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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1902)
Tr,r.:rT" .A. - - - L- , . '!'' 1' " wiiiMwwiiiiwijiwiwffMttoMMiwiiyOTUttgcttWi-Hw:afft.?j.it mu .h r:W THE NEW AGE, POUTLiAND, OREGON. nawMBPct. voT fc:'3ajnwrfl,Wiiy'gz'wf tt'iTHraaiwiiiraicTTgyi-'' mo , ffiwyiuugtw waTt gwMr ikM X5S$r'iifrm;i M v'S?'' ?w tew"- ww" v .. S$$3$$$36e3ii9&d$$$$$$$$$ w ----- , m I MISS MILNE AND I. I gl 1 r CIIAPTEK XII Continued. Tho tiny following tills conversation I wns nittlriK in my room, rending tho morning paper, wlii-ii tho old woman who did my cooking and hedmukinj; for mo looked up from tho pull eljo wan scrubbing, preparatory to boiling hoiiiu buof, nnil nnld: "Do you know wlmt tlioy are saying down below, air?" "No, MrH. Keats; you don't mean to Fay that thoy have nt laHt found some thing to tnk about?" "Yop, and it's you, fir." I know Aoll what was coining, but profiled Ignorance. "Thoy my as how that man Warren liaH sworn to murder you, and thoy would not bo in your boots for eoiiio- tlllllR." "Really! Uut ho's leg-Ironed." "My man says that's nothing to a man liko liim: liu'll Unci a fllo on board and got thorn Chinamen to help liim illo it through. Hut seo, sir, hero's tho boatman with his arm in n sling. I liopo nothing's happened." "MJiy, John," I exclaimed aa tho big follow presented hinipolf nt tho door, "what's tho matter?" ".Sprained my arm, sir, I think; but would you mind coming outside n moment?" . "Now wliat is it?" I asked, ns wo turned tho corner, well away from tho houto. "Nothing, Fir, nothing," and ho Hupped his leg with his bad hand. "That's only a blind. It's just this: I and Charley and two otherH have ar range! for n hit o' Hailing tonight, and vo thought as iiow you might join us." "Jlut you know how coino of them would liko to catch mo," I said laugh lug. "I.1 cro ain't no fear o' that, sir. You go for a walk after tea, and stroll down to thu little bay; we'll' ho there with tho boat, and I'll show you hoiiio fun."' I thought a moment and then paid: 41 Ml right, .John, I'll ho there. You bring hoiiio glares and pome water, jiikI I'll bring Eomething to dilute it with." That memorable night's fishing had nil them) additional attractions, and more; there was tho delightful contrast of a night of glorious liberty with a day of irksome restraint and unforced idleness reform, root and branch - tho ridiculous regulations of tho placu, I couldn't move a linger In any single mutter. Tho wonder is wo wore not caught, for as the night wore on we lost our reserve, growing more and more boisterous; now in tho water up to our necks, driving the llsh from under the rocks into tho nets, now in the boat disentangling them from tho meshes. Suddenly, ns though by limbic, tho fun ceased; for o'er tho wings of tho gentlo ocean breeze that had crept in through tho heads there camo tho ominous and to us most terrible sound of the "l'ar Away V alarm boll. It had never b en heard before, and meant either lire, murder, or something equally desperate. In a moment we weie in the boat and pulling as madly as tlli'iii'o would purmit for tho station. Wo dated not laud at tho pier, or near it, for the loll was certain to have awakened the whole settlement, and they uuild bo congregated about tho Imiu'Ii, m uo rapidly decided to pull for tho lit t lu bay and mnko our way by a circuitous roulo across country. Nocr while Ineath ij in mo shall I forget that journey. From tho moment I landed I bad to contend with bowld ers, dense scrub and small precipices at every step, for away from tho coast, (which I had to avoid) there was no road and tho night was dark. At length, after innumerable, fulls and soro from bead to foot, I reached my hut, "a thing of shreds and patches," ai d in terrible anxiety to boot, anil from there 1 strolled down to the beach as though nothing had happened. "Whereon o.irtli have you been, doctor?" exclaimed tho Ancient Marin or, as ho emerged from tho crowd to meet mo. "Wo havo been looking everywhere for you." "I havo been over on tho ocean side for a walk," I answered. "Hut what has happened?" "This nntu Warren has committed Biilclde at least, ho has gone, leg irons and all, into tho sen, and by this time there is little doubt that he is food for sharks. Hut for your sake," ho added, as lie put his hand on my shoulder, "I am glad, lie meant you mleehclof. Hut, man, you nro wot through 1 AVhut havo you boon doing?" "1 slipped into the sea lu my anxlo ty to get hero quicKly. Never mind mo, I'll got homo and change. ut tell mo .more of Wnrron." "llo was lust been walking up uml down tho deck' with his leg irons (-til 1 on, for tho doctor, although ns usual very'drunk, heard thorn rattlo; then ho was suddenly lost sight of,, mid, al though tho ship has Wen teat died from stem to bteru, there is uo traco of him." "flu what makes you think ho has committed filicide" "Really, doctor, do you BtipnofO ho, strong and jxiuorlul aa ho was, or Is, i on Id dro.im of swimming ashore with that weight on him? Besides, ho could lint foparato his legs widely enough to swim. Wo don't