The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-04-20
APRIL &c, 1871
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April 2O, 1877.
Knowing l',p how greatly he had injured
+ bin : and how much 30 deserved q his
l hands, 10 could conceive 10 other. rsa-.
90 son for GeoHrey Garden following him
from India, and waiting for him il the
swretohsd pl.ce which 30 called home,
than to take vengeance on him for III
that be had done amiss. And %, With.
tho first rapid glance, Henry Archer
croaohed forward Ike : beaten our.
and, with t an oath Of disappo intment and
anger, fairly took to his heels. But
now it was 9 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 Under a
low doorway and disappeared from
view. -... -
"Here at least," thought Garden, IS
be stopped before the entrance to r.
cover breath-shere at least-unless it
,sa repetition Of the green, grocer's
shop, and he escapes again by the back.
door Il have tracke him to his den.
Archer r he shouted up the dark stair.
case, as he placed his foot upon tie
threshold -"Archer it is Of no use "a
attempt Q 'ncealment any longer. Let
me speak to you; | have come to EGG
land for that purpose only. Believe
that I am .fricnd-'' g. ! ., S-'' ~ !. :
IA friend!" repeated ) voice.. de.
risively, from 40 open cass ment above
hlm-''a friend, are you? ! have .
friend worh two Of you; one that
can deliver me from your power, and Ill
the rest Of II, 1t once. Did you think
you would take me alive !? Never !"
And Garden had hardly had time t
step back ward and realize that the face
g, full Of 6endlsb rage, and spite, and
hatred, which glarcd upcn him from
l = ~. l. . 4 - zSst
the easement, WAS the face. Of Henry
Archer, when there was tho sharp,
crisp report Of q pistol-.nd he knew
in moment what had happened. q:
| His first impulse was, shudderingly,
20 close bis eyes and cover his face With
bis hand, as though in the presence <o1
the dead !; bis next, to hope that some.
thing might yet be done, and, with q
loud call for help,,-to rush madly up
the ereatlug staircase ~ aI.eAa
He did not enter the room alone
Etemnta 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 mruti il corpse Of the IN
happy Archer. =; s.too s-es.a sat:
But all their e8o.ts we're Of no avail
there remained nothing to be done bu.
Ito lay him reverenly on tho 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 fol, 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 Of
men, to fall into those of the living
God !! 49,, - ..., .. ~
& AS Garden gave such orders Is were
necessary for the decent disposal Of the
body until it should be subjected "a
the coroner's inquest, he mary elled
within himself to think why such a
life. should ever have been permitted ia
commence or end. =. .:%e F
..g-N' - =. ....
/ The first excitement over, he re-
membered that on him would devolvt
the duty Of breaking the news to tbt
young widow J; and, though Geofrey
Garden was brave map, he felt that
this was task beyond his powers o.
endurance. He could have heard that
be had lost every thing hat he prized
must 10 this world without permitting
a change to pass over the festu es Of
his couutenance, but TO go into the
presence OF the woman whom he loved
and calmly inform her. that, she va.
freed from the bonds which had Il
CALLED her soul, and prevented hin
from telling her al that Was in bis own
was more than he could trust himsel
10 DO. And 50, without going nea
Kensington, hs flung himself Into tn
next train for Fairmead, aud, appear
ing without further ceremony at, Ash
Grove, considerably startled the pro
priety Of old Mn. Bsale. Bot, wher
his tale svss told (rnd that De related j
without reserve, wholly, and fully, 4
ono Who knew Gsodtsy Garden ooult
! discredit,) the whole face Of affairs ~!
changed for Eusenia Archer. He
! made no reservations; 10 the very pres
ence of the mother Of Mrs. Lenn6x h,
gave the history Of the forged .ettel
and Captain Oswald's testimony, finish
ing up with an account Of the poo
wife's devotion to the unhappy objec
/ whose lie he had just seen ended. Tn,
i ,tery of "Do Num-" the Journeys Z
Lonton, the excitement about her lot
tors every uuh.pPy circumstances
vhich vttl, tina treIChery az Antoiuet-