The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

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iausheu. Icr surely ueath WouIu c tn,s.r..
one or ,iofe oi those psnea ~, ~. ~,
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,,i,ai ,o,s,, Jarr.nad all Tho land.
! 80 49,, sfar ,,,b,r n. sacra, sen,hs I
| heard or tho,,ebt T heard th. dismal howl
neafu, vi 'noa , -. So ,ha ho-ss
ing OF the ti'hoer "oes IN ,saa
was siieh' as 're go. =, rs, von,n
su@use 10 "ie. VI -, ~. -, w.,
a weoolhs va a J'y 80 rrn,.,, t,m.s
Will ,,u." - -. -, ~, n-,da,roo-o
were pelnous' an ,... niv ~, 80 t-annsre IN a
.apta.heu put a 80 $3.50. sars.ablo
land but now become nerce's oe -1- -.
~ mus ma. ,,os..a l., .,,saas hnotheats nm
me sou,u VI -, ,ha oh,rrtpo s,,ence
',.e ioau u,o"Y 49, ,,.,anai etraip-
OF 'ie ilish,' ivo .;- ~, I;,.is and ace
ing eye ana eur . nsao.,.,, ,o,sarne, 10
ing isss uns,, '.,.,-'a,aiI ~ h,sck beneath
sued from ths curtain-waii OF o'aoh oeie'''
my wldow. ,,.u
III was pla'n 'nat o'n.is "a,.u ,,,,,
as L. TOT At 'heir co,h.s -,,,i,h
burst from tne openeu ucoi oe.o"' 8 -
there were sword-ciankinss as VI M,
men dismounting. ana then u re" Io
ly the closing OF the door ana s'Iehee. an
when my eyes grew once egaiil aceuseoiis"
to the gloom. saw below 'he horses '''
ing head TO head, anu III the i'ies' ""''
to hold them. -
4 tho"sh.. D"' 1T, -, scon,iv
one Of them servant WI, pe o -
guested wedding" And then raseo VIII
in again to think OF now my iove sHo ~
be thus dishonored IN corner wne" s
should have the world 10 cap It's manu-" """
praise her beauty.
At that, and while looked the lawn was
banded farther on by two broad beams OF
light: and then knew my time was come:
Feeling my way across the darkened
chamber / softly tried the door iatcn IL
Welded at the touch, but not the door.
pulled and braced myself and pulled again.
Twas but a waste Of strength. The door
was fast with that contrivance Wherew'n
my father used TO bar me in what time !
was A boy and would go raccooning Win our
negro hunters. My enemy was no 1901. ne
had been shrewd enough to lock me III
against the chance Of interruption.
I wish You might conceive the heipiess
horror graphing with me there pehiho t'ht
fastened door: but this. indeea' you may
not. having felt IL not For one aahea nv"
ment was SICK as oeatn WIN iea. ~
frenzy and know not what besides' ana an
the blackness OF the night swain su ,,,
red before my eys Then. IN the twi WI, .,s
OF Al eye, tbS Hs"iit'' ~
snne. as IL ,he Mt had been the tra.si.pa
OF some :SS birth OF soul Anu ai'ei nm nm.
as I remember. knew no, rase nor
nor weakness-knew no o,her .ns ., 40
this: that had set myself task 10 W
and I would DO 1t. s.,,
My window was In shape nss "ni' ~,
Of honeycomb. and ciese nes,as y" ,,s
outer wall there grew an ahcishe ~. -,
which more than once mao neiu NY ~, NV
when 1 was younger anu "ou''
fathers vigilance. ,o,se,ezs,v and
L s"uhs luo. - .n6 Zoo, in Dro-
ciampereo Out WIN 80 e,.,in,e of my
per noiu- as IL .iiose ~, ,as,arnisbt
boyhood DAYS mao p , oI' 80 dnwn and
preathiess liiiiiu.s .a ~, ,he, Ting
aioo' o.i so,iu S,, 80 ra, TIL NAN
chahced wnich ~ WIZ 10 ~ ,,,r,ad and
"norn l hau caiieu q
saw Ine, ,,,., 10 or;oa
hall; " ~ So 49,, ~, ,,.,rt';ras .o-
a 1rieiio, saiu, oe.Meea my -.lss+ .o'
weapon. Ior WIS SCI san' VI ,' my p.,ss.a5
lnes provea 10 DC Hooper. 'o''e"' Spu'
anu aFnNu. -, 49,,