAS