The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
"No,n sa,d TIE lady. II VA. married. early.

"No," said TIE LADY. al was married early.
'1GUN9NBH0nuk01 Riw 7ssE -
- inns r. stzsnge-very stangsi" muttered the
doctor. Yor are not conscious Of having an
hidden fcs-a hsaa IN hunan fbrn-whoi b working
out against jon fearful hatzedi And you have mot
the sdghtest st.picen e 10 whom he is!-
: /" Not u sfigh1oDt, !" declared the bankef.l
Not The slishfelti' echoed Mn. Preblss my
spehls Z Oils iniuny-bst Ss 5 dssdi
-, No e. = = nsssly rnds ss,wi Syoe .se,s
that 1t d evidsntiy disguised r'- s-'-'1'e
sp t esi,s was pso,snna ,,snos ola
length mlrmured Ma Preble, her voice trembling.
She y on the threshold Of yomanhood. No
~, wherever she may be, q we have yesrned for
aBat where Is shey" asked the physician
with the ssosi.sd parents. MSsrs csP sSs BsF
Perhaps IN san Trancisco- perhaps in some rude
under name that 10 not hersi think her alb
ductor would have carried her to some lonely re-
gion Of the interior, among the valleys and noun
without turning to look At her. / never hear 3
giriish voice without listening eagerly, half fam
eying that it may prove the voice Of my lost
"Oh. plying heaveni, sighed DR.. Hutton, dash
ing . Hood Of tears nom his eyes "Willthis long
agony never Be ovsr," 1d i,ltiT .yilEA
We hops 20, and even believe So" answered
Nm. Prsble, with the frmnees Of an unfalteriDg
trust IN Gods mercy. The last message we re-
c:iysd rom our enemy seems to point to some
aTfus," asSsntsd DR.. Hutton, looking at the
message In question. q 1t is unlike the others.
1t says that his reward IL at hand He means
either that he intends to marry your daughter, or
ssts ns int 70 demand money OF yoa for
I'VE shall soon know" said Mrs. PrebIe, with
forced calnness. To-day We shall have another
The banker turned restlessly on his sofa, and his
"Whatevsr it Is, let 1t comer' he murmured.
Anything can Be borne better than this awful
A. il his impatient words had precipitated q
crisis, q step was heard on the walk at this
Inoher q 'S Ss,atSed tSs bnSsr
A servant soon entered, bearing q letter, which
he extended 10 NJ. Prebls. saying: ~.
The bearer ifin the hall" il.i-.-
With n eager gaze, the Ibanker glanced at the
supencription OF the missive.
at y from hhnT' Re fhltered III F
BE tore the envelope open
shape and appearance upon which was scrawled
. single line, in an equally wellknown hand
writing, which the banker exhibited to his wife and
This line was - follows:
August Q, 1888, At sir IssiH call ~
a ehock OF wonder and horror shook the three
VIM esll cried Mr.. Preble, starting to his feet
and glaring wildly around. ..---
"h coming hsre!" cried Mrs Preble, also
ut seems So" said DIR. Hutton, his eyes again
reverting to the message He will be here &C six
o'clock. and see it ID six alreadyr' -.--f.
Even ~ he spoke, the clock on the mAnteipiece
commenced striking the appointed hour, and at
that instant heavy footsteps rssounded in the hall
approaching the library.
f"It hhs J! cried the doctor, also arising.
AZ the last stroke OF the hour reoOunded. the
door leading from the hall again opened.
One long and horriHsd glance east the banker
and his wife in that direction, and then she fell
hsavily to the floor. .f.rls fll
Her senses had LEFT her. The above We publish
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