The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-14

/ Of wind and water. Be
/ ! escape Struve Dounde|
il. his face livid with
gen oarse and furious.
b; gan " den0unce her
paus Nment. for the girl hadI
draw eapon and leveled 1t
ut him. - ~ pale, and her
breast hcavcu u swift run.
While Enr wondrc We're
lit with Il Il n.ht 10 I. \See
there before. glowing
w'.oSe hca~tS contained I.
passion OF centuries. She |
as t!.c"@l "u:er the Geft l.
mastcr scn,Ytor her noStri!S g,o~.-s
thin ahd a. hr,!. her l!ns tight pressed
and pit.lc>:. -: heal poised proudl'
IL N ave u l"Eo1Gh 'Ae sia''
tcr2G =" n'oW' over aAI pat iier' "iii'
the c.."'? r1%i curtain iaSAs" ana "n'p'
ped L. =; '''.,:2 Ill gee. 81 applause
Her liter %'hotr"&c" Of the man made
her voice sound strangely uhhatura'
as she COMMANDED:
Don't d!ce 10 stop me-. She NOV
ed toward the door. mo'loAlhS NM 10
retreat before her' ana Le Que! eu, ieC
ognizing the danger OF her cooiness'
She did not note the caicu'a'lns R
trcnch"ry OF his glance, however hoi
fathom the purposes ne hao III lnhhu.
Out Oh the ram swept nounlaii uie
prostrate rider h"u resaiiieu n.' ,o
word tho roodhouse Seen through the
dark be would have resembled some
missbapen. creeping monster, for he
dragged himself, reptile-like, close to
the g'ouno. bot as ne canie s.oSe, ao-' .u'
man hearo CT! "n'cn 'ne WV 80. go
ed SlarolhS 1ron nis cal 'No'
it, he rose and rushed ollndy for"ard'
staggering like wounded Deast.
Helen watched her captive closely az
he backed through the door before ner'
for she dared not lose slsht OF nun uii,
til free. The middle room was i'eh'eu
by a glass lamp on tue oar, unu ,S 20
rays showed that the front uuot "ss S,s
secured by iaree iFon WI
Thanked heaven there WAS Nv ''~A "+"
key. :,
Struve had retreated until MS oach
was to the counter, Offering no Woru'
making no move, but the dartins
/ brightness Of his eyes showeu th' as
was alert and planning. ,r %dsn the
Goor behind he rrgod nv the wind
through me broken casamant hanoaf
! 70 the man made his frs, J;obtn,noI,L.
sign. He dashed ths Iann 70 *. ao.s
where II burst Ike nm eo,sbou 49,.
H--,-
-....nness leaped into the rooW @S q.
animal pouuces. Had she been Gamer
or had time for an lnstants thougnt
Helen would have hastened oack 70
| the light, but she was midway 10 ner
liberty and actuated by the sole desire
to break out into the open air, so
plunged forward. Without warning
she was hurled from her feet by q
body which came out Of the darkness
upon her. She fired the little gun, but
Strives arms closed about her, the
weapon was wrenched from her hand,
and she found herself fighting against
him, breast to breast, with the fury If
desperation. His wine burdened breath
beat into her face, and she felt herself
bound to him as though by hoops,
while the touch OF his cheek against
hers turned her into terrified. inSen-
safe animal which fought with every
ounce of its strength and every nerve
Of it's body. She screamed once, but it
was not like the cry Of q woman. Then
the struggle went Oh in silence and
utter blackness, Struve holding her
like a gorilla till she grew faint and
her head began to whirl, while darthg
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