Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-03-20
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VI am surprised, Mr. winters, not II
see you by the side of Fanny Orme, to
night. So devoted lover as you are re
puted to be, may well be suspected of hav
ing no attentions to bestow upon another
'4 am devoted lover, Miss Danvers,
he replied, 'but am surprised that yos
should mistake the object, when ! feel that
my manner must have betrayed the fact
that you alone, possess my whole heart
'''I distrust your declaration, Sir. Report
has it, that you are engaged to Miss Orme,
and having long believed that report, am
at loss to account for your conduct A
betrayer I can never respect"
"You shall learn the whole truth, Ellen
Miss Danvers, and then decide. I was
engaged to Miss Orme; but remember
was then poor, and she wealthy. 1 liked
her, and with her fortune, / thought we
could be happy. But, now, with the
certainty of fortune without her. 1 am
at liberty to consult my fancy, and surely
you will not be surprised that my heart
has singled you out from all the world, as
the fairest and best of your SEX"
"What answer the lady might have made
to this Aattering speech, | know not" con
tinued Jones, "for at that moment, her
former companion returned, and led her
off to another part of the room. Now,
sir, what do you say for yourself?''
"That this is strange story, and puz-
zles me exceedingly. And have you no
idea, Jones, who it was that dared to as
sumo my name, in playing such charac-
ter?" .f, ,-et.. -. .,.
'Not the least, sir! And you ought not
to be surprised at it, when Fanny Orme
did not know you. I should now suspect
Durand, but that he is too great fool to
act so we'll, though he may have been
trained to it by some shrcwder villain than
himself"
at must be So" said Winters. "He
has taken some one into his confidence,
and this is part of the scheme by which
1 am to be made odious to Fanny, and to
pave his way to her favor And that other
must be Count D'Orville."
"Just my opinion, Winters; and if had
had my senses about me, last night, 1
would have unmasked the villains. But
strange to say, not suspicion crossed
my mind, that there was anything wrong
going on. Knowing that you understood
the relations between Miss Danvers and
Hodges, and that he had trusted you, l
was simply amused at what supposed to
be your mock courtship, and the ready ear
she gave il"
"And what can do to counteract this
villainy, Jones"
"Go to see Fanny, and tell her what
you suspect, and that will set everything
right"
''Read this note" said Winters, (which
I have just received from her, and then
say what you think of it." t.. F..
Jones read it, whistled, scratched his
head, and at length exclaimed: eBy
heaven, the poison is taking efectl There
is deeply laid scheme, Winters, and a
practiced hand is working the wires. But
what have you thought of doing2"
"Nothingl If Fanny can be so unjust
as to deny me the poor privilege of ex-
planning, she is not the woman for me,
and the sooner that is understood, the
better" ...a.....
"Spoken like yourself, my dear fellow
But Fanny is in danger--she is to be the
victim of this intrigue, and I would hate
to see her fall blindly into the snare
Suppose call on her, and give hint Of
that danger" f.,ta. t.a
Not in my name; shewould believe moth
ing you might say as coming from meat
least not under her present excitement,--
If you can, on your own responsibility,
save her, you will lift weight of misery
from my heart, and l shall ever be CRATE
full. But my course is silence"
"That is true. But as you know that l
will never compromise you by any act of
mine, you must leave me free to act in this
matter, am few years your senior,
and have some experience in unkennelling
villains; and coupling last nights transac-
ton with the hint yeu received from Miss
Danvers, I think we have clue to the plot
ters, and if we don't outwit them, l am
mistaken, But let me tell you caudidly,
Winters, that | believe Miss Orme is lost
to you, though l confidently believe the