The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-08

wiling 10 die than run away with him:
I'll is al tha aCrur>ch trcCy." muf-
tered h. VrnOmoa>Iy: Laura sad that
her heart wa> engaged" And he cursed
the Iouth VII heart and >ou.
He wondC ed who the rider had been
from whom Oycday vas flying so fran
lically: he guessed hat $lir had mistaken
him for h msef. and cndurci! Il di>tinC;
paug III tn : PROOF OF her aversion 10
him CoUId il have been any one - 1t
.,p their track? surely no yci'
These lLoashiS glanced through his
excited brain fhOut diStracting i, from
its schemes 10 cS,apc from their prrloHs
ci:nat on The cold WAS intense: the
bitter winds furruwcd he black waters.
and a SIua Of halls Onc> pat cred and
splaShcd ahou them: drrary a death
va: The pro pee.
"Ioycday. Irlrlay." mHttcrrd hc-
cringio::. !ayiug hi> check against her
rp!d white one. aS t lay Oh MS shoulder,
long fine hair Swathing and binding
IN IN together a. il f0w"d over bu,h
forms !ndi>cr:miHatcIy. How is il you
could not ioVe Ic when | love you 50
mach"
An en- r2S>,on of hope cS> anguish
came upon his face: he began 10 zee!
that 10 win this girl to love him, he
could almost Try 10 be- worthy OF her
Suddrniy great roar of fl linz water
reached his ear: hr Jared Wildly around
No, far below he saw great -four
mill near the liver. while along the
bank. above him. ran i miil.racc. which
opcnrd on the river by means of
4 al
the waste water from the nume was
pouring into the river like great
cataract. stirring the waters into boil
iEg whirlpool. which must inevitably
swamp the SkitT aud drag the caS1aways
down 10 their death
.\ccringlon "a ed in diS:nay, then
shouted TO: help till ti' wclkin rang
again.
\ voice replied and following its di-
rcctiun lie SAW through jhc Slanting
lines OF binding hail the vision of II
hos. st'ctch to the gallon on tn" op,
posite bank ui the mill, and its rider
waving his hand T. him.
The thunder Of the machinery in tn"
mill prevented the W rEingmen from
hearing anything else. No one cam" out
u shut down tn" S!ui.c
The steep banks gradually sank I"
grassy levels and the horScman was
seen lcaping the ditch of the roadway
AID urging his horse down to the brink.
Again and again he was about to plunge
in u the rescue. but the rvcr-quickening
tprrrnt drew the skiif past him. and lie
gallOrcd On aga II.
.iccrington wat he'd the gallant Stran'
ger with hopeless eyes. He did not be-
lir,r that swimming horse could save
them from these fierce waters.
At last having outStripp6d tn" Skiif
10y about fifty yards, the hcrseman
plunged in ard swan his powerful ami
mai obliQuelv 10 the center OF the river,
and = cd there on d sunkcn rock, up to
the horses belly in the water.
Amazed TO sec him stationary, Ac-
crington swept nearer and nearer, doing
his best to guide toward the stranger.
who shouted directions which were al
most lost in the roar Of the falling
water.
Nearer ana nearer the caStawal 5 drew.
aud now the stranger set his horse
broadSde toward them, and braccd him
self for the shock: and Accrington
frightened his grip Of Lovcday, and gave
the sweet sweet face long look, which
might be his last
And then the shock camc-Skiif and
c'mgInG forms struck tn" living barri-
cadr. which staggered. and plunged, and
then stood firm again under the low
command Of the rider: the skill settled
against the horse, and a pair OF eager
hands sell ed Loycday and drew her up
clear of the water.
AccringtUn ted his bCOdShot eyes 10
the reScucr and saw Auberon Crccy.
Non" grated iccrinGtou, all his sat .
iSraCtiOn poisoned.
Auberan did not heed him, ne was por-
ing over the pa = face OF L0v"Gay with
dcSpairin% anguish.
"I-uvCIay. ny Love lay" he trrm-
binglv b.>ouGh; her: look up, dear, il
is Aunrrun: yuu arn safe with Aub"ron.
G%vr YOU dr,yon her to her dcath?" he
sad 10 Acrr.n.tOn with sudden bitter
rcpr0ach. "i> She dc&d?'
Ne. mgton mai no reply: hnr turned
with frantic cTcrg, to trc work OF
ri.h,ing the SKIN and blI!H-y It out, th2.
.,Ac might b. taken aslo " Is soon -
possible lie Eai Obtained fCo:hoid on
the TAT rock. which Aub"rnn had de-
trc,ca in the channel by the peculiar
ran of the war over II
llr il was VINO had pursued poor oy"-
day. HAVING traced them To Si!v'rstrcam.
and learned that she had started for
HON alon-: he had lost The sound of her
horses feet soon after crossing the bridge.
and while rctracing the way had heard
Iovcday's cries when the frs; recognized
Accrngton: guided by the sound he had
struck off the highroad through horse
path on the river bank, and had soon
caught up with the skiff turned bottom
Ut, and accompan cd it, in search of a
rlace where he might enter the stream.
Inless we can make the men hear,
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