Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20
CHAPTER XIV.
.No ONE SHALL PART US now"

GNO ONE sH ALL PART US now"
A low sigh went through the October
wood us Loveday rode along, leaving the
last thatched roof of Silyerstream far
behind her. The clouds had been
gathering all day long, aid now lowered
threateningly over the Quiets enc, along
which the white road wound up hill and
down dale, with tho deep strong Silver
stream running far beneath in the
rayinc
Relieved from the agitatiny presence
of AccringtOn, she began TO review her
situation moe nationally; hope entered
her young breast What If she could
get home to mamma unseen by every
one, and cOnfiding the whole dreadful
affair to that faithful heart, be COM
fortcd, ID hear no more OF 1t?
But oh! but OH there wero too many
greyious ingredients in the cup to bo
able to forget its bitter tang like that
Tffefe was Au5egon's ensarement to
Merrion Rae, if he was engaged: and
Col. Accringto IS strange, oppr, ssive
love for herscIf-no; there could be little
comfort for poor Lovcday, even II she
was so blessed as to escape the busy
TO lies to-day.
How dark it was growing! and OIL
what sound was that? the mourntul
hoot of an owl in tho far receSse' OF the
forest. What if she were to mceS some
rough peop'e, gyrsies, or tramps, or
sporting cads from the town, hal drunk,
and disorGorly as usual? Loveiay'S
eyes began to glance hither and thither
In scared presentiment, and her Eeart to
thrOb thickly, when sound more terri
lie than any imaginary ones smoto upon
her Mortified ear 1t was the loose cl'nk
Of her horses shoe. The road was
rough and finty, her barb was tender.
footed as lGdy; what was TO be done If
1t came off? And how cou d this havo
happened, when mine host had said that
both the horses were having their feet
examined ty blacksmith?
She choked down her distress sternIY,
and slacke ing her Pare, patiently
ambled along mile ter mile
Several people had passed her, but
although everyone stared in a;tonish-
ment at the elegantly appointed eques-
triennc ploddlng along without the usual
.apparitio1 Of q trim groom some twenty
PAGES behind, nobody accosted her
And the wind roared, and the storm
cloud darkened. while the cink Of the
loose shoe grew louder and looscr SUD
denly she caught the galiop OF a horses
hoofs coming behind her. she drew up
to listan-yes, above the rC ar Of the
wind it came distinctly to her ears; and
she knew that across little ravine
which she had been rounding, some man
was riding furiously after her, and must
be at her side In less than five minutes.
ale has followed me, them" thought
she, with a great plunge of the heart,
and now for the fr,t time awoke Id,
thrilling terror-terror Of Col. Accring-
ton.
He had played her false and had fol-
lowed her, on why, why!
She urged her horse fOrwarl !, faster
faster, needless of the final clatter and
clang OF the tn own sho,, and of her fine
animals wincings and stumbings as tho
nints wounded her tender foot; sho
heard the far shout Of her pursuer, who
had likely caught the sound of her gal.
oping; and now she piled the whip on
her horses sensitive flank, for the first
tine in her life forgetful of a living
creatures pain. and Ahmed bounded
ten feet at spring, and then few, ears
laid back, eyes lamping and bulging,
and white foam foat ng from her red
noStrils.
Away! away while the trees whired
by, and the road swan under them, and
the fury Of the race drained the lifo
blood from Loveday's lips and cheek;
and her brain seemed bursting with ex-
cess of throbbing, and her fear rose to
frenzy
And yet tho pursuer was gaining on
Der every moment.
Suddenly the road dipped into hol-
low where the river crossed their course,
with bridge thrown over it.
TO BE CONTINUED.