The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-24

cfitn 49,
"whs. va, Bnsdford's reason for ~shins TO
ITO got the property. Twas As this -
would havs murdered you, Harry, thas hs might
some two hours lssss than this csuvsssssoas =
Nelson bradford bid julia Craniifbs good niGht,
FOR the laa time be assorted In that name, srd
turning hts steps homcward, he entered the lit-
tie room he called his own, sxciAimias vita
} "But few hour more, and the knot 1, tisd.
Dessrt me not now, thou f.kle goddsss Of Sor.
tune Shs has imbibsd the fA.ai poison. and II
10 even now doing its work, her eomplsxion =
purcr, morstss apparent, than its won't, her eyes
sparkle witt . rsvsred hight, hectic fash burns
she moves with that languid, hstlsss car, pscu-
Har to invalids; abe Il sinkiag to the tomb-I
dared not let hsr live, with my ssufst kno wn 70
her. No, but when she is dead then an Q
new man again How wildly VIII
plunge into every speeiss Of dissipation, and
,osA sometimes steal over mol Rer~o,e, dh =
say did 1 call II ronoref IT'S NOT, ID thia
hum-drum life lead gives ns the blues. In ons
project | have been foled, but 1 may yet sue
ceed. IL Harry Cranliffs could have died before
Julias decease, I would be tsmpted to sell my
self TO the arch fend u were not his slrsady."
He laughed mockingly, and u seemed 10 DO
srpund The room. hut no ono W v.a thsre --be n a
alone.
"rhers Is ono thing will do be'ore proceed
step further In this affair, and that Ia, to burn
house! Should Il eo torn down, and they be
dirooyered, would they not be rec ,pnized a.
mine and they sre sJ,oaed scith gore and chat
tAeaS 1 shouid be suspected, ana more than
shAt--but won't think oft l don't SEQ Why
I didn't consume than In the first place, but
Thought then 4 might need them though be
tb., a. 4, NAV I'm ~ tbc bus,nc,s tbj. nisbtf,,
rhs clock struck twelve, as Nelson Bradford,
not vithout inward hesitancv stols f,om tbs
u hOn. .n1 .r,Sx .ons hv N. .,do " -
there the road mi be gained the deserted court: mere
he d,d not psu,c' but hurried tbrouvn IN. door
i,to ons az the ,ovsr snsrtm .n,. Sbar. N
iigb,ed tb. darn lan,crn hs es,r;ea- and ...,no
Sesrou,iv. tr,mblinrly around. cr,nt sottiv nm
the creokinr stairs 10 the room on tine ,scond
Ss :: y: ds sa : !. .
sound h, would sisrt With tenor. for be- vss q,
= r.puted haunted houss ct the hour Of mia.
nRr. Fr., sd situation for one 90 guilty a, he.
Oncs the shutter svung seInst the hoise With
bis syes % .tarted. M Cd and % Sis fsos Si.nesed With With
terror. but it subsid.d little, whom he found hs
- npmo,s.tsa'
Rbiyerin = ire an s,prn lcss bs sat thu lantsru
upon the ground. and spproscoing the mantei.
dosor.'.d nth tn: inS.aioSs ddf,psIy Of tho
* .na .scr.t ] rsn.i T.,,iSsd ~ ss I'M, hs Ioa1
=, .no ,' ,psr,. pr, ~ sno,,o, u, .sali =. ~.
.asr ~. Sanr. -, he ~ shs snsrt nsnt
~ha %. rs,chin. ey.rv mov.ms,nt I'M, m. yioom
h,S Az .,.h, =, is.s SisIding N NJ. virorous
ns si ~,,h \. i,nr,s sSsia 4. n
snn n.."ssssa Ms,h sanss.,ns,,og- tbst ~ "a
49,, ia sha ,d"rhri, 4. In A. ~ -
~ :yoch eos,d .os hsvs I'm Sr~.tsr bs ~
derived Of the power Of his hmita and IKE 4
ms,bl. statue hs stood, casing directly into the
i've sorns minutes before hs rscov~,J .vh.a
sts,tipr bach. b sjsculstsd-
UD,d 1 not nut tSsm shsr, I am surs of n.
snd yet thsy ais gonsl Great God had dssm.
Cd them 50 sAse-I am lost am lost!" Aud
I'M 1 M aillv. 70 foolish ~ 10 pr,as,ys thsm ;
Wo,h ,o All ~ d.nJ. IA -, s,ovsS 49,.
whsn had them /"
Ags,n that lov, moohiug laugh s,smod scho.
inc M bis ar.
:. Non. thcv hsy, eons forth. proof, Of nv
guiltSb hut hold II NAV not b. 40 dsspsssss. n
nav. no prooes tsst any Hvina man ~ tnsm !.
but what. thsn. can have become Of chem Az
: incty thougbt i"
iPomnsv. ths peero, was hare some sev davs
might he not, IN Sis rambling and sssrchins.
have hit mon this panel. and ss,ins tn, clothss.
retained them fur himssk una gsre that ths
dark stains upon them was Mood IL 80, sad
have little doubt OF Il, he VIII be pronounced
the murderer. Twin os easy nor me- " - 70
captured and brought up 70 say ho stole tbs
clothes from me, and then his running away
win mako IL more piauahae. lining. ass see
buoying himself up with false arRumsnts paused
In hls walk. while a smils OF sstisfaction sfolo
over his festures. I" Fortune hss ~ vet A..
ssrtsd me, satan Is true TO his own /"
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