The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-20
The Anti-M0nopolist.

days, and here Amy came enc beautiful
sunny day in June, with book in her hand.
but her eyes were not upon its pages. A
sigh escaped her as she remembered the
happy hours she spent here with one she
was now forbidden to speak, and seating her.
self upon the messy bank beneath vener>
able old oak, she gave way to her feeling
in tears. Surprising herself alone, she
sobbed aloud, and turning her eyes heaven
ward exclaimed: s'Oh my God give him
back to me again, the JOY and sunlight Of
my life AS she uttered this petition
familiar voice murmured her name, manly
arm encircled her waist, and John Shipiey
was kissing away her tears. 'My own
ANY," said he. 81 have now learned what
| have long wished to know, that you love
me. and, please God, no hand Of man shall
keep US apart, or debar us from loving each
| other
| 1t is hardly necessary to state how John
had tired of his law books, and had wan
dered out to the glen to recall the old and
pleasing associations connected with the
spot, and how he had thrown himself upon
the ground beneath the trees, and remained
there in reverie until Amy's approach
had aroused him from it Some impulse
led him to remain quiet until her tears and
exclamation had revealed to him hat which
he had most desired to know.
This interview was but the first of many
stolen meetings which the lovers held with
each other in their trysting place. One
beautiful moonlight evening, as John was
returning to his home after one of those
meetings with his beloved Amy, his atten-
ton was arrested by the sound of voices in
an old barn near which he was obliged to
pass as he crossed the fields to reach the
public road leading to the village.
Hearing Judge Marvin's name mentioned,
he stopped to listen, and, to his horror,
heard a plot to rob and murder the Judge
on the following evening as he should be on
his return from a neighboring town about
ten miles distant, whether he had gone to
draw large sum of money from the bank.
John was able to distinguish from the voices
that one of these villains was a man who
had been working for the Judge several
months and knew of his absence when he
expected to return. and also that he would
have money with him. John had soon made
up his mind how to act, and stealing quietly
away from the place he reached his home.
On the following morning he procured two
revolvers, and then proceeding to the r 81
dence OF the Judge, whom he knew TO be
absent, he gained an interview with Amy
and from her obtained suit Of her fathers
clothing, telling her he would explain
everything at their next meeting. Placing
this in valise, he saddled a horse in hi:
fathers stable, and was soon on his way to-
ward the town Of West6eld.
The highway between Westfeld and Ster
ling was !. lonely road and for a consider
} bic distance lay through dense piece o
woods About half way between the tw'
towns was an old saw mill which had lon,
since fallen into disuse; an old stone hols
had stood near it, but after the death Of 1t
2 owner, many years before, it had gone Il
decay, and only portion of the walls re
| NAMED standing. The plot which SIMPLE
had so timely overheard was that one OF tn
5 villains who hoastel Of being sure sho;
o should station himself behind the ruins Q
: the old building with a rifle, and await tn
t coming of the intended victim, while tn
+ other one should station himself a little dis
lance on, and at the approach of the Judg
: should give notice to his comrade by initial
! ing the hooting of an owl. Their intention
d were to shoot the Judge, and after Robin
;. him to conceal his body beneath the du
: and refuse matter Of the old saw mill.
e When John arrived at Westheld he prt
n ceeded at once to the hotel where he SUP
Il posed he should find Judge Marvin. L
h was not disappointed, bu, as he had expecte
'e the old man although looking surprised
seeing him enter the hotel, seemed to tai
al no further notice OF him. John knew In
10 the Judge would not set out on his retu1
d home much before evening, as he had bus
ID ness which must detain him. He watchs
IS his opportunity, however, and as soon as
Or saw the old man take his hat after Dime
le and 90 out he followed him, and overtakil
Mt him upon the street, said
o. ..Judge you must listen to me; l have f
.s lowed you TO save your life
He then proceeded to detail the p
~ " hich he had overheard on the previo
al night. willie the Judge listened with horrt
~ ..And what do you propose that We sh
~ do young man. said he, az John fnishs
=. John then stated his plan Of action, viii
=, was tha, they should 60 an hour or two
80 fore dusk to the house o. a farmer, hvini
milo or two out of town on the Sterling ROT
"A and there procure straw with which the
- of clothes John had brought should be stu
-. ed. The straw image was then to De hrn
= hound 10 the saddle of Judge Marvi
nc horse anu al DARK tue morse sIo0fA VI
cu, q mile or two upon the road b.
=, farmer, and then let lose with his ne
\. toward home In the mean time. at
,.r preparing the image and getting things
- readiness. John aud the Judge were 10
he on. and on nearing the spot where the
~ lains had agreed TO meet. were TO max
me detour through the woods and come 10
80 the rear of the old stone house aud conc
themselves among the ruins As John
,ea tailed his plan the old man grAsped his ha
80 in a manner which said more than wo
ss couli have told him. aud gave him Il
50 | which said Il trust you
n. Everything worked we'll the image VII
,-s thew prepared and bound to the horse wo'
-ei have. in . dim light penetrating the foiia
,se of the trees along the lonely road. the
M pearance of man. and the Judges hat
70 on it would complete the deception
=. Judge procured another hat. and he
John set cut for the ruined building 1
nd they reached in due time, and caution
tel approaching from the rear, eoncea