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Amazed at this, Charles and Helen both hastened to his side, but he was speechless, and ere he could be removed from the position in which he fell, life was wholly extinct. What was it that had so strangely, so suddenly sacrificed him in the midst of his fell intent? AMAZED AT THIS CHARLES AND HELEN BOTH HASTENED TO HIS SIDE BUT HE WAS SPEECHLESS AND ERE HE COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE POSITION IN WHICH HE FELL LIFE WAS WHOLLY EXTINCT WHAT WAS IT THAT HAD SO STRANGELY SO SUDDENLY SACRIFICED HIM IN THE MIDST OF HIS FELL INTENT
s again," she said convulsively, drawing closely to his side, while both looked towards the spot from whence at that moment a sound proceeded. In a moment more there broke forth from the clustering vines and trees the figure of a man, with a drawn sword, who hastened with lowering brow towards them! It was Robert Bramble, incensed beyond endurance at the sight which met his vision through the vista of the foliage on his approaching the spot; he paused but for one single moment, then yielding to the power of his almost ungovernable temper, he drew his sword and rushed forward, determined to sacrifice his brother's life. Helen seeing plainly and instantly the state of affairs, threw herself with a scream of terror before Charles to protect him, unarmed as he was, from the keen weapon that gleamed in his brother's hand. But strange are the ways of Providence, and past finding out. At that instant he staggered, reeled forward, and placing one hand to his forehead fell nearly at their feet!  BE HERE THERE THERE IT IS AGAIN SHE SAID CONVULSIVELY DRAWING CLOSELY TO HIS SIDE WHILE BOTH LOOKED TOWARDS THE SPOT FROM WHENCE AT THAT MOMENT THE SOUND PROCEEDED IN A MOMENT MORE THERE BROKE FORTH FROM THE CLUSTERING VINES AND TREES THE FIGURE OF A MAN WITH A DRAWN SWORD WHO HASTENED WITH LOWERED BROW TOWARDS THEM IT WAS ROBERT BRAMBLE INCENSED BEYOND ENDURANCE AT THIS SIGHT WHICH MET HIS VISION THROUGH THE VISTA OF THE FOLIAGE ON APPROACHING THE SPOT HE PAUSED FOR BUT ONE SINGLE MOMENT THEN YIELDING TO THE POWER OF HIS ALMOST UNGOVERNABLE TEMPER HE DREW HIS SWORD AND RUSHED FORWARD DETERMINED TO SACRIFICE HIS BROTHER'S LIFE HELEN SEEING PLAINLY AND INSTANTLY THE STATE OF AFFAIRS THREW HERSELF WITH A SCREAM OF TERROR BEFORE CHARLES TO PROTECT HIM UNARMED AS HE WAS FROM THE KEEN WEAPON THAT GLEAMED IN HIS BROTHER'S HAND BUT STRANGE ARE THE WAYS OF PROVIDENCE AND PAST FINDING OUT AT THAT INSTANT HE STAGGERED REELED FORWARD AND PLACING ONE HAND TO HIS FOREHEAD FELL NEARLY AT THEIR FEET
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