The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-30

wood, grasping at the last moment
loose rope, he. swung down, almos
touching the girl. PsaS-
i At first she was too busy to notice hi
face; bat when the $bandage was tie,
she looked at it, and saw his lips NOV
ing, though his voice was too faint t,
sound over the noise of fight and roa
OF breaking waves. Her. ear almos
touched his lips before she caught tn,
words. noon (, ~ ~ .... : -...-
| Hide me, hide me, and let me die il
peace p ,,.I- r.s. .t,..- -4--.
For a minute Bessie Sat staring al
the black rocks and thinking; then q
.lightcros her eyes. She said to her
self. .H,'... Gl.z "a
ave mays we'll risk it. May be
there's no boats about, and he's a hand
some young chap to be hanged. Garge
mal,n look after himself, allow
Excitement lent extra strength tc
her arms. Shooting through the Du
rele archway, she ran the boat into the
beach just in thequiet little nook be-
hind the Door, where the projecting
rocks made perfect haven, dragging
the boat up as far as she could.
The man was moaning now, and as
she couldn't lift him out, the only al
tentative was to make him shift for
himself. rt s
:" You'll hsv to land, young man. |
allow it's difficult; but yo' maun do it.
There's cave here yo' can lie in till the
cutters men and soldiers are out of the
way" ..- Il: r. 5--s. -...-r-t
For answer he got up, and scrambled,
with many groans, out of the boat, drop
ping upon the shingle. +@EEs n-.
You're good lass, and if you're as
pretty as your voice is sweet, I'll have
the best of it hiding away here"
Well see about that, my man.
Yo'or all tarred with the same stick.
The moor a woman does for a man the
moor she'll hev to do. The ferst sarcy
word yo' says to /, my fayther he cooms
te-nus 70. $50 yo best keep ascivil
The natural result of this' nursing was,
that Bessie lost her heart-piiy is,
we know; near akin to love; and SO it
was. BY some means or other, the reve.
nue. officer, left to keep a look out at
Lnlworth, began to get dome, ,inkling Of
the truth, and one day, meeting Bessie,
rather questioned her closely as to her
. nth, D s.S ;.hs Mas 80 w snalp ~ 'eii
20 M X. Pnhaa,un, %u 'ne In name ne went @ oy
~ s.aoOSl = '1niu T give no ciue 10
I.s Us aasesseen.s aa ss. nae n.gn., however,
a.... oh saai - oss osa.,. ~. n,.s, anu
gan r.nH .an Im S,nn aoou' pess Do's''
= a,..,.;s.,',.s...s : . m ~ n,a .omieuee on
,~ = ~ W"I:.T "a rt
,Mi "a. ,e oA AOeisu-ni 'e.aiiAteu. , :: het
'one "a ,ne I eIIei nien sePpea M, anu
,een strnck Harry WsIters. bowsye3
anne in in time 10 hear his dangb,er,s
,ama' banS;od ahau. end !, he;n,
IS r,.,mss IEsc. The. old man vas not
,erfectIv sober So he rave the officer
hit of his mind and. warming with
iba sub;ect ended NV IN rea feninp ,o,itcb
,im over the cliff IL he ever said a word
,ys;nst Ress;e- again. Then Kit. who
,ad b' en- standing by. got the old man
,way and for a few hours the matter
vas .at rest sTfP'7- fl4lf
", ,,,o.,;. pass; s,.r,.d f., ras,
@ ,,sor,h ~ s,,eud i' ,;st s, 'I r,,.s -. Rs Re-
.,.n;,n H .ha " ran, dnwnN IT, lnna s,aen
,ath LEADING IN tbe ,11;ned chanel Of |
3;ndon suddenly sKe stopped. surely
hot Was Kit wali,iny along the cliff.
,es going slowly. as If watching or |
ya;ting Then he stood still. crouch.
no down There, within hundred |
,aTds wr.nned in a night cloak and
rood, to keep off the keen east wind.
aeod the e-rsyenue ofkcer, watching With |
his glass q passing vessel i! Behind him,
.reeping like panther down the steep |
,liff, was Kit Roberts! 81 -sa.
A thousand sparks seemed flashing
before Bessie's eyes, her lips opened, she |
lied to scream. but her voice was gone;
he tried to start forward, but her knees
ave way and falling, she lay still, inn
,elled by horrible attraction to. watch
he murder-to see her lover, the man
Who, IN few weeks, was TO oe her.hus-
oand, deliberately steal upon the oincef,
md with sudden sprlng and blow, with
lis outstretcheu hands, strike MIN over
he ciift. She eard the murdered
mans deatn.yeii, out no 10, more mo a cola
land seemed said upon hes hearlt ana
'ense leie her.
When she recovered, Kit was sitting
~ her. His face was white, and
errible expression OF Tear and anger
ylaring out OF ms blood shot eyes.
How did you come here!' ne asked,
no attempt to raise Bessie up,
Dr. EXCUSE hihiSe' Il