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"Poor, poor girl, what shall we say to your father?" asked Charles, for he knew full well the fatal poisons in which the negroes dip their tiny barbs; and he realized that the Quadroon, who was a victim to her own scheme of destruction, could not live but a few moments. POOR POOR GIRL WHAT SHALL WE SAY TO YOUR FATHER ASKED CHARLES FOR HE KNEW FULL WELL THE FATAL POISONS IN WHICH THE NEGROES DIPPED THEIR TINY BARBS AND HE REALIZED THAT THE QUADROON WHO WAS A VICTIM TO HER OWN SCHEME OF DESTRUCTION COULD NOT LIVE BUT A FEW MOMENTS
f knelt, half fell to the ground. Her eyes rolled madly in their pockets, her hands grasped vainly at the air, and she muttered incoherently. "Maud, Maud, what have you done?" asked Charles, leaning over her. "The barb was poisoned, it--it--was meant for you!" she half shrieked. "I--I--am dying, dying unrevenged--O, this scorching, burning pain!" "What ails you, Maud--what can we do for you?" asked Charles, kindly. "I--I am poisoned," groaned the Quadroon, holding up her lacerated hand which she had carelessly wounded with one of the barbs intended to have killed him. The barb she had wounded and killed Robert with, was blown through a long, hollow reed, a weapon much used in Africa, and the barb had been dipped in poison so subtle, rapid and sure in its effect, that the wound the girl had received accidentally in her hand, was fast proving fatal to her. In Robert Bramble's case, it had reached a vital part at once, and had been almost instantly fatal in its effect. But Maud was dying! TAGGERED MAUDET HE HASTENED NOW TO HER SIDE AS SHE GRADUALLY HALF KNELT HALF FELL TO THE GROUND HER EYES ROLLED MADLY IN THEIR POCKETS HER HANDS GRASPED VAINLY AT THE AIR AND SHE MUTTERED INCOHERENTLY MAUD MAUD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ASKED CHARLES LEANING OVER HER THE BOB WAS POISONED IT WAS MEANT FOR YOU SHE HALF SHRIEKED I AM DYING DYING UNREVENGED OVER THE SCORCHING BURNING PAIN WHAT AILS YOU MAUD WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU ASKED CHARLES KINDLY I AM POISONED GROANED THE QUADROON HOLDING UP HER LACERATED HAND WHICH SHE HAD CARELESSLY WOUNDED WITH ONE OF THE BARBS INTENDED TO HAVE KILLED HIM THE BARB SHE HAD WOUNDED AND KILLED ROBERT WITH WAS BLOWN THROUGH A LONG HOLLOW REED A WEAPON MUCH USED IN AFRICA AND THE BARB HAD BEEN DIPPED IN POISON SO SUBTLE RAPID AND SURE IN ITS EFFECT THAT THE WOUND THE GIRL HAD RECEIVED ACCIDENTALLY IN HER HAND WAS FAST PROVING FATAL TO HER IN ROBERT BRAMBLE'S CASE IT HAD REACHED A VITAL PART AT ONCE AND HAD ALMOST INSTANTLY FATAL IN ITS EFFECT BUT MAUD WAS DYING
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