The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-11-11
WESTMINSTER MD. THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER H. Is

aoe Tue ueeP 'n'ona''onS Vi us n,u''ca
voice !" I'm burning oheek ano over
howlng heart sue ''sisned ngain 10 Ms
o',repoa'ea "orus o' ioSe. 49,,
i"e 'ree-'ops g'owcu WIN tne sitting
sun, ana the misty shadows oil evening
were se'ting 10 ,nc 'a'ieyS ere 'hey par
,euIshe pack 70 'ne 'a,m.house WIN
aug" aou sons ." NC, 'ips' anu SWEEP
eoPe 10 ner hear'; "nN ne across eh'
ne'u' win nurt'eu s'ep ana u" af''u'
e'ger ~, looN % hls na"usone -. ',ee.
ihe uay was past ne OLD weather,
=; 1sa,en ~ hoSse ., ,;i, ;n'mef Sray, "tappeG
ip ne shauowy s'i'iness oi niSht, ioomeo
up ,agus'y lu 'nc sioom.
c,oucn'ng 'o"' WIN swli', ye' noise'
'ess 'Uo's'ePs' a n,an hpP'oaeheu tue
lu'e' mouse, ua'a'ng 'he 'foh' uo1r-
nc ehu'ious'y 'r''u Tue s'"P'e ia'ch
pu' 'ne uooi was oa''ed' Mu"e'.ne
an ,mPrecs'ion' ne successlVeiy .rieo
s"o 'o"o' uoo'S, a"u '"e" 'hc s'"uv"si
.i ou' az were .; seea'ely ,as,eneu' % Isr' .,l
,oAou' "e So'u''n'Ao" 'ne nouse nai'y
ne no.eu an oPen w'huow 10 "n,ch a
inuuer er-'Ae roSe''re'''S c'i"loeu' UraSp'
rug 'ho luaeiy 9ons'ruc'eu 'a'''ce -
',y ',s s'rens'n, NC gave suppressed
."uINle oi sa''Iiac.ion i, WIN ngnity
nc c'anoeleu u0'SeiesS'y 10 ''e 'oP anu
Peereu "nn'n' >.
ne "ioon'lsnt Pouieu ~ ~ 'ne open
W'uuow ~ y pooa VI sPec.ra, 'gnt tue
ooo' n'sn' p,ce1e '"yeu win 'ne ,rloged
soveriet Oh tue 'll,'e snaaowy oed 10 the
e'in corner ana '','ed iishtiy the golden
@a" '"as ur'peu 'no snowy P,now'
Earr,c "ray "y "rnPPeu in he'Piess
S'uu'oer' ,
ne ea'eiu''y cn'ereu .he room ana
Esa"oou AZ 'nc s'eePer, put no 'nougn'
VI nef oeau'y c'ossed MS niihu' lie
po''eeu not tue deiieate coiofins OF thc
s'oseu eye''ds nor the dark. sweeping
'ashes tue roSea'e o'ootn oil tne round
Gu ehseA' nor ."e luscious hpS' Just
Pa''eu T 70 'no" '"e .iuy pearls wnnin' =
he sweet ,ePose o' tue 'opely giri only
sPoAe 70 9,m oi ueep' uhsu,pee'ing
sumner ne turned asiae ana noise,
,essiy srossea tue sae'eu precincts oil
,ne room. ne oPehea tne ooor Slowly,
MS heart nimoSl $1,000 stiiias 70 ereaked
on ,'s rusty hinges; Inc harsh SOUND
proke the aeep hush OF midnisht and
disturbed !he sleeper ebe awoke with
start a mysterious sense OF eva Hell
WITH crushing weight upon her heart.
nc lhousht % 'ne 'ate roDoeiies rushed
10 ner ,orP'd ofain, and she hall arose
with hVrr'nea look.
pia near . noise' or was It a
aream spe asked herseli' one list
eaeo WIN 'cariui anxiety les her
strained ear caugh, ,he sound Of muf-
nsa ','ha 'n ,ne nan De'og' Her eheeks
o'ane"ca w''h le'for, ana a aintness
orePs over "er. inep win sudden
cou'ase sne arose Throwing a loose
wrapper apou. hcr she stole no'seiessiy
Gown 'ne s'a'fs 10 alarm her father
que P'useu q. tue open aoor OF the SIT
,'ng room SiancinS ieariully IN, there
oeiere her ia'ners secretary, intent
upon papers ana money, she 6eheld the
ann outlines Of a manly hgure- a
thri', accompanied oy horriiying pre-
sentiment, passed over her as her quick
eye caught tne proh'e Of a DARK, hand
some iace, wi'h massive curis hanging
low on lhe marble brow' aud silken
muslache aoove the strongly marked
mouth; Could 1t be a phantom conJur.
cd oy her overwrought brain ! Alas
no she recognized with . sense OF faint,
ness ana horror' the wen known beloved
lace OF her lover, Claude Hamilton he,
whom she had invested 10 the fnlness
OF ner love and pride, win all that was
nooie ana grand IN manhood, q common
thiei win 'renzied look and stony
near,' ,9,' she sa1ed rooted TO the spot
!" me grasp'og a clumsy pocketbook
70 examine us papers, the sense OF a
presence thrilled ms nerves, and caused
hlm % glance guilty. around. With
horror ne eeheld pa,e lace and en-.
coun.erea tne norrined gaze OF pair
o. soln.'ila',ng blue eyes He s,agger-
60 % ms ieet, ana ID an inart'culate
Whisper ne gasped Carrie ]!
Ciaude' what does TINS meanF, is
sucd from her lips In hollow tones, bur
de9ed WIN agony.
"i'h creeping step he approached
her, ana attemPed TO take her hand.
NO, no! she exclaimed, and, with
u ioathing &c. ture, waved him OF.
ms lace darkened with anger, but, in
a suodued' passionate voice. he said
Carrie, my darling, will you dare
everything for my sakef trust both