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

Hne SICO1 IOf " moment tntnklnE NnhN tne
would say 10 him: for even then, with that ter
tinle man standing Si9 9sS to her In the dsrkness'
"" she said, viii give You food Il YOU are
hungry. But take your hand from me. No man
wS SK l Syom mas hsna so "a the EO% Stranger. what
does the stsEved wolf are for that a
" Tf0% 3 man SlOO Come rs as in tUs' the 20 house n1% az / ' isii
you" And then she preceded him through the
sESsnoe d DC the iP si1ch Sss f There she p ss% sSat i tSe
back door, leading out on the other side. of the
houses was open and s she knew 5 that ne had
side. She threw her eyes round looking for the
negro girls; bIt they were away, and she re-,
had told her that he was as a wolf thirsty after
Give me food at once he said.
And will you go ~ give y YOU ~ she asked;
poker which lay there. ~ 30 as ! Sid You II q.
tasted for. two days, as have done"
She could sec, as she moved across the kltch-
searched in vain, With the close economy com.
tibles were kept under close lock and key in the
house of Mr.. Bergen. Their daily allowance
and even the fragments were then, gathered
IN and locked away In safety, She moved
cupSoord. taking the keys from her pooS.
ct. and hs followed close upon her, There Vas
which just gave them light to see each
other. She lifted her hand TO this to take IL
IHFeea1M1einefI" h SS s;a IIt @yd pn'G Gen't touch @STii that Mo' t N
I've done with IL. There's light enough for you
She did drag out her scraps and n bowl Of
milk. which might hold perhaps a quart. There
was a IragmS1t OF 6rend; " morsei OF cold
l. that all ~ said he. But as he spoke he fcshed
his teeth against the bone as a dog would have
ut Is the best I have" she said II wish II
were better. and you should have had II without
| Ntplpura ma yp1 hayp suffered 81 lnfag Yrt.Yt.
""Bahl Hctter; yes! You would give tho
on my track the moment | am gone. lknow
how much | might expect from your charity
""Pity! who are you, that you should dare to
P Pity m gon. fymust % cut yG y"aT T tnrGSt Unless u Il ! t yoa
give mo money. DO you know thGtT"
Money! | have got no money"
don't move till / have done" And as he spoke
s sS hsT ne t Ien lamps Sn 'o of ataie a bre sSi O" he R hma
already finished the BOWL Of milk. And now
II suppose you are Aaron 1row,' she an
swered, very slowly.
his meal. standing close to her so that she might
not possibly escape from him out into the dark
made up her mind 70 make such an attempt,
feeling tina, 4 would be bette to leave him IN
BE. Of her own lie. There was no money there:
not u dollar What money her father kept In
ii.oBp. oSS xna mi gH: he iSc NOT Keep up ln To ni his s% Threat eS hs and
murder her, when he found that she could give
him nothing She ,hs did not tTsmble pG%twardly:
ate. but she thought how probable 1t might be
that her last moments were very near. And yet
she could not scrutinizo his features, form, and
garments, so As TO carry away in her mind n per-
feet picture OF them. Aaron Trow-for OF course
f~rightful. hideous aspect. Had the world used
him well, giving him when he was Young ample
spirits. he also might have used the world well;
and then women would have praised ths bright
been separated from the wife he had loved, and
at his Rneenseparated by. his own '' vio,
lepce; and now. as he had said of him.
stood, there satisfying the craving of his appe-
ute, breaking up the large morse!s OF food, he
with the dirt Of his hidden lair. and he had The
when they live like brutcs OF prey. as outcasts
from their brethren; But still there was that
him, which might have turned her horror into
pity; had he been willing that il should be 80.
There was Brandy in the house, in the Sitting
room, which was close at their hand, and the key
II was useless. she thought. TO refuse him; and 80
she told him that there was a bottle partly full,
but that she must go to the next room to fetch
wen 60, together. my darling, he said.
again put his hand upon her arm as they passed
into the family sitting room.
unlocked il, and carried il In his own hand.
Again she went to work without trembling.
i ssf fogn the shS so ssy S Sa sae i'4 hi@ Gup p Bottle AND When pa,
might contain about half a pint of spirits. And
shat .tTSs all 7, he s ssid' hottie here. al. orsw.r.d
handing him another; g but II You drink 1t you
will be a drunk; AND they sys win Iou c Son3 SpSs H. N. frs,
to help them; would you not ?" .,, III
A / NpiIl mot anu N NEnT1 IN nnU n n UnNr
YOU. There, take, the full bottle with, you. II
What, and go without money :"
81 have none. YOU, may believe me when I
Before lie spoke again he raised the half empty
bottle TO his mouth, and drank as long as there
So1t EaG down SDaF m am bsttsr Sa alter n'ii RR"att." - sn 10
the other. you are right, and | will takr IL with
me: And now, young woman, about the
tell you that ! have not q dollar"
LOOK here" said he. and he spoke now In a
softer voice; ~ though he would be on friendly
terms with her. Give me ten sovcreigns and !
soversisns II is possible that may save my life.
You are good, and would not wish that n man
good. Come. give me the money" And iIe put
his hands ~, beseeching her, and looked into
'on the word Of a Christian woman have
MOI got money 70 Eiys yon," she replied ,do, ,or nv
the S1nS and shook f Rer r. > IL lie 'i Shook fssrU Violently lien i
so that he hurt her. and her breath for q mo-
you must make dollars before | leave you, or |
will so handle you that IL would have been
better for you to coin your very blood"
MAY Odd help me at my need" she said, las
] have not above a few penny pieces In the
house,
And you expect me to believe that Look
here will shake the teeth out Of your head.
hut. will have IL from you" And he did shake
her again. using both his hands and striking her
against the wall.
Would you murder me p she said, hardly
able now To inter the words.
Murder you, yes; why not? ! cannot be
worse than / am were | To murder you ten times
over, but with money ! may possibly be better"
Il have II not
Then | will do worse than murder you. |
will make you such an object that all the world
shall lOathe 10 look on you" Ana so saying he
took her by the arm and dragged her forth from
the wall against which she had stood,
Then there came from her a shrek that
WAS heard far down the shore OF that
silent sea, and away across TO the, solitary
houses. of those living on the other side,