Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-10-31

cath her window, and Margery could hear
every word that was uttered above o whis-
per, such strange stiffness seemed to
hover in the air.
"Margery is growing altogether too wise
for u.s. her mother was saying in hard
sarcastic way. "She is already absurdly
suspicious. The colonen and his young
friend are putting the most ridiculous
notions imaginable into her head"
Having listened to this much, the girl
would not, for her life, have failed hear
ing more.
What does she suspect p This was
her fathers voice.
IL heard her talking with Paul Vans
tone, yesterday. He was trying to con-
vince her that am not really her mother,
and she more than half believes it What
an idea y Barbara laughed, a hard, dry
laugh.
"What shall wo do? It will never an.
swer to have such notions put in the girl's
head"
do? | will tell you what have done!
[ have just been over to Carson's. They
are secessionists to the back bone, you
know. Phil Carson is home for a visit,
and he has promised to pick up half IA
dozen men of his own stamp and come
over tonight assured him there would
be no trouble He would only find cou-
pie of officers, and they would be taken
at snch disadvantage they could be very
easily captured. Before to morrow at this
time our fine gentlemen will be inside a
rebel prisen."
80 Barbara How could you ?"
II tell you, James Lynn" she said, al
most fcrcely," | hate chat George lngestre
Rossmere more bitterly than the foulest
thing that crawls! He did me wrong
CROUCH in the old time, and now he has
come to steal our Margery away. But
this time he shall be foiled."
"Even though he has come for that,
which very much doubt, Barbra, you
cannot blame him for it, if he knows''-
Hush lie don't know You ought to
know better than to bring that up here
The very walls may have ears"
"Well, | must say this is dangerous
game you are playing. wife. If those
men are captured here, the whole regiment
will be likely to wroak their vengeance
on US.
ave must look out for that. There
are thousand ways by which to quell
suspicion"
Margery listened to so much Of the con.
vcrsation, every sense within her prefer
naturally alive. Then she got up, and
crossed the floor softly, throwing herself
upon the bed with face from which every
particle of color had gone out. She lay
there, and let the slow minutes drag on
numb sense of pain stealing gradually
over all her faculties At first it seemed
as if she would have been glad if she
could have died then and there.
Finally, sense of all that depended
upon her own exertions dawned slowly or
her mind. Paul's safety was endangered
and she was the only one who could helI
him in this emergency. Her intellect
became keener and clearer. She got up
bathed her throbbing brow, and put on Q
bonnet and shawl. Her father and mother
were still talking on the hack stoop, anc
she could hear black Dinah rattling the
kitchen. There Was no one to observe
her, and so she crept downstairs, and ou
at the front door, taking the path leading
to the valley.
| IT must have been at least five o'clocl
III the afternoon There Vas lazy husI
in the air. Hardly bird sang or lea
rusled. Only the hot sun looked dowr
with his red. unblinking eye, while tn
white tents cleaning afar down by tn
bright Shenandoah seemed to beckon he
onward
Not doubt of the propriety of he
errand crossed her mind. She must expos
her own mother, and perhaps say som
bitter things against her, but a huma'
life was being weighed in the balance, ant
there was no time for hesitation. Go
only could give existence and it must no
be sacrificed to crafty the petty hatred
any one.
She did not pause to weigh the meanin
of all she had hcared. That would com
out in its own good time, Sithout an
care or trouble of hers. Now she wei
straight onward, walking like one in
dream. The impending danger SCENE
to have stunned her, IN some measure.
, The white line of tents grew gradual
; nearer ard nearer When she reached th
outposts, she asked to see Colonel lnge
Q tire. Something in her face and bearin
:. secured her respect, and she was show
: directly to his quarters She found hil
r seated on camp.stool, engaged in wri
9 ing. He looked up with slight sta
as she appeared in the low doorway.
This is indeed an agreeable surpris
4 Miss Margory r he exclaimed, jumping
J. his feet with pleased alacrity. Il regr
Il that have no better accommodations
q offer, though. But sit down here by Il