The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-10-17
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A.. TERRIBLE REVENGE.

1.-TWO -Weu Sat IOSceuCC iu fOOiu III
one Of the finest residences on fashion
able New York street, one summer
night One of them vas well.preserv.
ed gentleman Of perhaps fifty.fiye years,
and from his cir and dress it was easy
to tell that he was used to moving In the
higher circles of society. !aJfi ED l0s
The ether was Of nearly the same age,
bnt there was something in his face, and
a sort Of dry atmosphere clinging to
him, like that indescribable influence
which always seems to oysurround book
from sAibrary that told he was man
whose years had been spent among bills
and ledgers.A .Iij Ct}A8 Gyi1. >ttAtl#
The careless observer 6ould have told
you that bis life had settled down into
such routine that he had no ambition
beyond the careful keeping Of his books,
that bis ideas were confined TO. bill and
invoice, and casting up long columns Of
figures. '''' krrs-,.. -s.-s.
: But the careful reader Of mems faces
would have told you that there was o
peculiar look Of icditing for some thing
10 his face. He ~as biding his time :, :
2 John Warfe:d, merchant prince and
host, poured out two glasses of wine
from the glittering decmter on the table
and motioned John Warner. clerk and
yisitor-by express and urgent invita-
tion--to drink with Him, ard they drank
silently. r..'''''.''''''-'''''-'''''':, 'eo,l
IS Then there was long and painful
pause; John Warield was pale with
Whatever thoughts we're at work in his
'bosom-very pale; be was RESTLESS and
paced to and fro for many minutes, while
John. Warner waited patiently for what
ever was to be said. 49, ,sed9ssg halfa
% Suddenly the merchantstopped before
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eA "You have sworn. by. your hope oil
heaven, by. oil you consider binding aon
your. SOUL. to never reyealsone word Of
the conversation that takes place between
us to night r. 4" h1aJ
q "Yes," answered Warner; 81 have
sworn. ".....-............ ieGaua SEQ gra!1A}
T. ;.There. is no use in heating round the
busb," cried iWarfield, his hands work
ing neryously, and his face growing pa
Her, as. if he. were drawing nearer te
something frightful. 81 am on the brinb
tof financial ruin; Warner-you know
tthat."'' ........ tslgen] 7aYps
"a "Yes," / know it, said Warner z
There is only one way out Of it,
tsaid War6eld, ghastly white now. ss
+ He was very near the hideous thing
that frightened his thoughts. AZ
b. sand that way ?" svss .as t,s ;.
ais deathr' answered the merchant
hoarsely. .s..,< ...a.s
"Yodl don't mean to take your OWL
life!.' cried the clerk, startled for mo
ment out of his usual composure.
"Of course not" answered Wartield
"You know that my brother left larg,
fortune to his only child. She stand
between me and that fortune to-day;
she we're dead should come into pos
session OF it Immediately. You begi
to understand, ! think"
Il think I do" answered the clerk,
ltrife pale. "It is her death you refer to:
l. s;Exactly, w arner; if she were to di
l am saved, She, must be got out of th
way; you must doit for me. For year
I have kept your secret; no one in tn
world, saEe you and !, know who forge
those drafts twenty five years ago. N
one bat you and / will know how Cath'
rine Oran goes out of the world. | wi
give you ten thousand dollars when II
ldeed is done Is it bargain ?" - 3
"It is murder" cried Warner. pale {
death. 81 can't do it; get some OF
else.' ~ 80 80
"I can trust no one else," said Wa
field, desperately "Do you want
spend the remainder of your life in
lprfson.celi ? You shall. SO help me Go
liz you refuse to help me nowl If / 6
to ruin you shall go to the punishment
have shielded you from. There is 4
risk toarun; she is at school with n
: daughter--at private institution on u
lseashore- fifty miles out of town. "
can 60 down there--and get her out
the way easily enough without being d
lteeted. / have heard you say, time 81