The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-12-24
Une uhapter In A Life. ]
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shivcling ut the root of giant oak ON
| thu high cliff above the river.
The sun hangs low in the darkening
Iwcst. the birds trail homcward, and
| from ont the timber comes the haunting
evening song of the darkicS us they
wcnd their way cabinwlrd.
On the bank. II few feet below where
| I.illith lies, stands a man with gloomy
brow and weary. Iuin haunted eyes. His
| figure dwopS in Il helpless abandon of
despair. A long Shudder shakes him,
| and he turns To go, when his eyes resi-
on the cronching figure above him.
| "I.ilith" He put out his arms then
| REV Them back and buried his face in
| his hands to shut out her face.
Al the cry Lillith tottcrcd to her feet,
and the next moment her arms were
around his neck.
"Ralty. save me-" she moaned, hold
ing him convul~ivcly and Sohbing wildly.
| For Il moment he stared at her duly:
then. with IL stern gesture, he unclaSpcd
her arms and drew himself away.
"Lillith. what DOES this mean? l left
YOU two months ago. my bcthrothcd wife,
Happy and joyous | return to find you
false, with face that is wan with an
gui>h and crushed with trouble"
|
! cheeks and for IL moment her eyes We're
| like sparks. Then ue> suddenly she was
pale and dull again. and with Il waiting
| cry She dalfrd m"rcS,> the sand and
roisrd for Il second in the air, the next
her figure disappeared.
| IirStating net Il second. Bartlett Bur
| well dashed to the edge and followed
her As she struck the water he could
| see her white face far below MN. TIL"
current WAS swift. and he almost lost
| nope rs he WAS hulfotcd and thrown
against the floating logs and slippery
locks. His face was set into Il stern. de-
tr:mnrd mask Reach her he would.
| Clutching mudly II Il passing log, he
| mHuagrd drftly to whirl himself within
reach of her long hair that iloatcd be-
hind her.
| \ moment later he clHSpcd her tightly
md made his way to shore which rat
| this Point was level and easy of landing.
| She had lost consciousness and lay
| white and still in his arms. Frantically
he forced the contents of his pocket
| flask between the set teeth: in ~ little
while he was rewarded by I'll convulSive
movement and I.illith opened her eyes.
The moon WAS bright as day on the
| white sand. and she could see his fea-
lures plainly. 4 soft. contcnted sigh
broke from her.
Il am in heaven" she murmurcd,
nesting contentcdlv in his arms.
Suddenly. two shots rang out stimuli
tancouSly, and Il cry Of agony pierced
the night air.
Bartlett laid the again unconscious
girl on the sand ard %prang up tn" hank
| to the thick clump of pines, from which
issued groanS "f pain.
He could not rrprcSS an exclamation
of horror. On the ground lay two fig
urcS. One WAS stiff and silent; from the
other came the ngUnizcd sounds of Suf-
frrng.
bartlett bent over him and. with cry
Of CONSERVATION. recognized the father
of Iillith.
II am done rcr"' he groancd. as BAIT
lett lifted his head "n TO his knee.
How did it happcn:" Bartlett asked,
~ he rrdrHvur,d to Staumch the squirt
ing blood that WAS already staining the
leaves around the wounded man.
''Raulctt. j. ii YOU: G"l, boy. lean
nearer quick. must tell you all. |
~, into trouble and iGto the power of
that hound there. While | WAS gon" he
came to Iilith and told her and threat
"nrd 10 have me imprisoned unless she
sacrificed herself. | found it out AN
! hour ago from her old co!orcl nurse.
| lot mi Ia hunt him and met him here
I cave him ,i,lr t.. -ct his Gun -h''-
The voice lrti'ri into an inmtiru!'lr
lnuttrr and suddenly ceased. II" Wa"
dead. and Bartlett laid him down with
a SANDER.
He felt the other boly with his r.or,