The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29

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tress, and groaned 4 IN assumed pain I
WAIT she pan ted \; and let the
}woman's legs rest on the ground f}i{
He grumbled again at this. But the
fresh air was helping the liquor he
had taken to affect stllis brain, and he Z
could scarcely stand upright. He let
his burden slip from him. and olive,
yeil5aRay from the face.
@ l'What are you LONG now?" he mutt
tered thickly. sI;5E4 f3s si
She nut the lantern down close to
the face as { she had allowed It to
fall. The dim light was full on e tho
features, and she intended him to see
them clearly. n i 33
4 Then she uttered wild scream as
OF fright n Look! Look! Look!' she
am afraid! And with another wild
scream she threw her arms above her
head and rushed q way.
He called after her, sullenly at frst,I
then In. loud. ringing tones sof Violent
anger, and started to pursue her. But
he ran no more than half a dozenl
yards when he tripped and came to the
was tho last thing In olives ears as
she ran round the house, gained the
rou 6 h roadway at the front and darted
along gltSin the darkness. #
She wae free, free, FREE!
The thought was like wine II its In Z
toxicating delight Her prayers had
indeed been answered, and she had been
spared from the dreaded resort to any
| violence. She had been able even o
sc cure that the wretch who h ad planned
to take her life should not be sacrl
feed on her account. And as she ran
She sent up her grateful thanks to
Providence for her safety. ri Eg
She was free! That was all in all at
that moment. She had not the slight
eat linking Of where she was The
road was all strange. and as she knew,
was full OF danger spots to those who
i traversed 1t In ignorance But she paid
no heed to this. The Powe r which had
come to her help IN her hour Of dire.
4 peril would no t let her perish in that
! OF her victory. 4}5f Y .s85t
IT, She lad always been a good runner.
i Her&old life lin South America had been
hardy. and she had carefully cultivated
i her strength in many ways. And now
she sped over the rough road at q
rapid pace. which her prosecutor would
\ have been taxed to equal even had he
been in q At state to follow. s
FRI But she was soon assured that no one
Il was following her. Sh Q stopped once
or twice to listen In tently. putting her.
4 car to the ground. But there was not
y a sound OF a football. HI And 4 wi hen sh e
4 was assured OF this she stopped run-
: ming and walked on with the quick,
Z Vigorous stride that was always her
I, wont ss 5es5 " n " ii y
It was very dark on the moor, but
this did not trou le her. She had had
! to face dangers too real and present to
q feel concern at any which were only
& in prospect. Moreover she reflected
: ! that In that lonely regi ion she was not
= ilikcly tosmeet any one; W lille. II she
a did. no one would think OF harrning
!; her#in her poverty stricken dress.
! She came at length to a. road, which
4 she took to- be that from which they
J had turned when she had been brought
! to- tho & lonely house on the moor; and
Il she turned 4in& the direction opposite to
that by which Merridew had come In
"A the4car. }55Ss 4ssg S Ss 81
y Then she recalled his careful descrip-
/! ton OF the district-that the house
= really stood In the centre OF q district
u as wild and barren as L that through
Iwere no Inhabited houses In either d.
Y rectlon for: many miles. u
r l8S Even II that were true, It should mot
a alarm her. # How many miles tn ey5 had
! cor-red without meeting with the 81 or
b OF a dwelling. she could not tell, bu,
4 she would walk on until she came tc
y one. a. fss5 sss 81 II
y
e 10 O. clock, and It would not be Nigh
r lSuntil 5about4. Six hours. She had otter
I. wal liked for as many hours wit no tn
"a Ing like the need which pressed hel
g now. and she would trudgo on unit
- the dawn $ a5i
5s BY that time she would have covered
Y n distance of some twenty mil es--quit,
!, far enough to render her free from al
e fear OF pursuit 8 5i Il
5a Her heart was buoyant and her splr
y it's high, and she faced the dlftlcultie
% before her with the tern resolve t
" overcome them. q
le; She plodded on sturdily. but mad
'ei far less progress than she had hoped
81 The road was very difficult to folloy
N ;iE- the darkness. Several ~ times II sh
ot stray ed from 1t Into ,byway paths. an
"a had to retrace her steps at the cos
q, OF much time One OF these stake
q involved a clay OF some two hours
n during which she wandered round an
g round on the moor; beforersh Q foun
.B@ the road gain. Sss3
ID She recognized that she was thu
~ |SusinE up her strength In Fthe dar
eaS to no purpose. and was also running
n great risk stof alling into some one Q
as other OF the disused workings. Thu
I'd the next time she went astrayS5 sl1
I'D hunted around unit! she TO und the sh q
ne ter OF some bushes and lay down t
ls, walt for the llgh t. 555 6 3 z6855 Il l
r. She was soon asleep. and woke q
tn the gray dawn was breaking over Il
III moorland. $5i s4 i4
as The reek OF smoke was IN her no!
In trils. and. in some alarm, she starte
$19 up and looked around her. The smol
~ came over the brow Of q small Ehllloc
e., Oh. the side Of which she lay Gettin
yn to tn 9 top OF this, she saw ! was fro
ve the s1nouldering embers ct sa house
nd few hundred yards away, from whic
hi the wind was blowing straight in HI
"a !drection. 5fs XII Ii s3g 81
- III The house had BEEN Quilted BY Il
tt fire, and only the wal Is were stand1n
-. bare. gaunt and "A lack. sss A little CT
~ ses cnped her as she reco gnlzed II It A,
49, that hichS she had BEEN Inn risone
~. Nm the darkrr she had strayed fro
~ - the road, and all the night she hs
SS.. wandered ap parentlya H In q circle
8l tsInstinctively she hid herself In son
FL! bushes and stared at tha house In b
81. WI ldered alarm and amazement, almo
~ ~ al expecting Aierridew to appear al