The daily gazette., 1875-12-11
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he would sometimes geek The rerdo.,
vous for days at time before he met
her. One morning he was seated in
the grove awaiting her, when he saw
a female form on the meuRd. In an
instant he was Fastening to the spot
under the supposition that Is was
Maggie, but when he arrived there no
one was to be seen. Disappointed and
heart sick heturncd away. For several
mornings the same thing occurred and
Olark began to be perplexed and very
nervous. At length, however, Maggie
was able to meet him, and he forth
with related to her what he had wit
messed. She was as much confounded
as himself, bu: they soon forgot the
subject in talking over their own
affairs.
Not long afterward poor Ann Pen
der went to Mr.. Mortons house. aad
requested him to give her some money
that she might employ men to search
for her missing husband. At first MIR.
Morton spoke kindly to the Door crea
ture, though he refused her request:
but when she became clamor Gus In
her demand, he treated her rudely aud
ordered his servants to see her off the
place.
| And you refuse the supplication Of
the widow" she screamed. "You de,
hey? Well, curse you, and the time
shall come when you will lose your
daughter, and you shall seek her aud
not find her."
These were the parting words Of
Ann Pender
Some little time after this when
Clark and Maggie Morton were hold.
ing one of their stolen interviews In
the grove, Ann Pender was lurking
near at hand. Maggie was telling he's
lover that she could only spend few
moments in his society on account of
the scrutiny that was exercised over
her movements.
"And is this to last forever" asked
Clark in mournful tone. "Are we
to meet and scarcely say two words of
welcome before VIC say goodbye, to
meet again we know not when?"
BE patient, Willie" answered
Margaret, when have a right to my
fortune, if my father still is opposed
to our union,I will marry you without
any longer delay"
"Yes," replied Clark, land the world
I will call me fortune hunter"
What will that signify," said Mar
garet. Il know you are not; and that
is enough for me-"
Courses on you both, shouted voice
from the bushes, ana a stout woman
in a tattered and faded dress stood
before them. Il have discovered you,
,, have I? I'll away and give the infor-
nation, and perhaps he'll give me the
money" and in an instant the woman
I had dsrted off.
"Tis crazy Ann" Maggie called to
; Clark, who was pursuing the creature
"She is harmless.
,, But she will go and inform your
/, /, father" said Clark"
: "Never fear" replied Maggie, "she
/. will do nothing of the kind" But
Maggie Morton was mistaken. Ann
Peuder fastened to her father and re.
' lated the conversation she had over
i, heard in the grove, but Mr.. Morton,
= failing to give her money, the woman
: rallied against him as she had previous
= ly done and was again turned off the
+ grounds.
- For long days Clark waited in vain
for Maggie to appear; he was not ava re
: of the terrible scene that had occurred
. bet Seen the father and daughter, when
= Maggie openly admitted that she had
been meeting her lover.
Some time after when Clark was
3 waiting in the grove in the hope OF
q meeting Maggie, poor Ann Fender
appeared before him.
= Il have done thing" she said
:. (which makes me sleepless. gave
. the wound, will heal the wound. l
did the mischief will repeal it. j
know your trouble. Write . note and
: Ann Fender will deliver it. Safely and
quickly, tso.'
Clark was deceived as many are dc.
= ceived by a mad persons temporary
: return to reason, and agreed to meet
:, her in an hour with q letter for Mag.
= gle. But he more than half repented
having done so, when at the sight of the
! letter Ann Pender's wildness returned
! 1t was too late, howavcr, for she Wa
, gone in a moment, clutching the note
a tightly in her hand.
~ was fool to trust her," mar.
: INJURED Clark. "She will give the letter
. to Mr.. Morton"
He was mistaken, however. The
lnext day the poor creature met him
: with a reply from Margaret. She had
| managed 10 CIhWl uuucE MISS MOTION
!, window unobserved, and deliver
: Clark's note and receive reply.
The letter Of Maggie gave him some
| thing to poBder on. She directed him Il
J, keep himself concealed, and see that a
3 report was circulated that he had lef;
n the country. That at nights he could
: repair to a certain hollow tree in the
: grove and search for letters. and when i.
8 was necessary to communicate with him
e she would send him some important in
structions. For two months William
Clark kept himself concealed, and enly
1 ventured out at night to seek the grove
! ! in hopes of receiving letter. At tlength
he was rewarded. A hurried note told
him that her father was satisfied that he
!; had left the country, and she not so close
a " guarded as before. She, moreover
8 told him to watch for her on the third
, morning after he saw q small fire kindled
. on the mound. The reader may judge
how anriously Clark watched that hill
D until he saw one day the thin blue smoke
curling upward, from its summit The