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Updated: May 15, 2025
At the time when she learned that Tryon lived in the neighborhood, Rena had already been subjected for several weeks to a trying ordeal. Wain had begun to persecute her with marked attentions. She had at first gone to board at his house, or, by courtesy, with his mother.
He felt that he would like to possess this interesting object. The coin began to move more slowly, and was wabbling to its fall, when the child stretched forth his chubby fist and caught it ere it touched the floor. Tryon arrived in the early morning and put up at the Patesville Hotel, a very comfortable inn.
The judge, who had already been informed of the incident at the drugstore, observed Tryon's preoccupation and guessed shrewdly at its cause, but gave no sign. Tryon left the matter of the note unreservedly in the lawyer's hands, with instructions to communicate to him any further developments.
Tryon began the action by firing a field-piece into the group of Regulators. At this the more timid of them perhaps only the unarmed ones withdrew, but the bold remainder returned the fire, and a hot conflict began, which was kept up steadily for two hours.
When he met Warwick's sister, the foundation for admiration had already been laid. If Rena had proved to be a maiden lady of uncertain age and doubtful personal attractiveness, Tryon would probably have found in her a most excellent lady, worthy of all respect and esteem, and would have treated her with profound deference and sedulous courtesy.
Moved by tenderness and thoughts of self-sacrifice, which had occupied his mind to the momentary exclusion of all else, Tryon had scarcely noticed, as he approached the house behind the cedars, a strain of lively music, to which was added, as he drew still nearer, the accompaniment of other festive sounds.
But the harm had been done, and she was responsible, ignorantly of course, but none the less truly, and it only remained for her to make amends, as far as possible. Her highest ambition, since Rena had grown up, had been to see her married and comfortably settled in life. She had no hope that Tryon would come back.
I must draw sword, and draw it soon, too not for Tory or rebel, not for King or Congress, not for my estates nor for my kin, but for the ancient liberties of Englishmen, which England menaced to destroy. That meant time lost in a return to my own home; and yet why? Here in this county of Tryon one might stand for liberty of thought and action as stanchly as at home.
Such things often happen. We were so excited the morning Cornelia missed the hat that I suppose no one looked thoroughly." "But that is impossible, Tryon," said his mother, with dignity. "I had that closet searched most carefully." "Nevertheless, Mother, please me by looking again. That closet is dark, and I would suggest a light." "Of course, if you wish it," said his mother stiffly.
By this simple means Rena had kept as closely in touch with her mother as Warwick had considered prudent; any closer intercourse was not consistent with their present station in life. The night after Warwick and Tryon had ridden away, Rena dreamed again that her mother was ill.
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