The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-10

$50 thought again. And he paid you
well for your part of the job"
eyes SIR"
"And made you pledge your honor that
you would keep the mission secret"
"Yes sir"
A scornful laugh broke from the lips of
the old hunter, and the word "honor"
dwelt upon his tongue.
"Well, WE'LL" uttered Chiron, after he
had gazed upon the covering physician for
a moment or two, "though 'twere not safe
to trust much upon the pledge of such a
security, yet wot that Roswell Berkley
little dreamed of the test fire to which your
honor would be put. But answer me one
more question. What was to have been
done with this woman, had you succeeded
in dragging her hence?"
81 don't know, sir, Mr.. Berkeley said
he would manage that if we would make
out to bring her to him.
go, the double-dyed villain" murmured
Chiron, as he clinched his fists tightly to-
gether. "But never mind, his punishment
is even now hanging over his head; and. tbs
one too, Of which he little Dreams" Then
turning to the physician, he asked: "What
path did you take in coming here this
morning2"
4 "We came up from the Chickahominy.
"And can you find your way back by
the same path ?"
eyes, think can"
"Then go. There is the door, sir and
if ever you cross its threshold again it will
be as the gate of your tomb. Begone, sir!"
"But Gilman-where-"
"BegOne, / say" thundered Chiron,
" but before you go let me advise you not
to see Mr.. Berkeley for the present, for it
might lead to something unpleasant.
The physician crept tremblingly to the
door, turned to take one more look at the
body of his fallen companion, and then,
with quick, nervous step, he started Off
He. goes not by the river path, and so
he will not release Gilman. IT'S well, :"
muttered Chiron to himself, as the form of
the departing villain disappeared in the
thick wood and then turning to where lay
the form of the fallen man, he murmured .
$50, SO, Master Cotton, you've paid
heavily for your sins, though l meant not
that it should have been thus. However,
tho world is better off without you, / shall
not waste grief for what have DONE"
When Chiron returned to the house,
after having disposed of Colton's body, he
found that Mrs. Chester had recovered from
her swoon, and that she seemed TO have but
little recollection of what had passed. She
spoke of having been dragged from her
home, and of the man she had seen dead
on the floor, but her mind dwelt upon the
scene rather as the memory OF dream
than as reality, and Chiron felt glad that it
was so, for otherwise she might have suf-
fered exceedingly. Now, however, she
was calm and tranquil, and while the fatal
affair of the morning seemed to pass en-
tirely from her mind she dwelt with Pc
culiar sadness upon the absence of her son;
but the old hunter assured her he would
soon bring Orlando back to her, and then
taking one more long and earnest gaze
upon Morgiana's beautiful features, he
beclkoned for Elpsey to follow him and,
quilted the apartment.
"Did you ever fire a rifeP" asked
Chiron, as soon as he got into the kitchen.
go, yes, fire Massa Rolando's."
Chiron went to the beckets above the
fireplace, where one of the young mans
rifles hung, and having found that it was
loaded, he poured in fresh priming, and
handing it to Elpsey, he said
"There, keep that rifle handy, and if
you are again assailed before ! return do,
not fail to use it. Call the hounds into the
house, and keep them here, for they can
help you much. "But," he continued, as
he noticed the old woman's countenance
was beginning to lengthen with new fear,
"you need not be under any apprehen-
sions, for there is in all probability no one
left to harm you. The villain who has set
these minions on will dare not come him
self, nor will he dare to trust many more
with his dark secret and besides, think
he viii not learn of the failure Of this at
tempt until have him safely within the
hands Of fjustice. 90 now TO seek Orlando,
and perhaps by tomorrow he win be here.
You need not fear, but still tits safe enough
to be prepared
Elpsey seemed somewhat relieved by the
assurance Of Chiron, and she promised that
she would be on her guard, and in few
moments more the old hunter passed
through the front door and started for the