The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-21
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Thee is no danger: I ,ayea Tho
way carefully. Pure, bfave ,if,Ic
aiFl. how fearless Sou ase Tor vonr-
SELF
He looked at me earnestly, as if he
wished to cary away a cleaf memory
Of my fea.ures, ,Jen 50 apping his
cloak abou. BIN, flung up the sas'
and leaped soundless out into tie
darkness.
exi9guished the taper and cr
back % 5sd. did no: hear a soun
Of any Kind about the house N.
daybFeak.
When ] arose saw the durk-knifc
gliltering in the sunshine near nv
wiring desk. vhefe had laid II
Then shuddered.
At eight o'cloc': the wstchman.
who was kept on the gro md, was
found gagged and bound jest inside
Redburn's entrance. Yes Guv Sed-
'ey bad poycd his way cooIly and
surely.
4 year later ; was mistress Of Red
Duin the beautiful bou5e. the sra-
-iou7 grounds were all mine. Nj
Malto5 ha@ died and he4ueathed
them to me.
On her dying bed shc had said.
Violet, you are -Iy he,ress
There - only oae living being who
has my blood in bis veins him i dis
own. She paused. and .bcn went
IA: You have seen nv brother
)ved him, I vas ambi.ioUs for him.
~, nis natural ben, wa- evil. We
lad " cou-in-fIJra-a lovely child.
who "as J:ought up with him.
thcy "eIe eagageC TO be Tuarried
bJf / forbade it. I revealed to her
h : disposition / told her Of his debts
end deeds Of daring. She loved him.
-,e trusted bin, lat she was deI.ca.e.
and aled. He said l had killed her"
sne sreU pale even past her dv-
iEg ia or, but she weat on:
When last saw aim the officers
of justice were afyef him; he was
defauEor; he had stolen money to
pay his gambling de.s. lie T. grob-
ably in Jail now: but ( viii have
rJne o, him, and ! ,tIp = ~, ;7rsive
him.
So -he die 4 harl as flint TO the
last. And ! waS mist -n-s nf Re-
burn.
1 was voGng; I 0-rs fond Of gcve'v.
l bad nov the means a Lv dis )osat
Every sumnc' ny home wss Gi'e
with gucs :. In he winter I
ives in Neys Yolk or abros6. And
We. lived only on tie .n rrt-, Of
tLe money bestowed EPor rIe.
Three vcerS pissed had nsvef
bea~d word cr CIV Ged'ev. vher
one day he Bonnie. cf Naw York.
who were coming TO visit sc. sked
leave to bring a friend. EXTENDED
ie solicited invitation. and Gay sd
ley came.
1t wes shcck. hut &c gcve no
token Of the past. Reclaimed from
his errors ne vas so efned ont .nan-
~ tha. he US ,hc NOS. distinguish
ed of ny guests. ! lo-ed him, hut |
tho1gI; He must haze ne. the
"s1rpe =. his righ,s. Fl Is poor be-
cause I have his patrimauy. / have
NJ right to Redburn. and I will
keep it. | will give it back to hin
again"
An opportunity came. He was
sitting on the terrace one bright
evening. 7 went and took seat
near him.
How lovely this view is e be ex-
claimed, pointing toward the distant
hills.
'Yes. and rou shall not wish for
Your right any longer. Nr. SedIev;
Hedbnrn : Tonrs. ] have no claim
upon t."
He did not speak. and 7 went on.
saying;
Your sister was Just. and she
would have made Tou heir had he
lived to see You as Won are io-dav."
"But it was v1ur money and not
your justice, Mss Viole.. hat saved
me. Violet, | love Won. and | will
take tedburn With r2ur hand, not
else"
J put my hand in bis, trusting him,
)ved him utterly and proud, - Y
proud TO made h.m master of Red
burn.