The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-07-28
[corYRGnr sEcUREp.] %i'.3,
heH}eiir fthe Ills
CAe S.ttovncv's fse.
ALFRED Z. TOZER,
AIrUoH or "BOuSD HAND AND FOOT, ',
"Wi.o WAS TO BLAME" ETC, ETC. z
CHATTER I.
tn. DEAD BAND.

peasant New EnSE'nu l"cCoiy Low ~
len minutes before, he had leIt Mssroo'n
to pay his daily visit to the once IN ele
great mills below, and now ne slay, prone
with Il fatal stroke OF paralysis, >, on the OAK
en- hoor OF his own mouse, "ioh.no ohe ~
see hnm die, or TO learn ms last Wishes.
The early October sunlight shone through
the narrow, stained panes OF the 1fohI ell
trance and rested upon the old man 1ace'
now disf@ured with such anguish as only
those In the very jaws or death can know.
Nhcn that terrible nltni'ncss HfsI came
upon him, AMI he had flUcn ut TIC foot OF
the broad stairway, he had tricu 10 MAKE
the servants in the rear portion of the
house hear hin and undcrHtand his terrible
need of help. But all were too fur away
au. too busy with their duties, to hear the
l2w means and cries winch alone escaped
his lips.
And S" he t'y dying Alone Win she
sounds OF the town amt tile morning VOTE
III tie house growing fainter anu 1alhGer
il his ears.
His right side was completely paTalyzed
from th" moment or his fall, and while
that awful nerve St!llnea@s, when means
death, WIS creeping swiftly towards his
heart, he scraw!cd few words on scrap
OF paper which he was ctr?ylng IN ms mana
at the time oi his fan, aah 1eil BACK IN
sensible, with the writing HELD 1ast III MS
cirNIhe1 ASs'
When the ho"SekcePer passed thlousn
the h.'! on her way upstairs she lou!o a''n
lyiEG tAcle, ue;ta.
IN Il lew moments the mousse WIS Hi!c"
with curious villagers. There were NOT
few real n"urneri III the 'nr"'E, Winch' a
fcw hours l:tter, fled past the stlli nSure
lynn: on the heh III the HarKenca rarlor
be- -r,"n'' i"'r f"n'rh "'i''AS''rt h''' Heen
Il kinl nlstcr' ;u-da liberal generous iie'Sn-
Ior L.,
""!'''"'!'eE WIZ ne'.I '',''e a. E.'I'
IN I% .'y,'r :i:;'A' Was ,'e "N'''tsa' re re-
ina ~ ma iGtny il f"'iTn h!''N WIN '"e
cart o' 'Hr n'''.: "!'"h n'E'' |'i''' MS 'sts
E'Sl'c''t'N'y' Il" !ic s'''"' 'i '"' F'e'''''1 "a
the ""ad.
Nol: Il the factory Was topped ut once
ana, i": the hrs; Time III years '!fe h"!i's
stood s''I On w":N-',"!' lls nerves ''D''
I'll i'"'i 't!i" st"'' '''',' worn o'' ''i'c
o:hrr ner"@* an' sinrw' WmGh were not {"
iron %lid Sicri. that hitH guided them S" long
and III seemed rcslin" Tor Airesh start III q
race :"r ii'c with t.'4 '"T.t man SI'cc'S SSHr.
Ihc black Grape which hIt;eEcd IRON the
doors. even seemed t" lia'int '!ctitnce at the
nrw ou,ner. whoever he might he, and de-
clare ti"t 10 quarter would he given until
tie rvry en.;.
0nr" r'.i"asc''. tlcope}tlvcs gathered IN
little i5'tho"t tn" tdWn and the mills
t" discuss TIE startling event OF the aty.
Wh" VIII be n:'S'cr now was the
!c;rtng query. Those VINO oid not ask the
Iy,n ~, nly looked II. aS they tr.lZeu
Into"acA "t.!ers taccs. 1t was an inquiry
that Il" one csSayed TO answer.
% II ne had Only marfleo anu gwen us q
son i'Nr hii'Self' was ID wish On many
lip aud III many heart' throughout the
long Na'T.
" II is true, tfcn, 1hat Mr. "alllnSioru
Ee'cr marrIcd' sud II young man. VINO
h".s hceu elnploycd at the mills but snort
tune.
"If YOU have ever heard any ruinors re-
gardiiiS .Ir. Wallinsfords early life said
an old weaver, would advise you not to
mention them today
"T::"rc axe, or were, rumors, then?"
"1"S, said the old man. gravcly., II
thouSht You knew or "oulu hot nave
spoken as did. 1t seems that strange
woman came here years ago ana cla!nco 10
1e MS we. Inc n.,'liH'9oc' SIG s.uo' toVi,
place in England. Shewas IN great trouble
Tut only one woman WHO uiiecIGo her W
the house ana 81" hcr condltlon, heard ner
story. 1t WAS rs wild night as ever blew,
and the poor thing had scarcely clothing
enough TO cover her person, to say no.
lining about keeping her warm. After
leaving Dame Cameron's house that night,
she was never seen in the village again, but
II l-. r., n r,, ,r,s
greatest gossip in tine place-that she lay
near deaths door there for weeks, and that
q child WAS born to her.
al WAS L younr man. then-it must have
been, let me see, twenty-four years ago the
coming winter-and full of fun. Many a
time / hung about the house and around
the GARDEN wall, on one errand or another,
to trv and uat q rlimns, of the woman. but
| never did. | am ashamed enough of it
now. but BOYS will be bows. The quarrel
the Two had when thcy parted, seemed to
have h,cn made up, and we all expected
that the old house would nave mistress,
but one nirht she went away and the mat
ter ended there, 50 far as our knowledge Of
il WAS concerned"
g Did size take the child with herr" asked
.bo younr man. now thorourhlv interested
in tIr suI,ioct
"\v,. h,,vn alwars snnnosed that she did.
T, b,s u..vcr hann aeon here"
..y,uare certain that il livedp"
eyes"
Then thcre was IN heir?'
"There IS only her word for that. Mr..
NaiimSt":i never acknowledged either
htr or the cAiht: =.
WAS Mr. "aIingiord away at the time
the woman ciaEheu the marriage occur
r'd: ..
rS' ana !l''t Is lhc ssfaiiesI Part III; oi ~
";'. h'''s 'nl,lS sle SUI "'o''' ntin ''l'ii-
:" w!t'' """1 We Hne". IT,, u.
-. h"I ",ou' '.it properly. au a,, "i