Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-02

"LOOse him, boy Come Of, GluerI
cried, seiIing the dog by his collar, and
with some difficulty persuading him to re-
lax bis hold Of the writhing rascal on the
grass.
"' YOu internal ralainr l cried, id
amazement, as l assisted the intending
assassin to his feet, and recognized Mr..
Lionel Crawford.
"He muttered a terrible imprecatiou
upon ne, the dog and things in general;
then he slahk slowly away, for ! did not
attempt to detain him.
81 went back to Mr. Edgar, still hold.
ing Glue, who was most anxious to resume
hositilities with his late foe.
"'Have you let him go. Wilson,
asked the wounded man, in accents of sur.
prize.
Il thought it the nest, sir, was MY la
comic reply.
"'Why? Who, in Gods name, Vas it?'
"'Your rival in love, Mr.. Edgar !!
"'Great Heavens You do not mean
to say that it was my brother Lionel who
tried to take M hfe?'
1t was no one else, sir. But come ub
to the cottage, and LII 60 for Doctor
Goodwin. He will extract the ball, and
won't talk about what has occurred
''Yes, run ahead for him. can reach
the cottage all right, for my wound is not
serious, though it does pain me somewhat
said the intrepid fellow, and | started up.
on my mission.
81 aroused the surgeon, and he came
quickly to my cottage. He probed the
= wound, extracted the ball, and promised
) Mr.. Edgar that be would not mention the
occurrence to any one. Before daylight
his patient went home, and a few hours
afterward messenger came form the hall,
c and told me Sir Marmaduke desired my
: presence. | never saw a lion, so don't
know how one looks when he's angry but
> the old baronet seemed to meet my idea
d of what one would be if famished and
Z wounded. His face was livid with con-
centrated rage, andshe shook his white
locks as he paced to and fro in the library,
J in which he was closeted with Mr.. Edgar.
: In obedience to his demand, | gave an
= exact account of the occurrences of the
past night, aud the old mans anger was
! terrible to witness when he learned the
Il full enormity of his eldest sons offense.
o "Curse him y he muttcred, 'he shall
never darken these rooms with his hated
b presence while live The scoundre ! to
j blur my fair escutcheon With this blot
, Then, turning to me he said Wilson,
you are fit for better things than to be
n mere gamekccper. Mr. E1gar has been
g telling me that youlove Alice, Lady Craw-
&c furd's maid, and that the girl reciprocatss
Il your affection. Now have propositioa
Is to make. If you will mary Alice, and
emigrate to America within one month
is | will give you three thousand pounds to-
II start with in life, on condition that you
i promise never to divulge to man, woman
e or child, during my lifetime what your
W witnessed last night think that it will
J. be better for you and safer for the honor
e of my family, to leave England and if at
1t any future lime you require any further
L assistance-in reason--Mr. Edgar or N.Y.
self will extend it to you
st II accepted the baronet's terms, for they
were liberal, and enabled me to consum-
g mate the dearest desire Of my life, which
" was to marry Alice. | often hear from
'i ,Ir Edgar-or rather Sir Edgar. for
Lionel was killed in duel in France, and
II the old baronet expired shortly afterward
: -'and be always appears anxious to hear
how the farm that purchased with the
money his father gave me progresses. In
'e the last letter received from him he in
s. formed me that Miss Lawton, his old
flame, had made a sad .Jfasco-she had
= elopcd with a married man."
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