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A NEW ENGLAND RAID
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Josh looked down at her, and even in that supreme moment, when his soul was still bitter within him, he remembered what he owed her, and speaking gently, said—
"Your men I will not spare, I will slay them; but for your sake, Thusick, I will protect every woman of your race, so help me God!"
"Quiet! Josiah Blackstone."
It is well," she answered; "now depart."
He obeyed, and Thusick watched him until he had disappeared down the side of the Mount; then she re-
