Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-11-27

it did not seem to satisfy her lover.
more mystery, Fanny" he exclaimed.
in an excited tone. "Iou are not dealnr
fairly with me. Last night heard a mans
step in your hall when Grover said no one
was there; to-day, in passing your window,
| saw man sitting by your side, but when
| entered the room he was not in sight
just now ! saw You walking in the grove
with stranger and you refuse to tell me
ANYTHING about it. What does it mean,
Fanny"
II can't tell yor now, Eugene" was
Fanny's reply. "If Grover is willing. you
shall know tomorrow"
"See." said Bertha, laughing, 81 believe
the boy is ienlous."
"Do you know nything of this, Bertha ?"
said Eugene. turning to his sister.
Yes, brother mine, know all about it
was the reply "and I don't sympathze
with you one bit. You remember how you
acted only two days age about this prop
crty."
hept in the dark said Eugene. angrily.
'Fanny, ask you once for all, will you
tell me or will you not ?"
"lt is not my se"-et.' said the young
girl. firmly, "and | refuse to tell"
Roland could stay to hear no more.
"',ne' s.It.s ~ ~. ',aor '.''. =
a; 'tt,' cue .''. '','', - ,a, l
could not have prevented himself from
walking into the sitting room. and explain
my ,i,| "n"'e ma 'rI' nat nc o'S'"
In turning toward Mr. Clayson's house
the young man unthnkingly struck into
the path through the grove. So busy was
ne WIN MS own ,no'Sn,S ''''' nc "'o no'
'n'.'h OF the peru ne ''a' mus ,h,p"" hlhi
Se'i il'o "'i'li lie wis hc'f'S HILL through
S'"v''
men ne stopped ana Eazca in'eh'iS
"oo,t' h'''' Al WAS sun as aSa'n'
may as wei go on now ne mo1'ereu.
~ u, l" Just as Sa'e as 10 r"t''rh-
ne neNt minute however proved 'he
'''S''E "' 'NiS reasoning '"r ne nan not
Pr"'e'''n "a "oH'h Steps "heh ap,'r'yn ynS"re
L.l -. .i,.
IN an instant ne WIS Str'hlh% wildly out
at ms asS'uiahr Wlth ms clcnched liSt. ll's
blows however Se"ihei |" nave no o'hcr
'hect on lhc man 'Nah |" cause nun
I" ''%hteh MS A"It on 'He young man
thr"'.
lie knew that ne was heing f"rccd down
Ivy sheer strength. and reached after his
f-'"N"r. rs ne ana SO ne tripp',' on some
"nS'r,'ctloh III inc pain ana '"'h men zen
t"1"tH'r.
II" tf'ra I" cry 1"r n"IP' "nE In" lr"n
mana on ms '"fo't AtiH h''h 700 c'"S''y iof
t',r'
ne "'r"gS i" on - r'uhu 10" n'c''ht
"'Si'r'',c iH"e'"' " e''N' h'' ~ h"ini',
was V! ~" ''' '''' ~" ''' ass '.' Va ''"''
every '"N'n' 'N' nun ~ 10, '",','
,'''' I'1''' ''''' '''' "''''
VA ,''r ''i'' .'i1 '''' ,..
"''o'S ne .'''' ''i''e - &c" ~ lo% e.
i i" "''o Nv .'.., ''''
VI, "'0'i .I - = ''''' Vt
I,u
'I'1,H t;'s,is - s. ~ '''
-, ~ ~ :} e;,,. ''''
"'o" van t'.H al m ''',
,,,',' w., ,'a;l. a,.h ''''-
''''!' ''' ''''' '''. 4"'' - "''',
Ames muttered an cath as the cry oI
"murder rang oht on the stll night an
and raised the knife for surer stroke,
Ia that one Second OF CARELESS rage how
ever, he th"uShtlesSly removed ms hand
from the revolver, and before the blow he
aimed could descend, \ sharp report RAM
out and ne Sprang back Win b"Ii@t Ill
hls breast
Roland was on hlslest III an instant an"
presented the r"'oNcr AT the prostftte
man IS head.
cone motion, one eaoit TO escape, and
will send ball through your braln.' he
cried.
Steps were now heari approaching from
both directions and tmcs mate one tiercs
attcmrt t" gain his feet. iut he was held
back hv tn" cold rim of steel which touched