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“The devil she is!” grunted Mr.
Vass.
Jerry with cold ceremony pointed to
the placard.
“Oh! that don’t apply to me. I’m
an old friend,’’ said Mr. Vass turning
the knob.
The door did not open as it was bolted
[This story began In No. 11 of Volume 8.1 on the inside, and Mr. Vass, whistling
THE STOUT OF HOSE DARREL.
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XVI.
HISS CHARLTON INSTRUCTS JERRY.
On the morning succeeding Miss
Charlton’s long conversation with Mr.
between his teeth in a manner indicative
of discomfiture, procured his mail and
left the station.
On the next morning Miss Charlton
received a communication from Mr.
Vass through the post office. The let-
.“L* I ter was long and complained bitterly of
bwili’in °PAlted nTThft her unfriendliness in locking her door
by the 10 o deck express called on the Lgainsthim. Then the writer made pro-
y °A7he rode up to the Btetion and tied {““j"?* Hr&hl^fet'S
his horse to a bough In rear of the roll- JharaesMrshiet him lie said—of hard
way office, his expression. wais' ™ther drinking, of causing the quarrel between
hers.lf‘ind James \Vilson, but both
“You mean the person described in
that telegram.’’
“Yes, miss.’’
“ I do not believe that Mr. Vass and
the person you have come to arrest have
any connection with each other—though
you seem to think so.”
“I certainly do, miss,” said Mr.
Smith. “I did not tell you so during
our former interview, as people in my
business rarely say what they think, but
you will agree that Mr. Vass exactly
answers to the description of the man I
am in search of.”
* Miss Charlton made no reply.
“You will acknowledge,” continued
her visitor, “ that the circumstances
connected with him are suspicious. I
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THE DeSAUSSURES.
A Historical Romance.
BY B. F. SAWYER.
CHAPTER XXIX.
In the loving and busy task of beauti
fying and gracing their new home, ar
ranging the draperies of the windows
training refractory vines, pruning hedges
u _ and trimming the roses, mother and
have ascertained within the last day or I daughter found a relief from the sadness
two several things in reference to this of the parting, and when in a few days
Mr. Vass. His character was not good after the kind friends began to call and
when he formerly resided in this neigh-1 a routine of visits were inaugurated, the
borhood, and he '
in the expression of his face which con
tradicted this carelessness of demeanor.
The rakish Mr. Vass had many years
before been Miss Charlton’s suitor. Be-
tsmU, I nersen aim uauitsu vvubuii, uui uuiu uurnuuu, turn lie ha8 been lost sight of U on ? 8U ™ me r da y 8 -Were P a88ed more
n° C n vnroHRinTi TnnnffJ Ifia charges were false. He had never said during his stay in the WcBt, which is a rapid] y than they had dreamed possible,
oov^nrilf ianntv air and *vJa ofT-hnnd a wor( l to bring about that quarrel, and rather suspicious fact. Nobody knows ^ r8 - HeSatissure bad been exceedingly
eaS nnor 5n J wliio?i bn had addmnnpd thl ^ was W ®U 8 h® had .not married; he anything of his life for some years back, kind, proffering her kindness with such
Ld7fw« h bad^ was » dead or worse than dead ’’-the and you see he has turned up at the a delicacy of manner as to make their
JtuPJu I meaning of which words h.9 would tell very moment when he is wanted else-1 acceptance as grateful as the offering.
her if she allowed him to come and see where—turned up so suddenly that he ^he had, seconded by Miss Coleman,
her. And then Mr. Vass signed his has not even had time to shave off his u e .i! r ? e .i? 8e of Aza ' ia to Miss
name with a fond phrase written imme- moustache or English side whiskers I” reaster, both ladies urging as anincen-
tn tliaf r»lnq« of nnr.ioiv mbipb in I diately above it which Miss Charlton Miss Charlton listened in silence.tiYethefactthatnooneelsecouldinan-
liitrii nnr low he bad^made the r ®ad with an expression which would The conversation did not seem to be a ?® the vicious animal.
aonnaintarme in love not have flattered the writer. pleasant to her, and Mr. Smith’s quick _ She refuses my dominion, Mary, and
nnA nrooneded tenemaonfe her Having read the letter through she eyes noted the fact. I cannot hope ever to conciliate her. I
vlthbfa attentions Thev^were nnwol-1 proceeded to tear it into several pieces “I ought to apologize for troubling I should be in mortal terrorwereJtoat-
for manv reasons arnnm» the rest L an( l toss it disdainfully into her waste you, miss, in this matter,” he said tempt to mount her ever again. I hope
rfaot That Mr Vass hnre rather basket. She then took a sheet of paper blandly, “ but you will allow that there y° u Wld ta ^ e ^ er > ur 8 ed Miss Cole-
renntatinS inasm^has wrote: is some excuse for it. You are the only I man.
