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CHAPTER XVIII.
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fright Herbert burst through tlle 'uh'
derSrowth His face was death. like
and great beads of.n1oIstule stood. out
upon his brow. :i-"t""'e s'"~ '
He stPove to speak; bit utterance
seemedto fail him. He could only
make wild gesture toward the vi:
lage. as he sank eXhallsted upon the
rock behind him. .:,r,.
Great Heaven. Give, what is it,
asked Fenten; his own ruddy cheek
blanching. care -NGu.. hunt 4. hat shot
where did it come, from2. Where is
Miss Wraye?" ..,....... ...-..',-
"Quick-the doctor" gasped Herbert.
who seemed to rouse' aais sinking: enei-
sy at tile .name-"the: dsseror!'r she Is
woundcd-dead for aught l know. lae
shot stpllcY herr ,,,s..:. 80 -
"Sybil.' shreked Fannie. rOh, heav-
en-! Svbil Misunderstanding: on, where
is she?''~T' ''"'''' '''' 81
'Hush."' said her brother. graspinlig;
her arm: don't shrek SO. You VIII
warn him-tl1c fieild who did the' deed
that we are near. Quick-the doctor,
Fenton. Ride for life or death! II
the young mans voice broke hoarsey--
81 cannot leave her Ter a momcnt.aS T., !
dare nQ+- lnoye'her,x;:- shh is lNlns SUN
Where-where she fell.
Let nle. go with, Eeu- brother, salu
Fannie. sobbing Historically. II VIII
be quiet. Oh. Sybil. Sybil-darilhs!
who could, wish to harm her?,s:: ~
"Hush!" said Herbert turning on her
fercelys, Girl. girl. you VIII maddeilI
Nav, am mad already. The shot that
piercedshcr gentle heart was aimed at
me- Size saved me by giving iler Own Nv
life for-n1ineA.- She-Ilush, hush. we
are neaH. the. snot. Hush! The villain
NAV be lurking around, even now. al!l
we must not warn him., He SHAH nor
escape me. if there is justice in heaven
and EARTH With my own hands VIII
averge her innocent ::bloeds-With my
own hand I will take d life'for' me-,
uerbert-brother"I exclaimed fan-
ME. sick With a new, terror, as she saw
the terrible change th9t'taq come oVer
him. .....-....
TRANSFORMED by the storm of passions
swellingin his breast His dilated eyes
seemed TO flash with lnrid"tirei his nos
trils uuiyered-eyery feature was SET ~
the stern. risidity Of 'carven stone on ;.s..-..
1t was.onn, OF, those fearful Il, moments
OF white heat: i-.tAat mould the lhah
forever and forever. ',
They reached the spot, the grassy
glade where Sybff had spoken her lasc
words to Herbert-those' words @thit
would remain stamped on his memory
while life should last r''
The two horses We're grazing QuleoiS
near by; the shrubbery was tramo!eu
and broken. The grassy bank Where
Herbert had left Sybil. still bore the nm
press Of her fragile form: but-the
Young man sprang forward. With an
exclamation of dismay-Sybil was not
there!
Not there. though he had left her,
less than five minutes ago, With the
closed eyes and the helpless limbs, the
well-nigh pulseless heart. OF one al.
ready in the grasp Of death. Not there.
Ave. escaped. even in death. from his
care and his love!
"Aly Cod. where is she?' exclaimed
the Young man. II left her here, on this
very bank. Her wound was bleeding,
so | dared not move her further. Has
she dragged herself into some neigh
boring thcket. to die unseen?'
ooh, Sybil. Sybil.' cried poor Fan
ME. as she flung herself from her horse.
'.Sybil. darling. where are you:
STAY here" said. Herbert. in 4
hoarse whisper. laying his hand heavi-
ly upon her arm: SO must go search
for her.,s But. no:;no-I forgot, you TOO,
are helpless. cannot leave You until
they come from the village ~.
Don't think of it, sobbed generous
Fannie. ."Go--go and find Sybil; poor,
sybil. oh. brother, 1 loved her sol
loved hcr;sov' ..:' ,e go
What was your love. to mine?' was
his angl1ished reply: ''She had Just
spoken words-aye, just as she fell
words that opened heaven to me-! On
the villain. the accursed villain, who
could blight flower like her-a bios.
som too pure and lovely for mortal
bloom! aQll.e heaYeD, to: think that she
died warning. saving me. Aye. aye
the young man clenched his teeth to-
gether. as if to repress the commissions
into which his wrath would have be
trayed him-'they have carried her OIL
to die! The fiends. the villains. have
carried her off to die. where there will
be none; to witness her death-none to
say she was foully. GRIZZLY. basely muir
dered. But I will find her. dead or
alivc-I will find her, my darling, my
Syhil my martyred lover
"Where are they? Give! Give. where
are ycL?"
1t as DIR. Bonds voice that echoed
through the woods; and in a moment
Fenton Forest Laurence Grey: and
the old doctor had jointed the brother
and sister.
"What the deuce is to pay?' eX.
claimedthe doctor. eNcitetly. where's
the girl? Who's been shot? What the
mischief is the matter, anyhow"
''She is gone; they have carried hcl
Off" said Herbert "They must be hid
ing near. Stay with my sister. doctor
and we will find her. Come. boys
.duick-auick!' ;,
"FirM who? The girl has fssen car
rled Off? Yo,1 talk like a,f0Qls$ir: sait
the doctor. irately. What cock-and
bull stbry is this? And what have
been dragged away from my Dime
for? + will teach you young scape
graces TO pla1 SIar.,Es.sisaaI - 4sal
me! Yho.Was': dlna
was sl}pt?"
"Hush.. husn!' said Fannie. laying
her haiiG gently on the irate old gentle
mans sleeve. T'nssH erssersS Seilewed ID!