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

hospital be crouch'd lower and low
er, until he actually crawled upon
his belly like a serpent. Now he
reached the building, and then he
clung closely to its walls, still re-
tanning his PROSTATE position,
1t was but a moment.after that
football was heard, and q guard
passed the villain who was not dis
covered. The soldier was closely
wrapped in his great coat, while he
carried his carbine in such a manner
as to protect it from the damp. He
did not even dream that death was
lowering so near to him. A mo-
ment after he turned, and then
paused exactly where the renegade
was lying Quick as the ightning's
flash he was hurled to the earth,
and the dark monster was upon his
breast. A sharp cry arose, and
then it became a death wall, merg-
ing into a moan and silence, foc a
large knife was plunged into the
quiyering breast of The guard, and
his life gushed forth with his Grim
son gore,
The murderer had clutched the
throat of his victim in order to
prevent an outcry from the dying
man, and had only partially sue
ceeded. He now raised his head
and listened attentively, but no
sound gave indication that the
voice of the soldier had attracted
attention. Raising the corpse in
his arms the renegade bore it some
distance to the rear, and deposited
! it in the dead weeds. Doing so he
exclaimed:
"a good general always leaves
an opening for retreat in case Of
defeat, and I will do so by dispos-
ing of every guard in this direction.
There is but one more to deal
with, / think, and he is behind
the qearters Of the General com
manding." rg-
Mad Leon crept forward as be-
fore, and soon the soldier referred
to shared the same fate as the first;
but his cry was louder, and was
not entirely unheeded, for a win
dow where a light had been burn
ing was thrown up, and voice
asked:
"What is the matter down
there ?"
The dying man struggled hard to
speak, but this the renegade pre-
vented, while he answered himself :
Nothing, that l am aware Of"
"But heard cry"
$50 did l.; it was one of the
prowling coyotes"
No further question was asked,
and the villain saw that the light
which he observed had disappeared.
lie knew that the strong wind had
extinguished it, as the window was
raised, and he muttered:
"May the devil favor me, and
leave that opening before he gets
another light, forI can then enter" "
But the devil did not SO favor
him. The sash came down with q
crash, and the jingle Of the glass
told that some of the panes had
been broken by the fall. This was
of some Importance, and the villain
knew it.
The guard once quiet, Leon eau
tieusly mounted shed and crept
to the window where he had heard
the voice. Now he could hear vol
ces, for there were two persons in
conversation, Applying his ear to
one Of the broken lights, he listen
ed. He could hear every word dis
tinctly, and the blood ran like
through his veins, as the
sentences were understood by him.
The voice ora female exclaimed |
through her sobs;
"Oh, Harry Graham, is it possible
that you tell me this? l shall die
Oh, | cannot lives foryou no Ion
ger love me-" a.t ler. |
II only love yeu too deeply, Ma
was the reply.
""Then why do you tell me that l
can never be yourswife 2"
Il cannot ,eEplainf=I dare not
"You must. ifyou would not see
me fall dead at your feet, or live to
become a maniac"
"Marianna, feel that you have
a right to demand an explanation,
and this much l will tell you
Somethingwhich occurr'd years ago
it necessary that, as q just
avenger. l should kill your father.
Can l do this and then wed his
child"
"Why, then, did you win my
love ?,
81 was only informed of the facts
with regard to you this day, and l
hastened at once to tell you all
dare,p' 8Aas ~ e 3GasfAfg
"Harry, you must tell me all. l |
have never known my father, and
If his crimes have been so great
that he deserves death, | cannot
blame the hand that strikes. For
the love of heaven tell me all"
al will. Your fathers name-so
old Brant, who has had you in his
keeping from infancy, tells me-
was Paul Blackburn. He became
the most deadly foe of my own pa.
rents, and tor no other reason than
that he was rejected by my mother.
He swore the most deadly ven
geance, but those who knew him
did not believe there was any dan
ger. lean well remember the night
Of that vengeance, however The
glare Of the flames which consumed
ny home is before me still, and the