The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-07
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Sarah, Wilson left off crying, an,
looked down on. the ground With YER
red face. General Rolleston was amaz
ed. Is she safe ?" Is who safe Pr salt
ne: HE means my mistress" replied
wilson, rather brusquely and f1ounc
ed out Of the hall.
I L. she, is safe, no thanks to you," saiC
General Rolleston. ssWhat were yoI
doing under her window at this time o
nightf" And the harsh tone in which
this question. was put showed SeatoI
he was suspected. This wounded hin
and he replied doggedly, Lucky fol
4 you all 1 was there"
"That Is no answer to nv. Question. ,
said the General, sternIy.
Its all the answer Ishall give you.'
Then 1 shall hand you over TO the
officer, without another word"
DO, Sir. d." said Seaton, bitterly.
but he added more gently, "you will
be sorry for 1t when you come to your
Senses"
i AT this moment Wilson entered Will
a message. "If you please, sir, Miss
Rolleston says therobber had no beard.
Miss have never noticed Seaton's face
but his beard she have; and o! II you
please, sir, she begged me TO ask hun,
WAS II you that fred the pistol and
shot the robber?"
The delivery of this ungrammatical
message but rational query, was ray
OF light streaming into dark place: II
changed the whole aspect of things. AS
for Seaton, he received 1t as IL Heaven
was speaking to him through Wilson.
Hisjsullen air relaxed, the water stood
in his eyes, he smiled affectionatelY
and said In a low, tender voice, ",TeIl
her heard some bad characters talking
about this house,-that WAS a month
ago,-so, ever since then, have slept
In the tool-house TO watch. Yes, / shot
the robber with my revolver, and 1
marked one or two more; but they
were three to one; think must have
got blow on the head: for felt moth
ing" ses.ezf 3e5,
Here he was interrupted by q violent
scream from Wilson. She pointed
Idownwards, with her eyes glaring; and
little blood was seen TO be trickling
slowly over Seaton's stocking and
'sWounded, /" said the Generals SER
want, Tom, in the business-like accent
of one who had seen a thousand
wounds. es &.
"oI never mind that" said seaton.
sit can't be very deep, for don't feel
it"; then, fixing his eyes ON General
Rolleston, he said, in voice that broke
down suddenly, "there stands the only
man who has wounded me tonight, to
hurt me-" rr,,.,-5 = = / = 4
The way General Rolleston received
this point-blank reproach surprised
some persons present, who had observ-
ed only the imperious and iron side of
his character. he hung, his head in al
lence a moment; them being discon7
tented with himself, hewent into a pas
sion with his servants for standing idle.
Run away, you women" said he,
roughly. Now, Tom, ifyou are good
for anything, strip the man and staunch
his wound. Andrew, bottle of port,
Them. leaving him for a while In
friendly hands, he went to his daugh-
ter, and asked her she saw any OBJ
lection to bed being made up in the
house for the wounded convict.
"Opapa," said she, "why of course
not. 1 am all gratitude. What is he
like, Wilson? for it fsia most provok-
ing thing; 1 never noticed his face,
only his beautiful beard glitteriug in
the sunshine ever SO far of. Poor
young mani Dyes, papa send him to
bed directly, and we will all nurse him.
/ never did any good in the world yet,
and SO why not begin at once ~
General Rolleston laughed at this
squirt Of enthusiasm from his staid
daughter, and went of 10 give the
requisite orders.
But Wilson followed him immedI.
ately and stopped him in the passage.
'.If you please, sir, l think you had
better not. i have something to tell
you." She then communicated to him
by degrees her suspicion that James.
Seaton was in love with his daughter.
He treated this with due ridieute at
first; but she gave him one reason
AFTER another till she staggered him,
and he went down stairs in a nosl
mixed and puzzled frame OF mind,
Innlfna6 n lanph fnRlHnaI IN
inclined to be sorry. e5ss
The officer had just arrived, and was
looking over. some photographs TO sesi If
James Seaton was tone of his birds"
Such, alast was his expression. -si
AT sightof this Rolleston colored up (;
but extricated himself from the double
ditiiculty with some skin. HexaIn, ,.
said he, .'this poor fellow has behaved
like a man, and got himself wounded
in my service You are to take him to
the iindrmaryi but mind, they must
treat him like my own son, and nothing
he asks for be denied him.
Seaton walked with feeble steps, and
leaning ON two men, to the infirmary:
and General Rolleston ordered. cup
OF coffee, llghtedSa cigar and sat cog.
itaLing over this strange business, and
asking himself how he could get rid d
this Young madman, and yet befTiend
him. AS for Sarah Wilson, she went
to bed diseontented, and wondering AT
her own bad judgment. She saw, too
late, that If she had held her tongue,
Seaton would have been her patient
and her prisoner; and as for Miss Roll
lesion, when itieame TO the point, why
she would never have nursed him ex
cept by proxy, and the proxy would
have been Sarah Wilson. ~ aa1ls q
However, the bluuder blind passion
had led her into was partially repaired
by Miss Rolleston herself When she
gone, she lifted up her hands in amaze.
ment. "What could papa be thinking
otto send our benefactor tosa hospi-
tal2" Aud, after meditating q while,
she directed Wilson to cut nosegay
and carry 1t to Seaton, "He Is gar
dener.n said sshe, innocently. sol
course he will miss his flowers sadly in
that miserable place."
And she gave the same order every
day with consistency, that, you must
know, formed part of this young lady's
character. Soup, wine, and jelIies were
sent from the Kitchen every other day
with equal pertinacity.
Wilson concealed The true donor oil
all those things and took the credit to
herself. BY this means she obtained
the patients gratitude, and he showed
it SO frankly, she hoped to steal his love
as well. = x ae
| But mol his fancy and his heart re-
manned true to the cold beauty he had
served SO we'll, and she had forgotten
him apparently.
This irritated Wilson at last, and she
set to work to cure him with whole