The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-05-21

other thousand dollars for me-,
sh all sooh be able TO make a rise,
The little scheme that / have s.
often mentioned to you is a Feast
Ole one, which Wil insure our for.
tune and amply EAward us, for the
risk, though there can he no risk
worth naming off we act with prd-
dence and Caution When rats an.
noyr ds, why not destroy them!
When a bonanza glitters at OUT
feetr why mot help Oqrselvesi
When a vast fortune can be secured
with a drachm OF white powder,
why not use the drachm! am full
of anxiety to hold yon in my arms,
andif you fail to meet nj this time,
II shall be sadly disappointed,
Your faithful and loving b. -
When Mrd9 .Rockland finished
reading the letter, | heard Hog Jaw
whisper to- Quillet; a.sr' .
"By Jove! that letter is a clihch-
err" 1a1l jqu faee Nav
what do you mean'7 inquired
Outlet. t.sa rs. 4t.,
"WhatI say of course; what else
could | mean9"
"Pshaw! that letter does not
touch thiscase; it merely refers to
a little love affair between Ben.
Bowles and Mrs. Ragland. It is
rather damaging to that lady's rep
utation, / admit, Blu! it cannot in
jure my case now on trial"
"Wait and see" SAID Hog Jaw as
he moved nearer to Wallingford,
who now continued his evidence.
zone night whilst | was conceal.
ed in a bath room IN the house OF
Mr. Bowles, he, was visited by a
woman whose face did moi, see,
butwhose voice l readily recog-
nized as tbatot Mrs, Ragland, She
arrived there about nine O'clock at
night and remained until the clock
struck twelve, when she went
away accompanied by Bowles,
WhiIst.they remained in the room
adjacent to the one in which l was
concealed, | Oouldhear all that was
said, but when they went into the
bed room, lycould hear :hem con
versing, but was 500 far from them
to understand what was said.
When Mrs. Ragland first came in
she threw her arms round Bowles'
neck exclaiming:
ooh! Ben, LEI US fly before it is too
late; for Suspicion has already be-.
gun to- point her fingers at me,
What a fortunate thingit was that
l happened to wear Miss Bramlett's
blue istlk dress that night when
Miss Tadpoddle was. watching me.
She thinks it was Miss Bramlett,
and she, will swear that it was
her." ct. 4.s .4,as. Ia.
eyes," said Bowles, sand that
makes it necessary foraus to swear
the same thing" 4.p vm A.t
a 'sFort heavens sake, Ben" repli-
ed Mrs! Ragland, "do not ask me
TO add the crime of perjury to the
long list of others | shall have to
answer for el., B .
"PshaW! Wick, we have crossed
the dead line long ago. we could
not retreat now if we cried; but new.
erwill l move one inch towards
the rear VS.. must put on a, bold
front and save ourselves by audac.
ity. Ii we were TO- fly now, we
could not escape, and the attempt
would onlyinsure our destruction.
Do as 1 tell YOU WICK and | will
vOuCh for the result"
"Ah, Ben, you know too well
how Hove you, and you also know
how L will s~striVe1to please you;
but thereis amysterious, influence
that has got possession Of my mind
oflate, andteIls nae that our day of
retribation draws nigh" ~. -, ~
Don't be so silly, Vlck; you are
always talking about retribution,
repentance. and nonsense. de-
declare you remind me Of q new
conVertIto Christianity, nv.
II w6uldGto- heaven Lweres a true
Christian; then this gnawing con
science of mi alwopld be quiet.
ilf all the wealth of the world be-
lohged to me, / would freely give
it ihniexchange for a clear con,
Science. OH Ben, let US quit our
wicked ways and think about the
next world; for l believe I shall
die soon, and it freezes the blood
in my veins when | think of that
awful day when, we shall be called
on tooahsyerl before the throne OF
NGodafer the crimes we have com
EmittedRi! daB9.J n@m
stop! stop! Wick; i swear, will
not lIsteh another instant, to.tliis
o-t,,ao.k, a,o- sIf---z Ia