The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 01, 1900, Image 5
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THE GRAVE,!
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Secret ofDunraven j
Castle.
3Y ANNIE ASHMORE,
Author of "Faithful Margaret," Etc., Etc I
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i.??\cday started and turned a pained ;
look upon the pair,- trnly it seemed like
it! Her heart swelled bitterly: it was 1
hard to find herself in Aubcron's way,?
to -ec that all this s veet. lovinp intimacy ;
was but a iover's ruso to brinp .Miss Iiae ;
to terms!
She followed Acerinrrton'* {ruidanee '
without a tlou'ot: site felt as if she could !
never moot Aub -ron atrairi.
Accrlnpton knew every foot of the lo- !
cality: five years ajro he had spoilt many :
a day with his sporliup companions
be a tins those glades for panic
He did not at onco disturb the painful j
reverie of his companion, but to k ad- j
vantage of her preoccupation to lead )
her so many turns and twists that when !
at lenpth she looked round. >hc felt completely
at fault. Aecrinpton confidently
assured her that tliey were < n the route j
lor homo, and drew her into a conversation
with such tact that she era dually
yielded herself to his influence, and
listened, responded, arid became inter, j
ested, while tint t.ew, ami me iaius
stretched behind their..
Never had lliclia:?i Accrington o\orted
himself so cari:estly: he was talking
against t me. and < a !i lia'f hour they :
lingered together?each utile they left
behind them - was another link to the |
chain he was forging for the rapture of
Miss pcllaoicre!
lie wooed her thoughts far from herself
and her present- surroundings, to j
follow him from land to land where he 1
had been; when marvels might In-Kin to j
pal! upen her, he caught her i
anew with a pathetic version of j
his own history, specially adapted :
to attra t her tender and innocent
sympathies; she lent herself to his
charm willingly, for her own thoughts
were very bitter, and escape from thrm
was welcome.
They reached the margin of a wide
moor: not another human being was '
visible on all the broad expanse, or.lv
the b! ak October sky lowered o\ or it,
and a low wind moaned across the j
feather.
Loveday looked around her with a
shiver.
"1 don't in the east know where wo !
-V Uro,"' sa d she, blankiy; '-are you quite
; sur- ttint jou do?"
Trust mi:, Miss Pellamere, von are |
qti'V: safe.'* said Aceringtou. with a
.frank smile which r. most reassnrca her: .
-no! don't look at your watch. 1 entreat 1
vou: I t mc take ail car of you for this i
once: give me the delight of seeing that !
you have perfect faith in mo."
"You trout t!io matter more seriously
than it deserves." replied Love.iay, I
somewhat startled; but she had no ino- 1
live strong enough to bid her cross his i
mood, and slipped back her watch without
glancing at it However, as they [
crossed tho moor, the only beings visible
upon it. and her wandering eyes encountered
not 0120 farni iar landmark, she began
to owr. a secret uneasiness, and to ;
chide herself for having left her friends
so far behind as to he committal to
such a prolonged tete-a-tete with the
Co or.el.
Accincton, observing the turn of her
thoughts, gradually a lowi d tho conversation
to flag, and appeared to share her j
gravity, often turning in his saddle to
watch '.he action of her mare for a minute
at a time; and. indee i, she. began to j
notice herself that both the anima s
seem- d spent, and drooped their heads |
wea ily.
\t !ast Aecr'nglon said, with visibly !
assumed lightness
"Will you al oiv in? to have a look at .
your maro's hind shoe? To mo she j
so-in- to win.co at every >tep."
A 'hi 1 misgninp swept over Loved ay, '
a sudden shocked rea ization of her
thoughtless iaiprudetii e. Without a ;
word she drew rein and dropped light y f
10 the ground without waiting for assist- '
a nee.
"1 begin to fo::r that it is later, and j
that wc are farther from home tlian wc '
imagine," sa d -he ana ousiy, and again 1
drew <u*< her wateh. One z a rice, and a i
cry o! tiisjnav burst from her?it was |
hours past ill* time when the hunters '
were c:<i ccted t> reasseinb o at liori- !
xuant. IJewi dered. a igcrcd, and d*s- i
trustfu , she m ?\ed a; art fr m her com- ,
panien, without heeding his exelan.a- 1
ti.tns of surprise; she felt as if his pros- '
imity stil.ed her.
