Litchfield enquirer., 1869-10-21

| UOSlu tO 1OOh COiuly Ou A0 .ASHOs dASl elCS look on Mrs. Lester as an injured safnh'..o
 memories were recurring to him.
 At this moment there sounded heavy uneven tread in the outer office. The clerks had all been discharged during the month, ardsthere was no business doing Nichols, therefore did not stir from his seat, nor trouble himself to inquire the business o1 the intruder. sfa o''9 @.z. i.28 The heavy tread approached the inner office, the door was opened and man
 ooked in. ..s,f. ="
 Nichols saw him, and sprang to his feet in astonishment. s A :C <, f,I la. te
 "Captain Salesp' he calculated. s'It cant be possiblel Come in! Come right |i imp a. ssaraarf ~o.aJ '
 The man entered, closing the door be. hind him. f.ge;gs r- ess3 ~. ~ :, $.
 It was indeed Captain Sales, of the ship Cyctone-the same man who had so. inhn- manly set David Lester. adrift in the South Pacific, in the very teeth, as he supposed, of terrific tempestr' 4e. .,at7( t.la The two men--ftting companions,- shook hands heartily. acrf Erar{.
 ''When did you arrive, Captain2" de- handed Nichols, proferring chair, i q This is surprisel wasn't expecting you this
 ''I suppose not.'' said Sales. seating him self. s'I ran into the roads this very n1orE- ing,and cast anchor not an hour ago. I con. cluded you didn't see me, since you, didn t come of. We had gale all the way home that blew us right along. Never made . better voyage out and in." ' z. ..t,
 Nichols went to a closet cupboard, and brought out bottle of brandy and a tum- bier. =. = = = -.-''- & ', - I
 Have drink, The said, filling the glass. "How about your trading business? Seems to me you didn't stay long enough to do we'll. '" : ''.''' ''' -". V '>'
 "Well, I haven't donrle!so well as us sual,. Colonel, that's a fact, ,. replied Sales, be- tween swallows of the liquor ,.':But I've got something of more importance to you than thousand dollars more less, Colo nel." ; I 'tAnd what is that?'' demanded Nichols.
 Sales tossed off the. remainder of the brandy, and set the glass down heavily as he responded: .,...,. 'sE
 '.Its "a piece of news that will come hard to you, Colonel. David Lester is alive.''
 , Nichols reeled as if bullet had entered his heart. His complexion turned livid
 "Alive!' he repeated in a shrill cutting whisper. s'He has come back? ?, He is in Norfolk?" q :, .ls. .--vrf,..A .tT 3ra.
 He looked around him wildly, as if seek ing an avenue of escape Y. @
 ..sNo, Colonel, he is not here. He board ed us just after 3 calm in the South Pacific saw him face to face, heard him tell how the vessel he went out in had been lost in cyclone, and how he alone remained alive to tell the tale.' ,.<ea1a ,e.<...,. ,,..,
 ..And you brought him ba.cck? cried Nichols, in that shrill,, incisive whisper, putting his ivil, scared face close to that of Sales, and fairly startling the latter by the glance of evil meaning that shot from his bloodshot eyes. You let him live you will loose by his life and gain by his death?" .s..9o ,,-,.~..- .-6 3 s
 A regretful expression crossed the ia ee of Captain Sales a' 1.-- ;.'5i% f.sa...
 '. ''If did, didn't mean tor he exclaim- ed. ''The fact is, Colonel, I meant to dis pose of him in the quickest manner. I thought there was big storm coming, so I set him adrift in an open boat. The storm blew oyer. and Lester, I am sure, made for the nearest Islands. He was in a frail boat, the poorest of the lot; and I al- lowed him only small allowance of pro ivisions."G @ s. n 1 aaaleI.a s.8
 ''Then he may healive now oson on ea of those Pacific Islands!' calculated ichols 'And he may be picked up by vessel at any time, and come back to ruin me. 1 was sure he was dead. Tellme his story hs he told it to you. - sf4a....c, ...a... ao!
 Sales complied with the order, while Col. Nichols paced the floor with hur urried steps. s,s-a- -aa. -r F ''Yes he must have gone back to the is land he escaped from, or to some cneigh- boring island" cried Nichols, when his confederate had concluded ''What-a cur -sed fatality seems to pursue mel Sales, Lester is liable to come back, as l said be- fore, at any time. His return would be my ruin. I tell you" he added excitedly, T have done things for which he could send me to the state prison. should have to fly with the officers of justice on my track, and Ishould never. dare return to claim my nephew's fortune. Sales, Lester must not come back! He shall not come backr' sa' a5+s'y <. ,,i5h@1,, IFS .a5:a .s:And how are you going to prevent its'' asked Sales. ''No doubt he went back to the Land in the Sea, and was set to idol carving again; but he may escape again, or friendly ship may rescue him, or some chance set him free-"; '.'-fj t'9ai1I
 ."But there shall not!' interrupted Mich ols, with increasing agitation. ''Is the Gy- clone sea 'worthy?" v, ,. :aft ssYes, Colonel. She's in splendid order. Could be got to sea in an hours nodde, if she were provisioned." r2na taa3g3 fabas
 Provision her at once. See to every thing. She must be off within twenty-four hours. I am going in search of David Lester. , 77 F-.tt''3 s,a.9I
 ssWhat! to rescue him?" ae@ ..s,,
 s'No," hissed Colonel Nichols; ''to de- stroy him, 'a e- f.952 .se! ~
 He continued his walk with increasing violence. a.s.sssl4. ssgs s,,.s !. aeeyas # 41l
 ..And I will not go alone; Margaret Les ter and her daughter shall go with me! If l succeed and Lester perishes, his wife shall become mine, If F. fail," and his eyes gleamed luridly, ..and arrive out there, to find that he has been rescued, F shall hold his wife and child as hostages, and des= mand my safety as price of their Ire free- : dom." = s+'~s4ti.fi .S.E' 7
 ..T'n in with you, Colonel" said Sales admiringly. 'sAnd what is more, can keep every one of the crew by being a lit tie liberal with them.
 ssThen go to work immediately. Set the men to unloading. Provision theI ship,. and be sure to provide wine and dainty stores for the woman and girl. will send {. trerd r., ;tr1ya fnr fhrna state rooms. and