Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-12
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forS''e me- "" Ioo, ~ -" y,n
was IaSt ana crue' III NY Ju"h, ,'', ,,. ~,
WERE hlnteo' ools'u l" 'N'',,'. ' la ~
plans OF the paro"''' "'''' c ,v,
!ehuery' as ne are" "el l",,uS le0.,i ,; r
race ana win ms h""uN'it .I, Wiz
away hertearS' wen 10 mo'e, |U"
were nor TO p''','r' Iu'.u' 80 NV '''
aanu III token Oh IorE','"'' 49,
IheI you 40 no' G'Sp'S' ''e , /.
DeSpise YOU Nv no, : .n on,S, ,.,,,, ,,
stopped ne was "Dout 10 say iI,e 'o% r4
put remembering MS VOW NJ "ou'' '0''-
" PIS you ~, ...;,
res you may PIS ne. Gn' " ,",, ta
auiiti', why u'u EVER Io,t s,, ~" w
cone " r"'S "re'cHeu p'"'e' was
"aiimS cry, , .,,.
sun noIulng her manu- Il, us, "''u "'' =
mhiilS from Her ule Go"u'e, Nv 1u' .''
ana ieu her uo"n tne lons' sep So
ouly once u'u E'"el Spe"A' 'Aei' SIC
mercy s'u'
H'r heH'''a'u WIN oe very ""sIS - nv nv
healS OF your entrance mere "N'' III
De to'u
VIII MINK II over anu let you KNOW
TOMORROW lou must steep lo-HlS"' anu
30 recover from '",S nel 'o"S"esS'
1hey soon reacnou inc ou,,o"" T St||'',
ana entered Ihe cor''uor, A"cn l''"S 1s
eh'en'pereu 'hat her WORK was out n".l
nohe' ana me rest cou'd uot DE atcoH-
Rhsheu until l'r' hiIehSIei" uou 'elI ne''
1urulnG 10 NM SHe h'lu'
W III you kIhaly Yen me now you en-
tered inns place you must ieaVe me
poW, gong sllehIy rs you came
WILL / came through the runs
saN. YOU open uoor auu rea!u lor
Vasket theh instantly entered
hut surely fastened II AGAIN.
on were so agltated, you forgot 10
DO H. certainly opened 1t, without ar
Acu'l|, ana cfept aIler YOU eager 10
solve tne mystery OF the haunted tower
which theh, Tor the hrSt uhe' began
20 connect with your movements But
you are weary now, so VIII leave you
anu return as l came
living pack the cRnule' ne TOOK ner
snhu ana was just saying 'TooG night
bliss NeVergali Wneh suddenly Doth
NoPpeu SNORT III thelr walk oo'h turn
sd deadiy paie' as snort, strange, loud
report close by thelr ears startled ana
fonioulueu theni.
ihen' 10 'heir horror someIhlng darteu
toWhros theh' huge form sWooped
past dashihg the candle TO the ground
tnus eNtihsulshlng H. leaving them III
~tal darkness ana gloom
On What Is lt' What Is II! cned
the 'errihed GIRL as sne nestled close TO
ner companion. whiie he, scarcely reallz,
my What he oia' Threw MS arms around
aer FORM 10 protect her from ne knew
not what.
Suddenly wild, unearthIy laugh, OF
yen, hoated TO them from the other emo
the corridor, and as 1t passed, DE-
Eiensteln pressed the girl he held closer
20 MS heart' ana lald MS cheek against
her iribhlehed lace.
Oh, 90 not leaVe me! snail ole!
mail dle gasped Fthel'
Wall not You are not so afraid
now, and thus, close to lie, are you
aear
NO; not so fearfully afraid as | was
Gently stroking her hair, the young
man felt' even IN the terror, inspired by
sheir dreadful position, feeling almost
Of rapture steal over him, as he held
elinging to his waist. But suddenly
salmer reflections came; he felt this thing
must be seen to; whatever presence hat
been near them must be discovered ant
hat he ought to follow up the sound.
Child! he whispered, whatever ha'
been near us, l know by that last cry
has escaped into the ruins, through thu
door by which | entered. That being so
] must in duty carry you to a place o
safety, then search around to see what i
could have been"
Instantly, then, it flashed over Ethel
mind, that the ape, Sir Reginald's choic,
concealed treasure, had escaped, and tina
che knife she had so carelessly given hin
had done the deed. He had cut his wa,
out. Oh, the terror this thought thrus
into her heart was almost unbearable
At once, she became, as it were, a dea,
weight again in the doctors arms.
Then another thought came that i'm
narted new life. Her oath had been tai,
an never to reveal the existence of tina
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