An ordinary admirer might have I
sntlored a pang of sotow or morti iea- I
tion at such a movement on his adv's !
part whenever her hour of need ea > o j
upon her, I ut iho Colonel only g am ed !
after her with a pecu inr smi e, and bent '
over Ahmi d s iioof whi e lie performed a
slight operation w.tli a dexterity worthy
of a pr. stidigitator lie laid down the
hoof with a look of ominous gloom.
> "Com , Mi>s Dellauicre. courage!" ho
cried, w th a ccted cheerfuir.es.-, "there
is nothing far wrong with Ahmed yet,
but wo must, deal gent y with her. A
mere cut, which her shoe iriitates; if we
can reach a blacksmith in time, ho can
shift the sh e and preserve the wound
from pa n ul pros ure. Wo canu t bo
far from the village of IMackrc.ck, where
wc sha 1 lind help."
Loveday s crims ?ning check and compressed
lips sh wed her deep annoyance
.at such an adventure; how heartily she j
j?ej>rcm-hctf hers f for the id-timed p o\
\
occupation of mind which had placed
her in such an unwelcome situation! To
be separated from the general company
was bad enough, even had her cavalier
been an old and trusted friend, approved
by her mother: but t? be cast up< u the
courtesies of Ki<har.l Arcringtm fur
long hours to cvhihit h r??lf before the
curious eyes of Jiiaekr ?ek with iiirn for
solo c >ui|':uii n?was a mortification she
could not endure.
"If we are near I.hcdiroek. we are not ,
five miles front home." said she coldly,
"and I w uld infinitely prefer walking
the whole way to making any stop, liut
since this mischance has befallen me in
tolouel Accrmgton's < rapanv, 1 am
sure he will not refuse to give me ail the
assistance ! may ask <>f him."
Ac rington I uw> d, mnruiuring his devotion.
"Lend me your horse, then, and alow
me to hasten home at once and send
h:ui 1 aek with a servant, who will at
tend to my po. r Ahmed," said Lnvoday,
with her innocent eyes on Accringt >ii's
impenetrable face, upon which an expression
of the utmost "regret instantly
appeared.
How can I disappoint you. Miss Della
mere!" exclaimed he; -yet 1 dare not
risk y ur iife up n this fierce brute, who
has never carried a lady in his life. And
alone! No. no, that plan will not do
Ahmed may ho able to lake you Lome,
with a lime < are; come, let me remount
you; we must at least get out of this
des late place.
I.ov. day no tinted her own animal J
without another word; but Accrington I
observed, with chagrin, that slio would j
barely allow him to touch her, springing '
from his hand to her saddlo with the
mere.-t touch 011 his shoulder to poise
' t r 1 l f I
h'TsCil. anil giving 111ill a loruiai uun vi
ack now lodgment.
Thoy resinned tho way, Acer ngton
walking by her marc's bead, and bis j
own line animal following with a dociiity 1
whicli scarcely coincided with the char- |
note.* which liis master had given him.
In rapidly mounting impatience, Loveday
watched the slow advance, while the
sky darkened drearily, and the minutes
tied; yet she dared not unto the pace, j
for now, indeed, sin; detected the lameness
of her mare, which gradually in- I
creased w th every step she took, until
at last, when the spire of the long !
looke I for village appeared in sight, she j
started and winced in agony whenever
the woun cd hoof touched the ground j
"1 see that we must find relief for my .
pour Ahmed." said J.oveday. tremu- 1
lon-ly, for her favorite's suffering tried 1
her sorely, and she we corned the chauco j
no.w which had seemed so intolerable
before; the tears stool in her eyes, and
she scarceiy realized her own disagree- :
able position, and was in no mood to I
desect the artifices of her companion \
They approached still nearer to tho i
village, and Accrington remounted his J
own horse for appearance sake; roused !
by the diversion Lovcday, for the lirst
time, gazed round her in search of
familiar objects in the scene.
