Asbury.
"I assure you I am innocent of complicity in the matter, for I would have opposed as strongly as any of you." "It was that single difficulty which puzzled her," said the mother, "but Providence opened the way.

While she stood trembling, with her cloak wrapped about her, Capt.

Asbury called Monteith.

I whispered to her 'Now!' and drew back the door.

She stepped through, and was gone before any one, excepting myself, suspected anything." "But what reason can she have for believing Vesey will favour her plan ?" asked Sterry, feeling an admiration for the daring young woman.
"He will be as much amazed as any one." "The rustlers have notified us to leave the building, but have not said that they have a preference of one door over the other.