The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-02-29

the emotions OF an ordinary life time
were crowded in strangest confusion.
The night before, Dawn had oiven
away to one OF her fits of passionate griel
| for some reason not known to me then,
and sought her usual resting place for
| consolation.
Father and mother had long looked up
on these demonstrations with uneasiness
| Although satisfied for themselves that Cap
was as free from evil thoughts as Dawn,
| yet neither having taken the trouble to
conceal their feelings from their neigh
bors, prying people questioned the pro-
| priety of a girl at Dawn's age showing
| her affection in so unmistaka able manner
| tor man then not more than forty, and
not looking that by ten years.
A number Of families had, bv this time,
settled III the place, and without consider
| inc consequences, whispers of " i'm
| modest" "brazen.0 "bad," circulated so
! freely around the small circle that we
could not help catching a breath of the
| poison breeze
/ That night, after Dawn had satisfied
her real Or imagined griet with abundant
tears and sighs, mother went to her
and had q Long talk; while fathe, and
Cap. after closng-up time, were closeted
in the sitting room until very late
The result was not very satisfactory
| for the next morning, while Cap sat at
/ breakfast, n cloud came over his pleasant
features. Dawn came in, looking white
and weary. and with 4 sudden impulsive
movement, leaped over, taking his temples
between her soft palms. and pressed the
beautiful lips upon his upturned forehead.
then slowly walked TO the open door and
stood there with folded arms and droop.
inc head.
| was not so blinded by passion for
Dawn hut that some common sense re-
manned; and knowing. as could not fail
to know, what had occurred the night be
fore, this last act was like a poisoned
arrow. Yet passing up street few min
utes later and overhearng BIC Jack. the
monte dealer, (Standing Just in front of
TeNs saloon. with his back toward me)
remark to Pretty Andy. "that Dawn Bar
ker was I little loose" the back of my
open hand went against his mouth with
force enough TO iostle a cooked derringer
from his coat pocket.
When he turned toward me. the expires
from certain forred, terociOus look-of-
ten assumed by bullying cowards-to one
of utter tooliShnes> and humility. He re-
turned the pistol to It's place. and began
to apologize in an unaccountablv protnse
manner. Jack was not afraid, bat the
suddenness Of being brought tace to face
with one near the one he feared made
him humble
Half an hour atterward, looking up the
same street, | saw Cap coming toward
the store, He was verv white. eyes all
atame, lips compressed, head erect.
shoulders back. his feet striking the earth
rapidly and resolutelv. The bounding
step flew past without recognition. into
the store; the fiery insane eye fixed, know
ING not even Dawn, who standing in the
doorway, Shrank back with terror.
II the further end Of the long counter.
upon the old pine desk ,lav great leathern
belt, with dragoon revolver and large
bowie knife attachel-Cap's property He
swung these about his waist with a quick
determined movement. and was on the
street again before the buckle was fastcn-
ed-the same splendid fury visible in
every action.
The JohnSonS in town. been after
Cap" explained Kentucb, hurredlv. com
mo across tho craal, fran, NJ. coh;n ,,,;th
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