She had expected to see a rough litt'o
hamlet built under tho shelter of a cliff; j
what sho did seo was a pretty village j
clustering about the banks of a wide j
flowing river.
She grew palo with astonishment?
with rising anger.
"("cloncl Ai-cringion, this is not lllack- !
ro k, it is Siiverstream!" she cried, j
"Why. we are twenty miles fr.;tn home!" i
Accrington uttered an exclamation of
deep remorse; the c\pr. ssion of iiis welltutored
features terrified her.
"I've ruined her!" hermit erod. hut not i
so low but that she heard the wo lis and
quailed. "Oh, MissDellamere!"hoc icd, i
flinging himself again from his horse to
seize her hands, reins and all, and
press them convulsively, "how can you j
ever forgive me for this fatal mistake?
I must have been dreaming?bewitched,
to forget my path: I win th<? ght that I
knew every ro i of land between Salford
and Lynn! I was t ewi chcd." he oxc.aimed,
with a sudden change to mournful
tenderness, while he fi.iod h s strange
compel ing eyes on hers: "I was for once
happy?all that I prized of i arth was at
my side. I forgot that we two had fel- ,
Inw-iiraBliipi.c1 Mr noor child. I would
have died to spare you a moment s annoyance?I
have been the lirst to <:r?,\v the
wo Id's suspicious eyes upon you!"
* ,'oloucl Accrington, what do you
mean?" she demanded, haughtily. wresting
her hands fiom his grasp with a sudden
tierce c u sion.
"I da o not?dare not insult you with
a clea or exrianaton," said he "oh,
that < had resisted the too wcl oino spell
which your presence i a t over me, which
made hours to fly as minutes, and thrust
every thought of conse uenresoutof u y
mind! hut now. now?what can 1 say
to this wat liing. sneering wo Id? Wlio |
does not know that Kicha.'d Accrington
loved Mi-s l.el amere "
" olonel Accrington!" interrupted
J.ovc lay with flashing eyes, and slio
wou d have ef. him had he not sprung
t? catch her bridle with a burst of grief
and de, relation.
"Dear .Miss Dellamere. I entreat you
I-*.* otwl t.n ?n for \nnr
iu ui* \ a in u'iv* vxr ?w?vi? w ... ,
own sake," ho tinted "I daro not let
you go in your defenseless innocence
traight n'.o the snare which s!an.jer
w 11 sjucai f>t your overthrow. We
must ta e c unscl; yoa must b saved at
any co.-t "
"Vou insult mo- I will not hear your
disgraceful in inuatio .s. Let mo go at
once," < rie I she, with indignation and
incredulity, though a s.ckon ng apprehension
lurkca beneath, in spile of lu-r
defiance.
"ii. -"i-nn L-nnws that. I would rather
0 or you my lifo 1) cod than an insult,"
returned .iccraigtoa. "It is a terrible
necessity whi h i must perf rin. or else
y u will have .cause to curse my cowardice
your wlmie 1 fe I ng. I'erm't me.
then, to Mcak Atn 1 not dov ted to
you. h art and soul? Thro gli my load
ertenco I have placed \ on in a cruel
1 osition. S an lor will say tiiat our
(light was p emcditated: no one will
er dit the sitnp.e truth. Vou will bo
I mad j a mark for every jeering impertinence
"
"Si enco "exclaimed I.ovo.lay in hurni
ing humlia'ion. "how dare you ai p y
s e words to me? if I have been somewhat
unfortunate in my ad*enturcs today,
who shall picsumc to ac uso mo of
im rudence?"
