Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-03-25
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK


She paused, choked with her
sobs; but my imperious gesture,
and hoarse whisper of GO on go
onl" forced her to dry her eyes;
and she continued.
ut was the night of the fifteenth
of November twenty-five years ago,
and | had gone to my own bed in
the chamber directly over this after
offering to undress Miss Adelais,
who would not, however, open the
door for me. l was in bed, but not
asleep-for in truth I was crying
at the way my child had taken to
treating me-when heard my mas
ter come quickly up the sairs and
pass down the corridor leading to
the Chamber to the East. / jumped
out of bed and ran to the stair
head to listen. He lifted the latch.
The door was fastened; but the
lock that was strong enough to keep
out the friend who would have
warned and saved herr gave way at
once before the foot of the angry
colonel.
s, cob aaor fiew Of then ]
heard my darling's screams and
wild prayer for mercy, few words
spoken in my tmsare's deepest,
harshest tones, and, o me! / heard
the voice of Mr.. Gray, though
know not what he said.
II ran down quickly, for feared
the worst from my masters I'M
bridled passion. But, child the
worst had come even in the minute
/ was running down the stairs and
back with horror, and saw--oh, the
IN fea'fpl sight! There, upon the floor
VheINN where the dark stain of his
r thtod Will show till the boards
mble tcSdustI5tthere !ay the poor
y Cruoching beside H'him, and holding
one of his hands in both of hers,
was my poor darling, my wee
frightened bairnie, her long hair
streaming down over the nightdress
already dabbled with his blood, her
white face pinched with horror, her
wild eyes glancing juick and strange
from her dead lover to the father
stern, his naked sword in his hand
with the red blood dripping droI
by drop from its point to the floor
"As / looked, the poor child stoop
ed and kissed the hands she held
and murmured some fond words.
1.-THE colonel made step for
ward, and did I, for he should no
have touched her then-no, no
while had life and strength to shell
ter her; but she did not notice eth
er of us. Her hand had touched
the floor, and was wet in the warn
blood lying there; and now sh,
held up the pretty fingers befor
her face, and started at them Gu
riously. Presently looking down
she saw the pool where they hal
been wetted, and with littl
laugh she began to paddle and pla
in 1t as a baby would 1t was to
fearful. I ran forward, and wit
my arms about her would hay
drawn her away; but she would nc
come. Struggling and moaning, bu
without word, she escaped froI
me, and would have gone back t
her horrid play; but / said to m
master, in a tone such as he ha
never heard from me before
"Wil you take her away? He
mind is gone all ready; and her III
will follow in another hour lik
this"
"He stopped, without a wor,
raised her in his strong arms
promise you the poorN birdie d.
not struggle them, and carried hi
to another room. Then | place
her in bed, and, sitting down besit
her, began to smooth her hair ar
sing very silly songs to her, as
used when she was child. Al
presently the bright eyes gre
heavy, the lids shut down, and 81
slept as sweetly as a baby Nigh
Meantime, the colonel went up
my room and called my husband
"sAndrew, said he, I have wpl
for you to do. Come and prove no
much you value your master
friendship.
"Andrew dressed himself, all In