The Yankee Champion — page 155: what you’re looking at

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148 | THE YANKEE CHAMPION. “EKegad, Pyan,”’ whispered Dow, who had followed his leader up; “‘get the girl out of the way, for we must dispose of Baxter’s body as soon as possible.’’ ‘“Go below, Helen,’’ said Ryan. The poor girl waited for no further orders, but feeling her way past the two men, she passed from the room, and descended once more to the kitchen. She was just upon the point of sinking into a chair © when she thought she heard her name pronounced in a low whisper. ‘“‘Gideon!’’ she uttered, starting toward the quar- ter from whence the sound proceeded. ‘*?Tis not Gideon, it’s Luke,”’ returned the voice, from the back window which opened to the shed. “‘Come out here.”’ Helen hurried to the back door, felt out the bolt, and threw it back, and passed out into the shed. “Tuke,’’? she whispered, ‘‘oh, do you know what has become of my brother?” ‘*Yes, Helen, he’s safe.”’ The blind girl clasped her hands in silent ecstasy, and her lips moved with an inaudible prayer. ~“Didn’t Ryan and Dow come into the house a lit- tle while ago?’’ asked Luke, as he drew Helen far- ther from the open window. "Yes, yes.”’ ‘‘And where be they now?”’ ‘In my brother’s chamber. Oh, Luke, there is a horrible sight up there!”’ ‘How do you know? You can’t see.”’ “But I can feel. Baxter has been murdered, and he lies by my brother’s bed.”’ “He wasn’t murdered, Helen. I killed him my- self. He went up there to murder Gideon, and the comicbooks.com |