, 1870-12-11

lhl0EFt, one L6D0cr L0u uAlnG u AsI 1o aoso4s
his ltom,sed wife, Wa mentioned. She teds
NaTTied. He staggered to his feet, askipg
the name OF her huebAnd; aud when ho heard
it he knsw hs had been betrayed by that man.
He could recall = strange sensation IN his
train, Is il molten lead had bsnn poured inc
it; that WA tho Lust Of biz tecollections.
.Aiterward. he learned that ha had been weeks
in brain feser.
s'Nheu be had recovered, soma Of his old
friends, thinking to do him honor. nade IN
evening party for him To this party came his
love, ano her husbaud-bie betrayes. When
looked in his eyes. he knew that she, TOP, ha1
been betrayed. Again the molten lead
seemed poured upon his brain. Turning to
leave the foem. fate PLACED IN his patti the
man be now hated with deadly hAtret- With
feet 4 faw hours later, in the desperation Of
trying to escape, he killed two other men.
Then he eluded hia putsuets. and got ba:k 10
California Since then he hsi teveled IN ulur-
der aud every species Of crlme. Onee he had
be lored. Up to that moment II had nsveE
occurred to lllm that she was free. Following
her to her home, he forced himself into her
house, tnd reminded her Of their former rela-
ii :ns. She hsd denied ill kuowtedga Of him,
finally calling upon her husband, to satmfy
house, and he stot him. Then the vigitautes
made it hazardous to renAin in California.
He ded to the monu:airs. where he whs nearly
starved ont, when took him IN and fed and
clio ht i him.
"Such WAS his story Ny blood curd]ed in
my veiu- as I listened to the recital Of his
yoa0USst % is - your our nsna:; ; i an Boone
| Helm"
.sWho vaa Boone Helm :" asked.
"One Of tue greatest desperadoes that ever
was on this cosat. He met his fate, afteEward.
| I'D ea4t of the mountains"
's-what did Sou do with hin7 What could
you do with him:
"Yt onght to have shot him whilo you
1 ~ T didn't want to shoot lin. he said. If
had been coward, would have shot him.
| To CONFESS the truth, the wretch appealed to
my s5mpathiea. I don't think he had ever
been sane eince he felt the tnolten'4ead
cure to ki!l him, before long; so when morn
ing came, called Edwards to open the gate;
and, when it was unblrred, escorted my Wis.,
itor ont, telling him that there was not room
enongh in thst part OF the country for
both Of Us, and that the next time pointed
Then he did not mo|est the Chinese
"Eo. Edwards got his four hundred dollars
and went home to Boston"
There tell \ silence among us, aud, through
my open door. could See that the cabin was
nearly deserted. Ella seemed wearied, elghei,
aud made movement N IL to 50.
What about yonr Guardian Angel = my
husband asked. & You have not told us about
her second coming"
al always say that she didn't come or else
I say that ehe came. and drove her away.
That ii proper Inn't it now 7" glAucing 1t NE.
IL But want 10 know II you have seen
her-if you have naver met her ans::
: where in the world-eince that time.
l IN Iva ar m
, How do YOU feel nows"-with light
= laugh aud peculiar change Of expression.
-, 80. better, 4 great deal batter. To be per
\ fectly cured, only need to hear the sequel.
:, been running in my head ali d.y. wouldn'
q want my wife to know H.. Diau think o
). meeting her Wien came down to Frisco
' You nee. I've been in Oregon long while
r. never travelled on 4 railroad in my fife-want
. and so, ran down to tide great city to see th
l. eishtB- The drst thing ] did. xent up +
ia Colfax, On the cars; and while Was up ther
"a the engineer invited mt to take 3 ride on III
\ engiIe-a special nne. Nov, l knew that b
mea1t to sssonlsh ne, because @ sua hs tnouse 9ss
~ last the thing ought to run. But re cam
" down the grade w1sa speed that was terri
n ic c!-uooEe than mile minute, the engince
10 rAid. When We got to Lincoln the fello
" Atked me. win hls superior sOrt OF stmlf
ID How lie that rata Of travei 2 ! told biz
~ liked Mat pretty we'll; but, suppose
"a when you y ant to make time you eau travel ,
a considerably 'nore accelerated rats Of LOCI
~ motion s'S
NJ How We laughed at the natural drollery (
~ the man--ths Deliberate utterance--the III
ID eophl ticated air. While We laughed he pr
:. pared himscIf to fnis.. his story.
he !" II wa- only day before yesterday"
in ra,ti, j" that met her. ! happened to be
III tho ptrlor Of the hotel when she can
Al in. At tirst wasn't certain OF
nv i.ribg her; hnt. ~ I watched her,
to became certain Of it. And she recognized III
10 felt certain Of that, too. II was ia tue ear
lar ptrt of the evening. aud had to wait IN
mi tho people in the pa.lor would disperse. 81
th raw what xns waiting for, and stayed, to.
n. she told me with her eyes that shs re1.Ie'
re- 'xTrl. After awhile. she vent TO the pau
,er and played and sang Kate keazney. Their
was satished that she would not lelve me /
a.. fore had spoken to her. Az soon as the G
- portunTtv came. We confessed ourselves !
-. "Wts ehe married was she happy"
10 "She was married, yes. Happy she t.
ii, NE, Is she bal once heforot that she y
~ content She said it With sigh, III she
"a the first time: and doubted her. ss !,
49, a.. then. But they are putting out the ligh
,,s There ia always, In this world somebody go
~ 40 around, putting out our ights. Good>nigtl
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