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1 It was all joy with her now, as she sat motionless
without speaking,
while he administered to her wants and spoke words of
love into her
ears. She
remembered the man's horrid threat, and knew that by
God's mercy she had been saved. And he was there caressing her,
loving her, comforting her! As she thought of the fate that had
threatened her, of the evil that had been so imminent,
she fell
forward on her knees, and with incoherent sobs uttered
her
thanksgivings, while her head was still supported on his
arms.
2 It was almost morning before she could induce
herself to leave him
and lie down.
With him she seemed to be so perfectly safe; but the
moment he was away she could see Aaron Trow's eyes
gleaming at her
across the room.
At last, however, she slept; and when he saw that
she was at rest, he told himself that his work must
then begin.
Hitherto Caleb Morton had lived in all respects the
life of a man of
peace; but now, asking himself no questions as to the
propriety of
what he would do, using no inward arguments as to this
or that line
of conduct, he girded the sword on his loins, and
prepared himself
for war. The
wretch who had thus treated the woman whom he loved
should be hunted down like a wild beast, as long as he
had arms and
legs with which to carry on the hunt. He would pursue the miscreant
with any weapons that might come to his hands; and
might Heaven help
him at his need as he dealt forth punishment to that
man, if he
caught him within his grasp. Those who had hitherto known Morton in
the island, could not recognise the man as he came
forth on that
day, thirsty after blood, and desirous to thrust
himself into
personal conflict with the wild ruffian who had
injured him. The
meek Presbyterian minister had been a preacher,
preaching ways of
peace, and living in accordance with his own
doctrines. The world
had been very quiet for him, and he had walked quietly
in his
appointed path.
But now the world was quiet no longer, nor was
there any preaching of peace. His cry was for blood; for the blood
of the untamed savage brute who had come upon his
young doe in her
solitude, and striven with such brutal violence to
tear her heart
from her bosom.
3 He got to his assistance early in the morning some
of the constables
from St. George, and before the day was over, he was
joined by two
or three of the warders from the convict
establishment. There was
with him also a friend or two, and thus a party was
formed,
numbering together ten or twelve persons. They were of course all
armed, and therefore it might be thought that there
would be but
small chance for the wretched man if they should come
upon his
track. At first
they all searched together, thinking from the
tidings which had reached them that he must be near to
them; but
gradually they spread themselves along the rocks
between St. George
and the ferry, keeping watchman on the road, so that
he should not
escape unnoticed into the island.
4 Ten times during the day did Anastasia send from the
cottage up to
Morton, begging him to leave the search to others, and
come down to
her. But not
for a moment would he lose the scent of his prey.
What! should it be said that she had been so treated,
and that
others had avenged her? He sent back to say that her father was
with her now, and that he would come when his work was
over. And in
that job of work the life-blood of Aaron Trow was
counted up.
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