The Washington times., 1909-11-10

over and over again. in a
piteous whisper.
The candle f7ickered with
feeble interest in the shadows that be-
gan TO grow in the farthesL corner. The
girl drew closer 10 the side OF the strong
Yet pOWerless man. Their gaze went 10
the suffering candle. 1t was going out
And yet neither thought of the supply
of fresh candles in the corner
King brought himself out Of the
strange lethargy with a jerk 1t was
high time. for the light was going.
Quick" he cried. ''rhe candle.
Light a fresh one Ny hands are
She crept to the candles and joined
the wicks. A new light grew as the
old one died. Then she stood erect,
looking down upon him.
You are bound, / forgot.
She started forward, dropping TO her
knees beside him, an eager CLEAN IN
her eyes. II 1 can unite the rope-wlll
that help2 Can you do anythlng2 You
are strong There must be a way.
There must be one little chance for you
for US Let me try.
by. Jove, ne whispered admlTlhgly'
his spirits leaping to meet hers y on We
got pluck You put new lie IN me- L
] was almost IA gutter.
You have been here so long. she
explained quickly. And tied all these
days" She was tuggiag at the knot.
Only since I gave that pleasant
punch to Peter BTutus-
That shows what you can do, she
whispered warmly. "Oh, / wonder!
] wonder If we have chance! Any
way your arms VIII be tree- 1 shal
feel safer II your arms are free.
He sat with his back 10 her while
she struggled with the stubborn knots.
over him. She had said she would
feel safer If his arms We're freei She
was struggling with many a tense
straining of delicate fingers, 10 undo
the bonds which held him helpless The
touch of eager fingers. the closeness Of
her body. the warmth Of her breathing
ne was beginning 10 hope that the ef-
fort might be prolonged unfortunately
AT last. after many despalTlng tugs.
the knot relaxed. There she cried,
sinking back exhausted. "Oh, how u
must have hurt youi Your wrists are
raw
He suppressed the tactIess impulse tn
say that he preferred a rope on the
wrists TO one about his neck, realizing
thai the lest could only shocK and MOI
amuse her under the present conditions.
His arms were stlm and sore and
hung like lead at his sides. She watched
him with narrowed eyes, while he stood
of and tried to work blood and strength
back into his muscles.
do you think you can-can do any
thing nov, Mr. klngy' she asked, after
a long interval
He wou.d not tell her how helpless
he was. even with mis- hands free SO
he smiled bravely and sought TO ress-
sue AASl ~ ri tA-F must iAABp1iiE DodSL -
he could utter. She began TO breathe
easier; the light in her eyes grew
brighter more hopeful
we must escape" she said. as if it
were ali settled
1T cannot be tonight" he gently in
formed her. a sickness attacking her
heart Don't you think you'd better
Try 10 get some sleep?"
he prevailed upon her TO lie down.
with his coat for a pillow In two
minutes she was asleep.
For an hour or more ne sat there.
looking s1rrowfuIIv AZ the tired. sweet
face. the utmost despair in his soul Ar
last he stretched himself out on tie
floor near The door, and as he went 10
sleep he prayed that Providence might
open way for him to prove that She
was not depending on him in vain