The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-20
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Rapidly closing and locking the
door, the villain turned TO the fair
lady.
AT LAST" lie exclaimed.
She looked around i'll dismay. The
room was ut tho top of the house,
and 1T WAS useless for her to scream
for assistance. No one would have
heard her.
II have been long waiting for
this, he said. He chuckled sar-
donically. His hand graspcd his
deadly weapon.
This is cownrdly. You huvo en-.
trapped me. You told me that from
this room was to be obtained the
finest view in all England
1.-THE finest view in all England"
he replied, with Il profound bow. sis
actually i'll the room ut this mo-
ment."
IF you think thatI have beauty"
she faltered. why destroy that
bcautyi am too young to die"
He laughed again, as though sho
had spoken i'll jest. II long" he
said, Ito gloat over tho inanimatc
features that
Coward Cowardl' she cried, and
once more she looked for ON
means of escape. All, there was an
other door i:amediately behind hor.
Sho opened it and hcsitated, for
within all WAS absolutely dark.
Enter" he said, by all IA
1t is but Il small room, with no win
dow i'll it and no door but this. You
cannot escape. You are III my pow
cr. Enter if you will, tut he care
full lest III the darkness you knock
against anything and hurt your
self"
would you carcs'' sllo asked bit
terly.
II could never forgive myself
nevcr!''
How daro you say it-you-you,
with your hand already OIL tho trig-
gcr?"
1T is stronger than I. Icannot
help myself. l must do it. Pre-
parc!"
With n long sigh she sank CT Il
low couch and buried her face III her
hands.
do not do that said the villain,
almost tcnderly. She made noreply.
There was silence i'll the room for Il
moment, and then he spoke again:
II cannot do it unless you take
your hands from your face
"Tien / will keep thom there for
ever
''In that case" he replied coldly,
Il will wait" He took Il cigarette
from his case and proceeded i'll Il
lcisulely way to light it.
10 Go so lie had to put down his
weapon. Watching him narrowly
between her fingers, sho saw her
chance and made Il sudden rush, but
it was of no avail. He had snatchcd
up tho weapon again before she
could secure it. Once more she flung
herself on tho couch and covered her
face.
"You know" she said, "that 1 de-
test the smell Of tobacco"
"a thousand pardons!" heleplied
as he flung the cigarette through the
open window. II had been misin-
formed, and certainly you carry a
silver matchbox"
"That is only for my bicycle
lamp"
"They always say that" he said
meditatively. However. I can wait
just rs patiently without smoking.
I am not a slave to the habit"
There was once more a moments
silence. She changed her position
~restlessly. Suddenly she srrang up
and stood erect, letting her hands
fall by her side.
go on" she said. "If It snust be
done, let it be done quickly. Get it
over. Do your worst"
She looked superb as she stood
there, Il graceful figure in the sun
light. In her eyes there was an in
finite kindliness, as though sho bore
no malice against her prosecutor.
Now, just ut the end, SHE smiled.
He saw it all, unmoved, without
wavering for moment from his
fell purpose.
That's magnificent he cried as,
raising his camera, he pulled the
trigger and photographed her abom-
inably.-Barry Pain in Black and
White.