The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-31
PAYING THE PENALTY.
By ssrs, Meta Victoria Victor.
CHAPTER /.


brought in, aud where 1T lies under the dripping Of
the iced water which faI.e upon it TO arrest the
progress cf decomposition The man who attend +
to guard the dead did not oh erye 81 m female
figure, which seemed 10 arise out Of the earth. 70
silently and suddenly dii it stand there. She was
bending over on Of the five marble slabs on which
lay the dead body ofSsplendid young mamie could
not have been more than %
''wh are you - said the attendant, suddenly be-
coming aware o. tie iri presence.
&c am Iiz shs said; and that is my husband
lying thereof
e Do you wish him sent home - said the nan.
Heavens what use: have not a cent % bury
himi'
Cons now you had etter 60 home. It's getting
late"
She glued her Torch cad 70 the glass ain, standing
there notionles ntil the officer, not urgently, put
his hand on her aad drew her away.
- cannot ev L get at him TO Aiss him good-ly,
she said, pitifuily.
'' I won dn't want TO if was you. my poor girl.
Come, come home is the best place for you
Home ] never had houel ] came up on the
street, shall always live on the - eets George
promised 20 take re of me- Paid for my little
ro3m-but gorge Is gone oh on. IA r.
yerv Sreat surs IN Indeed mau Il authoutJ-ran
"a II " fort nate o. be saidto himself. i C Md
Then. turnD 10 fac attendant, J -tana eed Of
tlect TO- morrow aud this re il exactly what
TIE chap wife y, hers-said she was too poor
t. brU don't think il 81 be- C aimed, doctor
Fan have il TO uIehtg'
G-o1' Casey. know lean trust 20 3 ur discre-
zion 1hi bod5 il not Js 20 into he collie 1T
Tor private us OF m own, ami Il IN TO be cent 20 my
house. los viii be IN duty he'e at midnight. /
want yrI hen g q an ambulauSe and uriHg THE
70 ne ~ my hou-e VIII b. there 20 iec-ive II,
ON III e - a5 81 that hour 3o1and / can b in
Il IN. here rs fifty aoliars 70: your trouble 81
- Al risht doetorl N be there to n minute,
T.vgr. Al sarreoa lef- th rnor.ue; his carriage
diivea apl4l5 toward homo
CHAPTER II.
On the previous day Or. Foruyce had been IN
moa-d 10 the house of his next q -ighbor, Hrs.
Remington. On his arrival there he found Mrs
Remins ton and her daughter era in the "a ouies
% grief 90 bed was stretched the unconscious
form = j. the son Of Mrs Remington desger-
steiy woue dsd BY api,.sl baIliu the III htsds
H mSsa d f q i - =. her or1, r..ro-..
Oh. doctor, IL he dead 20 whispered Flora
tguits. ms ear, quite II q heart beats.
,rh- surg on turned down the sheet to xsmlne
heard = violent ri1Ti, h. I'll md tiv e, y,
lhs sire door lie observed the two ladie- shiver.
=, A taDHt he chamber door soon followed. Doctor
r,laor - hear whaa be tervaIt had e. Ea,-
- The ofheert are here with warrant 70 .rrest our
younS master. ir. W. shall do toid EN- he
WASH ? NJ TO be tiI1 Aauu9
Ak en- 70 step up stsir- 18th little noise as
p sslb e l VII speak . them -
svo4is trit t"w W. ien n T a. pItlrD
You eIeri p pie here
D." " are here to arrest CBmer Remington = an
sEored one o. The two, reaG 1g from q. PapT, fer
" l. young De Nivo deadf' asked the surgeon,
AS door nail"
- Wei, TIE man you are after is not mu h better
31eb, ont H. ia ne M nm not ll's tge
possible tor IN 10 move HIM Ster ia and t-ke
The officers eaue in en- lin toe, AMI saw at
career.
