To his mind, now animated
by a high purpose, the reflection was annoying. To the fate of Emily his
new destiny seemed to be attached. His greatest error--at least, the one
most troublesome to his awakened conscience--was the act of oppressing
Emily. He felt that the washing of the stains from his character
depended upon securing her rights.
The _ci devant_ desperado, as we have before indicated, was radically
changed at heart, and he now felt more interest in the welfare of Emily
than he had ever before harbored for any human being.
His position was full of embarrassments. He learned, while at Bellevue,
that Jaspar was not, and had not been, sick. This information decided
his future course. The mission of De Guy had only been a decoy, to lure
her into the hands of Maxwell.
Hatchie was with her; but, alas! what could a slave do against the
powerful machinations of such a villain as Maxwell?
After obtaining the information which satisfied him of the imposture, he
proceeded to New Orleans. Knowing the name of the steamer in which De
Guy had taken passage from Vicksburg, he hastened to the levee, to gain
what tidings he might from the officers of the Montezuma.
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