The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-12


Too long. What are you talking
abouty
The rustliDg Of the dress Of the girl
showed that she bad risen and drawn
nearer her companion, and there were
few barely whispered words that the
anxious father could not ca.ch-words
he would have given ali the gold in all
the gulches and canyons OF California
(had be been the possessor ofit) to have
known the pcrport Of. But that WAS
impossible. aud be remained with strain.
ed hearing until the conversation again
became audible
Well, what Of it Z questioned the
man when the whispered communica.
tion OF Jeanette Wilson was concluded.
What Of it, That you must marry
me. as you have both promised and
sworn
Marry you 2 an light. provoking
laugh followed the words. You must
be dreaming
Dreaming, Great Heavens! Msrtin
Everett, do you intend to put me of in
this manner Alter and the rest was
lOSs III eooo.
The name caught the ear Of the lis.
tening man, and for a moment it seemed
IS If the convulsion Of rage that shook
his gaunt frame would have been fatal
But by an almost supsrhuman effort be
mastered i, and continued to listen.
You cannot. you will not sobbed
the half distracted girl. leave me in
this cru-l-brutal msnner y
Who said l Was going to leave?' was
asked in return.
No matter; l was told so. and love
has made me jealous very jealous
'Pshaw there is not another woman
within many miles that would even
look at
Bat you will not 60 You will mar
ry me =
Perhaps very carele.sly.
You must
Must =
Aye, by Heaven. AS you swore to do,
and was fool enough to believe true.
Martin Everett, have given you all
o woman can give -havs believed you,
have loved you-snd now you would
cast me off as q worthless thing and
leave me to sorrow and misery and
shame
You are talking wildly, Jenny
Il am speaking the truth. But have
you no pity remaining for me. trusting
fool and idiot that l have been. Think
Of my poor. sightless father. Great
God, he would kill Inc had be the
slightest suspicion Of
She choked, could go no farther. and
the form of the old man hidden in the
bushes trembled so ftfully and violent
~ that the rustling caused both to
start. Yet. as all was quiet again, they
fanc;ed the cause had been some freak
of the mountain wind. and the girl
resumed her pleading as she sank at
the feet of the man she had loved but
too we'll. and raised her clasped hands
III entreaty
For the love Of heaven-for the
memory of your own mother-do not
leave me! AS you hope for the saliva
tion of your own soul. redeem your
promise ard make me . lawful wife. l
will follow you to the end of the earth.
work for you. slave for you, do any
thing for you so have but tho right
to look iuto the sightlsss face of my ia
ther once again as an homes, woman
'As he cannot see, what difference
can it make 10 him = was the unfeeling
question.
The hidden form trembled even more
violently, il possible, than before. and
the long. sinewy. bony hands clutched
the revolver he still carried. although
blindness made its use very uncertain.
Yet he stirred not. but remained - .
serpent in its coil waiting for the mo-
ment to strike.
BY Heaven! hissed the girl from be.
meath her teeth. % she rose and stood
before him. With her very soul stung to
the quick by the words be had uttered,
'you shall marry me! A. I loved
deeply and madly. 90 can l hate. and
you will hnd that q woman driven to
the wall can become a dangerous play
thing. You have often called me beau.
tiful. Now look upon me - -
Beautiful devir he laughed tAunt-
ingly.
'Yes-thc very term; and beware
how you drive me to desperation. Lis.
ten we'll TO what have TO say. Before
l would meet my father With the GRIM
son blush Of shame burning upon my
brow. would shoot you down-laugh at
your dying agonies, and, leapiug from
this high rock, and crush out my own
life aud the little life just pulsating be.
meath my heart. and give both bodies
to the wolves and the vultures to fatten
upon. Beware. say. how you drive
me too farr
Hush. JENNY You are letting pas
sion run away with you. Sit down and
talk calmly
The only answer was the sharp click
Of the cooking Of the pistol she drew
FROM her bosom. aud which she knew
well how to use; and. % she stood BE-
fore him, the incarnation Of remorse
and despair. with her long hair stream
ing down upon her shoulders. her black
eyes flashing fiercely. every particle Of
color bauished from her fsce-the line
Of white and set teeth cleaning from
beneath her lips-she looked indeed
that what he had called her-a beau
tiful devil.
He trembled and would have fed,
base, cowardiy soul that he vast
tempted to do so-saw that it could
not be done-sprang suddenly forward.
wrenched the wsspon from her hand
and called her by the most tauuting
and insulting name that can be coupled
with pure womanhood.
Instantly the iron form Of her father
was at her side-instahtly the steel
nerved fingers were clutcAing the throat