Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23

che murder, and he's been proved so.
It's aslier' So &. -
!; & Hold4yonr tongue, Mary, It's no. lie.s He
has been convicted, anthe going to be hung z !.
Mary Carroll ,grasped Bagroon by the arm
and looked wildly into .fis face. :; sr
WDon't you lie: to me, Casper Bagroon 2n.:s, Is
.It isn'tsa tlie Coney Drake has been SEN
fenced tits very afternoon, and next week re
will hang :; lss-;l5s {st
No!no! they shan't hang him Y cried the
halifrantic: :eirl.S eirS' g Coney never did that mur-
der It, wasn't.in his ,heart.n'a
z; g Peace, Mary. Young Drake can be nothing
to you now" X
! 2 Yes he can. lie can be everything"
81" But he shan't, thought uttered the dark
man, at the same time graspng hold OF the eX-
cited girl with arough grip. Now listen to me
Mary Carroll; you've got to be mine, and mine
YOU Shall be, in spite ofall thep powers of heaven
and earth. I've set>ny soul on possessing you
and don't care if I lose that soul in the getting
Of you" p. 4. IS; /. :: J ';..l..s
Bagroon looked pale and Shagggsard-his teetl
were grating together, and his breath came hot
and Quick. Poor Mary was frightened. She
Was a stout hearted and true-hearted girl, bui
She knew that lie would do any thing to gain hi;
ends. q =.
Let go Of mer' she shrieked. aLct go o.
me, Casper Bassooh. can never be; yours,
swear--''s. ~. Ss
s Hush, Mary Carroll,,n' interrupted Basroon
in whisper. $. am not a;man to be thwarted
could tell you some things that would open
your eyes TO Your own fate. go, Z,
:. All, you could tell of dark deeds enough
ween. Fla, WHAT'S tlat?"
"Where 2, uttered Basroon, with quick
start,
81 ThereH: said Mary, laying her finger upon
!, ,;,s,ssspot on his shirt sleeve. - 81
= : sss'Ifs e rs; (; nthing !2s:ts. '.l:ts. -,
81 Il ~ re NJ Casper Bagroon; its blood"
.iss iis :Y6u, 5t @ lis rit.is.s. boo{:a 81.
me yiin 6,lTled u. .Siromhim as spoke
and his faee turned toa y hue. sI,y,or nor
at every joint, and his eyes - ~ i'1'' Np0s
the dark stain. .s. 81 -, - norroll
sit isn't blood! You. lie, Mary eatton
there's no blood on me- 81: nc
s5, II seemed rs though, at that moment, so.:eSS
mighty power ended upon Mary Carroll, ior
she grew suddenly calm, and with a steady gaze gaze
she iuokedsupon the man before her. ~. !.
Js@@Is is blood, She sloWl Y, firmly suffered,
sand yoifknow it. THERE'S blood upon your
lands too p e.:s, !. .%i - u
" here 90 gasped sBagroon, gazing quickly
sat: both hands: There is nosblood there. Out
upon your strickery. bI hands are clean" Il 4.
s g They are not clean, nfsaid Mary, sustained
by a strange power nor can all the waters o
Tough Neaggh make them So" s 81 q. Il.
81. Casper Bagroon; toamed at the mouth, and il
the phrenzy; of mad; wrath he sprang forward
and grasped the girl once more by the arm.
laa Now, hold .thatstongne Of thine" he yelled
q I want no more of It,. You are mine, Mar,
Carroll. NIiue-mine ! have loved you as .
never loved human being before, but by TIN
Eholy saints, you can turn that love to madness
At this moment, Mary broke from his grasp
and lleaped towards tie door. She sprang int
the garden, and was just opening tile gate wle
Bagroon caught her by the shoulder and dragge'
her back sinto the cottage.
Donst you scream, = he Kissed, "for. j. yo'
do, you'll Yet -. -. : :. 81
The remainder Of the, sentence was spokeni
o silent Ia mage sby the drawing Of a. larg
knIe. Atsanother time Mary might have bee
frightened into implied obedience but now lie
soul soul was fired, her every nerve and muscl
strung to its utrnos the heart Of the darnt
Iess heroine strdggl led In her bosom !; etsior q
/ instant SHE was cool. ~ .5lsS
/ &, spare ME = she cried land sank upo
4 her knees: S. s.
fhs william his hold upon her shoulder
md looked GownsIp Ipen her In 1neckine triumph
gsuick ths dauntless maiden leaps
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