Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-03-11

/ W. nv Va ~ |ei WHO arc DIlOAN lAE5
and even the exultant words oftheif
murderer are not forgotten"
"Oh, horrible And my father
was this mcnster"
"IIe was. And this is not all"
"Let me know the worst"
"After my fathers marriage, your
own also took a wife, but his con
slant brutal treatment OF her pro-
claimed his hatred. She interfered
to save his victims, and with a sin
/ gle blow he struck her lifeless to
the earth"
"He murdered his own wife-my
mother" ...-
"He did"
"But how were you saved-how
was / saved ?"
"Here is a strange part Of nay
story. was boy ofseven years,
and you an infant of six months.-
| remember seeing you fall from
your mothers arms as she was
stricken down. remember selling
you in my own, and crawling into
place Of concealment by the riv-
ers side. You were taken from me
some time after by old Brant, and
although l had forgotten him and
yourself, | could not forget those
events, Only to-day, as l before
informed you, the old man gave me
these particulars" :"
"Is that cruel father-that blood
stained man-yet alive ?'
Eyes, and | have just learned
that, too. l must seek him out, for
shall never rest until l have met
him face to face, and met him as the
ayenger of my slaughtered parents
and desolated home"
The candle had been re-lighted,
but it only cast a feeble ray around
the apartment. Still it shene full
upon the face of the speakers, one
OF whom was a young officer, and
the other lovely girl of some Is
years of age. The villain outside
of the window had gradually be-
como more and more excited, and
finally extended his hand through
the opening, when he pushed back
the spring and raised the sash. So
cautiously had this been done that
the lovers did not observe the in
truder until he leaped to their sides,
his eye blazing with an unnatural
light, and his already bloody knife
firmly clutched to strike.
Upon beholding him the young
officer leaped to his feet and asked !!
"Who are you?" .--s
~ am known as Mad Leon, the
Renegade, " was the firm response.
"And what do you want here ?"
Il came for a single purpose, but
] find that l have a double ene."
Then explain, and quickly, too,
or will call the guard"
Il will explain, Not, however,
because I fear your guard. I came
for the single purpose of carrying
away this girl to my mountain
home. But l find that l must kill
you"
"The game of death is one that
two can play at, you shall find"
And Graham leaped toward the
table upon which were lying his two
reyoIvers But single shot was
fred by the villain and the officer
fell. As he did so the renegade
seized the girl and cried:
"Go to those whom l sent to
their graves years ago, and tell
them that Paul Blackburn sent you
there, for I am he."
He had sprung through the win
dow with Mariana in his arms.
Here, however, he met his mortal
foe, old Brant. The fainting maid
en- was torn from his grasp, and a
single blow from a huge knife sent
the polluted soul of the renegade
before his Maker. AS the blood I
gushed forth the monster uttered a
few bitter curses, and then fell from |
the roof by the side Of the murdered
guard. I
This was not the only work per
formedsby Brant. He had discOv-
cred the savages, and single vol
ley which blaz d out on tile night
air sent a portion of their number
to the "happy hunting ground"
and others yelping like wolves from
the fort.
Young Graham was only wound
ed, and he recovered to make the
orphan his wife.