Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-08

moment after however, the face of Dor Will
son appeared at the door, and. after cautious
| ly looking around, he entered, carrying, with
him glass of water, with which he bathed
| the forehead and temples Of the insensible
| girl. He was delighted to find his efforts
becoming successful, for, in few moments,
| Mary opened her eyes and family murmured,
Poor Marion, they will kill you .
AT this moment, she for the first time no.
| ticed Dor Wilson bending over her. She
| shuddered, and motioned him from her with
a look of disgust, and, raising herself TO
| sitting posture exclaimed
| Where's my father and Marisn,' she
would have said, but a remembrance of the
scene just passed overcame her, and she sob
bed aloud. Dor judging this good moment
to present himself, came forward, and laying
his hand upon her shoulder said
DO not weep, Miss Mary-all is not yet
I lost
Leave me, sir, at once; for you, you have
/ killed him.
| But | can save him ALSO.
! What harm has he done you, that you
/ should have worked his ruin! Marion never
harmed any one'
= He would have harmed me- though. Do
you not know that he came here this morning
/ to accuse me of the very crime for which he
has been arrested =
And you are gully! Yes, Dor Wilson,
your looks beiray you l'-for the traitor had
become deadly pale beneath the searching
eye of the siniess girl before him. He how
ever, recovered himself after a moments in
ward struggle, and returned to the proposition
he had limited at.
You wrong me, Miss Benham,' he said
| never In thought or deed committed the
crime you would charge me with and, to
show you that bear no malice, and that
have only done as | have done in self-de-
fence, have come to propose plan to you,
by which Marion Harvey may be saved
Save Marion4 Oh Dor, forgive me, if
| have wronged you. Save him, and you
will have performed deed that Heaven will
smile at; but how can you save him q
One word, Miss Mary-I would call you
Mary, if | dared-or if / thought
'Oh yes, call me Mary Il will not be Of
fended'
We'll, then, Mary, before I show you the
whole of my plan, have ore word 10 say TO
/ you, one condition to impose
/ We'll what is it ! l will do anything that
/ you tell me-
'WiIl you, indeed, Mary !-well, thea-I
| Mary shuddered, but concealing her feel
/ ings and replied
! 'Butwhathas thattodo with saving Marion!'
Much, Mary Blenham, much. Oh had
\ you known-but you must have known, you
must have seen how much, how fervently
/ love you you must have felt that [ would
have died for you. l would die for you at
I this moment Mary, tell me that it is not
| hopeless, that all is not lost; that there is
/ still a chance for happiness left for me!'
Stop, Dor Wilson | have listened 10 you
/ patiently. would not have listened to you, if
1 you were not about to do me priceless favor.
Once for all, | cannot love you; Marion and
this very day plighted our troth to eacl other;
/ you must have seen US, for IL was through you
that my father discovered US. 1t was a cru
/ el act of yours
Forgive me, if have injured you; but
Mary, dear Mary do not al one blow crush
all my hopes
1t is useless, Dor, to plead-it must be
so; but you have not yet told me your con-
dtion.'
1t is this, Mary Blenham; and it is not
hard one | will save Marion Harvey.-I will
set him at liberty this very nght-on one
condition; that, if | do il, you will promise
to become my WIFE
'Shame on you, Dor Wilson, thus to insult
defenceless girl. You know that ! cannot
marry you that am ano,her's, and yet you
would force me to it,
will you not, then, accept my conditionr
No, never! never y
H6ns tAdIlOu Will Dc HuU8 dS d SD1s dIu
you will know, and he shall know, before he
dies that you had opportunity of saving
him offered you, and you refused
oh, spare met Dor Wilson, spare me
spare him You know that he is innocent,
that he is falsely accused
Then, let him trust to his innocence to save
him.
Stop, Dor, do not leave me thus; save
him, and will love you; | will call you
dear Dor but cannot marry you
Why, then, should | save him! To see
my dearest hopes blasted ito behold you
his wife, and then to know that | had the
power of crushing him, and did not dc it =
No, ICiH not save him. and he turned ab
rubtIy, as if to leave the room.
Dor! come back-oh! | am dying If
then, consent, Dor-if I-rnarrY you, will
you promise to set Marion free to night!'
L promise it. He shall escape before
twelve this night. Believe me Mary, he ex-
claimed, as he saw the deathlike pallor spread
over the poor girls face, as she was about
yielding, believe me, that your life with me
will be no less happy than with him-that
all a blind and ardent devotion can do to serve
you shall be done, ard then he will be saved,
and ! only can do it,
At these last words, though on the point of
consenting, Mary hesitated. A bright idea
fitted through her aching brain, and whisper
ed Could not she save HING She reflected
for a moment, and al irresolution vanished
She tg0uH save him. Full of this idea,
she turned to the villain beside her, and say
ing will not be false to him, even to save
himr She turned and slowly left the room.
Wilson followed her for moment with
glance of bitter disappointment; and then,
as a smile of dark meaning curled his lips,
be muttered III have her YETI and returned
10 his quarters.
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lis midnighr hour the moon shines bright,