Tn!i known to freauent the lowest “ Miss Charlton has received Mr. person in this vicinity that I can consult . Yes, Miss Feaster, if not too much
^dn^.mripq^and to muddle himself Vass’ note and wishes to have no fur- with on the business that brings me. I trouble^ to you. That is if vou think yon
nrUh 8 ?irinir A sufficient reason bow- ther communications with him, nor will You discovered ten minutes after my can 8a fely manage her. I am almost
ovir in the eves of Miss Charlton for 8 b® receive any visits from him.” arrival that I was not a cattle dealer but afraid to permit you even to approach
®_ i ottantfons was the fact that She then enclosed the note in an en- an agent of the secret police, and as my b er# 18 utterly unmanageable at
reiect g - • ' velope, directed it and gave it to Jerry I business is no secret to you, I naturally I borne. I will have to send her away if
to take to the office. discuss it with you, supposing that you y° u do not j*,“ er , ar f u ,®d Mrs. De-
“ Do you remember the person who are willing to aid the ends of justice.” Saussure, and thus urged the girl con-
asked for me yesterday ?” she said. “I am not willing to say anything to 8 ®”ted and the mare was sent up to
“Yes’m.” prejudice Mr. Vass, though 1 do not' Thornhill.
“ Very well; if he comes again tell like him, sir.”
him that I ordered you to say that I “Is he known to other persons in the
would not see him.” neighborhood, miss?”
“Yes’m,” said Jerry. | “ I suppose tp many persons.”
And Miss Charlton returned to her - - - -
her heart had already been lost to a
young man of the neighborhood, James
TVilson, and Mr. Vass soon discovered
that Wilson was his successful rival. *
Now Mr. Vass, although called by his
intimates a “ good fellow,” had a ran
corous disposition, uncontrolled by any
sense of honor, and having been defi
nitely rejected by Miss Charlton, he de
termined that she should not marry
“ And his life in the West—is anybody atternoon tne gallop wag
| likely to throw light upon that subject?” through Rio Vista down the
“Ido not know, sir. It is possible oldfa^barhfuintsofLaVerj
I . * .1 (\/11 a a t lAintvinti ahnwnd f hn n
And then the evening rides were re
sumed, only it was in new woods and
through strange by paths that she had
to ride, unless on almost every alternate
afternoon the gallop was extended
river to the
LaVergne. At first
James Wilson. He had spent all his seat, M , .
small means and was about to migrate , w .°- r . 8e , w dead, she mut-i “»• iU « !««»»»»«» i ^ Coleman shared the exhilarating
Woof if ba could onlv brant n fr tered with white cheeks and a sort of that young Mr. Ludwell may have met I iVA1BB v ' oieman Buarpa lue «*unaraung
Ibaoronosed mateh^between Miss Chari Judder. “ What can he mean ? What him there.”
£:^nSTis rivat he w^Sld ‘go^ay he dare to mean1 Oh, me!” she
happy. I cried, bursting into tears. “ Could it
“ Young Mr. Ludwell?”
“The nephew of Colonel Philip L"d-
exercise with her; but the next week
she went up to Edgefield on hernromised
visit, and then the girl would have the
ride all by her lone self.
