The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-03-28


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l.4rniral5iY snunciate'f by my estsasnerf
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rarart permission. devote uiae uGeeTal
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said quietly
ssrzesa minutes Tnne
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life sud death.
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were sent On me with tie 1eHse- easeH
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alonasaanIa. and shat By afmefia1
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/ tarzxe air. BuE alter a bE5ef uause.
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who mad perfectly made up his mind.
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[ tsrztned 70 act Up % ny principle.
{ sd pray say no more On the subject
You have Just a minute and % seconds
E 20 live In the meantime I am SURE
I you viii excuse me for attending &c
this little instrument"
And suiting she cction to the wor6
he turned up the sole Of his boot and
! commenced sharpening his knife in The
/ most business-lise manner.
It was a situation full Of horrible
suspense. Ths precious seconds vers
/ flying fast. l fancied I heard q mock
/ ing SHREK amid the roar Of the hurry
ing wheels. The Kissing as Of a thou
sand snakes rang in my ears A low
crunching. wailing sound, slight jar
ring Of the timbeTs OF the carriage
Was it, A wild. maddeuins h0p<
lelped up in my heart
One minute more" muttered ny
tOrmeutOr.
Again the sound was repeated, but
this time more distinct and prolonged
I could not be mistaken. it was rhs
sound Of the brake, the train was stop
ping
II might be only temporary diminu
ton OF speed; no, we were percepti1ly
slackeniug our pace, the train was
about TO stop. and in another minute
assistance would be at hand. The 1ues
ton s-as: Would he perceive it2 }
looked up. Too late. Too late
With yell, the mere memory Of
which makes ny blood run cold. he
sprsng upon me; and a. we rOiirt 10
gether at the bottom OF the earri1Ee. !
saw the cleaning knife brandt shed
above me Ii was a struggle for dear
life. Despair gave me strength to
make a last effort TO avert the blow
The form above me swayed for an i'm
slant. the blade swerved in lis descent
and, glancIng harmlessly within an
inch Of my forehead, shivered into frae
ments against the floor OF the carriage
Wits a wild curse he seized me by The
throat, his knees pressed heavily or
my chest: and all was a blank.
| When l came to my senses 1 found
myself on the platform at - station
mat was rum Customer, sir. OF
your'n,' said the guard. "Wheu wt
opened the door he had Almost D. igl
throtilcd you, and il took half dozer
men of Us to hold him. It seemed hc
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