The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-08
tThe Secret Of DunPaYen
Castle.
BY ANNIE ASHMORE,
Author O: Faithful Margaret" Etc. Etc
CHAPTER NIN.-ConfImueu.

When .ht was ncarll down she SAW q
boat clos" in shore, with man standing
by IT'S bow. dong something with rope.
The stormy darkness, added to the shade
OF CIump OF Watrr.willow>, hid his
features from hrr. but Ia" seemed like
gentleman. perhaps one OF the ncighh"r-
ing gentry who had beer out fishing.
The SkifT wa an elegant thing, such "a
q gcrtlcmsm might use.
NimoS dcli"iouS with the idea OF Ac-
CrimgtOu'S proximity. LnVcday gaiopcd
close up 10 him, dropped TO In" ground.
and stand ng before him. blinded and
dazed. SasTed out
"Win you will yOH row me under the
bridge ami hidc ne until that PERSON
WHO i coming passes by
Even as she was speaking, he was
leading the trembling Ahmed round be-
hind the thick trunks of the clnmp OF viii
lows where She stood painting, with GroOp-
ing reCk ans lraTing sides: hc then lift
cd I.oycGav lightly INTO the cushioned
stern q N" Skifi. Sung 4 great whit
bear skin uyCr her, showed off: and was
safe hidden under the low stone arch OF
the bridge. when the hor>cman thUn-
dcrcd overhead, and up the road.
Then the skiif Shot ont into the swift
current, and the gentleman piled the
oars till they raced between the banks,
and in few minutes were out OF sight
of bridge and horse.
lOveday had lain just where she was
placed III something so nearly Ike
SwGOu that she took no note OF anything
for perhaps five minutes.
Then she heard the swift brush OF the
water against tho plank> and felt the
trcmor Of each mighty pull OF the oars,
and lifting her head from the downy
cushion. and smoothing back with both
languid hands the clinginS maze OF her
hair which had broken loose and fallen
over her face, she looked at her deliver
cr who faced her not three feet of.
ii was Col. AccringtOn himself.
The shock was enough to have killed
her: quite obiiviouS of where she was,
she started up in the frail boat, utterng
scream after scream. so piercing in their
heart-rendng intensity that they echoed
n miles around AccringtOn seized her
thc half coiIcd rope of hair which
Ping toward him, and drew her back.
as she was plunging oberboard,
CIaSpinc her round with an cXulting en-
clamation: Il have you At last, safe.
lObT lIlsu lUcl udL IluS
She writhed down from his breast,
moaning. and cOnvulScd with horror -
The frail boat rocked in the Swirling cur
rent uu er their violent motions: he
Clasrci LCr again with all his reused
strength blind 10 everything but the
capture OF his madly coveted lo,c,-he
had her safe this time. when over Surged
the Skif. and they were struggling in
the water.
Even thee he hell on 10 her with
grasp like LaEcd nerve and thc instant
they rc-ainod al surface he Swam with
= few vi"0 Gus strokes to the boat,
which ""aioG pCar. bottom up, and
fung j. :sHoccupicd arm over the keel:
and i'..> oraccd. nc could draw her head
and SlD.. &rrs up out oi the water, and
srp.cr, her thus. Her sweet death
Whit i..r droorcd or his shoulder. Icr
dear ,y,.- yrr"r'o.cj.
81. -" VII cs'nIC mC y"t,' grOancd
IN, ~. ..u l.. uttered = bla ph"nouS
curse .. ne owrr which had defeated
him a, . Al, ms plotting.
Il, - q 2rcgud the darkcuin% scene:
In. r.y,., rushed IN i .t"ong. deep cur
rr.: tween Nv, PERCEPTIONS BANKS as
far - L., ryc could reach: he knew tiat
ior mi.cs D..Hw the bridge There WAS no
dwc.i... c. charcr OF rescue. and, NJ
though =. strong swimmer might haze
mad g.; way i hOr.' alone. in Accr!.2-
tons r.cumbcrcd situation he had As
much - hc could do 20 k cp his com
Ianiun aDuVc water.
\ SCr. Of dark .agc took possession of
him: 10 Perish thus was such I lame
conclusion 70 wha promised to be the
most intoxicating love-idyi of his life!
Why had he mlscaculated the strength
az this timid. de cate creatures will
10 contend with hin for her freedom?
Whv had he allowed vanity 20 delude
him into the Gelbf that because his
-a2e Conia faScinat. her into a passive
hearing foI the mmeut, she would not
rebound from him with tcnfold rrru-
SION wien Size UnWl cctcdIy met him
again"
tor his magnamiuOUS submission TO
Ter Will at SilverStrGm had all been L
rusc TO prevent scnc. He had be.
rulcd her TO SivcEtream. where his
skiff wa, in waiting, hoping for quick
and Quit conclusion 0 the days miSad-
venture in an elopelpnt by boat to
remote railway Statbn. by which they
might tke fight to London, and thus
throw If purSuers Until the marriage
was cnsummated When he believed
,TAMS. EeliamereS pride would pre-
ycn{hr from taking further steps 10
rccove her daughter IS minor.
I.ovday had not ben so pliablc rs he
homeland he had t>en obliged TO lri
her stat for home a,oIe: but he had al
rcady It an obstacle the way OF her
return loo>ening her mares shoe with
his owhand with an o d cavalryman'S :
defines and when sic sta ted by the
bjChwa he went the much swi!tcr way
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