"A as, poor innocent!" groaned Ac*
| crington in a tone of poignant grief, I 1
! "how shall I screen her? What repara- I i
! tion shall I offer her for the wrong I t i
have done her? You little know how | i
! evil are the thoughts of those who seem
| our friends. Miss Del lame re," resumed ! J
j he, tenderly; "a simple impropriety like ' s
this of today has often doomed tho in- ' j
nocent to tho suspicion and scorn of {
i society." j ]
i "()h, yon are rrucl! you have no pity!" | ,
? faltered Loveday, suddenly bursting ! ]
i into an agony of tears, as her girlisii ]
sensibility at last succumbed to his re- (
peated attacks and her fears over- .
hup- "if von h.ii! linen worthy ,
of tin* trust you asked of nie I should !
not have been in this fa'se position now." j |
"J deserve your reproaches," said Ac- i j
| i rington, humbly; '-but not for ventnr- | ;
; ing to show you the edge of the piecipico j t
, upon which you are standing. This I ]
am obliged to do to prevent you from 1
committing yourself to the destruction [ <
which awaits you. For there is pre- j
vontion." (
lie paused to allow her terrors to rack ,
I her into a mood for his purpose: she '
1 crushed back lo r agitation and endeav- ,
ored to follow his meaning, her mute .
glance bidding him continue. ]
Accrington once more took licr reluctant
hand in his, and fixed his liory eyes ,
upon hers; sho could not escape him, j
and in spite of the fierce repulsion she
felt toward him tne Imperious power of <
w ii siiDuueu ner rastwji spiro u> u-o-u
passively to that which ho now was | i
ready to say. 1
".Miss Di-ilamerc." h-jran lie. with soft. 1
respectful tenderness, -this not tho time i
to descant upon my love for you: you !
have Ions seen it, and the future will I f
prove its sincerity. In this, your hour ! 1
of need, niv love pivcs mo a ripht to say j <
to you, '.Make me your proic tor an I you ; l
are safe from every whisjer' A? cept i
tno for your future hushaml. betroth t
yourself to me. and the vorld has notii- ;
in it left to say." j s
For a few moments I.oveday remainel <
speech ess, returning her lover s passion- ,
ate itaze with a look of fear and amaze- ,
nient: it seemed to her that he had suddenly
opened a d- or through which s e ,
could sye into a dark country, filled wiili
shadowy forms of horror. A host oi |
v;i?Tiio suspicions beset Iter: it needed \
not the passing memory of Auberon to
mako her shrink hark from this man as 1
if lie had been a serpent
"I do not ask your answer now," Ac- :
crington hastened to a id, as ho saw the t
stern refusal on iier iips: ' but. think of
what 1 have said: think of how luueh J
depends upon your derision; and, above
all, realize the fact that I am your loya'
friend, whatever may befall. And now
I shall conduct you to a place where you j
may take some re.it while 1 attend to
your maro." (
\> Itnout giving Jier a cnancc to utter
a dissenting word ho hurried her for- < I
ward to the pretty rustic village inn, <
and the prospect of being relieved from 1 '
his presence for even a short time went 1
far to reconcile In r to the dre aded ne- '<
cessity of appearing beforo the public !
in the company of Colonel Ac rington. :
Content to leave the case thus for the ! <
present sin e, deprived of her horse, '
she won d bo complete y in his power, !
lie murniured a few ast tender reassur- '
anres and tiioy were before the "Si.vrr- <
streaia. Arms," the exnosureof all tin '
admiring loungers about th inn court, j 1
The a id lord advati -ed to receive his 1
dist ngu shed company, .and Accrington !
spoke loud y, for tlie benelit of the eu- '
nous listeners:
"Can this lady ob'ain a private room
for a short time, while her pony's hurt 1
hoof is b ing examined? We hare been i '
detained behind our party by the ac.-i- , <
dent and wish to follow them as soon as 1 I
possibla "
The portly'nndlady instantly appeared i *
to take care of the young la ly, and Ae- j 4
? ? hii! hanH *n nacict. I
I'rillU I'Ull J/J IIHJU IIIJ 1IUMU >v ?.? ~ ,
Lovoday to dismount, but she, coldly '
waving hi in aside, rode to the mounting
bio k and alighted unassist d, vanishing
with the woman with a formal
bow to her escort \\ hen he turned fro n
watching hordeparture, moodily, he was ;
ju^t in time to see an ostl r in the a t of ,
extracting a sharp hint from the un- i
lucky Alimed's ho<;f.
"if ye had cast half a glan c ye would ; 1
have seen it yourself, master," grinned !
the man. boding it up for inspection:
"it's a wonder the poorbtute walked a
step."