know, cf course, but the dm tor on Imnrd has, from Warren's manner and muttering, uo doubt ns to what l ns huponed." Shortly niter ward I went homo. Through tho broken roof tho placid moon, "ftuhloncd (or a happier world," 1wi,o1 Indifferently, lty tho light of inV one candlo I succeeded lu tlndlnjj tho whisky bottlo, and for safety's sai:t', mixed a good, strong glass. Ihon, as I undressed, lthoughtof War ron. I felt most desperately sorry for him. Ho had, not only from his own point of vlow, but from every humnno man's, been treatod most shnmofully. At tho samo tlino I could not help fool ing a touch of relief. Tho man was n dosporato character and undoubtedly meant mo mlpchlof. And then his threats could havo boon bo easily car ried out. I had no protection of any kinu, not ovon a bolt on tho door, and thoro wns no other hcuro within ear shot. Ho would havo had but to swim nehoro at night, walk up and Into my houso, and undisturbed work his will. Howover, It wns all ovor now, I thought, though tho thought wns not very consoling, rohsldorlng tho circum stances, and pulling up ovor mo tho coal eo blanket, rnaikcd in each cornor with a big G. A. U., which, being in terpreted, means "Governmont Aborig inal JJIankct," I proparod to go to sleep. Hut sloop was out of. tho question, and so I lay nwnko and listened to tho iguanas and bandicoots; thou Ilistonod to something olso, something very liko a footfall it could bo nothing else, and it was getting nearer and noarer to tho house. In a moment I was out of bod and had my boots and trousers on, mid, stick in hand, was standing nt tho front door. thrown In tho woman CHAPTER XIII. iij niwji i.wiin;n nvillUi lllii UVtllUli and then pauses in front uf tho door; then there is n hurried, impationt knock, followed quickly by antohor. "Who's there?" I asked. "A friend. Opon quickly." In u moment tho door is open, and nil I can distinguish darkness is the flguro of n dressed in a black waturproof, with tho hood uf It pulled over her head. "I nm tho nurse," alio said, "from tho Inclosuro," and in her intouso ex citement her words camo burriedly and wore sometimes barely audible. "I havo coino to toll you that you must leave this place nt once this very moment!" "hen vol Why shculd I?" "Don't stop to nsk why," sho said, alternately approaching nnd receding from mo, as though tempting mo to fol low. "Don't stop to ask why, I will toll you all that presently ; only come coino nt once. Your 11 To depends on Ul" "It's very good of you, nurso, but won't you give mo some reason why I should leave this .place?" "Haven't I promised to do that after? You must you shall comol You havo f 'lends to live for; for their sako do do as I nsk you!" During this Inst dosporato entreaty sho drew close up to mo, an then ox claiming in n hoarse whisper, ".My God; it's too Into!" sho camo close up to mo, and taking my sleeve in her hand, with tho strength of desperation dragged mo from where I was standing acrobS tho path to some scrub not six yards from tho door. "Down! Down!" sho whispered Im peratively, and I obeyed her as I had obeyed but one woman beforo in my life, and sio "Was sixteen thousand miles uwny Wo were not n second too soon. Wo wore barely out of sight sho and I together so closo that her heart, throbbing now wildly, was dis tinctly audible to me when round tho corner of my Iiouho u man camo steal ing furtively. In tho light of tho moon I could distinctly catch tho gleam of an axe in bis hand, and as bo panted In front of tho bedroom window to ex amine it and its fastenings, I could seo that It was none other than Wnrron. And, my God, how mad, how dosporato ho appeared! A pairof ragged trousers was all tho clothing of his own Hint covered him; his feet wero bare and blood-stained from tho cruel lion rings ho still worn. One link only hud been tiled through, and tho rest of tho chain was suspended to his trousers by a piece of string. Around his body wns thrown nu old skirt of his wife's, that loft one his right arm nnd shoulder luro; his hair was long, wot and matted und without covering. Ho stood for a momont with his back to tho houso, facing us, as though un decided as to his next movement. Then ho crept toward tho door and, to his evident astonishment, found it open, With one look at his ax, his clothing nnd tho string that held IiIb chain suspended, he wont on ull fours, nnd so into tho'houto, and was lost to us. Qnco or twico I graspod my stick with tho impulse ol rushing tot him, but tho firm hand of tiio nurso re strained me. Iu another moment a light appeared throuuh my bedroom window. Wnrron had found the matches at my bedside. I could distinctly see him move about. Ho felt my bed and. found it BtlU warm, then carefully examined my boots and clothing. Suddenly " happy thought struck him, nnd lie walked to the bod nnd looked under it; finding no one, ho stood .irresolute, nnd the match wont out. Ho wns too cunning to light tho candlo, n struck another, nnd with loss stealth mndo for the other room. As soon us he caught eight of the whiskey bottlo he made for that, nnd louring out half a