Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

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Dan walked around the path that led
to the ,elA tsee and came toward Dolly,
who ran to meet him.
"What brings you here at this hour,
DAM"
"Excuse me, Miss Dolly for coming
so late, hut | thought | might dnd
either you or Mrs, Kirke up, Tor YOU
are about at all hours since masters H.
ness. Squire Rolnty told me to say
that he could not come over tomorrow
on account Of the accident. F"
"What do YOU mean, Dan What
has happenedY'
"Lord Triver+ has been shot"
"Ohl" SCREENED Dolly, running back
to her lover, "Pttacus, Lord Trayers
has hcen killed."
Good heavensW cried Plttcus,
sprnging to his ieet. Then, turning
To the miller, who had nov lo,ned them
he asked him how it happened.
THAT'S more than can tell you.
was IN The kitchen when heard the
shot, and little while afterward Mrs,
Grey came down and asked the butler,
Joe, and myself TO come upstairs, for
Jackson had gone after Doctor ThOrne,
TO help p,her lift Lord Trayers.p
Dan, did Lord Travers and Squire
Rodney quarrel ?" asked Dolly.
II don't know, Nus. Dolly Do you
wish to give me any orders?"
"No, Dam good night"
Goodnight, miss. Goodnight,
miss. Goodnight, captain" aud Dan
walked away.
II am going to Rodney Hail." said
Pittacus, "to ascertain whether Travers
is fatally wounded or not. | will call
early in the morning and let you know
how he is.
PRAY, do so. I"
Pittaeus kissed his promised wife
and started for Rodney Hall. When
he arrived there he was met by The
squire himself, who gave the same ac-
count which he had related to Doctor
Thorne.
"You have wronged my friend" said
Capt Green, gravely. "He WIS the in
nocent victim Of fraud practiced on
him by Barney O'Flynn, who believed
he was serving his master by rendering
the marriage Illegal" +"
Good heavens! how dared he per.
petrate such II monstrOus fraud without
his masters consent?" asked Squire
Rodney.
Barney O'Flynn thought that the
morals of Lord Trayers were like those
OF II, great many men of the world be.
longing to Lord Travers' set. He be-
lieved that he was saving his master
from the consequences ofan act that ht
would repent OF alterward. Hazel was
no fit match, in his estimation, for hi
master"
ooh, how / have wronged Traversp
said the startled squire.
"You have indeed. | believed hin
guilty myself until he convinced me
that he WAS not Il party to the fraud
In fact, Lord Trayers did not know hi
marriage was Illegal until | told him.
"Oh, | am sorry wronged him 7
groaned the squire while IN expression
of suffering settled on his handsome
face. @N
Chow did you discover that thei
marriage was illegnl?" asked Capt
Green.
Through my man Jackson, who il
an intimate friend of Lord Travers
valet. Barney O'Flynn wrote to m,
man that he was living at Fairy Grove
buthe thought Lord Travers was get
ting weary Of keeping the establish
ment, and also OF the lady who wa
passing as his wife. Jackson knew
! that Hazel had been my promised wife
and he thought had right to know
the truth, so he showed me the letter
Well, went Immediately to Brighton
saw Barney, and made him comics
about the Scotch marriage. He dit
not tell me that he alone was to blame
il the scoundrel had done so, / shoult
have choked the life out of him p
II tell you he Is to blame for thi
dreadful piece Of business, for Lor'
Tavers went directly to London an,
hunted up nm old college chum, Rev
ercnd Doctor Howard, We got hin
to return with us to Fairy Grove, a
Trayers wished to make everything al
right without delay. When he arrives
at the villa, we found that Hazel ha
left for London, summoned thither b
telegram. Clara, the maid-servant
informed us that Hazel believed thi
was sent by Travers, who declares tina
he knew nothing of the Dispatch"
Squire Rodney, after hearing thi
story, then told Captain Green OF hi
interview with Lady Travers.
II think / will go to Blackburn an
telegraph to Lady Travers; perhap:
Hazel is with her."
God grant she may be there Poo
child! shudder when | think {
what her suflerings must be. Sh
believes she has been deceived an
betrayed" :"
Captain Green now stole softly int
the room where his friend lay in an III
\ conscious condition, then left Rodne
Hall and walked down to the station
where he awakened sleeping cler
and sent telegram to Lady Traver'
Directing the man to send the answe
TO Mrs. Cooper's, he walked to the in
and woke the worthy couple up Aftt
apologizing for his late arrival he oil
tanned a room, to which he retired an
slept the sleep Of the righteous. II
was awakened the next morning by
loud knocking at his bedroom dso
Jumping out of bed, he opened II
door, and found a messenger with