Accrington impatiently hurried him '
oil with tho horses casting a nervous !
look toward tho open window near. | '
Doubtless fly feared that Miss Dolla- , I
mere would bo needlessly pained if she '
overheard tho cause of her favorite's ; 1
sutlcrings. j '
; Ilis wli do object now was to spin out '
the time ti.l it would be too late for | 1
| Loveday to take the road for such a I
Ion? journey that night. He had pro- j '
I posi'd her betrothal to him: he meant to j !
propose au elope , entnow; ho was ready j '
for it His who o day bad boon governed j '
by that intention. j '
Having >ent in some tea to Miss Del- ' ;
latnere and rc reshed himself, ho quietly j 1
I locked the stable door upon the two '
horses and walke i away to i ortcetsome I
j arrangements This business took him
; to the river bank, to a beat-house of
f which he possessed the key Having unlocked
this place he launched a Leauti- (
f 11 little skiff which ay wit in, rowed '
it along the stieam unti it came under '
, the inn and ci.n ealing it under a
clump of trees, he returned to request
! an interview with .Miss Do lam re.
lie had deiayc i to tho iast iiiiiiute ho I
dared. Uo was now leady to prove to
Lo\eday thai her oaly safety lay iu marrying
him at once.
i ho landlord mat him with a very !
puzzled face.
"Your lady's been wanting to start 1
off by horse f, s r. .-he w sn't for waiting
a minute after you went." said he
-in ?-c I?" mutter d Accrington, scowling
w th mortification "W ; 1 you didn't I
et her go without me, I ho e."' ! 1
" h. no. sir. sur -ly not, sine yon were
to be right back agu n 1 blieve yon !
10 k the siab.o key w th you anyhow, I
did i t you s r? Though of course I i
d on t >ay ?u to li r "
I lik my horses to cat in j eacc," sa d j 1
I 'lie i oion I, c oil . handing haek the |
Uev an'J a guinea with >t "You gave ,
-o.'iio decent c .< u o I suppose, fo.' not
ietching lotiitu her n.are?"
-Trust mr for that, sir; both horsc3 |
was off to the bfacksmith's'getting their
shoes looked to. She then wanted to
aire a team with a driver, but I put her
aff till you would come, sir."
"Very good; you havo done right,"
laid Aecrineton; but this continued reilstanee
was unexpected aud chafed him
uuch. i
The honest landlord, supposing that j
ie had stumbled upon a pretty lovers' !
(uarrel, went on to narrate that the ;
ady asked particularly after her horse's
jurt, and was much pleased to hear
;hat it was a more pebble in the hoof
md that, the animal would be as fit for
:he road as o\cr after a feed.
"Worse and worse," thought Accringion;
"this bungling fool has made her
ndependent of me, if she has the cour- ,
igc to shake me off: perhaps sho even
suspects?pshaw! nothing venture nothing
win!"
I In strode to her room and knocked; I
lie Instantly opened, but he did not walk I
u as lie expected, for she held the door (
jpen a little way and looked out with a
white,' rather fierce face.
"I've eonie for your answer, dear," no
aid. gently: "let me in, won't you?" lie
miled at her, as if nmtised, but his j
leart was chilled.
"No, you must not come in," said she. .
juickly. " "You must go away and let J
lie get homo by myself."
"Oh. I.ovcday!" he mournfully exclaimed.
"Yes! yes! I must go home to mamua?I
will!" she burst out with fiery
mperiousness. "How couid you bribe j
:hos>> people to detain mo against my i
will?"
"My poor child! you have chafed yourelf
into a fever," murmured he, tendery,
"and are allowing miserable suspi i
ins to enter your mind. You shail go
jome, my precious girl, this very monent;
come, your ?1 gbtest wish is law
0 me, e\en though it break's my neart."
Surprised a* this complete submission
tnd rather ashamed of the 115; y suspisiuus
whieh had hi en torturing her, she
forth with downcast eyes and
3toed lie> do him.
"\ou will let me go quite by myself?* 1
aid she, s otvly.
"Assuredly, since it is your wish,"
"And not even follow mo at a dis- (
lam e, but stay here?"
