him he came father � said struggling to speak through a sudden burst of tears silence i will hear no apology exclaimed then horse shoe robinson in an instant ho took his daughter s hand as he said u my child thou art innocent in thy nature and not the evil of this world he lied if he told you that he came casually hither or that his stay was to one short night i have proofs full and satisfactory that for several days he lay concealed in this vicinity and moreover that his scheme was only by an unexpected discovery made through the of a drunken bully who came linked with him in his foul it was a lie invented to impose upon your if he gave you room to believe other � j wise arthur butler a falsehood father with the deepest scorn that belongs to a noble mind and would resent the charge with the spirit of a and virtuous man if mr tj have such to make it would be they should be made face to face with the man he would than in my father s ear but it is the nature of the serpent to sting in the grass not openly to encounter his victim the first duty of a friend is to give warning of the approach of an enemy � and that has done for this act of service does he deserve your rebuke could you expect aught else of an honorable gentleman shame on you daughter father i know the tale to be false arthur butler is not your enemy sooner would he lay down his life than even indulge a thought of harm to you his coming hither was not unknown to me � his delay but one brief night business of great moment called him hastily towards the army of the south u you speak like a girl i have against this tale the of a loyal and brave soldier aye and let me tell you � as you may deem of this false and rebel � his arts have been and quick vengeance is now upon his path � his doom is fixed for heaven s sake er dear father tell me what this means have you heard of arthur f cried in the most impassioned accents of distress at the same time throwing her head upon s breast oh god have you heard aught of harm to him horse shoe girl foolish mad self willed girl exclaimed himself from his daughter and rising from his seat and angrily a few paces upon the terrace dare yon show this to me no i did not mean that � have you the heart to indulge these passionate for the man i hate more than i can hate any other living thing he a wretch upon whose head i nightly curses a image to my mind hear me and hear me though your heart break while i utter it � may the s death him and his name in eternal disgrace � may his present be beset with all the horrors of friendliness � his father and has he then fallen into the hands of the enemy quick tell me all � i shall die � my life is wrapped up in his ejaculated in agony as she sprang towards her father and seized his arm and then sank at his feet for god s sake my child said becoming alarmed at the violence of the he had excited and now lifting his daughter from the ground � speak girl this emotion will drive me mad oh fate fate � how dost thou fulfil the sad of my spirit how darkly does the curse hang upon my household dear daughter pardon my rash speech i would not harm thee child � no not for worlds p father you have cruelly tortured my soul said from the half lifeless state into which she had fallen and which for some moments had denied her speech tell me all on my knees father i you it was a hasty word daughter replied ill concealing the of his feelings i meant not what i said nay dear father said i am prepared to hear the worst you spoke of arthur s it was only a replied struck with apprehension at his daughter s earnestness and now seeking to the feeling his hint had aroused in her mind it may be exaggerated by whose letter hastily written the fact that butler had been made a prisoner by some bands of amongst whom he had ventured the of his king may yet win him back to his a confinement at least will deprive him of the power of mischief his lands will be ho shoe robinson ed � and the close of the war now fast approaching will find him a adventurer baffled in his treason and by all good men this should persuade you to your unnatural attachment and to think no more of one whose cause heaven has never and whose condition in life should forbid all to your one above all repulsive even to to the thoughts of your father i loved him father in his happiest and brightest day said firmly u i cannot desert him in his oh speak to me no more let me go to my chamber i am ill and cannot bear this torrent of your displeasure i will not detain you in sorrow and suffering but still with a s affection as warmly shining on you as when in earliest infancy i thee upon my knee i part with thee now one kiss girl there let that make peace between us for your sake and my own i pledge my word never to distress you with this subject again destiny must have its way and i must bide the inevitable doom with a heavy heart and an exhausted frame slowly and withdrew remained some time fixed upon 