The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-01-31

ne"h hearu, aS hour after hour he paced
the floor oc his solitary chamber, and his
deep voice might have been heard also,
occasionally giving vent to his fell deter
mination-'' Yes, sir! III mur-dcr!..w
CHAPTER Ill.,
Inc next morning great change might
have been observed in our friend Bo"lc-
lie appeared unusually quiet and reserved
-rall'd and Notwithstanding when an,
one approached him. lie s,ond alone
near the door of the Tclama; he sought
no co'npanionSlnip-hc asked no questions.
Men marvclcl thcreat.
What has come over Boglc 2" said the
Judge to the Major. 81 haven't heard
him ask Il question to day"
WE'LL" was the unfcelins reply, "he's
been asking questions for the last thirty
years, and | reckon he has asked all there
are"
But B"glc knew what lie was about. At
three Il. NJ. precisely, General Brown came
maj"Sii'ally down stairs; he passed Boyle
SO nearly that he could have touched him :;
but he noticed not the latlcr's slml,lcring
Withdrawal; lie looked neither to the right
nor left, but, gloomy and fnre'"ding,
like an avcnging genius, he passed into the
apothccary's OH the corner.
"Givc me m ounce bottle of strvcllnnc,,
said he.
" F"rrats, sir 2" said the polite attendant.
The General started; he gave Il fearful
scowl. "Ycs," he said, with dcmoni,c
laugh, "for rats! ha. l,a! oh ycs-for-
rats -
Boglc heard tlis-he heard no more :;
ie started for the police Office.
X
Who was Fanny'
y: x
That evening, about ten o'clock, Boyle
sat alone. or alone save his Artcmcsia. in
No. 81. The baby had hccn put to bed,
and silent and solemn in that dark apart
ment, for the lamp hal been cxtingniShcd
sat listening to that sliuiIcring pair. y
step WAS heard on the stairs, and closer
drew the B"g!es ."ec.l.cr. listening to that
step. as it sounded lcarfully distinct from
the beating of their own agitatcd hearts.
AS it drew nearer, it WAS evident that
two persons were approaching for, accom-
panying the first distinct tread. WAS u li~ht
'o"ltIli like that Of Il young and tender
female. "Pnor thing!" said Artemc<ia
with suppressed gasp. The heavy tread
Of General Brown could bc hcard distinctly
in No 80. The parties stopped at his door
"A knock, and they were silently admit
ted.
The voice Of the General broke the 81
lcncc. "Oh! Fanny" he exclaimed in
bitter anguish, how could you desert me ~
There WAS no artculate reply, but the
Bogles heard from the unhappy female I'm
expression Of grief, which almost broke
t!lciri hearts.
Fanny" continued the General "vou
have been faithIcss to me-fckIe and false
rs your sex invariably are! loved you,
Fan-I love you still but my heart can
no more he made The sport of f.!schood
You must die! Take this !"
H"ld-wrctch ~ shouted Boyle, "Lct
me go, Artcmesia and throwing off his
coat, the heroic little fellow threw omen his
o~n door, kicked down the door of thirty.
two. and stood in the presence of the mur-
dcrcr and his victim, Iistol in hand! At
the same instant the bell Of thirty-one was
violently rnng, the doors on each side
opened, and the gallery was filed witt,
men. But what caused Boyle to f,ltcr?-
Why did he not rush forward to snatch
the victim from her destroyer9 Near the
centre table, on which was burning an
astral lamp, stood a remarkable fine look
ing young man, who gazed on Boge's
short, punchy figure, with an inquiring
smile.
On the other side Of the table, but nearer
the door, his brow backer than thunder
cloud, sat General Brown; in one hand he
held small piece Of meat; the other re-
tanned between his knees small but cx-
ceedingIy staunch-looking dog, of the true
bull-terrier breed. Both the General and
the dog showed their teeth-both were
cptorncs Of feroci,y, but the snarl of the
dog was as nothing to the snarl of tile
General, as, halfrising from his seat, but
still holding the dog down by the collar, he
shouted" How's this, sir2" E
Boyle staggered a little-dashing back
from his brow the perspiration, he dropped
the pistol, and, leaning against the door,
gasped rather than articulated -"Its