Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-11
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CHAPTER III.
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VIII Bayuc s4w at glance tht
emo'ion he had created IN her heart
by his declaration and he forgos all
his good resolutions The small Shite
hands were claspsd IN hjs uoa II
was the list time.
Il seemed like sacrIirzr 1IaT dis
hanls, used oulytounhal,oH,d "a cArrs.,s,
should touch IN clean .efi hands ct
this pure girl; but all h.s scrapIs>
were gaEe uow.
No my darling" he went en, i
can not give ,ou ur: th,u-a the
somau mp Wonder ~ the cry uav
claim nv name under the 5aw. Yet u
the sight Of heaven you are my VIE
for Won love me. TO with ne, my
darling. aud / lie prove my love Iy
a life t3mc G,sotlcu. We wll. ouly bc
miserable apart. Though tie world
nav cot Ltmu u, heaven Will smile al
and bless Our uuEun, f.r II Will ts All
anion of hearts. ony darling 10 not
drive me from you."
She stood there N the shadows. lis.
teulug ta his fnlse rr4.ouiugs tIs las.
,iouale pie dngs Sic knew that he
was only urging her 10 shame aud
ruin, but she could not resist him lor
she loved him.
She he-Itat,d little then yielded.
DO not Judge Ter too h"rshly, reader
for she MAS 20 Young, 30 very young
And YOU Will never desert ne !:
she murmur,d moving nearer to him
"Neser 80 help ne h,a,en :, h,
said.
She vas his LOW body and soul-il
Was cruel heartless conquest, aud b,
knew IT, but was thoroughly selfish
and he wanted her.
lis arm MAS around her, his hand.
some face bent low over the drooping
head, It's brown mustache mluging
Tor Il moment with the silken tresses
then lower until their lips met IN :
long, passionate klss-those pretty
red lips, never touched by man before
Suddenly, cut rom behind the hcdg,
IA boyish figure sprang, s'rong banc
pushed him from his embrace, an,
Tom Harris, his face blazing with IN
dignatl,n and anger, stood betweu
them. lie had been coming along
the opposite side Of the hedge ane
heard the man proclaim himself ;
william. He did not wish TO be lis
tener, but for poor Rllas sake listen
Ied-lislened until lie could contain
himself no longer.
False, black hearted william h,
cried, "how dare you insult thi- pure
girl with your Iollutlng touch Take
your base corrupting presence away
at once, or it Will be he worse iol
you"
Will Bavne was startled little "a
the boys unexpected assault, Tut he
recovered lis habItual GOODNESS and in
difference in moment. With care
less smile on his handsome face, h,
listened to the insulting wolds wh!cl
were poured in his ears by the boyisi
lips, but he never answered them
quarrellHg was not IN his line-was
too trou biesome, Skilled as he Wa:
n the manly art Of self defense, h'
knew that the boy would be but /
mere child IN his powerful gasp, bu'
he did not touch him.
There was something so grand il
in the boys manly defense of lnno
cence, something so noble in his right
eous wrath, that he admired and res
pected him for it, he was almost glat
he had come, to save Rita
"Yes, CO. said the boy, "and if to
morrow's meridian finds you here, yo,
will curse the day you were ever born
Boy though | am, | can enforce m,
| threat, for one word to the men arount