Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-04-21

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and now he's determined to have her. on hi
own terms, the villain!''
AT this confirmation of his worst fears
Vaughan could not withhold muttere,
curse. The girl looked up. He saw tina
his indignation had betrayed him, and HI
eye quailed beneath her Searching glance
But he was much relieved bv what fol
lowed.
Lieutenant Vaughan said the girl
bending over and whispering in his cal. "yo,
see you are known; but you. have no,hin.
to fear. | was brought up near your faith
ers' and saw you many time, my parents
iarmed the little place at the foot Of the
hll Do you know ME now?-I am Kilt,
Grey"
The recognition was mutual; but ths
pleasure derived fom il was allowed Il
Vaughan by what he had now heard of Har
dlng's Intention. Kitty, it seems, had lis
tened, pretending to be asleep in the bar
while the leader had divuleed to Two of hi.
confidential foil flowers, the evening before
his purpose in attacking Headley's farm
and !. appears that he had boarded up hi:
old rejection, and had now resolved to a
venge himself be carrying off the daughter
OF the old man by force. The blood o
Vaughan ran cold at the narration. For,u.
nately Kitty was disposed 10 assist him, fo
her woman's nature was not yet SO far deba.
sed but what she could feel for the peril q
Miss Headley. fa
"lf could obtain triisty messenger anc
fast horse, we might send word to the out
post al" said Vaughan. ga force coule
then march Cor the farm and intercept ou
band" ----.
SIT would be impossible to send off mes
senger while Harding is here" said Kitty
"bes'des, we have no one 10 trust; but tel
you what can be done. There is fast ami
NAL in tho stable, and am good rider,
Will wait till you have set out, when,by hare
gallop;ng, may reach the outpost ant
give timely warning-ihat is, if party Of
dragons happens to be there, and will spare
neither whip nor spur"
"Thcre was detachment at the pos
when leh," said Vaughan. ..Pray heaven
they may be there yet, for your scheme il
the only feasible one.''
Their further conversation was here inter
ruped by the appearance of Harding himself
who eyed Vaugan suspiciousIy, and ordered
him gruffly to leave the room. Our hero
could but obey. He trembled for the Fl
deity of his accomplce, however,as he wen
out and saw Kitty begin bantering CONVEX
sation with the freebooter.
His comrades were already, busy prepar
ing for their ride, and Vaughan immediate
" occupied himself IN saddling his horse
He had scarcely finishing his task when Har
ding came out.
81 see you are ready" said he, cycling
him keenly, ''and have made up for you
I idliag 10 the bas@rcoms fuu will aatenS
close on me TO day: new recruits are are ap
10 be suspected, and it behoves them to b.
especially ardent" He accompanied these
words with significant smile, which lef
Vaughan half convinced that he had beer
betrayed.
|; was not long before the party were il
the saddle,and the quick pace at which they
advancedincreased the fears of our hero thai
kltiy's scheme would be a failure, since
even if she proved tue, and succeeded in
reaching the American outpost ,succor would
come too late.
Imagine the feelings of Vaughan during
that ride. The agony Of being broken on
the wheel was nothing to it! He was well
aware of the inhexible purpose Of Harding,
and knew that neither present supplications
nor fears of future retrbuton would turn
him aside from his fell purpose. Nor could
Vaughan hope 10 succeed, single handed lin
any attempt TO avert the doom of his be.
trothed. Al times, from the peculiar look
with which Harding regarded him, Vaughan
was led 10 :hink that the refugee penetrated
his designs and had brought him along to
torture him by sight of the ruin to be
worked a, Headley's farm. Yet this look
might only arise from natural suspicion of a
new new recruit. But could Kitty have
been false? No-her truth was unmstake-
able, or he knew nothing of physiogno ny.
But what if there were no Dragons at the
post when she arrived? These thoughts
agltated Vaughan continually.
81 will die to save her, and if needs be-
he inwardly swore, 81 will preserve her from
proclamation by sacrificing her with my own
hand"
With these bitter reflections Vaughan
followed his commander, his heart torment
ed by despair, aud now pacifed by hope
At length Headles's farm broke on their
sight. Oar hero looked eagerly in the d.
rection whence the dragons, if coming.
would appear, but none were in sight. 1t
was just as evening closed, and all around
wore a calm and peaceful look. He turn
ed, sick at heart to gaze on the old home
sead-lnI Vaughan thought Of the desola
ton soon to fall on that now happy house.
hold, his excited feelings could scarcely be
controlled. But he felt the necessity of
DISSEMINATION, if he would even attempt to
save Emily.
"Forward-trot," said the voice Of Har
ding at this moment, having returned from
a re connoisance of the buildings, which he
found as he expected, wholly unprotected;
then, as they reached the lawn before the
house, he shouted in voice, which first
told the household of his approach, .haltw
Instantly the men drew in their -reins,
while the hasty barring Of doors was heard
! from the house. 1t was but the work Of a
moment, however. for the assailants to dis
mount, and before long the hall door had
given way before an axe which one Of the
troopers carried, though not until shot had
been fred from an upper window.
'sOur motto is sbeauts and booty" shou-
| ted Hardlnu. az the door fell in ssSnare