The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-09
LONE HOLLOW;
Or, The Peril Of the PsnrOyS.
A Thrilling and Romantic Story
Of Love and Adventure.
BILL" "FIsHER JOE" AND
OTHER SToRIEs
[0oprioha, 1850, By the A. NJ Kellogg NAps.
paper CompdRyl
CHAPTER xXvI.-coNrrxurp.

terrupt him. and he proceeded:
When you put in an appearance at Lor
Hollow realized that my chance of wll
ming the heiress was lessened. knew no
you hated me, and Ifelt alarmed 1 wishe
you away, anywhere but in this house."
Even under the sod,'' and she smile
grimly as she interrupted him.
"No. In that you wrong me-" he asser
ed, impressively. II did not plan to har1
you, could not do that; for to be homes
with you, Lura, you are the only girl VIII
ever stirred the inner depths of my heart
If you had been the heiress instead O
Grace could have wooed with tenfold NOR
fire But let that pass. / endured YOU
presence without attempting TO abate il
That night, when you disappeared so mys
teriously, and during the days that followel
when turned heaven and earth 20 find you
Twas really sad at heart, although elated a
the thought that you would not be likely Il
trouble me again.
II was getting on swimmingly with Grac,
when, to my surprise, you suddenly re
turned. / saw you enter the house and q
TO Grace Penroy's room. then believed
that you had played trick on US all, on me
for the purpose Of beating me out Of thi:
fortune ON which / set such hopes. The
thought that was about to be defeated
when the wealth was ready to fall into my
hands maddened me, and l lost reason and
GOODNESS.
"That was why / assaulted you &C
furiously. ! repented it afterward, and
have been longing to see you to ask your
forgiveness. came near being killed by 0
mailman myself He carried you away, and
/ afterward feared that he had murdered
you"
Captain Starbright had resumed his seat
during this narration, while Lura Joyce
leaned one hand on the table and contented
herself with listening in meek way that
was surprising considering her fiery nature.
"Do you expect me to believe all this,
Captain Starbrighti' she said, without
lifting her eyes.
81 have spoken the truth. or course,
have no means of compelling belief" he
said, in asubdued tone ~ tell you honest
ly, ! am glad that you escaped from the
clutches Of the madman.n
HE seemed gentle enough with me-" re-
sumed the girl. "What became of the poor
fellow at lastl haven't seen him Of late ;,
81 Influenced the authorities to send the
did you know him!'
mo, only that he made an absurd claim
TO be brother Of the late Mr. Vandiblen
About the shooting tonight said Lura,
suddenly dropping the subject of the mad
.an. Can you throw any light on thatln
Isis sad affair."" sighed the Captain.
81 would rather not talk of that now"
"Why has Austin Wentword been ar
restedl'
at was necessary. In case Grace dies
the fellow might leave the country"
"Then you suspect him of being the
assassin of the girl ne loved, who was his be-
trothed, in factin
Her eyes were regarding him now with
their steely glitter, that rendered him nerv-
GUS always
My suspicion amounts to conviction
he said, coolly.
You saw him commit the actln
am not prepared to say that At the
proper time my evidence shall be forth
coming.n
"Indeedi Is this part of your plot to
win the Vandible fortunel"
He became uneasy under her gaze He
realized that she was reading him like an
open book. He might deceive some women,
but not this grand, self-reliant girl, whose
strong mind and quick wit were more than
a match for him.
1t is useless TO prolong this interview
he said, coming to his feet. ''You would
distrust one even If he..were to swear on a
mountain of Bibles. am sorry, but in
time shall be able to prove to you that lam
a much-abused man.
Then he strobe from the room and sought
the outer air.
Sop murmured Lura. II am once more
on deck TO watch and counterfeit your evil
influence, Clinton Starbright II Grace
dies, you are a doubly doomed man. The
idea that Austin Wentword fired that shot
That yarn might fool the marines, but it will
not pass current with me. All if you only
knew what know, Captain, you would
tremble in your boots. 1t is Just as well |
you do not know. will now have an op-
portnnity TO search this house for the will |
old Mr. VandiDle made long ago. That, | |
believe 10 be, the only lawful document Of |
the kind in existence.
i" He told me that it was somewhere with |
in the walls of Lone Hollow, and mean to |
lind it and confound them alln
Then Lura went to the room where her |
wounded cousin lay When Mrs Penroy |
saw the girl she uttered scream and fell |
fainting to the floor.
1t Will be remembered that the widow did |
not know Of the continued existence Of Lura |
Joyce. She had looked upon the girl as
dead, Grace having kept her secret accord |
ing to promise, and her sudden appearance |
was as startling as the appearance of a
ghost
Lura saw her mistake the moment she |
crossed the threshold. She rang for
Lucy, the colored maid, who, assisted |
by Miss Joyce, succeeded in conveying the
fainting woman to bed in another part of
the great house.
Lucy was pretty thoroughly frightened,
too, when she saw Miss Joyce, but Lura
soon satisfied the maid that all was as 1t
should be by assuring her that she had only
been away on business, and that now she
was back to care for Grace, and make her
nome hereafter at Lone Hollow.
Mrs. Penroy did not recover from her sec
md fainting ft as from the first, and she
was unable TO leave her bed for several
lays.
In the meantime Grace regained con.
but remained very weak and
'equired constant attention Lura gave
his, and exerted herself to aid the wound.
d girl in every possible way. Mrs. PEN
oy was too weak and i'll herself to assist in
alzing care OF her daughter, and SO for the
ime Lura Joyce was complete mistress OF
he house.
DR. Faxon gave assurance that Grace
would speedily recover, and he came To
one Hollow less frequently Us the days
assed.
When the wounded girl asked after her I