Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-08-02

WniCn can 90 as wei as father now. SO
I took the fodder knife and stole ont. 1
left the door open bit, not enough To let
the cold in on father, but enough u hear
Minka if she cried. had fed the cows in
the byre and had got to the corner Of the
house coming back when | heard Minka
scream"
As Ivanka uttered tho last word his
breatS came fast. lie tossed back his
locks With a sudden jerk of the head
Like gladiator preparing for combat he
threw out his chest, setting his teeth,
while his small, muscular fingers con-
tracted, doubling in like the claws Of
falcon. Forgotten was tho princelv pres
ence with that piteous appeal shifting his
ears.
Il spranR forward, = he continued. "and
saw Miuka. She was on the ground Just
outside the door, and ever her hung a
monster grim and terrible His wicked
eyes cleaned red, and his cruel teeth were
long and sharp. l saw them as he lifted
his bristling lip to seize her in his jowl.
dry sob rose in Iyanka's throat and
made him pause, He ooughed if impa-
tiently away.
1T seemed to me thcn-just for a mo-
ment Of horror-as though my limbs were
bound and l could not move, until the
beast began to drag Minka away. At the
sight strength came to me, and with u
yell, l threw myself upon him.
you were not afraid" put in tho
prince, who had never taken his eyes of
the boy since he began to speak
II did not think of fear, replied
Ivanka. Il thought of my poor little
Minkn, and, OH how fierccly hated that
monster Hate kills fear" he added re.
Geetiyely
And then?n inquired the prince.
.Oh, then he dropped Minka, and over
and over We rolled in the snow, he snafl-
ing and worrying my sheepskin. He
would have made an end of me but fer my
sheepskin. =" And the boy patted his
breast and looked himself over compla-
Gently.
And after2" the prince again recalled
him
after that he shook me until my bones
ratified in my skin. Then was under him,
and my mouth was full of his hair, and
was SO spent that l would have let him
finish me, but Minka cried, Ivanka,
Ivankal and it seemed too hard to leave
her. 1t was that moment 1 remembered
that l still grasped the knife
GLOW I struggled round between his
mighty paws until my arm was free to
plunge the weapon in his throat L know
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