Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-12

ness had discomposcd him, and that he
was unusually irritable and nervous.
/ 81 am sorry | could not come to you
as usual" she began, but he interrupt
ed her by saying Grossly:
ooh, yes; dare say. Stop all apollo
gies and while we are alone tell me If
you obeyed my orders last night"
81 did" faltcrcd the poor girl
"Did the thing work wellT asked he,
eagerly
ut did. had no trouble in the Tow
or, at all; but o, Sir Reginald, some.
thing terrible has happenedH
WHAT exclaimed the sick man,
starting up in so sudden a manner that
it caused him to fall back with a groan,
although he kept firm grip on the arm
he had seized in his excitement regard
less of the fnct that his tight grasp caus-
ed her to turn pale with pain.
Il dread telling you, but just as left
the Tower to push back the panels
frightful noise Of heavy fall came,
then large monster darted out, dashed
the candle from my hand and with
howl disappeared, leaving me half dead
with fright"
Girl! girl" yelled the Infatuated man,
his face turning purple with rage, "what
is this you tell me? Gone. Escaped,
Speak" added he, roughly shaking her
| by the arm. Tell me it is a liza lie
that you said just now"'
mo, Sir Reginald" returned the pallid
Ethel; sit is the truth. Whatever you
had there got out last night and ran off
through the ruins
What did you do wrong that made
this happent Answer, or | will tear you
to pieces"
Release my arm, sir! You are cruel
in your rage. You hurt mel"
Speak then. How did he get out of
his prisonY
With a faltering voice the frightened
girl, while writing in his grasp, muir
mured
81 dropped the knife on the shelves a
few nights before and forgot it. 1t
whirled around, and knew by the cry he
gave that he had it,"
Idiot! returned the enraged being
| before her, as he gave her arm such a
fearful wrench that it dialocated the ell
bow. "Out of my sight; out of my house
this instant! You have ruined me with
your carelessness. Not another night
shall you sleep under this roof"
Once again he raised his arm-this
| time to strike. But fortunately, with
a moan of pain at the injury she had al
ready sustained, she had dartcd back;
and so the blow descended on empty air
Without another look at the man be-
! fore her the poor young girl crcpt from
! his presence, and dragging herself back
| to her room, fastened herself in. while
she sought to prepare for her departure
With her arm hanging motioncss by
| her side, and nearly wild with pain, she
| opened her trunks and thrusting her val
uables inside as we'll as she could with
one hand, she locked them and dropped
the key into her pocket.
Fearing she scarcely knew what she
| put the package of papers her aunt had
| given her, with her purse, also in her
| pocket, that she might be certain of their
safety. Then hastily putting comb,
brushes and night apparel in a hand
satchel, she paused to rest.
Advancing to her window, she found
that a heavy rain was still falling, and
that darkness was even then over the
earth Throwing her waterproof over
her shoulders, with its hood drawn over
her hat, she opened her door and glided
| through Tue nun, uOh ii Ine Suits anu out
| of the front entrance, fortunately with
out being seen by any of the family.
AS she had passed the sick mans room
she knew by the sound of many excited
voices within that they had gone to his
assistance, and she judged he must have
injured his hip by his passionate frenzy
While she pitied the man, she feared
him, and never breathed freely until out
side the door. Then with hurried step
she passed down the ramble.
Once away from the house and beyond
the reach of Sir Reginad's wrath, she
paused to consider whittier she should
| go, and what she should do.
AS she paused one thing seemed plain.
She could do nothing until a physician
attended to her wounded arm. In order
to have this accomplished, it was evil
dent that she must seek DR.. Elfenstein
at his home.
She shrank from doing this. Still it
could not be helped. Her arm could
not be raised, and on that arm she de-
pended now for her daily bread.
Once in the road beyond she could see
lights in windows of dwelling houses
far down the road. The first of them
she knew was where DIR. Elfenstein lived,
and hope revived once more, and she
pressed on, thinking soon to be there.
Go be continuedO