, 1863-01-15

b Yod must be yefy confident Of your po4ll q
send such message TO the woman whom you Wizh
70 make your WIFE" 4 ~ M I. - =.
81 am conscious Of my strength, DO yoq a.
1irotOseoa proof Of Il n enesEed Hiram. Rachel
bent her head contempinonalE Hiram Iolld
was ct q los 10 comhrehend tha unexr tcd. dc1s
ance but mrs of his ground, he saidi
There s young man IN your hihcTa cmn'Q1
whom be loves as bis own Euu Hu1h1r lhnn E1TII
hair'of that young mans hlAd Jen11 Agnool
Wodld gladly lOp Of bis right hand, ] relil BE-
lieye n The sacri6cs could nNail eithe. Mr. AZ.
moor, call D Thornton Clait.
Hs looked q y Rachel pale and trembling
But she wts calm and toIbtioo 49, 4 " ii
The timid -tifiId bi6is ihb cli ihi1r aIo1i
-obeye1, and Thornton Clab stood with The p.r|yi
but bis blue eyes were blnting with 1 menace q
profound and deadly TINT Hdehol Ma ~ soII hand
upon The strong right drm that Nlg swelling = e
for sudden blouto Be dealt 4 IL serpent Il.1
eye Of The meering cashier, and whispered
aWait for my sake"
aAlF. Agmocf,S uaid Hiram, BIT ftc0saiiie ans
what from the reach b. th1i arid. = a thil J11l4
mGn has dared 10 make l0te % one 20 immln11lI
above him - your danghisf, and i plopq1e u11a'f
e her husband, his presence IN olf e1iabl bllhn1nt
i en- insult. Dilcharee him ai once
The Wretched merchant paused II tofluIlng ldl,
F.trpt ~ w e..o'e- te.AtS~ - ~ ~-t- -
laid upon the table 8
aMr. Thornton Clair - began he hiI1
a Ny true name & not ClAil, laid lll young
man, quickly. unwilling to 1ee Tie fll1l I %
Rachel 50 hamiliated ~ I'm Tie son q Char|11
Harper, who lives IL Oregon. and who assumed
the name Of Clair because he believed nat Ne bad
slain james AgnOOr. Mynans 4, h hei' Thorn;
= : 70 Young 81 man. sFisa jams AghosS;, sin'.i
gasping, 90 NOT deceive Z mosl NltlelIcl |1|'
DOES Oharls Harper, Who married ~ eQ.l'1.
Helcn AgnoOF, still lvei Vas he not ki|ledi'
= On my honor NJ; AemooE. aid Ihon.ol'
be killed james Aemo0f Until lhis incoming
Was d Tie hme belief inr ~ fIthcI, Who. since
that unfortunate combat, b. coageilcd himself
under an assumed uaml, 10 lhe Wild of he Wcl||
where my mother followed BIN, 1hs olle1 told be
loffoWlully q ~ that tf1nsnrtt Ilfh1 1ll|
told me ths name Of he ma1 hc deemed be la1
slain, nor that of ne nan pho. when he rolanflef
d moment of uncousciougnecI pointed * your
bleeding body, said you were dad, AZ plcl1IIf1
upon him to Siek dillly n instant Sight upon I'D
very horss you bad ridden. Your laughter l1|a'1i
70 ne what you ted heG laal night q ~ u'nl.4
ago, and We Immediately concluded uPon ~
a0ut Of ny sight Hiram Moali r qled ili
enrnged merchant Double traitor. bc1ons of
/ ihfll make myself N1nI you l1I. |1Io.. r. |1|
| years to think mysef-a murdelof
WIKI Thornton Nns spoakint. guilty ulh'cr
bad SINK into chnir and rested hil hbnd unQ1
the tpble hiding his face = he fof yenrl de|llcd
IN tofturing Bis victim to DO but when JhIla
Agmoof. no longer Z cfimc bound 1rf l1l1 Al.
drlled him be staggered % bib let glopo1 tInI|y
loF ihe door, toitef1d chlt through ~ bazaar n
Bis desk, Wh@e he had % long rl|ld with tie VII
of heartleH de1pot, and, pressing BE 1andI q
bis head, gro1ned, reeled, cnnglh himself erect
opened hls private drawer pllced pistol % ~
temple and ihll dad elc hil finger could pres ~
trigger, gmitien--sEid the Coro1ef that dal-1|
The Almighty hand q God. ~