"I sha I not \ox you bv 0110 sight of j
my bated face, my only love!"
-It ?it is not that I hate you," sho j
haltered humbly, "lint that I?oh, if only
1 had not come'" sho burst out with a j
sob.
"Hush! Appearances!" ho whispered, 1
sarncstly. "the people here know noth- j
in; whatever, and think nothing."
This assurance went far toward cairn- i
in; tlio sensitive young croaturo, who j
i.ad been, as Accrington suspected, ;
:haSng herself into a fever of wild fan-,
lies, among them the thought that tho j
inn-people were in to'lusion witli Ac- I
?rington to detain her tlierc. iSho had J
>nly one burning desire now. and that
ivas to flee to hi r mother for protect on !
ind concealment froni the scoiting, :
mooring world, l'oor, frightened thing!
die was in no condition to plan wisely,
ind was about to make a journey of
twenty miles along roads traversed by
ill sorts of people, shaking olf the nroiecting
prcsen e of her one friend. She
lid not even jrsk for a servant to rido j
behind her, lest she might be detained ;
1 few minutes longer. And when sho 1
thought sh had got Accrington's con- !
L/.lumm c1?A wa< rfrnt.'i
Lot. Aeeringio s Mrmijiu,
love for herself?no; there could bo ittlo
comfort for poor Lovvday, oven if sho
was so bless'd as to escape the busybo
ies to-day.
How dark it was growing! and oh! i
what sound was that? ihe mournlul j
hoot of an owl in the far recesses of the j
fo est. What if she were to meet soino
rough poop e gypsies, or tramps, or
sporting cads fro.11 the town, ha f drunk, j
and disorderly as usual? Love ay's '
eyes I eg an toganco hither and thither
in seared presen iment and her 1 cart t>
throb thickly, when a sound more tcrrii
lo than any itn ginary onessmoto niton
her horrified ear. It was the looso cl nk ;
of her hor?e s Y o \ The road was :
rough and flinty, her barb was tender
foo ed as a lauy; what was to be done if i
it came oh? And how cou d this hav.happened,
when rn no host hads.iid that
both the horses were having Uunr kei :
examined y a b a ksmith?
>ho clicked down her distress sternlv,
and s!a ke ing her |a e, jati n 1.
ambled along mile a icr mile.
Severa people uad passed her,* but
although ever.one sta <-d in a tonishment
at tho o egautly appointed eques
M ill l c ill"; miu .-i.ui.mi, ...... ?
fill to him. I
Aecrington retired to order her hor?c: j
levoted friend! be oven examined tho !
inimal hi ins -if. and went over all her j
shoos with his own pocket wrench?no j
lowht to test their security. Ahmed
pranced as gayly up to the door as j
hough she had never known tho au- !
ruish of a sharp-pointed stone treach- i
ronsly wedded between lier shoe and
ier hoof, and innocent Lovcday caressed ;
icr solo remaining friend and hope with t
lolight.
44 You darling,*' she whispered in I
\hmed's silken ear: **you will not fail ! ]
nc in my need, will you?" <
Miss IMIamere said "(Jood-by" to Col- .
>nel Accriugton before all the inn-people J
md rode away alone.
The t'olonei ma:e no comment, but
lanntered down to the river bank. , '
CHAITKK XIV. ? ' j
OSE SHA.LL 1MBT US SOW!"
A low sigh went through the October ,
wood ns I.oveday rode along, leaving the
last thatched roof of Nilverstream far '
behind her. The clouds had been ! 1
fathering all day long, and now lower, d '
.-.vop thAnnipts ene. along I
bin travelling*/ v?v. ??v ,? ....
which tin; white read wound up hill and i
iown dale, with the deep strong Silver- j |
dream runniug far beneath in tho |,
ravine.
llciioved from the agitating presence i
;if Accringt >n, she began to review her '
situation mo e rationa.ly; hope entered
her voting breast What if she could ,
get homo to mamma unseen by every
mc, and confiding the whole dreadful
affair to that laithful heart, be comforted.
a d hear no more of it?
Rut oh! but oh! thero were too many
grevious ingredients in the cup to bo '
able to forget its b.tter tang like that.
