The sun., 1894-05-13

,toGped there; the moose vas round the pin
Gently I drew g. tight and then. Letting =
had before taken the ptecsution to put out the
Ys.' Ss .sid must secnr. this end to
siss He psssed 1t round the hinge Of the l.ft.
moment We stood together in the darkness.
All right" fsnswered hoerssly. :.
The next moment the thing vas done !
the 6snjipG ,pipe. the cool night air round my
temples below me. sheer giddlness. dsncinE
,sfed IT. TaIsncsd lance % myself where stood aud
slunG to the , rope . shutting b my eye, n., .Hs
isiiea heaI Ike % pIummet % ana % been killed. one
rope as Il tore its way throuS' my fingers
Bp! tsc EInDscI. held and I. few ,ssn second.
the pipe. as I had ..en rope; walkers take
,hs% them, at nsEisurs fsis Apa r WAS o-s sl%ost most
stSoriue. i could touch With my. right hand
the tiles OF tho little gable, while ny left.
raised above my head, still elutehed the rope:
and the street. and hetveen me and the win.
Position poI f found % % a new Jlhicgtr. aud grim
one. confronting me. Standing outside the
% coaid % not with all H my stretchins. reach with
my other hand any rart Of the window or any
thing Yt which could get = firm grip. The
H il1tis gable gave % no hold. while the rope. my
hold on which dared not ior my NE relay.
Il wa. horrible position; I stood still.
Ssnd and yied andes me. behind me. the
depth. the street. yswned for me; before me,
the black roof shutting on the SKY, MY head
claws for q second shut M eyes. and thought
was falling. In that m oment forgot Marie
low. the cruel stones, the depth; would have
given all, coward that was. to 10 back In Herr
i" Then the 1it passed. and stood thinking.
To take my hand from the, rope would DO to
iall-to die But could | lower tho rore go
tSs hinges @ oo or some part Gt oi the window case
that would furnish grip | could think Of
would Keep % my head. drew out my sniie.
snse @ on the tiss began to % sever ga the cord as
WAS e cut "a ny ssnPsstiGn 70, with
hacked away in a frenzy, and in a twlnklng
the tiles clutching the piece that remained to
me In a grasp OF iron.
SO iar. good was trembling al! over: but
rislc hand This done. only one thing re.
ir.ii cord; and e rTSps for the :IlI; Only
as the pinnacle groaned and bent under my
weight: my eros must have been astare with
S Ss ssns all fs ssh S Sr9D Sa, aid m
the SILL clutchad 1t. loosed the rope. and In
moment 9. @ y was as lying on my breast half in and
do not know how long hung there. recov-
ing my breath and strength. Dut suppose
an % hour. 4 while before should have Thought
such position, without foothold. above the
find there. of the issue OF the attempt md
str etched out a hand and drew aside scSnty
curtain which hid the room from Wow. II was
draueht had led me to picture a figure moving
to and fro.
20 ass1 ssa G TIE
light was on the other side. and my act dis
closed nothing gr but dpsEy , corner hMn under a
harsh voice, which shook the rafters. cried.
with an oath:
Iiet the, curtain fall and. as softly as I could
scrambled over the sill MY courage came
hand srew steady. As / sat on the sill drew
out pistol. but dared not cock 1t.
Speak Or shG9, ,b sG,sd fhe name volrs
Of those cats :"
remained motionlsss. The speaker. whose
and little sleepy. / hoped that he would not
rouse the house and waste a shot on no better
pass into which could draw myself. could
SEQ tho light through the curtain. z makeshift
discern his figure. but in vain. AZ last heard
sink back. grumbling uneasily.
waited n lew minutes. until his breathing
aside As had Judged. the light stood on the
his head Is anessS su pioPsd S on his arm S wnc
the other hand almost touched the butt Of a
pistol which % lay lay beside the candle s spIsswied
looking fellow. still in his boots and dressed.
His attitude as he slept alone In this quiet
ani pistol. spoke Of danger and suspicion.
Hut did not need the one sign or the other to
Eeszed. sin G I'm The s man nSSs was fndwIc Ind % "e "
me he, er.s1 hnbs n again and se thnE
Without fSu,a struSss @ n0 and that mus, must alarm
the house; and yet mhst pass him II | would
do any good. My only course seemed to be TO
same manner. and gain the stairs. AiIer that
the house would be open to me. and II would
and Marie. 1 did not doubt now that she was
I waited until his more regular breathing
softly cocking my pistol, set nv feet to ths
floor and began to cross II. Cnluckiy my
the thir'I stsp board creaked under me; At
the same moment | caught glimpse OF .
this was only my shadow. cast on the slOping
roo, " the candle. l. sprang aside in fright
Tho noise was enough 10 awaken the sleeper.
As my eJes came back to MIN he opened his
aud saw me. and. raising himself in a flash
Rroped for his pistol lie could not on the IN.
slant lind 1t, however and had time 10 cover
Have done" Kissed. BE still. or you are
Martin Sehwartzr' he cried with fright.
ful oath.
,.'. %'hs.@ reiOiHsdi HHs and mark me: II you
lie glAred at me, and so We stood moment.
Then said. Push that pistol to me with your
worse for you"
He looked at me for a moment. his face dis
torted with rage. as II he were minded 10 dis |
obey at all risks; then he drew up his foot |
sullenly and set II against the pistol stepped |
back pace and for an instant took my eyes
from his Intending to snatch up the nreArm |
ls soon as It was out OF his reach. In that in !
slant he dashed out the light with his foot; | |
ness.
The surprise was complete. aud did not |
nre: but had the presence Of mind. believing !
ne had secured his pistol. to change my .Dosl- |
However. he did not hrs; and so there We were |
IN the pitch y darkness OF the room both armed, |