tumblerful, drank It at a draught, and then dashing the empty tumbler Into tho tlropalce, gave out his tirst utteraitce, a hearty, deep- chested "Damn I Thou tie came to the door. There ho stood irresoluto for several moments. I know ho was wondering wheto his victim could bo hidden nnd how ho could best offoct his purpose. Ho rnpidly decided, so I gnthered from his movements, too llo In wait for mo In tho clump of bushes jutt to tho right of those in which wo were hidden. Into tho middlo of theso ho walked, and taking ono last look round, slowly stooped and hid himself. Thoro was no longer any doubt In my mind as to tho couroo I should adopt, and as I clutched my stick for tho light that I know must follow, and tho nurso no longer restrained, mo, I concluded that she, at last, waB of tho samo opinion. Tho man's back was toward mo, but ho was on a higher level than wo wore, and on tho sldo most distant from us tho hill Bloped rapidly. It was toward this point I crept, and had approached to within six fiot of him without mak ing tho slightest noise, when n dry stick broko beneath my feet. It was too risky to leavo It longer. So I, tak ing n deep breath, mado my bound ono tremendous bound that landed mo nt his back. Instantly catching him by tho shouldors, I rolled him over onto tho Bteop inclino. Then I sprang to him, nnd with my knees hold down his nrniB, ospoclnlly tho arm that had tho ax In it, for it still gleamed in tho moonlight. Ho foil moro oasily than I had anticipated; my taking him by surprise had probably robbed him of liis strength, or, on tho othor hand, tho knowlodgo that my life was in danger, may hnvo nddod to mlno. At nny rato, ' no leu easily onougli; Uut tho question was, could I hold him down? Could I master him in tho ond? As tho mnn writhed nnd curled and cursed under mo, I felt that, notwith standing his privation, ho still had tho strength of n bullock. Twlco ho nearly succcedod In gottlng from under mo, nnd twlco I got him back in his old position: tho third timo ho mado n gigantic effort, nnd would hnvo suc ceeded had not tho chnin which was tied to his kneo got cniujht by a Btump iu his efforts to throw mo off. Some idea of tho man's strength may bo gnthered from tho fact that with ono kick, ho broko tho string nnd freed liimsolf. Tho difference in our weight, our build und muscular devel opment wns now rnpidly telling in his favor, nnd I know that unless help came n fow moro mlmjtos would Fee him victorious. Hut help did coino, nnd again from my friend, tho nurse. Sho had wntchod tho strugglo un seen by Wnrron, but whon sho saw that wo woro bo unevenly matched sho rushed up anil throw herself across hla feet. In n moment sho had found tho chain hanging from ono foot with its string attached, and tho iron ring still clasping tho other; nnothor moment nnd thoy woro firmly tied togother; then moving up to his head, sho caught thu lioad of tho ax with a pleco of her waterproof, to Fnvo her hnnds, nnd as I hold his arm down, shu twisted tho nx from him nnd throw It away. Tho man's fnco, whon ho found him self beaten nnd balllod, I shall novor forgot; ho cursed and clenched his tooth liko a manino, nnd his oyos rolled liko so mo inhuman monster's. Ho clutched first nt mo nnd thon nt tho nurso, apparently without nny definite object in vlow, but ns an outlet for his rago; at length ho caught her by tho hem of hor wn tor proof and tuggod so violently that every moment I thought sho mint havo fallen over him; but It was impossible for mo to rolcaso hor, for nil my timo nnd strength were tnkeu up In meeting nnd combating hla many attacks on mo, first with hla Hands nnd then with his tooth, now witli hla knees banging against my back, and tho next moment curling Irom under mo. My strength was rnpidly failing mo, nnd tho sweat waa streaming .from axory poro. How tho strugglo would havo ended had events taken thoir natural courro I know not; probably tho man, chained though ho was, would havo gained tho victory, for his strength fcomed simply inexhaustible. Hut events did not take their natural course. Just ns I was wondoring how I should rolcaso the iuufo from his grasp, Warren gavo ono desoruto tug nt hor waterproof, and with a smart snap tho button gavo way and tho garment, hood and nil, camo from her, Thon for tho first time I saw the face of tho woman who had helped mo. It was Miss Milne. fr.ANP SOAP AND CH?V g PORTLAND, OBECOH. C$ Coal - Coal - Coal "Western Feed & Fuel Co. Dealers In all kinds o COAL, COKE, CHARCOAL Try tho famous ROCK SPRINGS COAL, CltubUiiMd Jan. 1. 1889. IncorpotiUd July 8, 1891. Portland Coffee and Spice Go. For the Trade Only. Tea, Codec, Spices, Baking Powder, Extracts, Etc. MJK SPECIAL II11AND3: Bplcen, Acme. Mult nomah i Unklnn l'owilerit, Deflanco, Douhlo quick ; Coffee, ltoyal Illeml i Sugar, xxxx liar. 24-20 Front Street, ttmtm Amtt and Ankany. PORTLAND, OREGON. Both Phones. Olllcoj 1M North Filth Bt. 0. V, DUNNING. P. CAMPION , Dunning- & Campion. Funeral Directors Embalmers SCO llurnslJo St., bet. Third and Fourth, POItTLAND, OllEfJON. 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