Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-24

hands, W0rktng nerv0usiyS and her face was
as woe-begons asthree hours Of suspense
and agohy opdld r.nake IT. Lloyd had not
returned Whe olaok struok twelve. With
the ,sE s' ssias shs
ooh, ny love, MY darliogl'' shS dried,
$50 generous, SO ready TO- shield 2me, how
oan / live without yodR Add you are gone
gone away, believing me guilty! Oh,
how utterly wasted will myllife be without
you'll Y
She 10y there until morning, weeping
eonvulsively at Intervals, and choking with
the food of sorrow aud romorso. And then
another thought took possession Of her.
Suppose some harm had come to himl Sho
could endure bis reproaohes, desertiou,
even, but never the sight of him wounded
or dead for hor sake. She would boar her
suspense no logger; she said she could know
tbe worst by going to his Office aud qucs-
tioning the clerk, and go she would
Before sho reached the street servant
handed her q letter.
cleft here for you this morning, ma am"
Nellie rctraoed her steps hurridiy, and
With trembling fingers opened her hus-
bands note. 1t was written the evening
before.
ri am going down the river few days,
to stay until conclude how to arrange
affairs between US. l shall take stops to
give you back your Freedom. Until then,
try to act discreety."
That was all; not even reproaoh, bo-
licving of her what he did, only cold,
constrained words Aud tho bitter part to
her was, that she know her husband 8
forbearance grew out of his great love for
her.
A week passed; she mover wanted to re-
member how.
"Have you heard from Mr.. Whitlow2"
she asked again of the clerk, as she had
done every day since he left.
"Ycs; just received letter. IIo is at
Leavenworth."
Nellie turned away with "rkank you,"
and lighter heart than sho had known for
many day. She decided instantly to 20 to
him, believing that she,oould make all right
if she could only see him. Four O'Clock
found her en- route for the village on the
Ohio, on board the steamer Gray Eagle.
There was an excursion party On board for
the same place, from whence they were
going to Wyandotte Cave. Many of her
acquaiutauces wero in the party, and among
them was Weston On arriving at Lcas
venwoith she found her husband had gone
on down the river, but would return in a
day or two. Her friends urged her to join
their party. She was willing to do auy-
thing to pass away the time that must clapse
before her husband camo, with them to
explore the renowned cave.
They Ind not been gone on hour when
Lloyd Window returned TO Leavenworth
Learning that one of tho party just gone
had been anxious to SEQ him, started after
thou on horseback little thinking that his
wife was one of the party, yet family hop
ing that ho would hear from her He
overlook them just as they had arrived at
Blue river. He was astonished at seeing
his wife there, aud only recognized her by
distant bow. lie supposed that Wcston's
presence was the cause Of hers
The fordiug place was littlc hign now
from recent rains; the water was muddy, too,
so no one could sec the bottom, which right
there WINS level rock extending across the
stream, aud was several ycards wide, but
which had an offset of number of feet;
yet in the muddy, high water it was safe
enough if one kept ones eye on the road
at the other side and drove straight for it.
Lloyd was going over last, so Nellie
waited purposely to 60 in tho last buggy
load. They we're not half over before the
horse, frightened at the splashipg of
water behind him, reared, plunged,
upset the buggy in the deep water
aud left the driver and Nellie in fair way
to be drowned. The driver helped himself;
Lloyd was at Nellie's eide in an instnpt.
TO Nellie the chill Of the water seemed
like tho visible presence of death She
did not scream; she believed sho should
drown, aud the only pang to her was the
thought that she would die unrcconcied to
her husband. But the thought had scarcely
become ono ere the strong arms and nerves
of Lloyd WhitIow had saved her. Ills
heart went out to hor when he caught sight
of her boodless face turned so besecchingly
toward him. They stood alone on the
Nellie spoke first. "Lloyd," sho said,
"you will forgive me- 1 am not so guilty
as you, suppose. | love you 80 came
down hore to find you. And, oh, Lloyd,''
as she saw his face soften toward her, "you
do love me, too; you canuot say mol"
Ilo laid his huuds over the little fingers
quivering 80 piteously, remembering him
self and drew away. His voice was hard
as he said:
81 might have listened to you, and bc-
lioved on explanation possible, if I had not
found you with him to day."
"Then why did you not let me die?" she
moaned. "Why did you save my life to
torture me?'
And she commenced sobbing.
"Woman, this is acting. Have dono
with itin Raa the hnsharld' q only answer