HWsucceeded in breaking it off. Miss b ? that ~<>h, no! I will trust him in spite well who was recently killed by a . fal J "Andafter the weeks wentbv LaVergne
n ts^bino nbarlion wan aomafbina of aM everything!” ’ from horseback. The Mr. Ludwell I , Anu aiierioe wecKH wemuyL#;erpiti
•l R t. e r,wV!!ftan indiilirad in nnnet anwnhna The scream of the morning train was speak of is his nephew and has returned began to p
flirt^amlof ten fndulgedin saucy^speech e8 & I ^The scream of the morning train was I speak of‘i7his nephew and ha^ returned I mSTitehallS ami’ its
m. Voao fbromrb a femala friand din- beard at the moment, and Miss Chari- to take possession of the family prop- V181lin £ menaB maue iw naus auu uo
torted^ne of these speeches of*theyoung ^ on 0l ^ ? n *be platform. pencil and P / P P I grounds glad with laughter. Until these
lady in reference to James Wilson; that inv0ice book in hand to verify tne ex- “ Mr Ludwell has resided - kl,c I unobtrusive manner sought to lighten
Inniiomim took offanse • a atnrmv acana P re88 packages. This was soon attend- West?” unoDirusive manner, sougot to iigmeii
gentleman tooK onense, a stormy scene £, * , ® lit ., nn ,i nrtnr fmip i.: no , « manv t baliava Ha wan the mother’s loneliness as much as she
followed between him and his sweet- f? an . a l .“ e P° ule conductor touctnng For many years i neiieve. tie was ,, - t n th time ghe c0ll ]»i
ond in that mnmant nf nanRian hiB hat to the young lady as usual, threw an officer on the Pacific Railroad. As C0U1Q ana spent an xue iiuie ems
heart, ana in tnat moment ot passion ,. , , , . ’ .. . , M v h th i- d • thi _ on spare from her own sweet mamma with
he uttered words which led to a decisive ® ut v hm 1,autl anU tlie train went on lts ^ ‘ Vava mat.». 1 her. Mrs. DeSaussure had so far con-
ffl?ois l ^ h6 termmatl0n 0f their re ‘ Miss Charlton returned to her office, “ Ah-you are very right. It is very her profession of friendlv| equal-
1 Two‘days afterwards Miss Charlton and c J ancin |‘° look through the win- possible that they know something pH xi 0 SbilTwhen herSstowaticgoesti
learned that, her lover had left the neigh-1 dow observed Mr. Vass ride up to the | each other, and perhaps were intimately | f oommu. wjien^er ansiocrat^ g m . m
bm-hood, anil then she discovered who I P 08t e flice > dismount and enter. | associated.” I came she offered to intro luce
had been the author of the trouble be
tween them—Mr. Vass.
That was the romance of Josephine
A few moments afterwards he came
intimately i came 8 ^ e 0 ff ere( j introduce Miss
~ ... . «I think it improbable, sir. Mr. Lud- F 1 ea8 u ter » but the girl gracefully declined
out holding a paper in his hand. His well is a very quiet and grave gentleman “\e bonor, saying with a s™**® •
face was flushed and wore a decided —he would not be apt to select Mr. Vass ^°» ^ r8- RoSaussure, '\ben t
nbarlmn’R vouth • a romance endimr in I 8COwl - He remained standing at the as a friend.” g° ne perhaps I can be of alittlecomfort
Tames Wilson did not return door of the store for about a minute Mr. Smith laughed. I ^ y ? u ‘. F lia d better r ®. 8 . e J. v ® m ^, , j
JlsbeVuiaonlyascsytalnth.Uahad|ITS 1 ,? 1 1^ g '; 0 , t . “h/SanSU you find time from your dutiet as hostess
-- - - ’ - ’ 1 to run up to Thornhill, we will be glad
a J __a ! U „ Lind-
and she could only ascertain tnat ne nact *—. 17' i* \ £ j . . ,
souahtIda torttmes beyond the Missis- <».,,snd putttmht. Ipocketnend
• /': ita i m .| ne ver written and thus ®d toward his horse, glancing as he did is all the more honorable in you to say ;° run U P to ,r° ri ? lu ’
E vears haT pasS when all at 80 in th e direction of the raifway office, nothing to his prejudice, miss. I agree to 8e «, y° u and e8teem lfc a « reat kind
nnna had come that terrible telegram. . Mis8 Charlton was watching him, and with you that it is very doubtful wheth- ne88 - w«r<
once had come that terrible telegram,
and at the same moment almost Mr.
Vass had made his appearance.
Their meeting, as the reader has seen,
had not been very cordial on the part of
that quick glance left no doubt in her er Mr. Ludwell knows anything about *? er re ' a j? n8 w ^b the Colema
mind that the letter was her own. | him, but then there is always the chance. I D.° * e . 88 cor dial and well or ,.
‘ in niy business it is a rule to over- Drucie went away t ne two giris na
ask constant companions, Miss Coleman
entering as hearty into the work of trim-
Mr. Vass waB about to mount his horse and in my
when the young lady observed Mr. | look none of the cbanceR. May I
WU. nwiton^ Attributing to him UDOn Smith > cattle dealer and detective, come where Mr. Ludwell lives ?” entering as hearty into tne worK oi imu
55A?wJh U ES out of the post office and pass close to “ At the former residence of Colonel xning roses, training honeysuckleB and
at tne iormer residence oi uoionei c * j 'i i,„ rap if
Ludwell, between this place and Scar- h? ru , mn ? hed K es a8 did the gtri herseii.
borough. It is called the Meadows.” And w Jen she went away tobegone
“ Thank you, miss. And now allow a fortnight, a pleasant interchange
me to apologize ones more tor «>g« Jg
good authority the reports which had I °} r lue Post omee ana pass ci
occasioned her rupture with James Wil- Mr. \ ass, looking keenly at him as he
son. she had naturally met him with ,. 8 ?* , ...
constraint and coldness, and devoutly .. lf hl8 P« r P 08 ® wafl ^ arr . e8t th ®
hoped that she would see no more of wlt ,\ the moustache and side i me
him during his visit. I whiskers, who certainly answered to the | you so many questions.
