Detective Bob Bridger — page 226: what you’re looking at

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DETECTIVE BOB BRIDGER. 219 Suddenly he darted toward the door, grasped and turned the door knob. pee door swung open, and he beheld Rachel bound upon the bed. “Oh, Rachel! Rachel! Moses! Rachel!” cried the terri- fied man as he advanced to the bedside. Rachel had striven bravely to free herself from her bonds during the long hours of the night. By dint of great effort she had succeeded in freeing her right hand. Despite her patient endeavors, she could accomplish no more, and at length utterly exhausted, remained quietly — awaiting the relief which she felt morning would bring. When she beheld Sammy approaching she pointed with her right hand, as well as she could, toward the gag in her mouth, and mumbled through her nose in her endeavor to bid him take it off. Sammy’s brain was so nearly crazed that, for a time, he either could not or would not understand her, but con- tinued to weep and yell forth his lamentations Rachel continued her gestures, and repeated her mum- bled command so vigorously that at length the noises forced from her nostrils sounded as if she were in imminent danger of strangling. This seemed to bring Sammy to his senses, and he began to fumble about the gag. His efforts were not guided by any intelligence, however, and fora time the knot that held the gag appeared in less danger of being undone than Rachel’s eyes did of being prodded out by Sammy’s trembling and clumsy fingers. All the while he kept up his lamentations for his dead brother. ‘And all the while his tears fell like rain upon Rachel’s face. Rachel’s visage became as red as fire, and Hey eyes flashed wickedly upon the heart-broken man at such mo- ments as she dared open them. At length Sammy managed not to aitie the knot at the back of Rachel’s neck, but to force the gag out of her mouth over her chin. The operation almost wrenched the unfortunate young woman’s jaw from its sockets, and caused her intense pain. So soon as she found her tongue free she only waited to draw a long breath, and then burst forth, angrily : “You wrinkled up; vizard-faced, old Jew, you!” she ex- GEomlebooks: (Elo) ml