The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-19
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ler uPoraioings OF her husbands
conduct: She was the injured one on: !
and she resolved that. her husband
should confess It, ind su,6: Tor riJ pardon siia
before che would restore HID to favor:
Whata3had che. done? Nothing -,
But he! no words were. sufficient h;
express the measure of his Condemns
ton. a noise startled her. Sh1 /
looked up. Her comb had s'faiieiis
from her head, bearing with it the
heavy veil, and now her ricb biatf
tresses fell ID nasses osef her onekA
cloak; contrasting strongiy Sithaitg
snowy. wiiiteness. She. fling back
her hair from her temples, which,
we're throbbing painfully; she. .p,s,1esa,e,d
her small jewe!led hands, over; them!
and az rising slowly, while her cloak felf
to her teet; she caught the reffecctioIh
OF herCyrninetrical and richly fobsed
fors he Mirtot Opposite. !, Fasss
cinate. y her owl; Mid; ftleeaainint
beauty, she drew nearer, crushing
as she did so, her fallen bhoaIet: ~ !
h'as: thus destructiyely Mas she
tra,ppplipg ,dcwn her lifc's powers.
'Alri!' she said, still looking. on
, ! her image in the glass. rs tsposssiis..
ble that Howard Dorrance has treat
ed me SO shamefully? How many;E
times before | was his wife ala Id
promise to study only 7ay wishes; and
now, because pcrscvcred in the ac.4
compllshment Of one desire; he. has
vented his passion thus insuitinelyy
upon me! paid no regard to my feel:
ings even before another; adding
abuse to insult" and sshe glanced
down upon her arm. },sse sss...
The sound rhich had before START
led her, was repeated. "A window
shutter creaked; it might have: beeli
the wind; but terrified, she stole from
the room, across the hail, and into
the library back. The light was still
burnibg there, and the first thing her
eyes tclf upon was the open; drawer
which her hlisbaslsl had fprgot ten td
close ls.i zen 3
: IA fs. (:
dropped 6es ssembiing hands
and hurriediy she looked through tGo
other mcmentoes. Once she thotighsi
to tear open q package Of letters..b .bnGi
She dared not do that: the ribbon that.
fastened them was acaIed.. Az
irnS.h she came tothe long Z slFi.4 uuri4of2
chesnut hair, and nov her face
b!l:anched, and her lips grew palIid.
Wrenctlng it apart, she would shavs
thrown 1t upon the Goals: but sudden5
y the expression Uf her countenacs,
changed, a smile Of triumph fitted
iron her eyes, and She replaced il
carefully in the paper; as she did sol.
she looked towards the door.SI Il was
jar, and the blood crept IehiiilSs
through her, from head to sfc5t, al
she met Edward Graham eyes benz
upoA her. With his}fnser upon his
lips, he approached her With lsoiseless
footsteps. 81 ~. =,
DO not be frightened. / Is Mil i Il. 81. s
plain TO you in a moment how T came came.
hero: There, sit down, You .sillbS;ss3
i'll; you look SO no'S, with your #hits
face and pale lips. My dear Mrs
Dorrancc, let Inc tell you how isworr..s
ship you; that / :uay have some ex.
cuse fot intruding upon you as [ have
done. "a
Margaret's voice was hoarse as
she answersh; j.: 81, i.
NO you must tell mo nothings
what would he say, if he @ere to find
you here? Go-go,i /, beg Of you.
| tremble to think of it, 'irc Hl.. i,
Il will 60, ifmy absence viii l.fes
lievc you any Oh Margaret, IL T
dared 70 plead With you 10 90 NTH
mct Why will you stay to ssbiFse
yourself to such treatment as + have
witnessed this night? Dear Magasa
ret will You not lot me protect you
Mrs. Dorrance's mind was pre,oes3ss
cupicd.i- She evidently did not un.
uerstanu ms meaning, lor she answer.
ed calmly, s,'l:s, .s
! 'Yon are vore Kind. I am sorry.
that you have shared his anger With
nc; but you must excuse hin for my
sake. / never saw him 50 rude be-
fore. As for me | cculd have for-'
given and forgotten all, had it not,
been for this, and she pointea to tho
table; see there, hfr:N afaham, thsl
does not love ,.tae, he never has;
there lie tho boarded memenloss.of d
deeper love. Tell mo, f0r you ihusf
know, was my husband eyer yout
sisters protested ioyerS n
Edward Graham,a thin lips mere
compressed tightly, and bis gray
eyes glittered With a steel ike brill,
fancy, as he answered; = - Ms,.s =
Yes, Mrs, Dorrance when he hgss