Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-09
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eyes OF her assailant but could not 80
bound was Mrs Gunsdorf by the knowl-
edge that she must look anywhere but at
those eyes.
Followed a time OF stiffness. tenseness
and quick breathing. Then efforts by
Mrs Gunsdorf to get on the same side
OF the table with Ceestia, and calm
reasoned thwartings OF these efforts by
the latter.
Mrs. Gunsdorf was at a disadvantage.
Not much older than Celestial, she was
heavier, less alert. and she dared not
make a fun use OF her eyes. Her face
averted, 30 that with the tails OF her eyes
she only had partial glimpses of Celestial,
her ruahes were more or less at random
Once she threw herself headlong halt
across the table and stabbed. as a snake
strikes-only to find that she had mis-
calculated the distance entirely.
There was another pause.
why do you want to hurt me7" asked
Celestia. why won't you look at mer'
Mrs. Gunsdorfs only answer was an.
other rush. Celestial threw a chair In her
way and once more succeeded In keeping
the heavy table between them.
She was getting angry. What right
had anyone 20 chase her with a knife
If the woman would only look at herl
Mrs. Gunsdorf thwarted, and murder
Gus was nonplussed at the ease with
which. so far. celestiR had eluded her
Her eyes, downcast. had for their mo-
mentary range OF vision. a pile OF re-
views, Just In front Of Celestia. and a
portion OF Celestia's dress.
Quick as thought. Celestia laid the
hand-mirror with which she had armed
herself, face up upon the pile OF reviews
and beyond In the depths OF the shining
refractor the eyes OF the two woman
had met at last.
SO great was Mrs. Gunsdorfs dread OF
those wonderful eyes, so greatly had tbs
memory OF what they had once done tc
her. worked upon and grown in her
imagination. that the sudden sight OF
them gazing commandingly up into her
own from the depths OF the mirror
numbed and dazed her like a blow on tbs
head. With great effort 70 collect heI
swimming senses, she jerked her head
up. and found herself looking into the
eyes themselves. Catastrophe was upon
her; she had no longer the power to look
away
First hatred OF Celestial was wiped
clean from her heart. she did not know
why she had come. what she was doing In
that observation car. Then the knife fell
from her nerveless fingers. and she felt
peacefully drowsy and as II many heavy
troubles had been lifted from her
shoulders
But celestia, having about her some
thing OF the sterness OF a just judge,
picked up the knife and put Il back into
Mrs Gunsdorf's hand
AT last" said Celestial. you shall 20
away thinking that you have what you
came 70 do-Celestia. who has done you
no harm In this world. but whom you
wish 10 stab 10 death with that knife Is
asleep on her bed In her state room She
Is very tired and very sound asleep; still
you must move cautiously"
And Mrs. Gunsdorf. her eyes fixed and
dead. but the rest Of her features wear
ing a wicked. murderous expression. be-
gan horrible. grotesque. tiptoed advance
toward the open door OF Celestia's state
room. Then. IA her hypnotized brain she
seemed 70 see Celestial asleep upon her
bed; and then she was driving her knife
many times 10 the hilt in the beautiful
white breast.
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