The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-02-08
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held me with a resstless power. All
strength deserted me; my hands relaxed
their grasp OF the boughs. my feet slid
powerlessly from their hold. and | fell
The reality. awoke--not with a
start. but I slowly rose up into sit
ting posture, as though an iron lever.
worked by some hiddenu power. had
pressed me upwards. could feel that
my eyes were wide open and staring
my whole body locked and rigid.
Upon the desk at the foot of the he'd
stood a lamp. the light OF which was
strongly intensified by a reflector Its
glare fell full upon womnn's face. In
IN instant | recognized judith Porter
She was attired in dress of black vel
vet. made high up to her throat: draped
behind her head was n curtain of black
velvet upon which was. as 1t were.
thrown in powerful relief her pale coun-
tcnance and red hair Her eyes were
unnaturally dilated and fixed. They
seemed drawing my soul out of my body,
and absorbing it In themselves.
My next sensation was that was
speaking-answe ring questions. OF what
nature could not tell. for the answers
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use In this pitiable condition. and Mr..
Porter himself was oftener in the school
room than | had ever known him before
He treated me the same as usual, but he
never regarded me without a cunning
leer OF triumph. Except during the
school hours / was never suffered to
enter the kitchen. or to exchange
" ord with Martha, | afterwards learn
ed that she made several attempts TO get
to me. but all these efforts were baked