The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-12

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black cloak', which wcrO OWING right
across their figures, aud hung down
npon ono sidO ike tho maniluI OF
MutNt's Dragons. They had lis,
black caps. ike those | havo seen since
In Spain. which throw their face, into
darkness, though | could SEQ the glnau
Of their cyOS irop bCnoath Thorn. with
The moon behind lliom aud their long,
black shadows walking IN front, they
woie such figures rs ono might expect
TO meet NJ night noIr the Abbot'a
Dcccii. can remember that they had
n stcalthy way OF moving, and rs thoy
approached tho mOonshinc formed two
white diamonds between their legI and
tho legs OF their shadows.
Tho emperor had panied and those
two strangers cane TO II stand also with.
III n low racOs " III. hal drawn un
close TO nv companions elbow, 80 that
tho four Of US were facing each other
without n word spoken. Ny cycs wore
particularly ilxCI uNon tho taller one,
bccaulc hn was slightly tho nearer 10
me. and | became certain ~ | Watched
him that ho wa' in tho la't state Of
nervousness. Ills loan figure was
quiycrinG all over. and | heard n quick,
thin painting like that Of n tired dog.
Suddenly. ono o ttlcm gave nshort HIS.
Ing signal. Tho tnll man bent his bucl;
and his knees like n diver about to
spring, but before he could move | had
Jumped with drawn subre in front OF
him. At tho sans instant tho smaller
man bounded past mo. and buried a
long poinard in the cm0cr0r's heart.
Ny God, tho horror OF that moment.
1t il a marvel that did not drop dead
myself. As In n dream saw thS gray
COT: whirl convulsivcly round and
caugh. n glimpse in the moonligh! OF
three inches OF red point which juited
out from between tho shoulders. Then
down no fell with n dead maa's gasp
upon the crala, and tho assassin. lcav-
Ing his weapon buried in his victim.
throw up both hiS hands and shriekel
with joy. But Il drove my sword
through his midrib with such frantic
force tina. the me.e blow Of the hilt
against the end Of his breastbono sent
him six PAGES before he fell. and lei:
my rcekiug blade ready for the other.
| sprang upon him with such q lust ior
blood upon mcal | had never felt. and
never have felt in all my days. rs |
turned Il dagger flashed before my
ewes. and | felt the cold wind OF it
pass my neck and the villains wrist IGr
upon my shoulder. | shortenci my
sword, but ho WINGED away from mo.
and an instant aItcrward was in full
flight, bounding iikp a deer across the
glade IN the moonlight.
But he was not to escape mo thus. !
knew that the murlerer's poinard had
done its work. Young MS | was l had
seen enough OF wal to know n mora,
blow. pau7el but for Nh instant to
touch the cold hand. "Si!c!' Slrc!'
cried in an agony. and then, as nc
sound camo back. and nothing moved
A an ever widening dark circle in
the moonlight. ! knew that all was. in
deed, over. lspranr E1dly to my iect,
threw OIL ms great Goa: and ran at The
top OF my speed after the remaining n.'
sassin.
Oh, how blessed tho wisdom which
had caused mo to come in shor, and
CATERS. And the HAPPY thought which
had thrown of my coat. lie could moi
Get rid Ui his mantle. this wretch, oil
else no was too frightened to think o
il. So i: was that | gained upon him
from tho beginning. Tie must have
beer out OF his wits. for he meyer tries
TO bury himself in the darker parts o.
the woods. but nc flew on from glade It
glade until lie came to the heath lane
which leads up to the great Fontnine
b,cac quarry. Tins | had him IN iul
sight, and knew that he could not ci
cape me. lie ran we'll. i; Is true-Far
ae q coward runs when his lie is tn
stake. But l ran us Destiny runs wher
it gets behind n mans heels. Yard b.
yard Idrow in upon him. lie vas roll
Ing and staggering. could hear tlt
rasninr and cracking OF his breath
The great gull OF the quarry sndtonI!
yawncd in front Of his path, and, CLAN
cling ut me over his shoulders, ilG gave
shrek OF despair. The mex: instant h,
had vanished from my eight.
Vanished utterly, you understand.
rushed TO the spot and .azed down int,
the black abyss. Had he hurled him
self ovcr. | had about made up IN,
mind that he had done 70, when n gen
tic sound rising and iallin. came out @
the darkness beneath ME. Il WAS hi
breathing once more, and il shoTct
mo whore he must be. lie wal hiiin
in the dollhouse.
At tho edge oftho quarry and benoasI
the summic there is 4 small platform
upon which stands n wooden hut for tn
uso OF tho laborcrB. 1t was into this
then, that he had dartc1. Perhaps Ii
had thought. tho fool, that in the dark
ness | would not vGaturc to follow him
|, lie lit!lO knew Et;cnHc Gerard. Wit
n spring [ WA on the platform, wit
another | was through tho doorway
md then hearing him in tho corner,
hurled myself down upon tho top
him.
lilo fought like n wildcat, but h
never ha! n chance with his slIortc
wcnpo | think | must have trans
fixed hin with that first mad lungc. 10
though Ito struck and struck his blow
had no power in thCm, aud present.
hia dsggcr tini;lch down upon tho foo
When | wna sure that ho wa dead
rosa up. and passed on: into tho moor
light. | climbed up onto tho hoatl
ngain, and wandered across it as rcarl
out OF my mind ns n mar could b.
With tho blood singing in my cars M
my naked sword still C,u;Chci in m
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