The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-02

Il shall be satisfied with that, knowing
ut possess your love-" said the beauti
ful girl clinging fondly TO bis arm.
II am satisfied TO gain your hand without
the fortune returned the infatuated
young man, bending and imprintng kiss
on the pale cheek Of his companion.
Night shadows were falling, and neither
saw the form Of man crouching in the
bushes near, q man who had listened tc
nearly every word that had fallen from the
lips Of the twain.
Presently he lifted himself so that his
cleaning eyes took in the loving scene.
Neither shall live to crush me, muttered
the prowler. Then his hand shot forward,
flash followed, then loud report
Grace Penroy sank apparently lifeless in
the arms of her companion, the blood
streaming down her face. The bullet Of the
assassin had been well aimed.
The suddenness Of the crime quite para
lyzed the young mechanic for the time. He
felt the form of his betrothed dead weight
in his arms. He eased her TO. the ground,
An awful horror was cast over heart and
brain. He had heard the report, and seen
the fash To discover the assassin was now
his desire. He sprang forward and caught
from the ground smoking pistol He
glared about him hercely, but saw no one.
Then he strobe back TO the bleeding form
on the ground, still holding the smoking
weapon of death.
i Atthis moment a man rushed down the
path from the direction OF the house and
confronted Wentword.
| 1t was Captain Starbright.
80 it has come to this at last" cried the
| Captain, in an awful voice. II feared it all
along. Poor Grace to die by the hand OF
a miserable mudsillr'
CHAPTER XIV.
s.tr THE ARREST
For one moment the two men glared
iiercely at each other.
Austin Wentword was too terribly
shocked to realize his position, or the full
meaning Of the words uttered by Captain
Starbright He even allowed the Captain
to take the pistol fror. his hands, when he
bent and lifted poor Grace in his arms and
moved toward the house
There was CONSERVATION among the
servants when the young mechanic en-
tered the house with his bleeding burden. |
Mrs Penroy met him and screamed with |
fright, and tainted on seeing the blood
To Mrs. Penroy's room the young man
made his way, and placed Grace on the
luxurious bed. Then, with pallid face and |
trembling fingers, he examined the wound |
in the head of his betrothed. He was I'M
able to ascertain the full extent of the
wound, but believed it fatal. Captain Star
bright at once dispatched messenger for
physician, the nearest one being at Stone
field, ten miles away. With this messenger
he sent q note which the man promised TO
deliver to the county sheriff.
Soon after the accident a visitor was an
nounced-Louis Fingal, the young hunter.
Wentword met him with groan as he
extended his hand. In tremulous accents
he told the youth Of what had occurred
"And you think Grace will dieln
A tear stood in the young hunters eye as
he put the question.
81 fear she will"
"Then retribution must fall at once on
her assassin" cried Fingal in stern
voice.
"That it shall.
Both men turned to see Captain Star
bright standing near, the same spirit Of
evil that he had ever been since his appear
ance at Lone Hollow.
"You heref' exclaimed Fingal.
81 am. No one has better right l
mean to see that the murderer does not cs-
cape.''
"You know him.
He stands there" pointing at Austin
Wentword.
Fingal regarded the young mechanic in
silence. He saw the pallor on his face
deepen, caught a resentful CLEAN IN the
eyes, and realized that the words Of Cap
tain Starbright had struck deep.
"This is not the time nor place to resent
such language, Clinton Starbright," re-
turned the young mechanic, in low voice,
almost hushed under the shadow of his /.
awful grief ''When am assured that she
will live, or death intervenes, then l will
settle with you, sir, in a way that will prove
Then turning to Louis Fingal the young
nan took his arm and led him away. In an
,ther room, with the door locked to keep out +,
ntruders, the two young men sat and con-
versed long and earnestly. )
"Just as my happiness had dawned it is
lwful to have it snatched from me by the
juliet of a cruel assassin" groaned Austin I
Nentword. !
alt is awful" agreed the young hunter. :
Can you imagine who could be so wicked !
IS TO do thisl' /,
az can not'
at is Captain Starbright's work." de- !,
,lared the young hunter. HE is wicked |.
enough for any thing. He has plotted to
rain the Vandible fortune, and nothing is :
90 black in the way of crime that he will !,
lot do to gain what he seeks That man 7
must be watched have not seen the will !
eft by Morgan Vandible, but knowits con- !,
ents from one who has read it, and it is so "
vorded as to leave every thing to Captain
,tarbrlght should Grace die or marry
mother. Depend upon it, Austin, it was !,
land hired by the Captain that fired the !,
Juliet at Grace tonight" a
ut may be so. can not believe that one
% pure and good has an enemy in the
vord.p n
"She has enemies only as she is an OBJ .
taclein the way of that devils greed. He
must be watched" t
"Mr. Fingal, quite agree with you," re-
urned the mechanic, sadly. 'srhe Captain o
must be watched, and l know of but one c
,erson who can do it successfully" il
.sWell!n u
81 mean Lura Joyce. She is at Stonefeld,
md you know where. If you would only
20 for her l should feel under everlasting
Obligations to you. l like that girl, and be- d
ieve now that Grace isis ill, she would q
lady come" 4
"Of course she would,n agreed the young :
lunter, touched deeply by the emotion b
WINGED by Wentword. 81 will go for the \
,irl myself. l know her like book, and b
IN sure she will not delay coming one
moment when she learno that her cousin is n
njured.''
You are very kind"
Not word Of that sort, Austin. like c
Tou and Grace, and hope that you may both s
i've to be united and happy in spite Of the o
Of a contemplate villain.n'
Then Fingal turned from the room.
Austin Wentword sat like one in a dream
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