The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-31

boat and creep out by night - one Of the
blocksding vessels. The coming night must
see us beyond the danger Of arrest and persccu-
tom
Intelligent and clear-hcaded. the Colonel had
early foreseen the crisis, and had made provision
for IL 10y selling his real estate, freeing his
slaves. and investing his capital at the North.
A family matter alone had detained him in the
South. after Georgia seeded. and 1t was Of this
that lac now proceeded to speak.
The facts were that the Coloncl'A only son,
his first born, had disappeared mysteriously in
his fourth year, one day when the father was
absent. and nothing had been heard OF him
since. The presumption was that he had been
stolen by some vagrint, abducted by some ma
licous person, or that be hal wandered to
ne;hboring creek or swamp and perishei.
You know, daughter" the Colonel said,
that have fingered here the past year in hopes
Of learning vour brothers fate. ! cannot take
n final leave Of these scenes, thus cutting on
those hopes. without unutterahle regrets. My
Morland my first horn what horrible ailiic-
ton 1t is to have child thus taken from my
ght without ever learning hi. tale
Coral carossed her father in silence.
but now that we no longer have home
here the Colonel continued, "My thoughts
turn more strongly than ever towards The
North II Is there that vour mother ia huricl
it Is there that We shall hui peace The only
closing OF your core. pom icnce with Young WIN.
throp! Ia tie one great sin O.. my life that |
uJuus,lled yoa g. dismiss h.m
An ius,aut Coral trcm lel. ami l'"', Of
-pocDi'Css anguish swept "Dr l't i','. "~ n
.,.r 'uue p.h 'r't t'f c's unl ''rn sl"''tt-
rs WIZ pelci. -h, r1.se h,r e''r' h"a''i-
'.,yc crrci = .rr'hor. hn. ur,u.f will no,
'ra % u- .v,r fh... m Gle rishi Nou' g..
winch We ure fastening. lee VIII ipENr ht
InI, .vI,hcmgs. --hc viii love ~. again.
"NcVyry carried away, B. t.ir o.. m"m
tl tlp Clo.i. |auJ thousand. ,f thc lr.t
irar.e. ho,h %or.h oul South. were champion
IL what they cll,,l tNc r'lts Of our section.
W. were nssk 'lod from al that 10y the lom-
narim,nt i Fort sumter just after We htd
ut.rr,liel with POOR NmtA.oi. Ihen came
rsmorse and relaut. I have been thinking of
writing to him, TO t II Lin how you have suffer-
cd, and how .r,,ycl avn at our crror-'
NO. no." itorrur,ed Coral arising, NJ her
rilc face became .;ilf whitcr. "llc would think
Il uimailcnlv. ! must bc buried in the grave
have made ~
She crossed the room to front window whore
.ho stool locking into the street, aud the Colo
rel oined her. Sul'1uly ho started ana turned
pale, and his eyes l,cnnc iiNel stGfu.lN upon
some object on the opposite site ol the way a.
ii fascinated ly some terrible spectacle.
.nl:c ejaculation escaped from lm-the utter
Gucc cf name:
"Iorrce H1irdm -
Tho Colonel gave wav to an agitation Coral
had never before seen him exhibit
"1hc mystery OF years Is coming to light,
lie exclaimed. "a look from that man lfts
the veil lie possesses the s. ret ol your i.o-
theirs fate, Strange, that never coupled him
with Morcland's disappearance! Let me sec
him"
lie seizcd hi, pistol. AMI hat, and was about
to rush from the house. Coral detained him,
whispering that there would hc time, anl that
they must proceed cautiously.
" I'm sure that he's the cause of our miscrv,'
the Colonel declared. Its only u look IN ev-
/ dencc. but one So iull of meaning Though !
| lave not seen lin for eighteen ycars, knew
| lin at glance.
but Who 4 Horace llalcomi" demanded
! Coral.
Down on the Florida coast" the Colon,l
| trilncl, near the Georgia line, there Is n
| great slave route, leading inland from n deep
| sound, where cargo after cargo OF negroes
| have been landed, during the last twenty
wears Chief among the icn1s in human
! shape who have 80 long carried on This
! horrible traffic, chief in cruelty AMI rcmnr c-
lc~si.ss H. well rs chiUfhv his successes, l. the
man who has won for himself thc ti'lc of m.
| H,s'ray,r The tales toll of him are awful.
