The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-23
CHAPTER XVIII.

Thus the attempt to do Little was
more successful than II looks. Its OBJ.
ieot was 10 keep Little and Simmons
apart, and sure enough those two men
never met again In life. hi
But, on the other hand, this w crime
Rmbittered two able men against the
Union, and put Gotrait In immediate
peril. Mr.. Ransome conferred with
Mr.. Holdfast, and they both visited
Simmons, and urged him to make q
clean breast before he left The world,
Simmons hesItated. lie said repeat>
eddy, 'Gr me tImei 81 me timev
Grotait heard OF these visits, and was
greatly alarmed. He set Dan Tucker
and another to watch by turns and re.
port. I... .-
Messrs. Holdiast aud Rsnsome had
an ally inside the house. Eliza Wat
ney, had come In from another town,
and had no Hillsborough prejudices.
She was furious at this new outrage on
EAttle, who had won her regard, and
she hoped her brOther-in.lRw would
reveal all he knew. Such a confession,
she thought, might remove the stigma
from himself 10 those better educated
persons who had made tool of her
poor Ignorant relative.
Accordingly, no sooner did the nurse
Little had provided inform her, In a
low voice, that there Was chan0c,
than sheiput on her bonnet, and went
In all haste to Mr.. Hol1fast, and also
to the chief constable, as she had prom.
ised them to do, = --,-s.-- -r--'-Iy
But Of course sherOuld not 90 with.
out talking. She met AN acquaintance
not from The door, and told her Ned
was near his end, and she was going TO
tell the gentlemen. 5- ~.
Dan Tucker stepped up to this wo-
man, and Rhe WAS as open. mouIhed 10
hun as Eliza had been 10 her, Dan
went directly with the news to Grotait.
Grotait came all In hurry, but Hold.
/ fast was there before him, and was &C.
tualiy exhorting Simmons TO do good
action In his last moments, and reveal
those greater culprltB who had en-
ployed him. when Grolait, III at ease,
walked in, sat down at the foot OF
the bed, and fixed his eye on Simmons,
Simmons caught sight OF him and
stared, but said nothing 10 him. Yet,
when Holdfast had done, Simmons was
observed 10 LOOK at Grotait, though he
replied " the other. II you was q
Hlllsbro' man, you'd know we tell on
dead folk, but not on quick. told on
Ned Simmons, because he was as good
as dead; hut TO tell on Trade, that's diff
ferent.' sl,r-.t.r, Cd. .
And think, my poor fellow sug-
geRted Grotait smoothly, you might
spend your last moments better In tell.
Ing us what you would wish the Trade
TO do for your wife, and the child II II
lives.' q. 'g' sr,.l .f' ma :
well, I think you might make the
old gal an allowance I'LL she marrieA
on, Ned, Nedv cried the poor wo,
man. III have no man after thee.
And o violent burst Of grief followed
'Thou'll do like the rest,' said the dy.
Ing man. Hold thy bellering, and lei
me speak, that's got no time TO lose.
How much will you allow her, old lad?
six shillinRs week, Ned,'
And what Is to come Of the young
'un2'
.We'll apprentice him. .s
TO my trader rr.....
You know better than that, Ned
You are freeman; but he won't be u
freeman's son by our law, thou know'st.
But thers'a plenty OF outside trades In
Hillsbro'. Wen bind him to one Of
those, and keep an eye on him for thy
BAka.' -.
We'll, must take what can get.'
And little enough, too said Eliza
Watney. Now do you know that they
have set upon Mr.. Little and beaten
him within an inch OF his life? Oh
Ned, you can't approve that, and him
our best friend r
who says approve It, thou fool?'
Then tell the gentlemen who the Wis
lain was; for I believe you know
IN tell 'em isummut about IT,
Grotait turned pale; but still kept bis
Rllttering eye fixed on the sick man,
THE Job was offered to me; but ]
wouldn't be In II. know that much,
Says ], He has had his squeak.r
! Who offered you the job p asked Mr.,