Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

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read the letter through in the same
way, while her father stood beside the
table, bis eyes fixed steadily upon her
face. Her nnn,bing pulses told her
beforehand the contents Of the letter,
and yet she read Il through three times
without raising her eyes from her page.
Perhaps she was schooling her face,
meanwhile, 70 express nothing Of the
feeling thai swelled within her. If so,
she was certainly successful, for her
father, looking down upon her with
Keen eyes and bent brow, could not
divine the thoughts that passed within
her. Al last he grew impatient
s.Well, Mistress Annie Nairfaz." said
ne sharply. ''hast lost thy tongue Of a
sudden2 'Tis d pretty pass, think,
5 when q ou keepest thy old father
waiting thus for thy words
what doyou wish me to say, fathers?'
said she, without raising her eyes.
''Say?" replied the old man, "why,
whatseou will. Do De Courcy's words
please thee: What answer hast thou to
his s,tiv??' a-s 80ess.-
The girl looked up. cam I to reply
to this, father ?" she asked.
EsThou must reply through me, GIRL"
said the old man, s'and thou would ST
do well to reply quickly, for De Courcy
is no idle carpet knight whose only
task is to sue for fair lady's smiles.
He has returned 10 his home on leave
| for but Few weeks only, and in chat
time, Mistress Annie, il is his will TO
WOO, win, and .wedlalhd Of Dri. Eirha hat
the The jpsy, however, from theit velthus
now not seem 10 have accorded weigh2'
sub- ev'Geu'e. DIS. Fauntleroy and Nc H.
each testified to the tincomplet eness
$ in ANALYSIS 50 far hn. said th,t IL tiers
a OF saDle from it that arsenic had cat the
AS death: the precipitate yielded the
:. teste being such rs would not be her
IS DOWN. to use a chemical term, che
he presence of arsenic. Mr.. !,
"allins in his evidence stated -o'"'
~. Crawford had said to him that
~ Napier, Called by other witnesses IN
rs ought TO be shot and chat A len have
ina poisoned With sirychine. 1t was, N i'll
his evidence that Napier wi
boarded at Aliens, and in eonDecti :,
whom. Mrs. AS name had been me 'he
in neighborhood scandal. was seelpou
~ 10 her house the day after her hlvile
- frneral. The jury, after hear1cy.
sd evidence. and consulting few MI,
~, bought in verdict that Mr.. Allen
4aoI poison administered by his wife W. ,o''
NJ, tenf to murder him. Ms. Allen hnou
two statement to her counsel. nome
! This is no new thing to lice, thou hast
known Of De Coucy's love for long,
Can'st speak," Annie Fairfax, with
arms sill folded and clea' eyes bent
upon her father, replied at length:
'sMy answer could uo1 he otherwise
than Straightforward, my father, and
Louis De Courcy known this WELL To
his SHIT have but one answer, as yon
and he well know. I do not love HIM
| will lie rather than marry him.
Foolish jade!" said sbe old man.
bringing his fist down upon the small
I table with such force as to almost over
turn il, and uttering fearful oMh as
he did 50. Chou sAo15 marry Louis
De Courcy! Dost hear? / swear ii, and
if chat cursed young rebel who has
dared 10 pay court to thee appears
again before my door: shall lay him
dead at my feet"
As he spoke in his excitement he
strnek mis- fooS violently agains, the leg
OF The table. The sudden pain called
from him arsharp cry and another saw
age oath. His daughter sprang TO her
feet, and would have aided him to a
chair, but he waved her Of with a
threatemin gesture, himself hobblcd 20
an arm chair, where he set for q mo-
ment speecllless from pain. When,
however, he had regained his selt-con
troll he said With iierces emphasis than
before: st'a-''t'.''-'e~'
|
understand me, then, thou hast but
a few more hours OF grace. louis De
! Cou' cy will come to thee, to-day, TO
press his suit. If thou darest to say to
him nay, will break thou proud spirit
for thee, or thou must leave thy fathers
root, and find a home where thou canst
Mark my words, Annie Fairfax; I have
commanded and tnou must ohey"
The old man now rose and left the
room. The girl, witt, cheeks pale and
and cold as marble, and With lips tight
Il ~ set and colorless, seated herself al
the writing table and wrote few hasty
words ~ ,.s.t.a'tii'3
"Edward: AS you love me, come TO
me. will consent now to be your
wife III spite ofmy fathers commands :
only come and set me free from torture.
I ~ Y9 Your own, aiae3l.t-
s9 8a3 5vG 81 Annie Fairfax.
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