Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-19

speak further, when the front dOO:-beu rang
/ gently.
The man has come" groaned the poor
squire, as if ine1ora5le fate had laid lis very
hand upon his shoulder.
"Show him in, said to the servant, for his
master seemed to have lost al, power of speecl.
For my part, l drew hop,ful augury from
that delicate bell ringing; rufian that had
nothing to fear would have pulled with both h 8
hands.
Heathcote slouched in with an insolent air.
half sneak, half bully.
- l don't want the parsOn TO hear what have
got to say to you" were his first words
Mr. Markham, who kept his hack turned I, =
wards him, waved his hand to me in sign tn t
| should speak for him.
" You may say whatever YOU will" said
quietly. i am aware of the object Of yUur
coming; you want to extort the money frum
this gentleman, which you tried to pursuade
another to steal from his own desk"
90, she told, did shel" said the villain,
with diaboiic smile. 1T will be the worse
for her, presently, that's all
No, sir, she did not, if you mean your wife,
Mrs Heathcote- Ay, SIR" added ], as be start
ed back, we are aware of all that and very
much more. You were overheard in the gar
den. There Is more than one thing known.
tsitReSssd, Henry Heathcote, ofyour old doings,
which you are not aware Of"
saw him turn as pale as the poor squire
himself Whether or mo" said he after lit
tie, shall have the money or l shall have my
wife-who has committed bigamy-whichever
that gentleman there Pleases."
THAT gentleman said l, as l observed Mr..
Markham was about to speak, 80 Is not to be in
Inundated, month after month, as Mrs Heath
cote was, into supplying your bOttOmless purse.
Nay, sir, your oath Is not to be trusted. hold
in my hand a warrant for your apprehension,
procured yesterday from Hampshire by Mr.
Rlby, upon a charge of forgery, the proof Of
which / have now with me. The cOnse-
quences are upon your own head, remember,
and when you leave this house, it will be for a
Jail"
81 was quite prepared for this, sir" said the
Tufian with look Of in1escribable malice -
' Mrs Markham that was, will, however, ae-
company me to prison. Fine food for the scan
dal Of the county that will be and good con-
viet's wife she will make to me in my banish-
ment without doubt"
Mr. Markham writhed like one in torture up
on his chair We were indeed in the mans
power as he said, and my journey into HamP-
shire had been of but small service. One
desperate course, however, which had been
! a
tried it Miserable man." said l sternly, " do
you dare TO force US TO extremities You
scof at banishment, but what say you to the
| gallows you"-I strobe to the trembling
wretch, and laying my hand upon his shoulder,
whispered aloud you murderer ="
The sweat stood out upon his pallid brow, his
knees knocked together, and his hair seemed
absolutely to brisie up so abjeet was his terror.
Mercy mercy l never found the notes" he
murmured.
"No," said | =" but here is the packet -
and 1 produced it" and red with the blood
that still cries out against you :" At the sight
of this fnghtiul evidence, the coward knelI
upon the floor and covered his face with his
hands.
Rise, wreteh-gO :" thundered the squire,
who had risen up like man returned to life
/ from the grave. Here is money-the sum
that YOU required-take it. Ifever again these
eyes of mine light on you, as sure as there Is a
sun in heaven, / hang you"
The east-down, half Paralyzed figure of Mr..
/ Markham seemed TO dilate as he said these
words he looked like some ineaTnate Nemesis
denOuncing certain vengeance upon the erea-
ture at his feet 1t gathered itself up ike q
stricken hound, siezed the pToffered notes
without daring to look up into the donors
/ face, and rushing out of the door and from the
house, as though the execuiiOner was even theI
upon his heels, sped away under the flaming eye
Of noon from WOodisiee, for ever.
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