Beadle's Dime Novels No. 13 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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26 CEDAR SWAMP; OR, WILD NAT’s BRIGADE, pression, to.allow himself or family to give vent to the feel. ings which were struggling for utterance, Understanding his restless disposition, one would. suppose that Preston’s hours would hang heavily on his. mind, yet, that was far from being the case, _ The tory, Turner, all con- — cealment as to his principles, having been thrown aside, was | frequently with the captain holding secret conferences, To what these conferences referred, the reader will learn by a further perusal of our. story, The last two days, also, the captain had been absent during the afternoon—had his steps been marked, it would haye been found that he rode in the direction of Mrs. Vale's, Reginald seemed to have taken a sudden fancy for his cousin, | : This relationship had not thus far been referred to. Onthe part of Mrs. Vale and her daughter it wag never suspected— how could it be, when the name of Preston was totally unfa- miliar to her ears? The Visits of the Captain had been a source of uneasiness to the two, For, although he seemed to have stopped by accident, yet a mothes heart ig not the thing to be deceived by a Smooth speech, and a well-coined - lie. She trembled as she thought of the dangers which the presence of the unwelcome visitor forcboded, : With an unusually warm smile upon his face, Reginald rode up tothe house this afternoon, He of something to occupy his time, he thought he would ride . oyer and inquire how Miss Catherine’ pet was progressing The cut which Lion, the dog, haa Tecelved was severe and the noble animal was consequently an Object on which he might exercise his commiseration* . Captain Preston was received with a coo] welcome, Mrs. Vale was polite—freezingly so; anq Catherine, while-she did not manifest, decided displeasure, dig not seem to be over- joyed at his presence. The gallant captain pad not created a very good impression jp his three Visits, With a pertinacity, by nO means pleasant to the uninvited guest, the widow kept her seat, nor Once offered to leave the room, while Kate seemed deaf to the hints which. were thrown out concerning the state of the garden, the 4greeableness of the weather, and the propriety of exercise. The pimMe fin- gers plied the needle most rapidly, while answering the nu- —— ————$—— a Stated, that, being in want connicloooks, corn