! |. is s3l.l that lie sunk six bundled negroes in
! the o,,sn at one time, nhen pursued ly cEn!s-
,rs: and that At times, ON occasions Of peril, III
/ lis desperate Vova.os be- has been heard To de-
| is the plague and the posii'cnc", sh'pwrcck AnI
tc tsnp,-t This man, So infamous anl t"rri-
ulc. Is Horace ilalcom!"
coral -hullercl.
such Icing his cbarac,.r," continued Cll
WAYNE, YOU viii not wonder nj m, l'r-lona
! silence on the relationship existing otwocu hin
| 1vd mvscli H. my cousin, the only SON oi In
a., Enncl, ,anl was o;ignlly h.irto .".ilcrnl x
property. III, wicket conduct clu.r' lis !Hth,i
to ii.mhcrit him nul to leave hi estate 10 me
/ Marx this. for /, ia the motive Of li- rNcnSr
lie soon after lcit the country, AMI lhc nest
heard ui lin he w7s Il SLAYER. The last time
heard OF him was about two wear. nso, hu' II
wa only a day or two 100 -iNr" I wa wonder
ms what albo,omc df him now tAat tho wat
AL blockade have interrupted his hH5.l"
" And 80, murmurcd Coral, "hcc.u-c his it
thcr made yuu IN heir, TIL. man murdered ny
ip1lhrr n carried him OH ~
- have never htd such a suspicion until th
haur-uil iu,t y " met li- Informal rllur
i,ui Wat lH,n -urriy moHA' .'Wcthiiy '.tl"
tmt lal. Nile him, on tlat l' j. hi cgptiye
On hra,cn help ~! H." shall this tFnhl
my ',ry Ice tu.vri =
VI san, novcrcs- into % chair Coral stole
uui.. gnrc. ont n. the window, and tpV tina
ide dread uh cct OF her fathers cumuui. alton
had vanished.
" Tluh God" she murmurcl, kuocl,ns !,
! tn uiuuvl e CHAIR. IN u Pray Tor his aid =.
Horace lialcom--the thiId person oi our tr
WIS n man OF hcrculran prupur ions. pussr ssu
long and coarse black hlir, glunt, hut -tul
wart frame, n dark and moody comtonincc say
When il was inhamcl by some active pa sion
gni having u general hru,i.hncss of aspect
lie had been near the depot when the COlont
and Coral arryd,as il expecting them aud ht
followed them To the hotel, with the cyi lent in
trntion of keeping himself informed Of thci
movements In his hand he hcll letter whi,
wns pos marked Npynosvillc and dated sever,
days pr yious 1Li- letter, We will take occl
s,on 10 say, had been written 10 HIN IS % icllo'
NiliAu,u the above town. Il consisted Of onl
. few lines being mere notification to him TIA
, Cl. MNue and hi+ daughter were about 10 Ni,
it brunswick, with the purposo--it was suspc'
,, cd.-oi fleeing the Couicdorlcy providing no'hin
! q, currrd tu provo.t them A. Ill ms heel
! iullowol large Bloodhound, lllrk a. "a coa
with sharl uo-D, keen cNc,, huge mou'h, Nh
. nAhhv, downhausns uui lip an gule'--t
animal, on the whole, ~ ltTDDious OF micu
: her master.
L ior moment aitor p1usiu, ami cvcmngn
GlInos with the Colonel, th. man remained m
p tpj'"s on tie Sidewalk, "A. IL drho,it., In Il
8 mind whether TO Ni-it tic father ami daIrbtcr
. | not. luen, turning away, he r,-utu.l II
4 c0urrc, hurNiug along the street in the lirccti,
: OF the river followed bv his hound, and ",
y soon lot 10 tie watcher, in the hnti
I: An soo- well, ,ha rni1n then mut'cru
/ "Thcv h1yo come here with the intention
r ilccr' tie country, viii have tho Colon
arrested as a traitor 70 the Conie!cracy, and Il
girl ! II carry 10 sea ,'
e lie suddcnlv haltel again, rs nj, ewes rest,
! upon two Young men who were approaching hi
: nom th' DIRECTION Ot the depot. lAr,e IL,
20 AZ |.r.