The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-27
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! sheriff. remote tho priaoneE, eom
mandeA tie Judg
Five years. hrs long years 10 pen
{ ilenliafy' Great God ara hot guiliy
+ / am not. cried Reginald FORESTER. a
. be wAs led awAy
Ho had becn seniencei b afe year
T. bard hi5ar lor ibc crime II breaking
ihe darn of john C.unny's aouung nal
Two broihers James ani Charlie.
Croker, we're the principal witnesses
They pwure that late one night abou
ssK months before. they saw young Ter
fester walking rapidly up The pat
leading 10 ibe dam Thlnsng TIA
something had happened 70 'he siuie'
gates. tbag were shout to iollog "a or
der 10 assist. when they sas that be be
gan 10 cut away the props that uphelc
thc timbcis Horror struck, they stop
ped. Ii was too late The dam gay'
way. Rushing down the road towards
The mill. they shouted
The Hood. lbe food
The miller heard the shouts aud JUS
IN time to save himself and family
shortly afterwards the food reached th,
mil aud swept il away. 4 merchant 2
tic village close IS swore that FORESTER
bought al axe, pick aud shovel pre-
yious to the breaking Of the dam.
/ The axe vas iound hidden in som'
bushes close 10 the path, aud was iden
tltied by tho merchant as the one ht
sold Forester
The miller sworc that Forester ha,
several times been seen lurking arounS
4 the mill The miller further stated tina
at the time he discharged him, be For
rester swore be would be even viii
( him. Aud be destroyed my properi,
because discharged him for daring 4
make love to my daughter, Amy, dgains
my wishes, concluded he.
/ Only one person believed Forreste
to be innocent Amy Clunny, the mil
ler's daughter
I IL
1t was twelve at noon, just four year
after tho conviction Of Forester, whel
the door Of the States prison opene,
/ 10 him. A pale, bowed man, who's
eyes we're constantly seeking the groun'
walked down the road towards the ferr.
boat. The crowd that stood upon th
wharf quickly moved aside, os a mai
tottered towards tho bench. "a par
donod convict ran irem mouth L
mouth
Yes, Forester for it was he, bai
been pardoned by the Governor, Fou
long years he had toiled in the bricI
yards of the prison Thoughts Of sell
destruction often fitted across his wea
Try mind. Often as he stood near th
furnace OF the brick kiln, he though
that one bold leap into the roaring
flames. and his misery void be at an enc
He had received only two letters dur
ing his imprisonment. One was fror
Amy the other letter was from Me-
York it was from lawyer, and
read "This is to inform you that A
len Forester Esq, your uncle, has Dc
parted this life. He died intestat'
leaving you sole heir to-" The lettc
was received two days before he wa
pardoned.
Fortune avails me nothing. Th
world thinks me guilty" be cried.
III.
/ Forester has come back | Won
der why il tie world be wants to com
to this place be is rich and has threat
ened 10 shoot jim Croker il be call
him convict again" Such were the n
ports that spread over the village.
At last the news came to the ears {
the miller. With a muttered ours
upon bis enemy, as he called Forrestel
he ascended the stairs leading to th
second story Of the new mill that ha
been built in place OF the old mill tbs
bad been swept away. His steps wef
noiseless, as he looked through the Ike
hole A minute afterwards be wrench
ed open the door and rushed into th
room - he had seen Amy signalin
somebody. As he rushed to the VIII
dow be caught glimpse OF man &
he disappeared behind projeetin
cliff it was the form Of Forester. II
caught Amy's arm.
Who was that man? Quick, te
me. came from his clenched teeth.
Amy uttered shrek Of pain. II
dropped her arm aud rushed from I'll
room, bnt soon returned with loade
gun IN his hand and dragged her to Il
open window,
The head of man could be plainl
seen rising slowly behind the cliff. Am
sank slowly upon Der knees. The mi
Ter released her arm and slowly raise
his gun He bad recognized the fei
tures OF Forester
Signal" shouted her father, d" i
that / can be sure OF him ! want
shoot him through that black heart ,
bis
Mercy, shrieked Amy, raising h'
hands
Forester, who only saw Amy, no
crept slowly towards a projecting she
Of the cliff lie did not know whit
Amy meant by raising her hands Soc
he stood at the extreme edge Of ii
cliff. not more than fifteen or sixtee
feet in horizontal line from her VIII
dow. Thirty feet below him the wat,
Of the canon roared over huge boulder
and behind was a solid wall Of graniti
twelve feet high The shelf was tR
feet wide.
Die. convict. shouted John Ciunn.
Forester heard the word convict "a
the old maa sas tho bright barrel {
toe gun. ~ il was pointed towards hin
aud then oil was blank to him,
When his consciousness returned
found himself lying on the top Of q
cliff II was night A form was benz