The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-18
The Ant1-Monopolis Imperfect

away, the girl said that she commenced
to scream as loudly e she could for assis-
lance, but two of the ruffians seized her,
and, while their comrades proceeded to
ransack the house. gagged her, and in
spite of her resistance, tied her firmly TO
the foot of the table
When asked what had become of her
fellow servant, she replied that he lay
helpless for sometime after the villains
had departed, but as soon as he was able
he had staggered out of the house, and
she ha- never seen him afterwards.
Paralyzed by terror, Mary Carroll re-
membered nothing, from the moment she
was carried out of the fathers house,
until she found herself on horse Dack, be-
fore some one whose strong arm, passing
round her waist, kept her from falling.
They were travelling along the steep
mountain road, and the path was wind
ing and rugged, and she could feel the
horse stumbling, as his feet came in con-
tact with the loose stones, which were
plentifully scattered along the pathway
She tried to turn her head, IN order to
obtain view of their route, but a grutf
voice sterny forbade her to try to find
out where they were going.
At last. after about three hours riding,
they stopped at small cabin, and she
was lifted from her saddle. while the
shawl, which her abductors had hurriedly
wrapped around her as they bore her
| from her home, was drawn closely over
her eyes.
1t was withdrew az soon as she and
her companien Ms had entered the cabin
and she glanced around her.
The place was entirely unknown &c
her, and consisted OF large smoke
darkened apartment, squalid and wretch
ed, out Of which smaller one opened
There was no one in the place when
they entered but an old woman, whose
dirty and smoke dried appearance was il
keeping with her miserable abode. TC
her the man who had held Mary Oh
| horseback spoke:
''See what boEny bird / have brought
you mother. So take good care of her
and 90 not LET her escape you until get
better cage ready for her"
The old woman laughed. you may
trust me for that, Mr. William
Mary Carroll started. and looked at the
man who had spoken. In her agony q
terror all through that dreadful ride, il
had never occurred to her who her abduc
tor might be. 1t had seemed as if al
thought and feeling had been crushed gu;
Of bcr by fear, and she had been all but
unco lscious, but now, that voice, 1t was
evidently disguised. vet it seemed tamil-
lar. and now the woman had called him
Mr.. William Could it be that h.i
i abductor was William Dassett. Yes. i
must be; and shuddering as she recalled
| his threats, she covered her face with hel
hands and burst into tears.
Then whispered sentence caught hel
ear, and she looked up to see him III the
act OF dispatching messenger on some
errand, ana heard him whisper, Tel
him to come without t3il tonight az mid
night Smith, for will defer the marriage
no longer
No longer doubling his identity, she
sprang uD and confronted him
"What marriage did you speak OF
| William Bassettl" :
Seeing disguise no longer possible,
answered her in his natural voice:
"our marriage, Marry Carroll. Die
not tell you that you should never ma
O'Hara while | had power to prevent s.
| have that power, and am sending
minister to marry us ST midnight,
that the best thing YOU can do is to 90
bed in the meantime and rest, SO that
BRIDE may look blithe and bonnie
bride should look
! The hot. indignant tears rushed il
her eyes, and she replied, firmly:
= You may Kill me. if you hike, v
liam Bassett. but viii never be bride
yours And oh /. Smith" she cried ella
ing her hands, IF you are a man,
Will not do this towards bidding,
will help poor girl, who has ne
wrorged you, to escape from his clutch,
The man laughed light mocki
laugh, yet, as he passed out the door
fancicd that he threw reasuring glai
in her direction, and her heart bounc
at the thought; then, turning to the VIC
an. she asked her to lead her to go
place where at least she would he (
| from mockery and intrusion.
The woman complied and. show
her into the inner apartment. pointed
bed, " where" she said. :. she mi
rest until the arrival of the minister"
barring the door on the outside, left
~ her own thoughts.
Almost distracted by the story told
his servant. as soon a Mr.. Carol COZ
collect strength for the task, he and
ward o. Hara rushed to the neighbour
/ town, spreading the news of the abbu
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