The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-09
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ttansobai broke The silence. You 10 have ~ |,
left your ttck this time, sec, nc LILY SAIL .Ni
rs he tired the long knite ing v
once before escaped and osten z, ~ ~
felt It's edge II he we're y 0oll M a.
shave with Sit,sSs Il Il s5j S,ygi
on were lii hnstc Sahib,i5w'lhle r. Sso y.
left mo last time, or should II oNNs
have the pleasure Of this f'e
assured ~ shall do my work more ! ilo-
roughly thls8time. Behind you there - 1 e
hole partly filled with water. lf[5you drop
"a. stone into this well is several =. sec
ends before you'll hear the splns u, ana ~ Nlleie
Is Il 81 wing hcreabouts that 1t is potto',r
less. nm curious 10 know ~ s a il', q
.true md II nm going to send you 70 j see.
OF course \ II tho story Is well fountiea g
I5shnll not expect you to come p 1H. ny
would be unrcas onable, Sahib.'s Sf3 ~ ~
All this was said with a reiln en-, g shts
casin which nlnddened me, and .,n q. II q,
concluded 5he began 10 edge steal thily3t o g
ward mei So strong Is 85 the flnstinc;l ct 81
representation ny that oeaD q
not d suicide Gaug ~ y - ~ ~
lytfor his life were omeone, else " !. ~
2iblyladjust no moose about MS =
ali events, i found myself gunWlllirs ~ y
launch mo into eternity Ms I ! w y "a
IA cain tltneF to think what I should 90
10 5escape. Il said to him: !, }, !,
Why d YOU bear me SUCH ~ ~ ~,
Can YOU no tt see, I hat any injury l Inuy
have done was purely IL SET e.els =,
You soughtthe quarrel and s. took e, . Il tne
only mems ut hand ito pro tcct sen,
ii Thing Il could easily have done, but sHns
content merely togmake good my esc1sl IA
St Il e na a %iny g. nj sax
might live. but have pounded 1,,, my my
t hsaTt yo It1T fer that hate y anu
). What nave III done r. l asked. III
ssa"What have you done?" he rpnred. LII
rlous with rageI VIII tell. YOU. :, o :.
have byRmagic possessed the m m nc ,,e y
3ever,&upon her Hips. Ny ontreaties, . ny
suppllcations, are answered by $nothlng
else. Even iii herEsleep she starts up ana
calls for da naV she Drops and
withers like u lotus flower hose. ROOF ~, is
severed, yet ever,@and always rs ! . your ,,,a
cursed name upon her lips Eoa i!a 3, NE
tered a sacred oath to kllRyou& ana re.
move the{accursed spell you have 1tl' thrown
upon her. Y; n s p, I. J.. .
ment,lhes would have found me as help :
less ms a. child, so overcome was II py tne
sudden b joy which, seized upon me ana
seemed to turn my melancholy insiue ou ~,
Those words OF hatred had been asa
torch illunining tho gloom Of ~ desp par.
for they had shownEnle that m 81 exls tence
was not altogether barren ana 81 unpr,o-
ductiye The life which mas, ~ R''o opIiad- y
failure There isBnos i SO high no ,d ~
tnnce so grea t., no separation SO COM lete
asTto fythe lne6 dl5le commerce .of#t W,
loving hearts! :.$8 Iona hen, WIS !t W.
$mine.sSlesp! all obstacles: " hat
change this knowledge made I Il G IN u
stant4lfe becames an inexpressiDte peHe !,
faction, for It me- 70 -, !,
answ fear eu that Z should cease
II Vas roughly earousel from, my reflec-
GONE .s me ssahib,"Ihe #said, as his thick
lips curied .sneeringl ). \ oppose you, ny
Your spellsupon me. oti5 will never have
"A better chance thai now.to sno ., Z ~
movement toward mo with the cleaning
knife. The MOON loWS levin uponI the no
$rizon. sent a broad beam Of light INTO ne
ssso sSoSe a Ind aver
cold light ], shlmniered along the blade
whlchIwas now held thrcateningly toward
me- The crisis had reached ~, I, !
frequently an insplrat on--lnstantaneous,
disconnected, unbldden-Wlllch no amount
of5quiet,8p peaceful thought would .sugges,5
such EXTRAORDINARY lnsHGs% ~ y Wy ~ = W
to note The indian had already lad aid
bare his right arm, to- he bow !. pelots
had determined upon the desp .aLdl e :
j must hazard ali. AS he advanced upon
me + seized the large white sola IA
from nv head and hurled It full III his
face. 1t was schoolboy yet upon g,
lively, and IN spite himself. Rasoba,l !.
lodged closed his eyes and raised h ~
right hand, knife and allgto shield ms
f fpset fRRr reMF ny haf nd so able
to reach him before he opened .lns eyes YES
/ had we'll calculated his movements, a lilL
had made no mistake.,I s u reachea r., !
| ward to let the hat pass over him. e. l ~
| position could not have been better 20
my purpose. D I swung on, him" as Is, !, w
used 70 gay at the gynasl3am G aot fa
from the region Of the carotid J, q artery
Tho blow was we'll placed, and d {; p't,f
tion lent me pheno nenal strengtn q. q, = :
him backward out .of the cave. Q. 4 y. g,
| he law motionless III He was now IN m!
power. seized the knife nna bent n ,..s,
him Words 81 ba nc me n1ru uI
ways, Between mo and the light OF, !, N
etrible black mass. Twice hpd ne s 70 3,
power L Could not plunge his weapon int
lis HI Heart, Would it notSbe just, Thought
/ to drag him Into the cave and hurl mn
down the abyss hefhned Intended ipr me ne
Yes. he certainly lmerited It. yet 4 coui'
i not do that either. wished the snak
a thousand times dead. yet ! could no
| stamp 1t into the$ earth, 4,
\ lie was beginning TO ~ ghtly move now
i and something mnstsbei done. u was VS. ~,
i less to run, for the way was long an
lie could easily overtake me ., Yop I, n m g;
wonder why / did not take TO the thlcKe!
4 but5Elf you had ever had an Y OK peTienc
1 with Indian junEtes you would j, Kn 10Y
| They are practically impenetrable FRO
| lessor Eacckel, botanistng near tho "a 2,
| spot. spent an hour In m 4 endeavor r, !
| force his way into{one OF these Jun sies
/ but only succeeded In advancing ste eS
stops Into the thicket, when, stnng, (, 2
! mosquitoes, bitten by ants. his clio mn
| torn from his pleading arms and ifss
wounded by the thnussa!nus OF shar
i bias lantanas and myriad other jung!
plants he was obliged, utterly DIS con,
i flied. 10 desist, 1f this were the sresul
4 of his efforts. made LIN broad dayIlsh
and with deliberation. what might e q;
pect, rushing into the thcket at nigi
az a refuge from aIpnrsuer far my supe
lior In physical strength and f,eetness.