South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-28


added sweetness and gentlsness in her
i manner to her father. l complained OF
khaving passed bad night. ana of feel.
'ng badly. kept my room most OF the
lay. but within its precincts ragged f,i-
riousiy. To let her escape with tl.at
scoun,irel. it seemed to me. would he
to let the last of my life depart. MOI
was determined to prevent it, even at
the cost OF my life.
| The day wore away in slow, intermin-
able length. / did not tell her father
what l suspected, but prepared to keep
my vigil alone. BY ten o'clock the
house was still and silent. knew that
Kate had gone to her room. for heard
her light steps on the stairs some time
before. lowered the gas, opened my
door. and prepared TO listen to every
| sound.
The town clock struck eleven. twelve
and one, before my patience was re.
warded, then the creaking of the stairs
drew my attention. Looking out, in The
linn light saw n darkcned figure steal.
ing down. then clicking of the locks.
In moment l followed out through the
gate, down to the end of the square.
where q covered carriage was awaiting.
| arrived just in time TO hear Walter
Rcyeaux's voice saying:
kate. darling, | knew you would
come" when took her by the arm and
said:
Katc-Miss Marston-you should
not do this mad thing. Return with
me to your father"
Then ReveauX voice, in q passion
| cried:
How dare you interfere? / will teach
you better manners :"
Before l could avoid it he raised n
pistol and fred
felt dali pain in my side; then
came = blank.
When / returned to consciousness /
heard voices family Whispering:
"tle cannot last much longer, poor
fellow"
had dim idea that the room was
full of people, but recognized no one ;
then came another blank.
had been badly wounded in the side.
almost fatally, but careful nursing and
good constitution triumphed. After
returning TO consciousness the second
time, 1 mendcd rapidly. think what
helped me most was Hates sweet face
bending over me with such woid OF
tenderness in it. | was convalescinr
rapidly, and Kate and soon resumed
our rides. One morning Mr.. nIarston
summoned ne into the library all told
ne mnst appear as 4 witness against
Reveauy. This did not wish to do
for fear it might implicatc Kate. but Mr..
Marston insisted. and the trial resulted
in Mr.. Reveauy being sent 10 the Alba
ny Penitemtiary for three years.
Kate maintained no feeling. Her
love having yielded to the force of cir.
cumstanccs.
With Mr.. Rcvcaux's sentence my
work was done. 1 had gained the end
for which had been employed. l told
Mr.. Marston this, and thanked him for
his Kindness.
"Do you really wish to leave us, my
boy?"
No replied .'but / have conplet.
ed my mission, and now there is moth.
ing left for me to do. In leaving you |
leave everything. and 90 fortl, Into the
world more desolate than I came"
But why not stay? have properly
which needs care. can'iind plenty for
you to do
Can you not see that it is madness
for me to stay? 1 have only relieved
You of one trouble TO drag you into an.
other. / came heart-whole; shall 70
away leaving my heart behind me.
would not have been presumptuous
enough to have told you OF this had You
not forced me TO explain. AS it is, You
see the only course for me is TO GO
You have only escaped one danger to
encounter another"
What a kind, benign expression came
into the old gentIcman's eyes rs he re.
Piled:
IF Kate loves you, you can marry
her. j only ask in my son.in.law s.erl.
ing worth, audi believe You possess that.
care not for money, landed estates, or
whether blue blood or plebian flows in
your veins:
at is worth makes the man,
The want Of IL The fellow"
j lost no time in finding Kate and tell.
ing her the old. old story, and when /
had finished she looked up and said:
Can you trust me now? I have been
very. very wicked"
Tlust her. No angel from heaven
would have seemed purer-and so
told her. Anybody looking into ms
home today aud seeing my bonnie hap.
py children, would know that she had
not belied that trust.
My sign, "Davie Moss, attorney and
solicitor At law" hangs out once more
IN view OF tho capitol. It is not now
merely ON empty sign, but reality. and
my practice is not only large but lucra.
tive.