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"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!" 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
s 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! 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? 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 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. OTHER'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 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 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
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