Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-07

| scarcely distinguish him for the bushes
and ferns that came between US; but
pointed my gun and fired.
ION a sudden there rang n low cry Of
fear and pain through the forest; a cry
That caused my heart 10 stand still and my
! head 10 reel II was no partridge that
rose up and faced me, but Ada Grevilc
with blanchcd cheek and terror stricken
eyes; and then, ere could reach her, she
fell forward in the long soft grass, and her
little cap with It's pheasant's wing, which
had mistaken for partridge, lay beside
| her. i-ra4. ,#H
What had doncY | scarcely knew
what was about; but remember knccl-
ing down there, and taking her in my
arms, calling her every loving name under
the sun, praying her to open her eyes, and
speak to me, and crying,-yes, crying
great, stupid, unmanly tears over her still
white face. Was she deadg Was mad?
oh Ada, Ada, my life, my loyel But she
never moved, though tancied the color
was coming back family to her pale
checks, and once thought the long dark
lNshes stirred Could she possibly hear
| my wild, imploring love words as ! clasped
her to my heart, and cried over her like u
| babyy III o. 900
I "Prosenlly there came up the heavy
rough slep Of the carl, and looking into
his hard, insclcnt face, met an evil glare
in his cold dyc 1t
:" BY joyc, SIR said he, this is pretty
revenge because she refused you--because
she could not love your
I'D have struck him 10 the earth as he
stood there, with that evil light upon his
face, only | dared not leave my hold of the
precious burden clasped in my arms F;
but ground my teeth inmy fierce, savage
agony, as | turned from the great cold
blooded fellow to Ada Her eyes were
open now, and with faint struggle she
released herself and Lord Baconly knelt
down ON the ground beside her; but she
rose up slowly and painfully, putting her
hand TO her lel shoulder Staggering to
my feet, hlurted out some unmteligibe
explanation of my blindness and my sor-
row, Lord Baconly stopped me with
something very Ike an oath, rs he got up
and strovo To place his arm round her. and
asking where she was hurt
e" II has only Just gra2ed my shoulder,
she said (and for the first time noticed
how the shot had passed through the
upper part Of the velvet Sleeve,) and il
is not much--only felt frightened, and
faint and stupid.
How fast the color was coming back
into her lovely face land how strange il
was that she turned from the earl and pat
her little hand through my ARM But he
was not going 10 stand this; he strove 10
interpoSc, coming cut with some great
cowarily words about my having shot
her.
Lean on me, Miss Greville, said he,
let me support YOU, 0t course YOU are
faint and frightened, who wouldn't hey
And YOU, sir, the best thing you can do is
90 ~ off 10 the house, and send some sort
Of conveyance here
His tones were fun Of contcmNtuouS
command, and he held out his arm to Ada,
but both her small hands were twined
round miaoaS she leapt against me for
support
"No.-l viii stay here with Captain
naore She sid, and you, il you viii he
S0 kiad, 60 on 80 the house, and tell Brown
10 come here In the little pony carriage
Cor me. RGt stay, Lord Baconly, one mo.
meut before YOU 40, ii heard You say
one word that was not true Just now,
The color flashed brightly over her
face, and her ewes looked ike stars as We
two men stood gazing Al her.
"' You TOLD Captain Nacrc, she said, be
had shes me on QrypNSc--hooaGSe / could
not love him Is was III ialSe-enii7e.y
false Now 60 Sir.
Blinded With rage and pride, and with
titrcely clo0cAc5 hands his loraSh,p
>ialkea away without $ word and, in 8
waG hcwsh3erg1eDt or 10Y, turned 20 Ads
IS she stood trembling beside nc.
"'l>U tgUC} cSn yoU loye me- / eN-
claimed, ana then ! ,et my arms All
around her, and my eager, passionate Kisses
pressed hog checks ana lips feeling thai u
ws> all toe true. 100 bright, 100 real
Thai night when A&a hS& retired, are
her shoulder had been wei doctore0, 1li
Was merely fSja; crSga Heaven knows
ID might have been Nor>e--. >hC51e0ea 90
think Of "a, I sal mp IN the smoking -Toom
with Una
Il knew Il S wear ago ElF dear Fellow,
De SAl& Ii sacra> She t2aDs oai thai Sao
ha& made q mistake alter yoa len u t-at
6Nln hat she WocAsaf },l 0lc iC.l FoL q ID,
srG when she t1Ga3 ! had asked yo1 here
tAo other Ssy she pc1eSsas 90 Dc highly
lrsta. However, ! trusted ta chance and
mn uSssl Eaa5 sscA, an6 Il AaS aa corn,
right, vaa >ot
l5m smiled haeica'v ap00 me sind
rcej 2 away 81 his weed while . At $40
hanrr 10 smoke OF @}S- or DO anything
BAD SlaS al Ads
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