The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-04-20
APRIL 30, 1871 !

+, Knowing ,t,e bow greatly he had injured
him, and how much be deserved At bis |
hands, he could conceive no other rea-
son son for Geoffrey Garden following him
from India, and waiting for him in the
rwretched place which be called home,
than to take vengeance on him for all
that be had done amiss. And 90, with
tho first rapid glance, Henry Archer
crouched forward like a beaten cur,
and, with an oath Of disappointment and
anger, fairly took to his heels. But
now it was race between the two; for
Mr.: Garden, not wishing, after all his
trouble, to lose him again, made no
ssruple Of pursuit, and the men chased
each other up the length OF the narrow,
billy street, till Archer bclted ,1nder a
10" doorway and disappeared from
view.
"Here at least" thought Garden, as
be stopped before the entrance to rs-
cover breath-"here at least-unless it
,sa repetition Of the green. grocer's
shop, and he escapes again by the back.
door Il have tracked him to his den.
Archer =! he shouted up the dark stair
case, as he placed his foot upon the
threshold-"Archer it is of no use to
attempt 6 'ncealmeut any longer. Let
me speak to you; have come to Eug-
land for that purpose only. Believe
that am a friend"
| "A friend! repeat d voice, de.
risivelg, from au open Cas-. ment above
hlm-'a friend, are you? / have a
friend wor:h two Of you; one tba.
can deliver me from your power, and all
the rest Of 1t, at once. Did you think
you would take me alive? Never r.
And Garden had hardly had time to
step back ward and realize that the face
50 full Of 6end,sh rage, add spite, and
hatred, which glared upon him from
the easement, was the face of Henry
Archer, when there Was tho sharp,
crisp report Of a pistol-and he knew
in moment what had happened.
His first impulse was, shudderingly,
70 close his eyes and cover his face with
bis hand, as though iu the presence OF
the dead ; bis next, to hope that Some
thing might yet be done, and, with a
loud call for help, to rush madly up
the creatlug staircase:
| He did not enter the room alone
tenants Of the same house, and people
attracted by the report OF the pisto
from tie street, we're on the threshold
as quickly as himself, and aided him in
raising the mutilated corpse OF the un'
happy Archer. T.; 80 p: "~,
| But all their efo,ts were Of no avail
there remained nothing to be done but
TO lay him reverenly on the bed
With the best friend whom he had
ever possessed close at his elbow and
yearning to do him goodwill hi.
wlfe's letters, so tardily inquired for, in
his pocket, rerusal of which would
have calmed sll fears for his safety
Henry Archer had chosen to take The
law into his hands, and set his wretch
ed spirit tree-tree from the hands ol
men, to fall into those Of tho living
God
As Garden gave such orders as wer.
necessary for the decent disposal of the
body until it should be subjected t.
the coroner's inquest, he mars ellei
within himself to think why such. .
life should ever have been permitted K
commence or end. q
/ The first excitement over, he re
membered that on him would devolv
the duty Of breaking the news to tb
young widow and, though Geoffre
Garden was brave mao, he felt tha
this was task beyond his powers Q
endurance. He could have heard tha
, he had lost every thing that he prize
most 10 this world without permittiu
a change to pass over the featu es q
his couhtenance, but 10 go into tn
, presence OF the woman whom he loved
, and calmly infc,m her, that she wa
freed from the bonds walch had t
CALLED her soul, and prevented hi'
I from telling her all that was in bis owl
was more than he could trust himse
to do. And so, without going ne,
. Keusington, he flung himself ihto Ii
, next train for Fsirmead, aud, appea'
ing without further ceremony At, As
. Grove, considerably startled the p,'
, priety OF old Mn. Bsale. Bot, whe
. his tale was told (rnd that he related
without reserve, wholly, aud fully, n
one who knew Geoffrey Garden ooul
, discredit) the whole face Of affairs v,
changed for Eusenia Archer. H
made no reservations in the very pre-
eoce Of the mother of Mrs. Leuucx b
. gave the history Of the forged lett.
. and Captain Oswald's testimony, 6nisl
= iog up with an account of the pot
!. wife's devotion to the unhappy obje'
; whose lie he had just seen ended. tt
! .tery Of "Do Num-" the journeys
;. Lonton, the excitement about her le
tors-every unhappy oircumstane
y which with the treacbery Of Antoioe'
r te, had conspired to cast suspicion Q
: the unfortunate Eugenia, was now o,
f plained away by the story which be
4 friend had brought them. And eve
81. r.