The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-08

! @Rul what i, this YOU Eavc so con
/ vuIsiycly rr&Sped il. your hand. love-"
| asked Nuhcror. wncn hc could return 10
! the sh"ddrring and weep ng gir!, from
/ ,he mouruful dutv OF uiSpatCAin" some
/ men who were attracted To the spot 10
! descend the rayEc aud examine III"
, wreck
So daIcd wa> She thai She he'd 10
! smooth III, the crumrlcd "nve .opc aud
I read the a1dr">s--to h"r$clf-beforc she
knew.
"Oh. AuEcron." she altered with awe.
. "it is his confess On-Somc time you shall
: know more-but II will ri-ht grcat
wrong he did 4 good man, and he wO Id
| n give it me uaIIS IS / came that way
! for it"
Il see. see. that was why you granted
the secret meeting, not Oh, my
! own true Lovcday. | never for moment
] doubted YOU"
! Tor Accrington had done his best to
7 give Loveday's abduction the co.Or of
voluntary e.opement; he had sent an
| Iago-like note to Auberon by a sure
hand, warning him that he mad n2: al
! together succeeded in Superscding
/ Colonel Ac.rington in the heart OF his
! betrothed, as lie might see for himself
! if he witnessed secret meeting between
/ thcm-giving time and place, and inso-
! lenty signing with Accrington'S own
| name.
Aubcron did not receive this astOund-
| ing warning until 1t was close on the ap'
pointed hour: and instead OF SUFFERING
! the pangs Of doubt and jealousy which
Accrington had prepared for him, he
! instantly fathomcd h.S ri ais desperate
! design, and flew TO rescue his Loveday.
! He brought his own fiery hunter; he was
; in time TO give the diSmayed Mrs. Della
! mere q hint of the iniquity on hand, re-
! aueStng her to send her StouteSt-hearteC
! servants to the rear gate In case force
! might be necessary: and then he hur-
/ ri,d after poor unSuSpiciouS Loveday.
! and had the benefit OF the confidential!
! attitude which Accrington assumed TO
convince him OF her guilt
Then the door was locked between
/ them. and AubCron TOnnd himself IN the
! grasp of ACcrington'S two RI Ian accom-.
piices. while his darling was Snatched
/ away: but Edgar Arden had come. late
as it was. TO convey his good news 10
! Mrs. Dellamere, who sent him after Au'
beron. He turned the tide of battle,
I and Auberon got free 10 pursue the ab.
+ ductor on his own feet horse.
He never told Loveday how h had
saved her from the doom of her fierce
lover, from whose convulSivc clutch he
had torn her through the open carriage
door, while yet the vehicle was Swaying
on the brink: nor how she had lain
across that awful brink in merciful MI
consciousness of the dreadful sight,
which Auberon followed with eyes start
/ ing from their sockets anu blood free
ing in his veins.
When Loveday was once more claSped
in her mother arms, and Aubcron and
Edgar were about 70 retire 10 attend to
sadder duties. she beckoned Edgar to
her ana p accd the precious confession
in his hand. explaining itS meaning.
Thank God" he said, ferventIy. Il
had ceased TO hope for tbs
lie hurried straight TO Lord lnchcarc
and in silence presented the still sealed
envelope to him, signing him to read
In deep surprise the mob eman broke
the seal and drew forth folded paper
opened. and found it blank.
liner dible treachery!" cried Edgar
in sudden fierce contempt 81 gave him
credit az least for sincerity TO her." and
he told the whole story Of Miss Della
mere's devotion to his lordShipS cause,
and the fatal sequel.
Yes Richard Accriugton had delI5-
eratcly plotted the whole thing; his
promised rcparation was but ruSe To
bring Lovcday into his power. the so
cal ed document merely bait 10 secure
t.cr By. What neei for him 10 write his
own condemnation if he never meant &c
use it?
! This discovery greatly added 10 Inch
cape's horror at his end; il woud have
been one bright spot in the black picture.
,ha 1 he really entertained 4 noble inten-
ton which sudden overrower,ng tcmpta-
ton aided by opportunity, had over
thrown: bu:. that he could lie to the i'll
noccnt being whom he prufeSSed To love,
ave, did love with dcSpairing tenacitv
such an end was revolving beyonc
words.
And so seemed to end all hope OF Lord
'Inchcapr'S vindicat on in the eyes of that
powerful bureau who suspected him.
who could right the wrong, now that
the wronger was dead?
Lori lnchcapr and Edgar had intended
no start for tie north early the next
morning. but Edgar cntrcatcd h.S kins-
man TO 90 without him. rs he wished to
,pay ali becoming honor 10 his late pOit-
.ica foe.
"Onlv give mr ,nr promise said he.
that vuu will reserve for me the duty OF
making known TO Lady lnchcape and
Lady Ulva who ! am In week | hope
to 'oin YOU in Slect-na Nrcckcn: it is a
short time to keep trivial secret like
that, since they will be so happy that
they vii! never think Of mo. ,
NV lord gazed with arrested attention
in the noble young face before him; he
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