Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

renewed and that, cOnscQueutly / could
not have been in the boat. since. at that
very time. L was on guard at the chain.
as Capt Smith can easily prove Again,
my presence IN the boat shows me 70 be
! either traitor TO my country or q spy in
| the camp; while God knows, sir. that no
one bears warmer affection to nv native
land, or more earnestly desires her sue
cess, than | do. Besides, even if had
been absent, Mr.. Harvey would have been
challenged by the sentinel at the top Of
I the hill
Mr.. Wilson is wrong there, Colonel
( interrupted Marion. / came up the
beach and, IN consequence of the storm
aud the darkness, 1t would have been i'm
+ possible for any one to have seen ME from
( that distance
/ Impossible, sir ? Nothing of the kind.
4 Let me tell you, sir. that | selected that
/ point myself, as one from which every
thing upon the beach could be seen I'll
I hear no more. SIR he vocferated. as Mar
lon attempted to reply-you have atteinp-
( ted. with your romantic tale, to accuse
my soldiers and to throw CONTEMPT u aon.
the defenders OF your country You for
get That you had a soldier to deal with
wao was not so easily imposed upon
/ VI 'ison, has tins uIau any cause VI oum!-
I ~ against yea 2
/ Dor eagerly took the hint 50 kiu3iY Of
tered and replied
No cause of enmity. SIR; though I
have long had reason to believe taat 10
hates me. and then, SIR. the country p.--
pie about here are all 50 jealous Of the g
my
Bat Colonel said Marion.
No more, sir-IIl hear no more .
Bear me witness sir that have done
my duty. l am sorry II see that proiu-
dice has so clouded your reason. that YOU
are-though | hope unintentionally--
perllling the safety Of this fort and Of
your whole command
Not another word, sir leave the room.
Upon my word, Wilson, he remarked, as
Marion sorrowfully departed, after at
tempting TO obtain another hearing, : | am
at loss 10 understand the impudeuce OF
this fellow there, must have been some
other motive
= half suspect, sir, that he has himself
been engaged in some plot or other, and
fearing discovery, has adopted this plan
of getting out of the serape'
No doubt 1t is as you say. am sor-
~ l let him go but about this chain,
which he asserts TO be cut somewhere-it
must be examined immediately
L will make it my especial duty this
morning, sir
Do so, and go about it at once
Dor Wilson turned to leave the house,
but, as he was passing through the hail.
glance into an adjoining room caused
him to recon with astouisLment aud fury.
Hastily retracIng his stops, he encounter
ed the Colonel at the door of the room
lie had just quilted. Ia = short, quick
tone he exclaimed
Colonel, this way
The officer followed him in anxious as
tonishment, until Dor pointed through
the open door, before which he had before
passed, his face too became flushed with
passion Nearly in the center of the a.
partment stood Mary Blonlam, leaning
fondly upon the arm Of Marion Harvey,
and listening with afTectionate attention
to some instructions which be seemed to
be imparting Of these however, nothing
could be heard except the name of Dor
Wilson. As the speaker raised his eyes,
upon concluding, he encountered the an
cry glance of the Colonel, who at that
moment entered the room Mary scream
ed, and would have fallen, but that the
arms of her lover, for such he now was,
supported her.
So, sir began the enraged father,
this is tue reason that have been favor
ed with your company this morning you
attempted to impose upon the father in
order to obtain the privilege Of still more
cruelty deceivlng the daughter Give her
80 me he exclaimed, as if for the first
time percetvIng tie lua8imate form recliu-
ing IN the yodng mans arms Give her
to me lest she become polluted with the
very touch Of So hard hearted a villain
Colonel T. replied Marion. as he rclac.
family transferred the Guconsclous girl TO
ner fathers arms, respect your age,
your r&ak AID more taaa al resp ct
yoi as tie fat,er Of taat dear girl buJ.
sIr # another had cast upon lny clarac-
ter tue ,mpucatIoHs wien you nave tbs
day seen III to do | would have taught
aim that my arm, though that Of oae
parativeiy young was nevertheless uot
destitute Of vi gOr. Your daughter and
myself have long entertained an affection
for each other, have this day pledged our
selves to mutual love | would ask you
TO consecrate this pledge with your bles-
sing. but that l see you are not sufficient
IL calm to become at once the father, and
to forget the officer When you have
thought over this matter [ am sure Won
viii do me justice-tilE then, | leave you
Not so fast, sir, not so fast, since you
( left me. minute ago, one or two suspi-
cions have suggested themselves, which
/ duty compels me to investigate This
matter about the chain must be settled
/ in short sir you are under arrestn
/ May | know with what | am chsrgedF
I In the course Of few hourse, sir you
viii either know the extent Of your crime
/ or be set at liberty. Wilson, send the
sergeant of the guara here, and he con
I tinued, IL whispering tone, take few
men with you, and examine the chain
from where it enters the river TO the sen
try box and report immediately
TO BE CONTINUED.
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