The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-27
1Hf GREAT VERMONT STORY /
PHB RANGERS
OR,
THE TORY'S DAUGHTER.
~ JUDGE u. +. THOMPSON.
VOLUME III.
CHAPTER ", Continued. :
NJ JUDGE u. +. THOMPSON.

SHE will hardly deny. ] think, >
.ii peters. that the fellow was here
saw after | left last night. At all
Nv" ,n,s he was seen to leave the prem
rg'' IN nursuit Of me. BY whom he
re- informed of the direction took,
yn,n'y NOT; but | know he overlook
- nh baset me like rutiian, and shot
u, bnrst hy bali intended for the
rider. ...,
sa.rry demanded llaviland of his
i.nrbtpr. in burst of rage.
'' Rnr without deigning one word of
.,ry either to the insulting insinua-
..,ns If Peters. or the angr, aud i'll
,imea demand of her father, Sabrny,
nm cheeks glowing with offended
j.Iiracy and Just indignation, rose
cam her seat. and was about to leave
,b '5S aualt nrnt. when her step was
.rrestcd ly the altered voice of her
ftbpr. who, quickly becoming sensible
+ tbe harshness of his conduct from
II. visible effects, now spoke to her in
softpncd and more eXpostulatory
tone
"Surplv, Sabrey, YOU are not going
IA DENY my right, as parent, to ques-
nan YOU. on at least ask you for an
synlaDation respecting the charges
which have the appearance of involv-
jnp YOUR character:n
ii might now,' said she, coolly,
Int respectfully. land indeed, |
.6ou,d not at any other time, have
,ofnsed to answer your question so far
~ could, however harshly it was
rnt 70 me: but | must still decline to
h 50 in this presence - she added,
dancing towards the abashed Peters,
Win an air of scorn to which her
p.nalk serene and benignant count,
rpance never before. perhaps, gave eN-
preston.
Perhaps. Miss Haviland, said
Peters stung by the remark and man
MR. Of the other. and now rallylng for
the revenge 10 which such minds are
proDe to resort perhaps. Miss Havi-
land. on little more reflection may
he wiling to acknowledge that ! also
am not wholly without a right to ask
for an explanation in an affair which
she seems 10 admit requires one.
II am not aware sir, promptly re-
.ponded the maiden SO much aroused,
by the cool arrogance of the other as
10 forget her determination TO hold no
more conversation with him--"I am
mol aware sir of having admitted any
necessity Of I'D explanation. And had
| done so | should be very far from ac-
your right to require it
Of ne.
1t is possible" rejoined the former
in the same strain--''it is possible
Miss Hayland may be willing to
qualify her last remark "a little when
She is reminded of the existence of "a
certain marriage contract to which she
became a party. y
i need no prompting to make me
mindful Of that evidence of my youth
FIJI indscretion SIR responded Miss
Iariland nor should | be likely to
forget the particular provisions of an
the thought of which has
cost me. as my entreaties to lie released
from ii should have apprised you, SO
many painful regrets. But, while
mindful Of all this, | have yet to be
Of the provision which, till
the contract is consummated, gives
YOU any control over my actions, or
right to require me to account for, or
explain them.
If the instrument, which | have some
where about me, | believe" replied
the other, with his usual cold indi1fer-
nee, as he took the document from
bis pocket, and began, with bust
lpss- like air, to glance over the con
ents-if the instrument does not eX
1ress. or rather if it is hot admitted
Iresuppose and give me. any of the
lights have named till it is consum-
mated. then it is time that
should insist on its contamination,
which as few others would have done,
have 50 long foborne to urge. y