The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-28

Suea eVeCt 10 was rtenap1&v ~ WuAOW WIZ
Miss Cameron, when, suddenly dropping
The awkward badinage which be bad beer
attempting --
"But Who the devil have We got here p
be exclaimed. bis eye having caught mas
in mean dress, who. on discovering th,
dragons as be approached tbe house. sud
denly stopped sbert, and. in evident sur
prise and alarm. sprnng 10 one side Of th,
road, and endeayored to conceal himsel
behind low and rather thin hedge that rar
parallel to the house, and directly IN from
Of it. Stubbs pointed him out 10 Mia
Cameron she started. and turned pale
for, meanly dressed rs be was, sbe at oncs
recognised in she stranger her lover, Nal
colin M'Gregor. he bad come, she doubled
not, in this disguise, to pay the visit w6icl
bis letter had promised. n the meantime
Stubbs, flushed With toe wine be had drunk
and desirous Of showing Miss Cameron his
promptitpde and energy on sudden emer
gencies, threw up the window violcntly,
and called out to the soldiers to pursue The
fugitive. and to Ere upon him, if be did mot
surrender himself II was 10 vain, that
Miss Caueron--ai this trying moment fer
getting the additional danger 70 which the
warm and earnest expressions Of her interest
in the fate Of her lover would subject him
implOred Captain Stubbs to allow bin to
escape. .r,
For Heavens sake" she exclaimed. 10
the agony Of her feelings. and seising him
almost cOnvulsively By the hand as she
spoke, " do not commit murder DO not
send the soldiers after him. captain. will
do anything for yOu-I will 60 on my
bended knees to you" said the distracted
girl, if you will call yeur men back. and
allow him to escape" To this appeal
Stubs made no other reply than by repeat
ing With additional vebemence, bis orders to
the soldiers halfa-dozen Of whom, with the
sergeant at their bead, now galloped furiously
of in the direction which he pointed out
Then, turning round to Miss Cameron, with
look Of mingled triumph and selfcomT
placency- -..t
"Why, madam" be said, we must do
our duty. We soldiers mustn't stand on
triHes. The fellow must be shot and, IL
he isn't shot, be must be hanged-that's all /;
50 there's but two ways Of it-eh I Tight
work that, madam, isn't it-eh?'' I--t.
AT this instant. the report Of carbine
was heard, and Immediately after, another
and another.
"Oh heavens they have killed him, they
have killed him - exclaimed Miss Cameron,
covering her face with her hands, and
throwing herself into seat, in nm agony Of
horror and despair |" They have murder
ed him. the ruthless savsgea Oh Malcolm,
my beloved Malcolm! that you had never
loved me. that you had never hooked on this
fatal face for h u /, and l alone, that
have been the cause Of your cruel sad un-
timely DEATH And here the violence of
her feelings checked her utterance, and she
burst into a food of tears
Fortunately Captain Stubs was too in
tently occupied I'm watching theproceedings
of the party who were in pursuit Of the fl-
gitive, tc bear all that Minis Cameron hao
permitted 70 escape her in her agony or,
ipdesdtD AoEics her dislrsm ak alL Quisxing-
" Assay ysAs was seuy gsysd4ts ssksEss. 49,.
at the chase, and ever and anon giving utter
ance to the various feelings which its
various turns excited.
"Ha, you've pinned him at last, ,serjeaut."
muttered the captain, in his own peculiar
and elegant phrAseology, on perceiying the
fugitive stumble and fall, immediately after
a carbine had been discharged at him by the
officer just named.
mo, you blind rascal," again muttered
Stubbs, on seeing the fallen man taking once
more to bis feet. and clearing hedges and
ditches with an activity that sufficiently
showed be had sustained. at any rate, no
serious injury. "You haven't touched
him. III have you back to the ranks again
for that, you, scouDdrel. or my names not
Stubbs-" And, after moments pause
"Ay, ay, you villain = be added, hes of,
he's off; you'll never get within shot Of him
again. Hasg Ra if don't gss every man
Of you fOgged to death for this 20
When Captain Stubbs said the fugitive
had escaped, be was right The nature Of
the ground had been all along greatly in bis
favor, being 50 intersperzed and encumbered
with hedges, ditcbes, walls, and trees, that
the dragons hsd lttle or no chance Of ever
being able to overtake him, should be
escape their carbires and these had hither-
to been discharged et him without effect.
The last effort Of the fugitive-that
which secured his final esespe, and which
had called forth the expressions Of Captain
Stnbb's dspleasure-Tas bis plunging into
thick plantation that grew on the face Of
a steep and rocky hill, where it was impos-
sible for the troopers to pursue him. The
latter finding this, two or three shots were
discharged at random into the wood a
yolley of oaths followed, and the pursuit
was abandoned.
The dragons turned their horses heads
towards Duntruskin House, where they
soon after joined their comrades. 'r
During the pursuit, Miss Cameron awaited
its result in deep but silent wretchedness,
till, aroused by The delightful intelligence
communicated involuntarily by Stubbs, that
the fugitive yet lived
I" He is not killed, then ~ she exclaimed,
in paroxysm Of rapture, starting from her
seat, her face flushed with joy, and bsr soft
dark eye beaming With inexpressible happi-
ness. :" he is not killed, then - she said,
rushing wildly to the window, "Oh,
thank God, thank God for bis mercies -
she eAclaimed, on perceiving that the fu-
gitive appeared to be still unhurt, and that
Be was continuing bis exertions to escape
with uDabated energy. .,..
Unable, however, to look longer upon the
doubtful and critical struggle between the
pursuers and the pursued, she bad again
retired from the window, and again her
fears for the eventual safety Of ber lover
had returned rbese, however. Captain
Stubs latter EXPLANATIONS had once more
removed.