In this she
Mr. Vass promptly
ception’of hhn, Inflicted a long visit upon I mrious gauop ana air. emitn sauniei^ r *V~ - | and rpa( ,.
her. She bore it as well as she could, slowly toward Miss Charlton’s office. | sumed his name—and I will add that as I and read •
Without positively tolling him that his
.... . ... . xvn.
visit was disagreeable to her, she inti
mated as much by her manner, and on I
Mr. Vass’ departure called to Jerry who
was performing gymnastics on the plat-
MR. SMITH APOLOGIZES.
Miss Chariton would gladly have lock-
far as appearances go, that man is this I camp Beauregard, near Winchester. Va.,
person Vass.” Julyl«, 1861.
Mr. Smith then put on 1 is hat, having DE * a Mothbr-Mv little notes from Kienj
first executed . how. and went out of
the office. | Since my last I have made two moves: first o
Fredericksburg, where we remained only
(to be continued.)
lorm. Jerry hastened at her call and ed her door against the benevolent Mr.
Miss Charlton said: Smith as against Mr. Vass, but that was |
“ Jerry, take your brush and paint on impracticable.
this square of pasteboard «Positively She sat down, and a moment after-1 young Georgian who recently received I brigade. Our^driinfas^en^incessantand i am
no Admittance.’ Then tack it on the wards Mr. Smith entered and took off the appointment to fill the chair of to aav effective, as we claim for the totn
Jaa* nt ilia nflipo and if th. trentlaman I hia hat I ., . , __ __ ... I South Carolina, the distinction of heinir
doorot tne omce. anu n tne gentleman uis nat. , „ mathematics in a New York institute, best drilled regtment in t*«e corps. M
who was here just now asks lor me tell “ I hope I find you well this pleasant tt ~ if not the entire credit of this belong “
him I am engaged.” morning, miss,” ho said with his bland 8a y® : He 18 but twenty-two years old. M sior Lawson, whose gallant soul is so heartily
“ Yes’m,” returned Jerry. smile. * I have just had the pleasure His example is worthy of imitation by *"‘ h f '* ork tk h at t he e .u th «®?2 2}J ^Fttiewe 'ball
And ten minutes afterwards the plac- ot seeing the gentleman you mentioned the youth of our noble State.” We earn a ifkl e“viab”e distinction. Pisnotsd
Kfts post6d. I to me the other evening—Mr. Vaes. 11 n *l _ _i* _ % .1 miuihiA to whia of «rmv movements. I obho
“ Very well,” said Miss Charlton, and Miss Charlton inclined her head, and
going into the office she took a last pre- Mr. Smith added:
caution. She locked the door. “I was much struck by his resemblance
On the same evening Mr. Vass re- to another person—you are aware whom
turned, and dismounting from his horse I allude to?”
went to the door of the office. It was useless for Miss Charlton to
“Miss Charlton » engaged,” said pretend not to understand these words.
Jerry with great dignity behind him. 1 So she said quietly:
;iuauLo iu a lntuuiue, oest uriuea regimeni in curpi
“ Hn la Kni iuroniu I if not the entire credit of this «
tie 18 but twenty*t*o years old. Major Lawson, whose gallant soul is i
xample is worthy of imitation by \ ta V 1 ? ?, ork «2“»1be enthuses all othei
■' »nd believe that on the field of b*ttl
. outh of our noble State.” We earn & like enviable distinction. i‘
haven't tbs slightest doubt th.t a grost
man, youth of tho South would gladly
imitate the example of the yo> ng Ge^r- ready to hear of stirring events on the sou^
gian if a chance were given them; but tke Old Dominion. The esprit de corps oi
uutortunately such opportuuitie. don't K74”S!‘""d"l‘.'.°^u*Srs
come thick.—.Egis, AthvtlU, Ala. I home. I wasvery sorry to hear of Capt-
Match sal©—the married man.
leaving LaVergne,
object. Indeea I v
e, but of cour«e «ou|'-. h .
was not at all surprise *’
told me the day I left that he contempt ; J 93