Beadle's Dime Novels No. 115: The Sons of Liberty — page 39: what you’re looking at

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we A SCENE BY THE SPRING. 4 oo a “tankee, massa,” and ran back to the house. Miriam Was seated upon a green bank by the spring, With her head ‘Testing on her hand in a pensive attitude, as he rode up. She 4ooked at him quickly and a flush mounted to her cheek. | “How is this?” be said, dismounting, and throwing his bridle over a swinging limb. “Did you mean to let me go away without saying good-by ?” : “ No,” she replied, rising and giving him her hand. “I did hot think you would go away so very quickly. Have you far to ride? Iam afraid your business has suffered sadly on “account of this wound.” ee. “Do you think I shall ever be sorry for it? No. I shall bless the day when your.brother sent a bullet through my shoulder. Do you know why ?” She hung her head. “TI will tell you. I should: not hayeseen you and. been under your gentle care for a week. Iam afraid I have been & sad hypocrite. I might have gone on my way three days ago, if nothing kept me but this scratch in my shoulder.” ‘“ Have you far to go ?” | “The way will seem long to me, for I shall be going away from you. I must go to Fort Schuyler.” “ Do you come from that section ?” SEER coy. '_ “You have forced us to be very formal while you have been among us by not giving us aname by which to call you, | You are going away now and we shall have none to remem- ber you by.” : “You may cail me Edgar.” * Mr, Edgar—~” “No ; not that. I like to hear the plain name from your lips.” “Tt is not a surname. I am not accustomed to call young gentlemen by their Christian names upon so short acquaint- ance,” she said, with dignity. “I had hoped—I thought,” he stauimered, “that you had Come to regard me in the light of a friend.” “T shall be glad to do so. You have thought proper to keep your name from us. We are humble people, though of 800d blood. You haye no doubt.a good reason to keep your name a secret,” Hier | commiclooks.eotn