A Daughter of Maryland — page 57: what you’re looking at

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SN Tt Seno) Pare: teens Se ‘ a 49 A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND. ‘* All in the world, Mr. Berners. If my life would drive the shadow from my name I would gladly lay it at your feet. But we are losing valuable time; every moment is precious to us if we would—’’ he paused in the midst of his speech as a dull boom came from the direction of the river. ‘IT believe the old tree has been washed away,’’ said Ksten Berners. ‘‘Wait a moment and I will see if it is so.’’ He was absent but a few minutes, and when he came back he announced the worst. ‘‘The pine has been whipped around heels foremost and is now on its way to the Antietam. Weare prisoners on this bit of land with no chance of getting off.’’ | ‘‘But what will become of Miss Lancier and Aunt Debby ?’’ ‘*They are comparatively safe, while it will now soon be daylight. I wish I could say as much for us.’’ ‘‘Perhaps the river will abate now it has stopped raining. ’’ | ‘‘It shows no signs of it as yet. This whole knoll seems to rest on a bed of quicksand, and it won’t take the water much longer to wash it completely away. ’’ To say nothing of their danger it was an unpleasant situation for them. Carroll Southard knew that the fine, sensitive nature of his companion was writhing under the agony of the discovery so recently revealed to him. His father’s conduct on that fateful night had always been a dark mystery to himself, while the cloud was _ scarcely lighter now. Esten Berners said nothing, as he began to pace slowly back and forth in the darkness. The horse ‘slowly made the circuit of the little island. co comicbook