The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-04

story ?"
"My dear boy" replied the smiling
major, couldn't think of wearying
you with a recital of them. l shall sub
NIT them to other persons who will ac-
quaint you with them, in, doubtless, a
far more acceptable manner than could;
for 'pon honor, am miserable hand
at story y-telling-always was. Once more
my dear Bentley, an reroir."
Again he was leaving the apartment,
but paused, when the banker, in an agi-
tated tone, cried:
Stop; II was hasty. Be seated,
and let us talk over this matter. Evi-
IDENTIFY you are laboring under delu-
sion.''
Really, now, Bentley, Pm afraid L
shall tire you l remain"
"No-no. BE seated sir-be seated"
"Oh, I'm sure L shall weary you with
my remarks. know I'm very dull,
and must seem doubly so to man of
your quick perception and lively intel
ligence."
hS lllhll SlNtNAlNu WIN a. ihdll-
cious and sinister light rs he fixed them
upon the wretched millionaire.
No, no, sir, said the banker; 4" "ex-
cuse any hasty remarks L may have
made; but, really, sir, I'm quite unwell
and nervous this evening""
Don't say another word, my dear
fellow, beg" exclaimed the major, re-
seating himself; you're very excusable
I'm sure. Let me see. Where did we
leave Off our interesting conversation
All, think L recollect You asked me
for my proofs of the veracity of the little
narrative of real life with which I had
just regaled you, did you not ?"
The banker bowed his head.
"Why, my dear Bentley" said the
major, CT was an eyewitness of the
whole affair. l saw it all, my boy (; 1 can
describe it all in a court of justice, if ne
cessary. can produce the keeper of the
gaming saloon and others, who saw you
playing with the man you killed; they
can testify that you left the saloon i'm
mediately after he did. | can produce
men who are aware that you had in
your possession on the sixth of Novem-
berthe day following the murder-the
sum of six thousand dollars. You can
not give satisfactory account of how
you came by that money. My dear fell
low, can do all this, and more so you
must acknowledge that the chain of evil
| don 90 ic a ctronos ona -
If this be true, why have you kept
silent all these years? Why did you not
declare all you knew at the time ?'
For good reasons of my own, my
dear Bentley. Suffice it that 1 am at
last ready to make known ALL"
{" 1t is useless for me to deny this
crime, said the banker, with deep emo
ton, 81 see that you know all. Great
Heaven have L not been sufficiently
punished by, the pangs of conscience for
ten long years, that this blow must fall
upon me-"
my dear Bentley" said the major,
smiling, you are really unreasonable
'pon honor, you are. The pangs of con-
science of which you speak, though no
doubt very excruciating, and all that
sort of thing, are, think you will al
low, not comparable with the punish
ment which the law metes to mur-"
Sir ~ exclaimed the banker, Z" before
heaven swear 1 had no intention of
taking that mans life; only wished to
render him insensible until could Sc.
cure his money and escape. The mo-
ment when found he was dead was the
bitterest of my life,'.
Well-well, my dear Bentley said
the major, somewhat impatiently, mo
doubt your intentions were of the most
amiable description; but, if you please,
we will postpone our discussion of them
until some future time. Just now the
question is, can we or can we not make
terms ?''
Name the price of your silence"
" You have daughter" said the ma
jor, abruptly.
"If have, sir" replied the banker,
with some hesitation, "why mention
her in connection with such horrors as
we are discussing?o
" You have a daughter continued
the major, without replying; " Edith is
her name, and, Bentley, she is most
lovely creature-one of the most beauti-
ful girls / ever seen-for have seen her
although she does not know me. Well,
sir, have son., he is handsome, we'll