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Now was the wicked creature's time. Now was the wicked creature's time.

Stealthily, she stole into the room, a lamp in one hand and a huge butcher knife in the other.

While she kept the weapon hidden behind her, she set the lamp down, and then sprung upon her victim with the ferocity of a panther.

Several times she plunged the deadly blade into her victim's breast and shoulders

before the latter could spring up and grapple with her.

Then came the fearful struggle and the two rolled over the floor, till, getting herself loose,

Mrs. Coriel sprang up and attempted to reach the crib in the bedroom to rescue her infant,

and then escape the house for help.

But Bridget was a stout, powerful woman, and prompted by the devil in fear of discovery,

she bounded after her victim, dashed her on the bed, and as she lay there with clasped hands

pleading for her life, she stabbed her again and again till she thought she was dead,

and then flung her on the floor and proceeded to the rest of her

diabolical work she filled the lamp filled with coal oil and rushing into the apartment

where her victim lay she pitched it under the bed then threw in the bedclothes on the flames,

snatching up the baby out of the crib, and started for the nearest house, intending to give an alarm

that robbers had broken into the house and murdered Mrs. Coriel. During this time, the victim,

whose life blood was gushing from so many different wounds had recovered her consciousness,

and with a superhuman effort she started slowly, half crawling and creeping along in pursuit of Bridget,

whom she thus saw carrying off her darling child.

What agonizing thoughts passed through her mind at that

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