When Liz found that her lovers body had dfsap-
peart aud heard Of the duel mad an in .tinctve
idea Of what Dr. Fordyce', Object had Deeofr buy
ing her husbands body Gambler and rogue as he
had been, she loved lin, and wiz brairs sharp ned
with dsstitution, she resolved 20 make her market
out oftBe secret.
- win make those PToad creatures in silks know
She smiled h,rgatdly to elseIf to think that
Field-thst be wouia be ssed ia broadolo 9th aud
smethered under tube oses and sape Jasu mss a hi
hne rosew" % coffin with solid SILVER sniIes II
whi, 10 IN nix %, the .pl.gdi8 fnner 90 n,gs
would have. j0Ited a o z in a sum ptuou hearse foi
miles aud m lee, md followed b. half the proud
terlns rriases driven BY fellows caps and bat
tons lunNmerat le-
As for n SELF, she would tab. cheap tide to
g reenwood by cars, ma out family ? OF OF the
be ground, with the Bishop himself to real tie
prayers.
CHAPTER III
beautiful child of eleven years was sitting in a
sdmm house in tue midst OF a IN bioomise gar.
den er-looking the broad, blue Hudson, as it
wound by the Palisades.
The house to which he gard 80 b ION ed called
fady of French descout.
this country roth were veal hy ani had purs
{ hasea and improved an eltg.nt pla, y ashing-
re aptaiu h ID died after fife years Of tran
Chr Id a y Of iourt en- aud /. giri II nve 49,
True to Aer race, wh1th mad aiwA5 be, mi itars
widow place. west t. i6nt ts sfsS.i i &c
ms WI le ne as n'tins for the career beloved OF
Edouard De Viyp grew up toward manhood With
all the s,u and virtGe- OF true cadet. he wa
roud, fey, vain. ndsomc. honorable ana brave
Al p, or Toy What matters il to u MA he
N ght have sern since lie WAS Goomed to so elIIy
Lei u, go La K to he ETiEht sweet ate
j sat her bower, te Lost ia the Vaccinations vi
xoum o the "A abian Nj Lts''
Her rothers par icular friend, els IN T Remfur-
Sas person IN tie world " hOu ada red II was |
tie hear iStr ever beat a chiId's bosom she
owed her mother her o d gras DIN ther, brother
and Of worshiping admiration.
While she muslng Clymer's perfsctio1s
he dea body of her believe brother as brought /
lone. He had b. slain duel wish CIymer |
Bennington.
CHAPTER ~.
The mock funeral was er. and the gambler and /
he sea peeraoe George was buried in the vaults Of
he Reni gtons, and Liz, the gqmbIel's y fe IN dc
eT appear the state els m lnsion OF III RI m
ngtons. He,e she tells Fl "a what she has dis
vered. a d demands hus money.
a. You'd ms hurt my husband he dead afore
lou him a splendid 1Un-Tai. But Your secret
5 wo.t tn "a mint o money I'm oT-staTvingl I |
ne N to live in comfort after this. mean yol shall
Flora stretched cut her lie hand where a large
iamond 50 Sled. and thrust er pa sc in her
isito 5 clutch
money had in the house TO-DAY
:" II ri4ht You have lots more in the bank.
nta e tlsme..t in writing you see 50 much
VIII do as wei by yon as can.'
Ia like that ling your n ger that hines so.
Hiss. It's he tuiyi NaY nave II ~
hat level had been in the Eemin ton nifty !
ood ma years. bus Flora immediately took OF
nd passed il over 10 Liz. who black yes git cred
T eddy.
WIEN shah come TO have the wrisirs drawn
p an signed
= iu week.
Yer we'll Nau can have rector II oe - q
you. We BRING DO w5tness- ofS Won nil |
i've me > 4aper % now. gfol IA 1T, mis-. an. |
on wo y 10 much boat II. Iii ie as siielt ~
6 Is. il you do = ~ gbing b. roe
Liz, hi6il tia ufse "a a. tctSns spd t7lraiae
H. dfSrdoui EsE eyer Inward % fhe II from rhe