A Daughter of Maryland — page 105: what you’re looking at

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. ” 86 A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND. The cold, damp atmosphere of the place chilled his whole frame, while he felt that his limb was swollen to a painful extent. Soon after sunrise he dared to venture from his retreat, though he knew the watchers were still about the premises. His limb was so stiff and swollen that he could barely stir. Slowly and cautiously he crawled away through the rank, tall grass and-weeds, until he had gained the woods to the west of the mansion. But he was so nearly helpless that he advanced only with great pain and slowness. With the grim determination of his nature, however, he kept on and by mid-afternoon he came .out upon the Wind River road near its junction with the Gray- mont highway. At this corner stood an old negro hut, long Since abandoned, and managing to reach this he dropped upon the floor with a groan. He had not laid there very long before the hoof-strokes of a horse fell on his ears. ‘Let it be friend or enemy, I can go no further|’’ he exclaimed. :