Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-02

surely, he will follow ME to the grave.
Think you there can be two wives in the
grave? No-no-no-one- one-one-
only one"
Frances dropped her head into the lap
of her sister and wept in agony.
DO you shed tears, sweet angelo con-
tinued Sarah, soothingly; then heaven
is not exempt from grief But where is
Henry? He was executed, and he must
be here too; perhaps they will come to-
gether. oh, how joyful will be the meet
ing ~
Frances sprang on her feet and paced
the apartment. The eye of Sarah follow
ed her in childish admiration of her
beauty.
You look like my sister; but all good
and lovely spirits are alike. Tell me,
were you ever married? Did you ever
let a stranger steal your affections from
father, and brother, and sister? If not,
poor wretch, l pity you, although you
may be in heaven"
"Sarah-peace, peace-I implore you
to be SILENT" shrieked Frances, rushing to
her bed, ''or you will kill me at your
feet"
<AHOlueT CRASH SHOOk tue DullO-
ing to its center. 1t was the falling of
the roof, and the flames threw their light
abroad, so as to make objects visible
around the cottage, through the windows
of the room. Frances flew 10 one of
them, and saw the confusss group that
was collected on the lawn. Among them
were her aunt and Isabella, pointing with
distraction to the fiery edifce. and appar-
emily urging the dragons TO enter it. For
the first time she comprehended their
danger; and uttering a wild shrek, she
few through the passage, without con-
sideration or object.
A dense and suffocating column of
smoke opposed her progress. She paused
TO breathe, when a man caught her in
his arms and bore her in state of insen-
sibility. through the falling embers. The
instant that Frances recovered her recol-
lection, she perceived that she owed her
life to Lawton, and throwing herself on
her knees, she cried:
sarah, SARAH Sarah, Save nv sis
ter, and may the blessing of God await
You ~
BY this time the fiar,es had dispersed
much of the suffocating yapor, so that the
trooper was able to find the door. and
in its very entrance he was met by A
man supporting the insensible Sarah.
There was but barely time to reach the
lawn again before the fire broke through
the windows and wrapped the whole build
ing in sheet of fame.
God be praisedi' calculated the pre-
server of Sarah "it would have been a
dreadful death TO die"
The trooper turned from gazing al the
edihce to the speaker, and to his cston-
ishment, instead of one of his own men.
he beheld the peddler.
"Ha the spy" he exclaimed: ''by
heavens, you cross me like spectre"
Captain Lawton." said Birch, lean
Ing in momentary exhaustion agains, the
fence. Il am again in Your power, for l
can neither fee nor reS.ss.'
The cause of Ameri,a is dear to me
as life said the trooper; 'hut she cannot
require her children to forget gratitude
and honor Fly, UNHAPPY. man. while vet
you are unseen. OF it VIII exceed my pow
er 10 save you"
May God prosper you. and make you
victorious over your enemies" said Blch.
grasping the hand of the dragon with
an iron strength that his meager figure
did not indicate"
"HsldI" said Lawton: but a word
are you what yon seem can you-are
you
a royal spy. interrupted Birch. avert
ing his face, and endeavorins TO release
his hand.
Then go, miserable wretch said the
trooper, relinquishing his grasp; either
avarice or delusion has led noble heart
astray e
The bright light from the flames reach
ed great distance around the ruins. but
he words were hardly past the lips of
Iawton before the gaunt form of the ped
Her bad glided over the visible space and
plunged into the darkness beyond.