Plymouth banner., 1853-04-07
Plymouth, Marshall County,

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the wooden bench, aud supported her
burning head with her hand, fixing her
eyes upon the pleasant charch-steeple'
the point of which appeared over group
of llndens beyond the garden hedge.
Mary truly and sincerely loved the
man of whose crime she had the cleareSt
and most undeniable evidence. What
can have inlaced him TO it?' she bad
asked herself thousand times during the
night. AT times she attributed II TO his
poverty, his ambition TO bring her some
moncy-but then, again; she could not
believe this. when she remembered thai
she herself possessed a good farm, on
whose income her futuie husband could
live. M, she exclaimed, love for me
has not male him criminal, be must
have had some other reas II. Had he
truly loved M. he would have kept his
honor pure and unspotted.
With deep sigh she bowed her pale
face upon her heaving breast. and fixed
her wet eve upon the ground, which was
the day before, Conrad had with cane
drawn plan of The battle in which he
saved the life of the young Count RAJ
doiph.
With an involuntary shrek she held
both hands before her eyes. as the thought
arcse within her: had he bat died all hon
orahIe death The puor girl still loved
Conrad, though criminal.
The report Of footsteps aroused her
from her neditations. She opened her
ewes, and saw Rosa, who sally fastened
toward the arbor.
She knows nothing about the crime OF
her BROTHER Mary whispered to herself;
If /, depends alone on me size Will never
lind it out. Yes. yes. reIther she nor
anybody else in The whole world
Good morning. Mary cried Conrad's
sister They said you went to the gar
den 10 see what damage the storm has
done-and now find you dreaming.--
What is the matter! Has quarrel ta
ken place between you and Conrad!--
Last evening thought you locked cast
dowa, 20 day see you really sorrowful;
aud my brother miss. too!
Rosa. asked Mary. auxiously. did you
expect To fad your brother here!'
Certainly Where eIse?'
Hive you not seen higl this morning
yer
no, he was net at home last night
Mary, getting sill! paler, turned away:
Rosa produced new proofs of Conrad 5
crime.
BE not uneasy abodt this continued
Rosa, with sympathizing cdndor, he in
formed US last night that we should not
wait for bin. as some important business
kept him from home. This morning, |
thought he would first come to you. for
the bride is before the sister,
Il do not know where your brother is.
replied Mary. concealing her emotion,
.peahap ps ne is not as anxious 10 see me as
you imagine
How exclaimed Rosa. indignantly,
you think my brother unfdilhful! No,
Mary, my brother has not fallen so low
Only be calm, he will and must come; |
know him better, and do not mistrust
him. Our town magistrate. too. is sur
prised that he did not accompany him last
nj hit in pursuit of the highwaymen.'
We'll. what have they discovered?' ask
ed Mary, hastily.
Nothing. At the place designate ted,
,hey found many broken twiss and leaves,
that is all. That a fight hrs occurred
there is evident. but no traces OF blood
could be discovered; it was, i'll all proba-
bilitg. only robbery.
oh h
berry is punished with death-and were
it not, the disgrace itself We're death.
Il think so too, Mary! The magistrate
is determined to hang the pernetrator.
This morning early he was with me, and
troubled me with several questions
Among the rest. whether. III my terror.
| might not have taken bush for rob
Der? Mary, Nary she suddenly cried. as
she pointed toward an elevation, close
to the garden hedge-'see there was |
not risht?'
Both girls looked. Rosa with astonish-
ment, aud Mary with horror. for Conrad,
with crossed arms and bowed head, was
coming down the path which led to a
small gate in the garden hedge. Present.
/ ly he was so near that Mary cOuiu see
that instead of hat, he wore a cloth Ca p
with leathern screen.
/ 1T is Conrad, she said, tremblingly.
Il wonder what has happened To him?
asked Rosa. He is generally SO pleas
ant-and this morning.
Rosa, will you do me favorr
With pleasure
! Il suspect your brother comes to this
arbor-we will withdraw little, and
not disturb him in his meditations.
Il bet. replied Rosa, laughingly, you
have had quarrel
The girls had scarcely arrived at their
hiding nlace. when Conrad opened the
garden gate. slowly walked through the
garden. and sat down in the half darken.