New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04

you have papers my papers hidden there in your
dress" me- calmly Vet ne was quite close 10
her. and towering over her as he spoke.
The two heads different in appearance staring at
each other SO Closely in some way reminded Skccl OF
Zoo visitor face 10 face with Gagged man killer Blu, IN
this instance with the knowledge that no barrier stood
between them curiosity cClipsc1 by rising terror.
The woman suddenly thrust hand into the bosom Of
her gown and drew forth handful Of crumpled papers
Her fingers were shaking vislly she held these papers
out 10 her captor. you can have them back She
gaspcl. "Talic them, and let me go.
His large white hand slowly lifted itself toward the
papers But instead Of cuchiig them his fingers closed
on the WOman's wrist.
~Xow let me go" She sobbcd. scarcely realizing what
his movement meant, He had crowded still closer to
her as She crouchcd bac, against the wall.
Il will never let YOU go!' he nurnured. =. .,,..
She was writhing and twisting in his grasp by tins
time, trying to wrench her gloyed hand free.
and if those beautiful lips begin to scream shall
cover them with my own, he SAID.
Skccl could no longer see the man lace but thcfe
must have, been something terrifying III It, for the
woman as she stared up it, emitted an audible ana
repeated Oh, Of terror with each quick rise and Tall OF
her bare shoulders. 70,
call for help For hcp' -,
Her voice rose on that repeated word OF "Hcp!' until
it became call in itself, until it mounted into an actual
crv of terror To be off by the sudden and cyclone
movement Of the figure towering above hcr.
CKEEI, shaking with palsy like movement Of the
~ knees could that huge igurc aS 1t Unexpectedly
swung forward The smaller figure in It's Sheathng OF
pale blue seemed to be cnvclopcd, absorbed S"aowei
,p bv the shaggcr above II. Skecl coui even see
hc bearded face rs bottcd GU the white ana upuhed
face Of the woman, the Con'aninalrB gross mouth
met and silcnccd her terrified lips.
There seemed something unspcakaby revolving ana
animal like in even the shaggy haired Jacket that coy
cred the larger figure, something that seemed 10 make
il one with animals still i'll the icral state, something
that sent shuidcr through Skecls body and brought
a blur of red before his eyes.
He had no distinct memory of how he wrenchcd the
Glass towel bar from the white tiled wall beside him. lie
had no memory Of swinging open the door and Vaultg
ont across the carpctcd floor OF the larger room.
But ndeibly fixed in his mind was the picture OF that
huge and shaggy figure mcnaclng and contalmiiating
tbc Trailer one There seemed something unSpeakap!y
odious about IT, something anteliluvan ana Adainc
He remembered too the white lights OF the polished SKIN
that qlistcned through the thin and carefully comDed
tcndrs of hair trained across the bald skull He renein-
bered that smooth and shining skull; but ne had no
memory Of raising the bar Of glass i'll his hand or aiming
his blow m
He remembered the sound OF the impact nulied ana
na,1seatng: but it seemed that in some way hand not
his own had brought il about He remembered how the
head fell forward and the body in going down. forced
the figure in blue back against the wall lie remembered
dropping the rod of glass and throwing out had 10
catch her. how in fact he had hold her there shak
ing and painting while the OF them stared Supdly
down at the PROSTATE bearded ilguTe'
\ dull horror spread over the young womans face
She became almost dead weight on Skeei sustaining
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