Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-18
HEOUTII5hA|EpG'SS IthEG 5 REVENGE,

& erns exas. Tho short Souther,
twilight was settling down over tho
broad prairie; the horizon blazed
with sunset light; tho air was full
Of the scent of flowers, no sound
was heard but the light winds rust.
ling and the hum Of numerous in.
&. scots.
Standing on the piazza of John
Roberts mansion were two persons
I of opposite sex, both young and well
/, favored. Hc was speaking in ,
pieading voice, she listening with q
frown on her lovely face.
ssBut why will you not be my
wife ?" said the young man in i'm.
I passioned tones. 81 am young, not
bad looking, and 1 own one Of the
largest and best stocked ranches in
!, the State" Y;
"Because I do not love you, Scnol
Moreno, and l am promised to ano-
! ther," she returned, bravcly meet
ing the glance of his passionate
eyes.
on care more for some one else
than you do for mo-" he said bitterly.
sand who, may ask, is that happy
man ?"
"Arthur Forbes, my fathers over
/. seer"
"What! that Yankee advcnturcr ?
And does the wealthy Mr.. Roberts
sanction the engagement of his
daughter-his only child-to one of
his hired servants ?"
"Wo have not told him yet;
but"
"Ah! you have not told him
We'll when you do, | think he will
I order the Yankee off the ranch.
Your fathers ovcrsccr, indeed !
Miss Lucia Roberts should mate with
one of her own station"
"And so noble and chivalrous Il
3 gentleman as Scnor Thomas Morcna
& appears o.; if,eaarrss &c thiiik himself should at
tend more to his own affairs, and
meddlc less with things that do not
concern him." hotly replied Lucia.
"But this docs concern me, for
intend that you shall be my wife"
"Thcn your intentions will mis-
carry, for l will never marry you?"
"Santa Maria % cried the young
man, "would you refuse me for Il
common workingnan-a mere Yam
kee adventurcr No; | have set my
heart ur,n you, and have you | will
Z yet, though | have to use force"
The next moment the fierce lover,
maddcncd with rage and jealousy,
would have succeeded in CARRYING
Lucia from the piazza, and forcibly
bearing her away on his own power
full stecd, which stood near by, had
he not received so fierce Il blow in
the face from the clcnchcd hand of
the girls father, John Roberts, who
at that instant stepped from the
door, as to send him hcadlong down
the piazza steps, stunned to the
/ ground.
Though it was not long before he
was on his feet again, Lucia had dis
appeared in the interval. Without
q word to the ranchman, who stood
gazing calmly down at him, he
mounted his horse and gallopcd
y away muttering between his clcnchcd
teeth
81 will have revenge for this in
suit, John Roberts. And the proud
{ spirited Lucia shall be humblcd to
the very dust. A thousand curses
on the accmscd Yankee that has
caused all this trouble! I'll send
bullet through his heart some
day"
A few minutes later Mr.. Roberts
entered the room to (which his daugh-
ter had rctreated. She was still pale
and trembling from the effects of
her fright.
"Oh, papa!" she cried. 81 am so
thankful you came in time to save
me from that dreadful man! How
can you endure him about the
placeY
Giles rich and handsome" said
the ranchman, "and most girls like
him. How does it happen that you
do not ?"
"lo me he is not handsome; and
as for his wealth, how docs he come
by it? believe he is bandit, or
an outlaw"
"Nonscnsc, girl You have been
reading sentimental novels"
"You may laugh papa; but am
sure that ! am riuht -