Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-13

p.noss which had come across steppe
and mountain, and plain and forest, TO
bring him It's blessing.
With all the tide OF recovered nope
c0ursilg Ike warm wine through his
veins, Ae could n9- believe that he was
ab0u, to be besieged like a rat in his
hole, hunted GU like a fox from hrs
earth The man whom she loved,
whom she remembered. whom she smil-
al on IN Punishment, disgrace and pow
erty, must wear an amulet too potent,
he thought. 20 be done 10 death by
lT.be Oil migrate peasants.
The clock toliel at the stables more
-nlu once Che passing hours. and the
stiffness Was broken by no ether sound.
~ was midnight; he thought the old
woman had en- misled by her fears;
The men and women would no doubt
return at sunrise from revel a some
dis ANT town D which they had known
5, WCgld be useless 70 ask the massaya
To- grant leave Of absence.
Suddenly ne hsard a sound-distant,
slight. such 2 sound as be passing Of
coats or sheep over grass produces;
scarcely pefceptible by day. but audi
be In the deep hush Of night.
THAT is the movement Of men"
.u1rsh, CyTll. with q sick sense OF
certainty He listened a moment
longer % make sure that il was not
breeze rising which stirred the foliage:
saen, with his impression confirmed, be
ift tac loggia and descended the stair
way 10 where old Catcr.na sat in his
chamber telling her beads.
There are persons approaching" he
said TO her, and they can come for no
good"
They come. thinking you are asleep,
and that one OF the doors has been left
open for them. How many there?'
IL cannc. tell But several"
Cl-er.na shock her h.Gd
II help could c0me-but how should
any help come? We are cut off from
/ au."
"Hark, they are crossing the grass.
+ Tn q momen. they will be at the great
/ doors.
They think Draina Will open for
-h en-, tie wratched baggage
Tor a moment or two there was ST.
ienca. them q crossing Of confused voices
became audible through the heavy tim
Der Of the closed doors.
Let them think me asleep" MUIR
INJURED CyrHe. and he covered the en-
t3nCe with hts revolver. He could not
tel who were there without nor in
what numbers; their purpose IL was
Easy 70 imagine. l. was also probable
that ,iey were for the instant non
Eussel finding no one there ready 20
admit them. But he knew that they
would no, long let this battle them
go and hide somewhere. good Cater
iDa.' he mCrmured 10 her Il, I'M
nerves me TO know You are here"
DO no. think Of me-. SIR" said the
stout old woman. + am of no use. but
i VIII be- OF no hindrance II Is strange
TO me that the girl Muerlil did not
hear OF this and warn Us. when did
you see her last?"
Three days ago. ] think
H!s voice was browne IN the sound
Cf iron striking wood as The blow OF
natchets fali on the oak of the great
doors. But every inch o. tho wood was
studded with great mails in 'front.' and
plated with iron behind, and tbe axes
made but little progress.
Try the side doors. sad q voice IN
which be recognized Aicide's. The
s-rumpet Dre,na has played us false
Tie feer Of q score OF men trampled on
the marble Of the terrace running round
The buildings. Bar the side doors were
armore3 I'm the same way. and had been
OH boited and barrel. The assaiiants
realized t5a, they could not en,er by
those means. they began TO swear say
agslv amongst each other.
Tney had not crossed the turf as yet