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While this diabolical plan had been thoroughly concocted, Captain Ratlin and the two English ladies had passed many pleasant hours together, all unconscious of there being any danger at hand, and even Maud, with subtle treachery, seemed more open and free than she had been in her intercourse with them at first. WHILE THIS DIABOLICAL PLAN HAD BEEN THOROUGHLY CONCOCTED CAPTAIN RATLIN AND THE TWO ENGLISH LADIES HAD PASSED MANY PLEASANT HOURS TOGETHER ALL UNCONSCIOUS OF THERE BEING ANY DANGER AT HAND AND EVEN MAUD WITH SUBTLE TREACHERY SEEMED MORE OPEN AND FREE THAN SHE HAD BEEN IN HER INTERCOURSE WITH THEM AT FIRST
eeling to gratify, in the employment of the agents whom she engaged for her purpose, and the blow she resolved should be struck, and decisively, too, by the negro enemies of her father, who were his near neighbors. For this fell purpose, Maud held secret meetings with the chiefs, represented that her father's strong-boxes were full of gold and silver coin, and that the negroes had only to effect an entrance at night, means for which she was herself prepared to furnish them, and at the same time representing to them that they would have it in their power to revenge themselves for all their past wrongs at her father's hands, fancied or real. The negroes and their chiefs were only too intent upon the treasures their fancy depicted, to think or care for Maud herself, or to question the reason of her unnatural treachery. So they promised to enter the stockade under her direction, rob the house, and then screen the deed they had committed by burning the dwelling and all within its precincts.  SOME SECRET FEELING TO GRATIFY IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE AGENTS WHOM SHE ENGAGED FOR HER PURPOSE AND THE BLOWS SHE RESOLVED SHOULD BE STRUCK AND DECISIVELY TOO BY THE NEGRO ENEMIES OF HER FATHER WHO WERE HIS NEAR NEIGHBORS FOR THIS FELL PURPOSE MAUD HELD SECRET MEETINGS WITH THE CHIEFS REPRESENTED THAT HER FATHER'S STRONG BOXES WERE FULL OF GOLD AND SILVER COIN AND THAT THE NEGROES HAD ONLY TO EFFECT AN ENTRANCE AT NIGHT MEANS FOR WHICH SHE WAS HERSELF PREPARED TO FURNISH THEM AND AT THE SAME TIME REPRESENTING TO THEM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE IT IN THEIR POWER TO REVENGE THEMSELVES FOR ALL THEIR PAST WRONGS AT HER FATHER'S HANDS FANCIED OR REAL THE NEGROES AND THEIR CHIEFS WERE ONLY TOO INTENT UPON THE TREASURES THEIR FANCY DEPICTED TO THINK OR CARE FOR MAUD HERSELF OR TO QUESTION THE REASON OF HER UNNATURAL TREACHERY SO THEY PROMISED TO ENTER THE STOCKADE UNDER HER DIRECTION ROBBED THE HOUSE AND THEN SCREENED THE DEED THEY HAD COMMITTED BY BURNING THE DWELLING AND ALL WITHIN ITS PRECINCTS
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