Theto wa< Auberon'.- en a ement to
Merrioa lfae, if lie was engaged: and
trierihe plodding along without the usuafT
apparition of a trim groom some twenty;
paces behind, nobody accostod her ?
And the wind roared, and the storm-'
cloud darkened, while the clink of the
Iooso shoo grew louder and looser. Suddenly
she caught the gallop of a horse's
hoofs coming behind her; she drew up " ,t .
to listen?yes, above the rear of the
wind it came distinctly to her cars; and
she knew that across a little ravine
which she had been rounding, some man
was riding furiously after her, and musk
be at her side in less than fivo minutes.
"He has followed mo, then!" thought,
she, with a great plunge of the heart,
and now for the fir-t time awoke a wild,
thrilling torror?terror of Col. Accrington.
He had played her false and had followed
her, ou why. why .'
She urged her horse forward, fasterfaster.
heedless of the final clatter and
clang of the thrown sho\ and of her tine
animal's wincings and stumblings as iho
Hints wounded her tender foot; she
heard the far shout of her.pursuer, who
had likely caught the sound of her galloping;
and now she plied the whip on
her horse's sensitive (lank, for the first
i*?- # A
true in nor nie lorKt-nui ui a, imu^ ,
creature's pain, and Ahmed bounded
ten feet at a spring, and then flew, ears
laid back, eyes lamping and bulging,
and white foam floating from her red
nostrils.
Away! away! while the trees whirled
by, and the road swam under them, and
tho fury of tho race drained the life
blood from Loveday's lips and cheek;
and her brain seemed bursting with excess
of throbbing, and her fear rose to
frenzy!
And yet the pursuer was gaining on.
ber every moment.
Suddenly the road dipped into a hollow
where tho river crossed their course,
with a bridge thrown over it
[TO BE CONTINUED.J
The One Thing Needful.
The Real Estate Agent?Now thii
house is complete in every detail.
Even the laundry is perfect, with sta*
tionary tuhs, etc.
Von Ribjulus?Never mind about
the wash tubs. What I want is a
stationary kev-hole in the front door.
If the New York politicians would
quit their wrangling over the question
of "Who killed the Fair" and go to
work building the Grant monument
relief would come to a weary public.
In the meantime the Fair is the liveliest
fort of an institution.
It is a sensible decision the cadet?
at West Point have come to, to
abandon hazing. It is a foolish custom
anywhere and particularly unworthy
of the academy. For hazing,
if you think of it, violates the obligations
of hospitality towardv stranger3
and the duty of the stronger to protect
the weak, observes the Philadelphia
Times. It is not quite gentlemanlike,
and that ought to be enough
to condemn it The decision to givo
np hazing appears not to have been
entirely volnutary. The superintendent
has been punishing offenders so
remorselessly that he has made good
behavior compulsory, and after a ,
number of cadets had be'-n summarily
dismissed the rest concluded that hazing
did not pay. This shows that the
suppression of hazing was not, after
all. impossible.
Registration Notice.
The office of the Supervisor of regie*
nation will be opened on- the Aral
Monday in every month and the two
lays immediately following, for the
purpose of the registering of any perlon
who is qualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident of
:he State for two years, of the county
jne year and of the polling preoinci
;n which the elector offers to vote four
nonths before the day of eleotion, and
*
ihall bare paid, six montca oeiora inj
poll tax then due and payable, and
who can both read and write any section
of the Constitution of 1895 sub*
Bitted to him by the supervisors of reg?
ifrtration, or can show that he own?i
?nd has paid all taxes collectable during
the present year on property in
this State assessed at three hundred,
dollars or more. J. J. EADDY,
Clerk of Board,
MANUFACTURE S OF
oors, sash, blinds, mouldings
AND
Building Haterial.
Dealers in Sash * Weights,
'?>rd, Hardware, Wiudow glass,
'e.
W? guarautee our work
* - ~ ^ 1 ^ *?* kin r%i f tf
iperior to any win iu ihibv,?j?
of our own manufacire.
..H. HACKER, Proprietor*
CHARLESTON. - S. C.
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