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BODY, and it seemed as if che could hear .
The cracking of the brushwood as II rolled
slowly down the hll, almost TO the brluk
of the river. II Law molloncss-- the white
Inns of the moor pIrl partcd--s she drew /
long sobblug breath, aud sptang forward /
Her feet seemed scarcely 10 touch the
ground, ns she passed through he meadow.
and then darlcd over the rude log that
spanned he river. The body lay few
spaces farther on. Blood was on the
clothes, and several drops stained one ot
his hands, which fell loose and nervele,s on
the grass. One step mora, and she saw
the facet was her fathers Harry BIa'r
was bending ovor hlm--his face was deadly
pale. his limbs shook, and he was making
ineifec'uaI attempts to open The vest nt inc
PROSTATE IMAM. a little back, stood James
llnman. He too was pale, aud seemed
much ogjlaed. A desperate calmness
came over the orphan she stopped down,
and laid her hand on the heart OF her parent
there was 40 motion. lie is dead
! dropped in measured words from her mar.
bic bps, and still she gazcd on. Suddenly
she stood upright, and looking wildly froH
| Blair to Human, exclaimed. Que of you
killed him. then, stepping before The lat
| ter, she fixed her keen look on him, aud
! said James II nmnn. it was yon!
| Illnman shtunk bnck, ard turned pale.
/ but still found words 10 deny the charge.
DO bot deny The crlme-do not saw
1t all the gun was lifted, even while
/ look you stood there, by that blasted
tree
There is The murderer said Human
| pointing TO Blair, who sat on a fragment OF
rock by the body. with his face buried IN
his hands, through winch tears were gusb
| ing, broken by couvulslve sob@, while his
whole frame was shaken with terrible 40
guish.
| Even at that fearful moment, there wa-
CLEAN of satisfaction n Humans eye
! Grace made no anSWcr-the stony calm
ness of her features relaxed, and she tel
seuseIe,s at the feet OF her murdered father
The horror stricken group were seen by
two men passing toward the village, who
assisted IN conveying the dead body TO the
house. As they were abou, 10 bear l'
away, old Human joined them his strength
seemed entirely to have left him, and wlh
out speaking word, he stood gozlng wildly
a! the corpse, as it was carried with DIN
Guilty across the foot bridge with a
heavy groan. he turned to The lnsenslbIe
girl and attempted TO raise her in his arms !;
but so completely was his great strength
Frustrated. that he tottered under the Igbi
form which few minutes before would
have been TO hm but as an infant. HIS
son made motion. as if to assist hlm
The old man turned fercely, the blood OF
l.. at, he, BIZ ba
and he pushed the wretch back, exclalm,ng
IN deep threatening voice, Dare to lay
your hands on he poor lamb. and III level
YOU as ! would fox !'--then laying the
pale head of the faintng girl on his shouI
der. he folded her to his broad chest, very
, tonderIy and bore her over the log bridge.
to the house.
, James Human remained for moment,
2 with an expression Of doubt and alarm in
his 'ace. Could It bc--has he but no,
J no-the fear is prepos'erOus--be must
have seen Us from the meadow he nut
tered; and then, advancing TO Blair, WIN
! still sat on the rock, s,uplhpd with horror
? he LIGHTLY touched his shoulder. and. in o
2 smooth, hypocrllcaI voice, said, All are
! out Of sighl--now, Blair is The time TO save
I yourself
: The poor heart broken youth raised his
5 face. pale and collapsed with agony; his
4, eyes fell on the spot where the corpse bad
been; the grass was trampIed and matte
0 down with blood ;-shudderng, nc buried
t his face again IN his hands, and said, IN a
J., voice Of hopeless misery, DO you wish for
more lam | not n mUrderer' p
j True replied Human, anxlouslv, but
c look to your own saiely--there Is yet time
r for escape
Blair dropped his hands slowly from BIZ.
. face, and his dim eyes met the anxious look
= Of his persuader, with an expression o.
d heart broken misery that appalled, anC
n sotened even him, aud his voice had some
: thing If true feeling IN rs tones, as he
. strove TO persuade him from the spot. The
5 sufferer seemed not to comprehend his
a object aud 1t would seem that no definite
t wish to escape actualcd him. though ht
d arose, and staggered a few PAGES forward
d ile would have lailsn. but that Human
caught him by the arm.
J. Yes, help me--hoId me up--I am veal
- and hear. SICK he murmured, leaning
heavily on the shoulder of his supporter
n Human looked anxiously toward tn,
= house. One Of the men was mounting IN
horse, Look he exclaimed, pointing to
Il ward the vIllage-'It will soon be too ate--
] 90 with the, will secrete you I'll night.
He threw his arms around Blair, and srrov,
! to draw him from the place Of death; bu
|, The intellect of the sufferer seemed buun,
). up in one idea only.
e lie was dead, know i'--qute dead
shot hlm--ls II not enoughi 2 he continue,
IS To repent, without moving step, while hi
@ weight tell heavier aud heavier Oh his com
Il panlon.
! Go with me, ! en'rcat.' exclaimed Hin
d man, Impn'iently; then hoping to arouse
Q bun, he added, i, nigh, have been The los
h OF blood he may not be dead.
y These words had their efIeci--
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