Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-20
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flashed back from the blurred looking
glass, and cast furious glare in the
girls stern countenance, with its heavy,
dark brows, sun-browned, ruddy cheeks,
and cleaning eyes.
Snip
The sharp scissors had passed through
one lock of the massive black tresses
which she had shaken over her shoulders,
and which then rippled to the cottage
floor.
Snpl
Another cnt, and two locks had fallen.
Then rapidly snip, snip, snip-a curl
GUS thick, sharp snip-and the great
waves Of glorious hair kept falling as the
bare, sun-burned, rudy arm played here
and there, and the steel blades glittcred
and opened and closed, as If arm, hand
and scissors formed the neck, head and
angry bill of some fierce bird attacking
that well-shaped head, and ut every snap
took off n thick tress of hair.
An hour later, just as the red moon
rose slowly above the surface of the sea,
Il sturdy looking young man, with a stout
stick in one hand-the very stick which
had helped to belabor Captain Armstrong
and bundle tied up in handkerchief
beneath his arm, stepped out of the cot
tage, changed the key from inside to out
side, closed the old door, locked it, drag
ged out the key, and with sudden jerk
sent it flying far out into deep water be-
yond the rocks. Then the figure turned
once more to the cottage, gazed at it fix
eddy for few moments, took a step OF
two away: but sprang back directly with
an exceeding bitter cry, and kissed the
rough. Imprinted woodwork again and
again with rapid action, and then dashed
off to the foot of the cliff and climbed
| rapidly to the sheep track-the family
seen path that led toward Slapton Lea
| and the old hall, where the captain still
stayed with his young wife, and then
| joined the west road which led to Ply
mouth.
She strobe on manfully for another
| quarter Of mile, when all at once there
! was stoppage for another figure was
seen coming from the direction of Tor
cross. and the moon shining full upon
the face showed plainly who it was.
There was no question Of identity, for
that evening Captain James Armstrong
whose journey had been postponed-ha
snubbed his young wife cruelty, quarrel
ed with his cousin Humphrey, who had
| been there to dine, and then left the
house. determined to go down to Mary
Dell's solitary cottage
| who's this" muttered the captain
"Humph! sailor on the tramp to Ply.
mouth. Well, he won't know me.
won't turn back"
| L In 1tp nIn al.
stopped short, as the figure before hin
mad stopped few moments before; anC
then change came over the aspect of tn,
captain. His knees shook, his face turn
ed wet, and his throat grew dry.
1t was horrible; but there could be NJ
mistake.
Abel Dellv he cried, hoarsely, as h,
leaped at the idea that the brother hat
returned in spirit, to save his sister from
all harm.
Out of my path" rang forth in an
swer, the voice being loud, imperious ant
fierce; and then, in tone of intens,
hatred and suppressed passion, the On,
word-"Dogw
AS the last word rang out there wa
whlstling as of stick passing throug!
the air, tremendous thud, and the cap
tain fell headlong upon the rocky ground
Then there was utter silence as tn,
young sailor placed one foot upon tn,
PROSTATE mans chest, stamped upon i
sayagely, and STROBE on right away owe
the wild country bordering the sea.
The figure doomed up once in the moon
light, as the captain rose slowly upon on,
elbow and gazed after it, to see that i
SnanaI m In. nf
and then he sank back again with
groan.
ITS spirit" he said, "come back t,
her." and then the poltroon tainted dea,
away.