The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-29

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The nsxs day 81 the party vent from
| the Han s. ths voode. Oniy the Ceptnin he
He drev her back into the hall 'snd kissed
her: and shall nevsr forgot the way she
clasped his hands md looked into his eyes,
Isavine word a. two. The Squire saw il,
land I saw his eoo. nNas dreadful to Gee,
for he he'd Bit Nh lower lib in two. He
prstendea not 3 ses them, and walked on
aksr he party.
TN &ouire NJ very paxticular in his
Iahoof;rk peFfia nhoat ever one eeing Just
"a Is raated de- 8. So now he gave
evervhody der Instructions where to 70.
"A Cspsain Oel1ih hs SpA to hike ride,
witch uns nn1soa end tkronsh hollies, but =
3ood one e. voodcocks. 10 himself went
into ths middio Of the Coz Dith me, and
Dick Smith headed the beatefs q the end.
u,WelL sir, The beating began, and the
pheamnt Kot up welL md there were sew
ersl shots bred Twas odd to mo that the
Squire never shot 1t anything, though, for
all that, seversl birds went BY him. Ididn't
dare 10 speak, though, for he looked so
stern.
uBy aud By he turned and saw Capt. CAL
ton in another part. He swore, bat that
took no notice of.
s Wen best this wood again before lunch,
he said ; 90 Of course we Ill came out after
an hour or two, during which the Squire
missed everything. We all went back to the
wood again.
Here the old keeper paused and drew q
deep breath, "
HsWhat'a coming sir be said, "has never
been ont Of my mind since, day or night, for
fifty years, assure YOU \ -
1--WE came back to the copss, and we're all
nut il ocr old positions, and the Squire told
the Captain to take the holly ride again.
nI suppose Dora will be here soon with
the luncheon he said with laugh.
"sSoon enough-eoon enough, said the
Squire, with dreadful sort Of laugh, and his
black eyes cleaning like Goals.
The shooting went on, and suddenly a
shot sounded from near the holly ride.
asWhat's that ~ s&id the Squire, sud
denly.
"tCaptain shot cock, sir, outside the
copse,' nid Dick Smith, quietly ~inking ct
me, he knew how savage the Squire was at
men changing positions
".Here comes Miss Dora, said |, shes
going through the holly ride
a.Whatl' screamed the Squire, AS he
wheeled round and saw her; Dora, Dorai
not there! Back for heavens sake, back -
ssBut she didn't hear him, for the spaniels
we're in fun cry, and the beaters' voices
drowned the Souire's. ~
asDora 4, he acreamed, sir-yes, that the
vord-.stonl You're
Before he got the word out there was lit
tia ranort like / nistol--a wreath of blue
smoke cn,led upward from Min Noitlend's
feet and she fell-fell. with her pretty white
dres. IN streeked on tho bosom with blood.
a~h' .;r.n said the old man. shuddsrine.
iii makes nv heart cold even TO think of it,
az An mn and Iftad her: she mosned once
~hen e raised her. Her sweet face was al
White and pinched with pain.
..Pat Cantain Cation came M. like a man
.trnck dumb, He knelt down and drew her,
Moor e;rl. on his breast, and laid her poor
head There az if she was tired child.
HThe aurpeon ofthe village was out with
:. r. came m. air. 4. wa stood round,
ronch fellows as We we're, all sobbins: he
knelt down and looked at the wound, and
theft air. shook his head.
mMsanvhile the Squire was being held by
tvo man. cnrsinr. swearing and tearing the
rrsa. cnrs;no himself and his birth. and call
;nu on eomebody to blow his brains out, and
thew DRAGGED him into the bushes 80 a. not to
he hard by the diving girl.
ss9he looked M at her lover once, and her
,vee, blue ewes were ell dim. Do YOU know
the glazing, filmy look that creeps over one
diving from snnshot wounds? All, it il enough
to break ones heart.
"She caught her breath several times.
Her lover hept his handkerchief over the
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