The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-24

TOT nsu al appOt1tHentr enu ula,
as well say it was with young lady
who, l hoped, would be my wife be
fore many months.
/ FASTENED to my boarding place
: ate nay supper, and them went evel
to Mr.. Warmers, wearing the over
euat with the money in it, as / die
not feel easy about leaving it in my
room. Garry was at home, of course
as she was expecting me, and, leaE,
ing nv coat and hat in the hall,
went into the parlor
/ do not think q repetition of oul
conversation would be interesting, SC
1 viii pass it, merely remarking thai
nothing occurred to disturb me unit
1 arose to take my leave.
Garry went into the entry for my
coat and hat, that might put them
on by the warm FIRE, but she came
with only my hats
Why, Fred, you certainly did no
ventureout on such night as thi
without an overcoatln
'No coatm / exclaimed, in a
dazed sort of way. for the thought
of the money, flashing upon me so
suddenly, almost stunned me.
The next moment tore past her
like q madman as / was Tue coat
was gone.
| Then | irGs unnerved / grasped
at the stair rail, and caught it just
in time to support myself. Carrie
came running out, her face pale with
alarm.
/ "0h, Fred! are you sick? Let me
call mother and the doctorI You are
as " bite as sheet"
''No, no Carrier l entrested. there,
/ am better n6w.n
And I was better, l was strong all
at onee-desperately strong. And
what brought about this changef
That simple receipt that / had iE my
pocket. Anderson had nothing to
show that the money had been paid;
and was not my unaided word as
good as his!
was foolish enough to believe
that could brave it through, and
/ grew confident and quite easy at
once.
There, Carrie, am much better
now. The room was too warm, /
guess. So some sneake-thief has
lodged in and stole my coat Wen
let it go. 1t was an old one, and now
III have better one
But was there nothing in the pock-
ets2" asked Garry.
It is strange how suspicious guilt
will make Us. / really thought that
Carrie suspected me, and an angry
reply was on the end of my tongue.
I suppressed it, however, and uttered
q falseh ,od instead.
Nothing Of consequence. Carrie.
A good pair of gloves and some 9TH
er triAing notions
Il am glad it was no verse. Fred
Now, if you viii wait just moment
l viii get you one of fathers coats to
wear home @
Thus equipped l LEFT her
You may guess that my slumberor
that night were not very sound. ns
very refreshing. / never passed q
more miserable night. and in the |
morning my haggard looks were just
the subject of remark
why Fred, you look as though
you had met legion Of ghosts last
nightIn said Winston. What is the |
natter" i
II had bad night ofit,n / answer
ed, with siekly smile
"And you'll have another il you
are not careful You had better
keep quiet to-day By-the-way, did
you write to Anderson2p
| do not know how / managed to
reply, for the question set me to
from head to foot, and /
was 50 weak that ] could hardly sit
in my chair I
/ must have answered in the az L
irmatiye, however, for be said:
Then we may look for something
from him tomorrow, or next day.
Immediately after he added. |,
why, Fred you shiver as though
you had the ague, and you are sweat
ing like butcher! You'er sick man!
Gomez jump into my cutter and III
take you home-n !,
was glad Of the chance to get
AWAY, and reaching my room, lock-
I'd myself in. @ e /,
Winston sent q doctor around, but
refused to see him. Then Winston
.ame himself, bat would not open /,
he door. Then my lsndiadya came,
hen some ofmy fellow boarders; but !
turned them all away. !,
Ali those were terrible hours that ,
passed, and the night coming on +
,rought me no relief Can you not ;
,uess what I was meditzsingl Cow !
Ird that / was, had at last resolved :
Ipon self destruction III
/ commenced my preparations !
With the same calmness and deliber-I III
tion that would have used IN thei
nost common transaction / wrote Z
short explanation for Carrie; anoth-
r for Mr.. Winston; third for myfi
oor mother; and sealed them all !
n q fourth envelope | Enclosed the re- :
eipt to Mr.. Anderson. ID
All this accomplished, / went TO d
az secretary and took out the weap- q
q of death. 1t was simply revol- s
er, small and significant in appear )
nee, but all sufficient I'll
Having examined the cartridges. Il
0 make sure that there would be no a
allure, sat down before the FIRE to a
ather courage. III
Il may be interesting to know that 4
o courage came to me. for the despe- n
ation-the growing fear of life-I n
an by no wise call by that name. 9,
{ was simply cowardice. Yet What n
yer you may term it, If was ell sufh- 3
lent for the time. 1t nerved my e
rm, and, lifting the revolver, I plae-l '
d its cold, death-dealing muzzle '
gainst my forehead. Is,
In another second | should have bee !
feless; but, Just as my finger began
, press the trigger. there came tap 4
n my door. :,
Ii startled me, and hastily con- l.
cling my weapon, called out that o
could sdmit no one. Iv