The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-12

| low voice. VINO DO you suppose sent
me here after your
His eyes almost jumped out of bis
head, and his teeth would chatter in
spite of himself.
Rose Wynne sent me" went on,
you know what for"
When said that, the wretch fell on
his knees, and fairly howled for mercy,
cru confess" he shrieked 81 killed
her, did. I'd sworn Sheldon shouldn't
have her, and l killed her to keep her
from marrying him. She said she'd
haunt me for it. She said she'd come
out OF her grave to hang me, and she has
Kept her VOW" l'
took him back to Evans Corners as
fast as we could travel, and lodged him
in the prison there.
The trial came off in due time. There
wasn't one atom of evidence that he did
the deed except his own confession to
nee. he hadn't opened his lips to any
one since and when called upon to plead
"Guilty, or not guilty" the william
answered " Not guilty." after all.
As he said the words there was a
slight stir among the crowd behind him.
He looked round, and something he saw
there turned his face chslky.
He gave sort of gasp, staggered upon
his feet, and tairly screamed out
equity !" and fell down in a fit.
They carried him out writhing and
foaming at the mouth, and as they did
so, a woman dressed in black came for
ward and threw back her veil. 1t was
Rose Wynne alive, and standing before
US more beautiful than ever.
"He tried to kill me-" she said. cit
was not his fault that he did not succeed.
Ihsd been engaged to marry Mr.. Sheldon
long time, but because my father was
opposed to him and favored Mr.. Davis,
we had kept the engagement secret
from every one. l had gone out that
night, by appointment, to meet my
promised husband, and as was crossing
on the railroad bridge ever the river,
Andrew Davis came from the other side
and met me. He told me if 1 did not
promise to marry him then and there
he'd throw me over the river into the
water. l was always afraid OF him; he
had such savage look in his eyes some
times, and l knew him to be terribly
Jealous of Mark Sheldon. But l would
not promise him anything of the kind.
l could not believe be would really carry
out his threat, and I expected Mark
would come every minute.
"When he took hold of ME, and saw
he was in earnest and really meant to
drown me, l struggled with him, and
told him if he did harm me I'd have
him hung for it, if had to come out of
my grave to do it. And l also told him
1 was going to marry Mark Sheldon, and
that had come out there to meet him.
For l thought perhaps it would scare
him if he thought Mark was anywhere
around. But he suddenly snatched my
shawl of me and wound it round my
head to keep my screams from being
heard, and the next moment he lifted
me in his arms and threw me into the
river. he did not know that l was an
expert swimmer, but before l could free
myself from the folds OF the shawl had
gone under the water twice. The second
time | rose to the surface swan toward
the bank, but the current was so swift
| would inevitably have been drowned
if Mark had not come just then in time
to save me. Davis had run away as fast
as he could, and he did not know that he
had failed in killing me, after all. The
shock was a dreadful one to me, and
my fear of Andy Davis was so great that
l begged Mark to hide me from him,
and from every one, and let it be sup
posed that / was dead. So then we
were married, and went away from this
part OF the country for several months, !
till we heard that Davis had gone away, |
when we returned. But / kept close,
and let no one but my folks know was
alive, for l was determined that Davis
should be punished in some manner. So
/ never went out without thick double
veil over my face, for l Was afraid of
Davis vet.
Then, one evening, l was riding along
in carriage with my husband, when /
saw Mr.. Sharpe sitting at window.
He was disguised but recognized him,
and l remembered that be had once
promised to help me if ever needed his
services. So went up to the window
quietly and spoke to him, and told him
about Davis, and that is all. l didn't
wasn't the man hung, of course but
hope he won't be allowed to murder me,
as / am sure he will want to when he
finds Pm not dead"
But Davis was past doing any one any
further injury. The wretch went from
one fit into another and finally died, lit
orally frightened to death. And so his
sin had certainly found him out.
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