The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-07
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.ssw whAs il II 2" he siesnahssA anrraiy,
Ias he ss~ rs The saasss sss. That ". hssi
lse,1 drinking heavily, ",sns sssa spsak "
be sahtlnaass. shaking him nuaghls hs ,he
shoulder. "Hasp suA 4,ns mad
si'rals | - mta, SAID Auess With 4
sisnlief. .slnt I've ess ssnae .nanKa lett ~
ksep eeat 4 tbs eassai business Tor 9,Assi
4 iaan slse.'t want sa see saeh 4 sight as
ths' hut ataee.
.sueA sikh' NJ whast demanded
Tray. What infetnal visions las svtn
drunken hfain been ,snj jtfnE ~ nov NJ
II iasint ssnget NJ noiu,n. VAS thc
ioggest repls. II ~yn the man = .h.st
~hai Nas Allied Ia that room ~ llain as |
sse .sn nov.
"Anl who're Ill ,na sre this wonderful
ghestf u Asked tAs attorney. n.rsonei,.
In lac @eetst lsaAags. II Was ,tarksr'u
i pocket there, All All at uneu | heard
gneanR, m 4 light spfnna III. an seem u
hs that, With 4 blosr.s cut III iis hrs,h an
one hanl raised llks II Was goin 10 strike
out At lue.
And you, Ike coward. ran away. !
snlls's.
Nc. dila't. replied Amos. II coulin's
move. just tuinblad down all vi n
heap T.
And gave up the attempt to ace tho
housek.erers" I" asked the attorney. in a
rage.
NO, when couie 10 went up to tho
door 'eanse yer aee IL was nearer out vi tAe
internal hole that way, an the door was
fastened. y. couldn't XII into the house
III all.
Tho attorney aprang to his feet and
walked ners4usy mp aud down tho isoor.
II Didn't tank yau Mas such fool
Anes.' h. nnalls s,iA. You went thor,
drunk. suppose, ana hsi \ NJ u tho ~
tsftanl tseaseas III the passage,
"liat. luiatsr, there amt another chap In
this toMn ~ KNOWS hoa tnf t.stan that uovl
| from taa insiau.
| "lhrn. ~ 4 c.n #elnanec. t',p ghas, ,n,,s,
have done II, Aala ttn.s. Nilll forced
| laugh. Now trll mo ,Ae truth. hu run,
!, 'lnusa. .Na&n.s ~" .,~a,t* v'aua yon went
| there ~
"sot csae,ly. but hal bpen ,akin' 4 nil
or Two for tie gpoI II my health, but tha,
hr,eoa IN up nathsr.'
| Seeing hon confident. the man was that
| ha hui really 4,ten something III tho pas
| Hag.. uras begun to eeiisiiar the matter IN
| u earians light. Aftuf all. ha had ~ posl.
| tive pr.oi that the hlom he hal dealt Eoi.
anl Ma n i,.t.l one. There had boon no
ne.ii.stl examination II thu hely. and IL
| sudden disappearance, the m.stery which
stlll untalopea that disappearance. aad the
ia,st that tl.a young nuns most intimate
| t.laalls Appeared thu least curious nbon,
III. Lit. were points which uray's active
mud MA nat long IN summing up. ilu.
#i.es. No onshnt R.land-or young uor,ion
IN tray still stllud hisn-@knuw oi the -.
elst pAssslsu and the nies.ns ~ which
| IL ennll b. eloaed FROM the interior VI the
| hausa.
ilu could draw but ono inference from
thuas facts.
| III yeu saw anything iu that passage, !
! ha aud, turning sstitn.lt a. hla nunpail.
| ION. III naa not Hugh o;,r,un's ghost. tn,
| Hu. Ii ..ai.lon hlu.auII. alive ami Mcil. aud
~ illI III l..lacAiri and tho doysl guncfally
IA e.ur.
Il never thought II that" said Amsa.
YOU danst tniIk III anything aatl
Gmy, sanA never will until yuu n, waskey
alulle. II you hal ,onF sun.aa .lya,
| yuu nnsh uprslon would never have trvu'
1 hiaa III again.
.,Curss hlm cnrsa him.' calculated
/ Anua, pounding the table cxeitaaiy With
/ hla elenrnul liss. .Nhen meet him again
| il " II Nv the unl III him.
''leu might max. II Al obiees Ia mee,
him. suggested ufa,. cautiously ioslina
hia WY,
.sunlSse ail--whAt then z" uxclainc,
tho .ll'.iu.a greedy glitter creeping in.s
hla eyes.
I'll would Le worth ten thousand dollar,
to you and the attorney eoolly.
Ali.s started.
.N.Il ,.r stick ter thAsr ho demanded
.Yea. yus. wa. thu haaty reply. I'VE,
do you doubt mo Have { ovur dccclye1
yonf
"lhen hia game Ii up" cried Amcs
sxeitaLiy. 'llsl mnst hMssons thousals
nov. :
| Il haven't that much money here" ~
plluA the attorney. Lul y0a nsuA have ~
itAr, u being cheated IN such Job q
this -
| Must Aase aone tin ii u~u.
"'l'n nse''' exslains. Oray. you haycn''
| swallowed Thousand dollars ainoc Morn
| hi, have yon ~
Alnoa tll.n told ths story ii tho robbery
/ - 4l "A i xl..s
u. "Aro yon certain that you didn't vi
this choice friend oi yoars anything that h
ought mob - knowf'
] .Yss, daal sur.. W. dilnt talk d
such things" WA the rurly. ~ toli hin
! got NY cash whalin'." ha added. with ,
laugh.
.''l'hnt II we'll, be careful next time
lure afs oils hundred .lollarh. Not CEN
Mare sill yea II. I'M. tlia job IL eolnplot
/ cd. ! ani getting ahli ot easll my self.
"lIut where nm to iind ttia oosry r
"llaw san toll tlag YOU must ln,
him the Lsat ynn can"
I'll hus la thla town be- won't Last ~,
days. aaia Ansa, confidently. as In pro
parcel 10 take his departure.
'lsamemhus.' alin.st hlsaeL his compass
lon. follow h.in ltkn u bloodhound, Lui u,
IL quietly. Don't reHt IN hour by hi ,ht ~
day until ha il silensuI forever. ile hl,
Eseu tit t. aet himself n.sAinst me, Had b.
should dIa II trn thons.nl livsa stuol bc
tween him and my hate"
After Alaus departure, Gray. instead "
going directly ~ ths hotel. produced I
number u lutturu and papcra ilan onu u
tho compartment N Ill. tAblo aud Aat down
10 examine them.
Ihoy mere TIM same which had been
taken ffpM lsalanl's taek.t "a tho nighI
before. "Aen he lay. NJ une dead. In thc rvai
uil.ss.
1T Ii bs4t IL b. safe, no mitturud IA lia
opsasd paper aftur lAper aud notsd y.
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