Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-11-28

Z were, In the center OF vortex OF
wildly rushing figures, felt her waist
uddenly clasped; herself swept onl
Once or twice she struggled; resisted,
hardly knowing what she did; but the
sound of a low, determined voice, not
unfamiliar to her, and the conscious
ness OF physical force-or was 1t all
physical?-that seemed to beat down
her will, left no choice but to obey.
Darkness gave way to waves or
light; reflections of flame surrounded
them; black trails Of smoke coiled
around. The girls strength went; her
breath came faster. A thick cloud
choked her; she wished only &c stop,
when arms closed about her.
Upward! Still upward! BY wind
Ing stairs, through passages and door,
ways, vaguely she felt herself borne,
until a cold breath of air, blowing
suddenly in her face, revived her;
awoke her to a confused realization OF
the place they had at last reached
the upper platform at the head of the
long, open stairway of granite. And
with that consciousness, she again
sought to free herself; but, for an in
stant the arms held tighter, while
dark face bent close, scanning her
features, then abruptly he released
her.
"Your Ladyship is uninjured?"
"Yes; yes!"
zone moment!" Turning, he left
her, and walking to the verge of that
open space, searched quickly the waste
of darkness below, far out to sea. The
girls glance followed him; wavered;
her first apprehension awoke anew.
Her father! Where was he? She
clasped her hands despairingly as she
her. Suddenly, bright patch Of
light-open doorway to the church
caught her eye and she started. At
the picture, framed by the masonry,
which the glow revealed, a low excla-
nation fell from her lips, and crossing
the platform, and descending a few
steps, she ran to the entrance of the
sacred edifice.
"Eh, your Excellency; has your Ex-
cellency any ordeIs?" sounded voice.
There, before an altar, in the dim
flicker of candles and the variegated
cleaning from the ancient stained
glass windows, she saw at last him
she sought; in one of the chapels, near
the white marble monument to her
mother, was his Excellency; but, not
alone! Before him stood, or half
crouched, the man Sanchez, who now
was speaking.
'Shall / ring for your Excellency'e
servants and have the noise stopped?''
Grotesquely he bowed, the while watch.
ing like an animal studying its prey
"Beppo! Where are you-fat rascal
Consign these swine to the gibbets!
What! You can't obey because your
ears have been cut off and your throat
slit? That's too bad!" Fiercely the
man laughed; then waved his arm
toward the window, as If calling the
Governors attention to the sounds oi
demolition; the abrupt breaking oi
glass! Patter! Patter! Merry little
bullets, presents from the people, youl
Excellency! Metayage, your High
ness!"
Still the other said no word; a fig
seemed but wrath pausing at the
side of its own narrow house."
louder clamor without; more vivit
brightness of the red, yellow ant
purple hues, like a sudden wealth O.
strange flowers strewn on the marbl,
floor, and again Sanchez laughed.
"Too bad! But tits who mus
pay first! Who owe SO much! Ha,
your Excellency his strong box will
him? All, he leans on it! Such 1
fine one, all of marble! Not easil.
broken into-or out of! Eh, your Elk
cellency?" Swinging back something
bright. Full payment, this time
Not coppers, or round bits of lead, bu
steel, beautiful STEEL"
Held to the spot by the abrupt tel
ror and fascination Of the scene, tn