Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-04-20
"Yonraariinq has the s,IlEs,n

:. But Mr. Hoist paid nos attention.
He was looking at q yachtwhich had
kepttin their wake aevers since they
left Long Beach, yacht that came
so near sometimes, that he fancied he
recognised New York acehe was
not particularly anxious to gsee; SO,
forgetting his fo'acse below, he cried,
aloud: 81
Hal believe that, is the fellow
who has dogged me for ten months |!
Has the little wretch peachd ?" - I,
These tones of her beloved's voice
were borne down to Annie, and the
effect was electric. Springing up on
the couch, she. listened to what fol-
lowed. For few minutes there was
silence, and she fancied she had
dreamed /; then the baritone was heard
again; N.sa ya,sg4seE
ter us! but we'll be. ! even with them
yet! Dog the girl, I wish I had let
her alone i fo.fr "a /
"a cool twenty thousand dollars
is not to be sneezed at,n came down
to the cabin I" besides, I don't mean,
to play sister for nothing. / tell
YOU what, Hoist, I think I am very
accommodating! If you had the
little sca-sick fool on your hands to
humor you'd have given up the
| thing before this. But that's always
the way with you men We have
all the trouble, and none of the
EthanksPs gg ASyA
"Hush, Emily, do you want that.
girl to hear you?" interrupted q Sc
we're voice. Your miserable tenn
per will get us in trouble yet; Leave
Hoist alone, and eomepEef here to,
| me- - I I'd s
Mrs. Niblo did not obey her hus-
bands bidding, but she contenteds
herself with muttering wrath which,
| did not reach .,the, attentive listener,
in the cabin: but poor Annie had
heard enough > When Mrs. Niblo
came down, she saw at 2 glance
that further disguise was essaryy,
and the fact was communicated to the
others. ,.,
| ALTHOUGH the weary day Annie
lay powerless on the couch, listening
to the humping of the boat. giving
way to mental and physical prostra-
ton, and bemoaning her folly in a
hopeless -de2pairing way~-Cempletes
ly in the power OF the wretches who
! had so. deceived her, she was not SPAR
7 ed IN words or threats, and was too
,cowed and frightened TO- make reslss7, ),
tancs. & n ES.Yi
j The yachsJaitaf :aA desperate race
with her pursuer, shot at aigltt!fall!l !. on; 2;
to the Bridgeport beach, not daring
to seek theGdock ,,AnnieEYas walk
ed through the streets to a hotel,
where, utterly detected and mlsera=
BILE; she sat in her room nnd' cried,
watched over by the bewitchlng bru-
nette :.
What are yonsgoing st6aog with
]me ?s she asked the woman t. He
cannot force me to marry him now:
I'd never say " thewords if you killed
me" nes
cob, We owoa't kill you, my dear;
we don't do so much dirty work as
that. But you won't get off under a
cool fifty thousand dollars, if that,
Frank Hoist has had a long expert
ence-" {
"I'll rouse the house first !" cried
Annie, passionate.y. II won sign
a paper if ] die for it.
"tTut, tut" sneered Mrs, Niblo,
"you know nothing Of life. The
world is full Of as big fools as you
are, and I've never known Hoist at a
loss what to do. Besides, my young
heroine, haveyou reflected upon that
curious composition-your reputa-
ton? People can be made to believe
anything, and I reckon I won't mind
a few lies
aDo spare met cfisd Alpie, Gov
ering her face. s<'TOh, is there d,'y-
Thing womanly ihyou p
Net much, said the brunette,
coapsssaIy. 1--we had hard life
| of it, on the wila|e."
The next morning, "a 4AaaRlEie Sat
with Mrs. Niblo, a stir outside The
! door reused her attention, and in less
time than it takes to relate, the room
; was filed with officers Of the law.
Approaching the brunette, the chief
laid. a heavy haaa 81 l9.e her 81 shoulder
al arrest you,S Emily oiay. 1T ts9r
completely in the Parker burglary
casa- ~
4 shriek from Annie interrupted
the speech: 4 tall, familiar form
met her gaze, and Rushing forward
she fell in Dicks optstrctc}h!s4i ~ arl4s 4!
ooh, Dick, is it, can it he yoq?
Thank God !" Here MISC Annie dis
tinguished herself by fainhng.