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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. 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
arts as a shrill, low whizzing sound was heard close to his ear! The mystery is explained, a poisoned barb had killed his brother, entering the eye and piercing the brain, while this second one that had just whistled past his car, had been intended for him. He turned hastily to the direction from whence the missile had come, and there stood or rather staggered Maud Leonardo. 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 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. LY SACRIFICED HIM IN THE MIDST OF HIS FELL INTENT HARK CHARLES STARTS AS A SHRILL LOW WHIZZING SOUND WAS HEARD CLOSE TO HIS EAR THE MYSTERY IS EXPLAINED A POISONED BARB HAD KILLED HIS BROTHER ENTERING THE EYE AND PIERCING THE BRAIN WHILE THIS SECOND ONE THAT HAD JUST WHISTLED PAST HIS EAR HAD BEEN INTENDED FOR HIM HE TURNED HASTILY TO THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE MISSILE HAD COME AND THERE STOOD A RATHER STAGGERED 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
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