Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26

again to the table. What did DIR. A. keep
in his chest anyhow? Drugs designed solely
for the use of teething children? And yet
who could tell? Perhaps my method might
be bad. l might be doing up poisons and
antidotes in the same bundle. This time
mixed powders and liquids with an impartial
and liberal hand, but it was with only the
faintest hope that / gathered up the third
dose, and again sought my post at the win
dow. The dog was not there! Was not
there, nor was he dead! 1 could see him,
see him plainly. If that mass of moving
snow and fur could be a dog. Faint, angry
yelps rose from the tossing heap and my
heart stood still. Then, suddenly, as I
looked, the mass took shape and rose and
ran as nothing dependent on mere legs ever
ran before melting away into the darkness
beyond, with a long, low howl which struck
stone-cold upon my fainting heart.
1--WE are undone," all but cried, for that
mournful howl must set even the cocks
Growing upon their roosts Then came the
thought that speed might even yet save us,
for, once outside, who was to follow us in
such darkness, with enough and more than
enough of caverns about, into which we
might crawl and evade pursuit? Why we
were doing it at ALL and what right we had
to evade pursuit / had no time to consider,
as again / fled the room, which was strewn
all about with evidences of my late traffic
in animal life. The disordered boxes which
had been handed me by the now helpless
Hoskins; the uncorked medicine phials, all
spoke loudly to me of my deadly work, and
could but feel like some beast OF prey
creeping from its lair, as l stole out and
closed the door behind me.
This time my knock at the door of the
second chamber was less guarded for my
nerves were getting into a horrible state;
but it not SO quickly answered and l
was growing alarmed, when it was flung
wide open, though very noiselessly, and Miss
Brandon stood before me, not dressed in her
flowing robes but in a trim suit of black,
such as you might see a dozen of any day
in a we'll dressed crowd, only they would
not all be SO becoming to their owners.
over this she wore short fur coat. Her
hair was tucked away under a cap to match.
and there she stood, looking so warm, so
fresh and smiling that somehow the mem
ory OF my bandages came back to me, filling
me with such a sense of deformity and in
that think my bearing took color
from the morbid abasement of my mind
l know that / held my right hand with
one hand while / talked to her, and that |
shuffied on my feet as she looked at me, |
while / bit my tongue to keep from crying
aloud that was not the bloodless old dotard
she so fondly dreamed me to be.
"Oh," she burst out in an excited whisper, |
as soon as her eyes fell on me, you do think |
Of the funniest things! Now tell me what
ever you have done to that dreadful dog to |
make him go running about So scratching !
.hings!" |
Ibid you hear him yeping?"
81 guess that's what dogs do ! was just !
sure he'd wake everybody up, weren't you?"
l had been, indeed, and yet was. At that |
very moment / fancied | could hear some |
one moving and bracing up my manhood, | |
,poke decidedly in spite of those things about
my jaw.
I'VE must go at once" said, moving into |
he room with cat-like step.
"Will you be able to hang on to one end |
Of blanket while ! lower you from the
| dared not look at her while | made this
cool proposal, for / fully expected her to
urn pale and shrink back; besides the hor-
i'd suspicion haunted me that even should
she consent, 1t would end in her completing
ny list of victims, and what with the doctor,
Mrs Hoskins and the dog / was sickened of
blood.
To my amazement she laughed-a delight
ul, gentle, little chuckle which made me
ong more keenly than ever to bury the :,
nuffy old doctor and rise myself to fill his
hoes.
"Oh, how perfectly killing 1t will be-" she
seeking for sympathy in tho
lepths OF my duh swollen eye. See The
window is all ready for us. ! was putting 1t
Up when | saw the dog"
Suddenly / started stabbed to the heart
With fresh trouble. | had dragged blanket
rom the large chair in which Mrs. Hoskins
lad been sitting and was testing its strength
IS best could, when 1t occurred to me that
II my outdoor apparel was downstairs. !
ertainly could not venture out on such a
light not knowing how long | might re-
main lodging about without some sort OF
overing, yet ! dared not go downstairs in
earch OF mine.
my cap and coat" was the cry wrung
rom me in my distress Instantly my com
,anion grasped the situation with smiling
omposure.
Are downstairs" she finished for me.
OF course we can't think OF going to get