The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07

wear one thousand eisht hundred and siAty.two.
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Very we'll sir shall be happy to attont
you to the brig or any where else. | thinh
Sou have secrets it would benefit me % learn
since you src anxious for my COMPANY I'll tax,
eueh an interest in your affairs as will EMAIL,
me to destroy you -
Hslcum gazcd upon her with additional un.
tss!nc.s, hu' sin sl"rchlcss admiration
''The fact Is. sir, Coral continued, las you
ran see, a change has como over me. no
longer regard you as n reptile must shun, but
~ one must crush A. lor.. Is .,lf spoke, !
was afraid hut now that ! think what sou
&c. what unavcnrcl wrongs surround Your
guilty head half believe myself the orl,incd
nyengrr Of Nour crimes. Wh,n think Of my
Fathers suspicion that You ARE the DESTROYER Of
my brother. feel towards YOU a defiance as
great a. my scurn
! Asharicnel a. the wretch was. he WINGED at
he illusions # the girl and "A, che glanc,s she
bestowed upon him.
III such are your .cntmouts," he said. "you
nav a. well ~ your own VANS. Guod night. "
lie turned away, speaking TO his do.., and
prode rapidly from the alley into the adjoining
e,rcct. and then passed On; ct .islt.
Can 1t he possible = ml.murcd Coral, as
Die stool gazing after him. Then am free ~
She returned toward, ihrh I'a and ~ ended
he siairs e. lcr room. E,crNihnl, was as she
bad left ii--,ho laniior! TALKING To- she major in
thc hirr,pm, no one stirring auI all puici III the
vicinity II the house. lie; father had not yet
btumei
Thank COL. she exclaimed. a. Size realized
hi. fact. prrl1p, can vet save him
Tie Landlord appeared ~ this moment, having
SLIPPED out Of the htt-room into the Kitchen, md
come NJ ly the rear stair. IN few buried
words Coral told him an that hal occurred to
Der. and all She proi scd go d.
"Whai warn Your father: Z he rc.pincl with
mi ts.l m 1T l.r re- ~
go. nv child with my bi .sinr GO towards
The lower side Of the town, and III 90 ct -"ul IN
the other direction. 'Sh' H., Maiorll Ice after
me--must go-,iol hless yuI-M :" and be
sgain disappeared.
Coral hcsitated only n moment, loo,ine al
thought Of her own pcr- IN view # tho, mem
scng her father. Placing one 81 the Colonel,
pistols In her pocket after ing that it was loi'l-
I'll aud capped, sho proceeded down stair again.
with duo silence AMI caution, aud posed through
the hall to the front door. Locking up and
aJt~u the sidewalks from the steps, and assuring
herself that no one WAS watching her movements,
she hurried across the street turning into another
and fastening toward, the rly'r.
We do no, propose TO follow the brave girl
through all the iurnnss and winding, Of her
search for her father. Neither will We attempt
TO portray the emotions she experienced while
thus employed. Al last she found herself on the
shore Of Turtle creek, little below the town,
and scanning every thing around her with eyes
blinded with tears.
Alas" she murmurcd. - shall not bc able
b. find him ! lIemust have gone back AMI been
<akon -
The poor girl wrung her hands and sobbed
tloud. While she was yc, standing there, ~
despairing, on the bank Of the river. she heard
rushing sound as Of ligh, and swift footsteps
The next instant even leiore she could turn the
bloodhound Of llalcom came bounding against
her
"Trackcd !" she exclaimed.
A. the hound passed beside her, looking MP lit
10 her face with iniiancd eyes, she drcw her pis-
toi and placed /, at the animals head.
mo. no." she Instantly murmurei. %
must save il for more dangerous foe Her
master is near !"
She returned the weapon 10 her pocket. and
sssaycl to walk away. The dog raus ht the skirt
Of her dress and detained her going around to
teh direction in which she had endeavurel tn
advance, thus placing herself in her wav. and
holding her dress last in her teeth. Then Coral
soodcd and threatened her, to which rho respond.
ei with aquie, hut watchiul stare, which showed
that she was dog that fully understood her b,l.
sin.ss. Turn which way she would the dog wa,
before her, and her half open mouth ready I,
seize her
Several mnutes--,erriblc mh.utcs-thus p,ss
ol. Footsteps were then heard aud II lco,
soon made his appearance. lie was smoking
fragrant Havana, AMI appeared in cxc.llci
spirits.
$50, see YOU again, he said, bowing wi,
mock politcncss. Down, Dialio that'il IL
Magnificent beast, he added, pnttn. the hounr
''knows MORN any human Tracked You viii
out any difficulty. Splendid animal wouldn
swap him for n whole cargo y nggers :"
Coral was too agonized To reply, fairly up
palled by the internal nature Of her prosecutor
She realized the fearful malipnity he bore he
family, and rightly suspected that her father ha.
unknowingly and Internationally given him
iome mortal oiense, beyond tile one lie haL
osmed.
"And So" Halcom smilingly continued
''were ready to proceed First, though. II YOU
please, Miss Wayne, III take the pistol you have
In your pocket !!
She could only look wonderingly at him.
The fact Is, " he added with a careless ryh.
saw your shadow through a front window,
from the opposite side Of the street where wa,
watching when YOU put the thing in your peck.
ct. prefer to have it. Women don't know how
to handle weapons -
Coral drew the pistol and endeavored to use il
but linlcom wrcnchcd it from her yrasp nnC
brew 1t into the river.
"Comc, my child, he said, with a terrible
kind Of calmness. I" | have u boat close at hand
10 bear you to our floating home Let US en-
bark " and he gazcd upon her with grim smil
Of triumph.
Half insensible from her past fati,ucs an
present excitement, she permitted him to conduc
her to his boat. In moment they were elm
bsrked, the bloodhound with them
"Oh. my God what will become of me p
moaned the poor girl, as she sank down in tn
boat. Where can my father be How an,
where shall We meet ="