The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

drcadtully on my conscience Her vision grew
ssh9cking,y distorted; and what with her reso;;
me she seemed TO see. she was forever taking
imaginary walks with me In parts Of the room
piece ~ furniture as to me- and never finding
out her mistake unless she happened to run
"Hcnvngs above" she woud whisper
honrsely 70 "a tall dresser by the, window. Il
can rThh,y max ont d9ct33T now + you
70 the washstnnd. us chased her there. give
hcr hatsrpl slrep, a9;rtor give nSr material
snii It before, an say II now. sleep is what we
worse. I distinctly heard steps below. The
creatures bamhling tongue had started some
ON" awake WIN desperate hand | Jcrkea
admitted me, 20 a, small dirk closet J did not
hesitate. Miss Brandon Is in here ! Missed
hy tho arm. Go In and lie down beside her.
u MI keep hcrnuet, and then you can have
Sho obcvcd me in the same dog like manner
II which she had followed me about. and nl.
brutal act. turned the key sccWrciy un"n der.
feeling an almost murdcrOus thrill Of satis'ar-
ton H~ her murmurng died away In tho densor
atuppr into which the confined air oi the place
plunged her
Aud mono too soon did those muttcrings
cease. FOR now distinctly heard steps mount.
ing the stairs. with evident care not TO tread
too roughly Not daring TO meet any pucs.
''tNiT WtlhfN ! tnclI was, ! lllShpl SD'ilY mo
tho hall. where tho harpy conception seized me
- hll""ting 10 lie Just on the point OF leaving
IN" st"k room when NY visitor should come
the hall concealed my gu tnincl features.
orth" mcrea' child must have detected some
u. that YOU, Doctor" ca,ne in Il growing
wh,-tcr from lirown; while, firm, cool hand
Shat cf " was INV my sol,cdmtro What ST IN the
.. ,,-,,anrr YOU upto nmyGnwg u sGnnasd
1 siN Lar iAr az ~
And so !, was. !" | managed to say coldly. ~
Interfere with Mrs Iioskins heating. ilonn"is
nt my orders i"rrr1nr niece now that her fever
Brown nave a soft whistle, ITO hc sure not
respect. assure YOU. but kindly a.k Hoskins
'n'o".and-hetl It IN her stocking feet here
str exclaimed I. irrIlahlv
I'm n wretchcd slrcrer. "" explained. COM
~ n2stily tack (" dignined discourse. and
she, had the temcrIty TO 20 crashing about
Sh'varing Ike wind.swcrt reed. waited
FOR him TO dsmand lin, h" shouii see his
niece. or call Tor the dtSgr1cHu HOshIus, lut
these trials were not laid upon m" Iur now
W III restless ynwn he left M. after u mid
hone Tor III, future enforcement ~ his niece,
aud when the last echo Of hIs steps had died
away. cr"pt hack to- the room | had left and
stool tTemhlinvy there Tor some moments bee
for" could he certain hat Il" hal really gone.
WIN no suspicion TO bring him creeping w
rurt"I minutes waited. while the hou.s
not acurtan rushed Then, drawing on my
shoes ma {" softly across to "a window which
l,rcasoned must look ont upon the uiac" whore
Inch. liz" a trained house breaker, ] raised the
sash. my heart Stopping lead SIN 1T the faint
Jerks at an easy slide. until finally II was
rr"lp"d nm at q height TO admit OF putting ont
my head an shoulders.
Cautiously pecred forth into the darkness.
for dark Il was. with only star gmmcrng
hore AMI there. and nothing hut faint outlines
~ the jagged mountain peaks showing them
selves a;uins. the sly. The air was Keen aud
90 q, and the ground covered with a skim o.
people t. Dee launching themselves from
..rc"mL;story window. aud taking 20 their heels
we Il end ~ at the bottom Of a canyon with
\ fractured non" or two Tor compauy.' NUT
tered a. ! let my Hnze roam drsrondenty
about. There the dog sur" enough a. my
eyes, becoming more accustomed to the dark
ness. made outa moving. black body on the
II is on thing t. look down AT a dog from
s.cohd-s'ory window and another. and quite
6m nT Gn ,ES aah Should aSSss S
claimed. impossible. and tamely closed the
sccm ST fairly nf mrid with Erisht thomsh, s"
suddenly sped back to the table, clutchcd the
nHghin from my lunch tray. aud found that !
cold meat sent IN for my refreshment. With
lr-mliing llngers ! spread out the contents
D
nnI began ~ 2 rutblind fashion TO study tho
different ,ahels.
row. How could medical men pretend to un-
9"rstand such gibhcrish; Ny mind had not
n@Sa II ny }Sgn an we, SO ,h
H,e G@t 81 s6 SGd h sm me eoqnG sd
tered aud living ready to my hand
This done AMI the hotr les divided into four
different sets. and ranged conveniently about
me, my real WORK began The FIRST ipluS OF
bottles cam" 20 me in the form Of powders. |
over with A. much OF the powdsry stun n
could make hang on being careful To- take a fair
one ol thrm lay tho deadly drug sought twas
r"markn6l" how much ! made tina, piece Il
stick ] gathered II IN giugcrly. crcpt to the
window, took accurate aim, aud hung 1t straight
They must have KEEP, the brute half starved,
l"T T' H. n,nnsG a9 n sTnn h" I"em me- to
or. and imratnn'y | rushed hnrk 20 my
ghNs,iy WORK This time II was, liquids with
bur how they smc!lci! IN" house seemed
r"rEur with their biting fumes. and It was
With s,rCamins EYES again sought the win;
suspended over the hay space below. No
need t" e'r "oG@ in hs darkness
T"ctiy bpneath by my window, wherS the llrht
revealing him with his huge jaws distendcd:
y rr.ttv sight for one who nigh, ut any mo:
lunch ont wont my second lot, ! could SEQ
him plainly this time lie met IT, his full
length from the ground with an appetite per:
fcctiv dishcartrnng. Not even its horrid
smell fn7cd him. and down II went with u ter
nil" Chumping sound
While completely discouraged. turned again
- the table, What did DR. Acton keep. in His
chos', anyhow? Drugs designed solely FOR the
usa of tc"thng children And vet who could
icllF Perhaps my method might he had. |
might l." do ng IN posons and antihotes In tho
same bundle. This time mixed powders and
liquids with an impnrtial and liberal hand,
hut = was only with the faintcst hore
that | gathered up NV third dose and
again, sought my post at tho window,
The dog was not there. Was not there. nor
wa he dcad, ! could see him. SEQ him plainly.
II TINT ulnss ~ moving snow aud fur could he
u dog. Faint. angry yeps ros" from the toss
NIX hoau. aud my heart stood still Then, sud-
d"nIy.aS looked, tic mass took shape, md
rose and ran aS nothing dependent on mere
logs over ran before. melting away into, the
darkness hryund, with a long. low howl which
struck s'one-cold upon my fainting heart.
Nv" arc undon".' | all but cried, for that
nv, Al pl at At M