Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-10-31
hear nothing more than low murmur Of
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voices. By and by he came back,
1.-The house is surrounded by rebels p'
he exclaimed in tone that was impress.
sve without any effort on his sort. There
mnst be agdozen of them 4! They know
you are here. Colonel lngestre, and de-
mand your surrender assure you IL
will be of no uge to resist I ain sorry
for you" ta aSsa
He tried to speak calmly. but mis- voice
faltored at the last lngestre faced him
like lion at bay. y al1gdiA
at is useless to carry on this base sub
terfuge longer he bust out indignantly.
I'VE understand the trick you ard your
aimable wife have. attempted to play upon
US, and we have come prepared Lsten!"
N A loud shout, burst upon the still night
air followed by the sharp, sudden report
of firearms. Barbaras manner changed
suddenly, and she chung, covering, to her
chair rI
There speak our gallant boys in blue"
thecolonel went on enthusiastica lily. They
will prove more than a match for your dir
ty grays! Their motto is victory +"
Mr.. Lynn was standing like one SPELL
bound, in the middle of the rooiai The
unexpected turn which affairs had taken,
seemed, in measure, to have stunned
him. He was looking about him, at IA
loss what to do or say. when there cane
a sudden flash, cracking of glass, amt
he fell forward upon his face with deep
groan. a. chance shot had struck hin.
20 my God James James! poo
1t was Barbara's voice. and she threw
herself upon the body Of the wounded
man with a cry of such intense agony and
horror as almost froze' the blood Of those.
who heard it. a
In an instant all was dire confusion.--
Kind hands took away the stricken wife,
and bore the wounded man to couch,
and placed him upon it. MaHgcry vent
about white as the dead, but strangely
frm5r She brought towels and lint and
bandages, as though by intuition, just the
right thing ttoDbc done. When all was
done. When all was done that conld be-
she cyept into her mothers arms, trying
to soothe her But Barbara pushed Lcv
impatieutly away. '- ''.' '''.'.''
o By this time all was qniet outside cx-
cepting a few muttcrcd inprecations,. now
and then. Ia, The federals had tru,nphed,.
and those Of the rebels who had survived
the short struggle which had taken place,
were prisoners . Paul went out finally,
sending one of the men for the 2stifgeon..
There was no hope for Mr Lynn's life
Towards morning he rallied little, and.
had Conlonel lngestre summoned to his,
bedside. Barbara was, crouched on the
floor, where she could hay Iier head. close,
10 that of her husband Oh l.l 3iot
Il am dying. he said, in faint voice
"but there is something you ought to know
before 60, Barbara, will you not talll
him the secret that has made you old and
gray beforeyodr time ?" e5' 't'e-
/ The wretchcd woman got up, hers face
haggard and wan, ,..ggLpd &. .It9
'"For the peace of mind of him who iss
! lying there, you shall know all" she said
brokenly. 't"''l'"
'tHave these miserable years changed me
50 that you have no susyion of who Il am,
George Ingestre Rossmere ?" ads
The colonel started at the sound of that
name. 1t had once been his own, but had
been changed at the wish Of an uncle who
had made him his heir. He scanned the
woman's face eagerly, a light suddenly
breaking upon him, 5 VI. gl.-JsE
i Can it be possible that you are Angus
! ia Delorme ?" he asked. sJ..h 81 -
"Yes, Augusta Delorme, better known
in these latter days as Barbara Lynn
speaking rapidly, and with very hArsiii
! laugh. Do'''s''s' ......
q 1t was strange tale which she them
] told. She was an orphan, and had been
brought up by the parents of George Ross
mere From childhood up to maidenhood
this boy had been the idol of her hcarti
They we're nearly Of an age, and were
constantly together. He had often shown
her signs of preference, and, boy like. had
told her how much he cared for her.--
When he, went away to college. however.
9 everything was changed. In less than a
year after he had graduated, he brought
home a stranger for wife. ~
From that moment all her fierce love
was changed to bitter hate. Sbo sudden
ly disappeared, but she had only gone to
neighboripg town, where she shortly met
Z James Lynn. After avery brief acquaine
. Etance, he proposed and was accepted, not
/ from amy love she then bore him.---'hat
: was to come afterwards s,--but because be
& was a wild, reckless fellow, who could be
d easily persuaded to enter into the schemes
hfor revenge which now became the great
4 purpose of herife e y ''aH 'D
dli Finally she had gone back to her early
o. home, copcealing herself in the neighbor'
. hood, and waiting to see what might hap
t- pen, George had one child. which wa'
then two years old. Fortune seemed tc
|, favor her. One day she found this chile
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