The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-16

FISK my SOUL IItuFe happiness on
your judgmentand integrity"
"Thank You! thank yonl darling;
enough on that branch OF the sub
jact, Let us now discuss another.
Shall we let Harry In1o our secrets
and ask his assiStauceF
mo, indeed, we must not! be
cause his love for Viola would cause
his heart to control his brain, and
endanger our plans. lie has quiet
ed down since his late troubles; aud
it is better to let him alone. The
breach between him and Viola will
heal itself when she is cleared; but
there would be great danger of nd
ening it, fine became excited. He
must be kept away from VIOLA
Let no word or message pass he
tween them until after her trial,
and then leave that business in my
hands and will be responsible for
the result"
BE it so them; you are thejudge."
"You must not lose sight of our
Vicksburg witness; IT would be ad-
visable to write to him immediate.
ly. That evidence | consider the
most important of all"
81 must confess / can not see its
application to Vlola's case; but you
may depend on me for having
the witness here when the trial
comes ON
"You shall be posted as to its APP
plication in due time. There are
two individuals in this city who are
mounted on two very high horses,
riding towards their fate. They
are enjoying the ride Just now; I'M,
conscious of the precipice towards
which they are fastening. They
are reveling in their fancied securi-
ty, little dreaming ofthe mine soon
to be sprung under their feet"
"One of them is the writer Of this
letter--the other the one to whom
ii was directed. Am l not correct
In that guess, Lottie?"
"You are correct, Eddie"
"WelI, if any body but my dar-
ling had told me this. ( would not
have believed a WORD of it. This
business is going to cause some peo-
pies fine castles to come TOPPING
topsy turvy down; and great Will be
the tall thereof" .
alt won't be the first instance
where a man was hung on the gal
lows he had built for another. You
may have heard of a man who cree
ted a gallows fifty cubits high, on
which he intended to hang his
neighbor; but the spectators were
no. doubt surprised, one morning
when they saw the body of the
builder dangling from his own gal
lows"
Eyes, Lottie, that was a case In
which God seems to have directly
lnterfered."
"Just so; and he has directly in.
terfered in Viola's case too, and |
mean TO serve and worship Him the
balance Of my life for it."
"Lottie darling, am dying with
curiosity to know how. you got pos
session of that letter."
You shall know every thing that
l know; but not just now. | have
a reason for Withholding the inlor.
nation just now, which | can not
explain. Remember, you have
promised to trust me fully in this
matter"
eyes, darling, and l mean to do it;
but the very sight Of this letter
freezes the warm blood in my
veins. | feel cold rigors stealing
over me now. 1t is horrible to CON
template. 1t surpasses my com.
p~rehension. 1t would make Satan
blush to read this most diabolIcal,
infamous composition. He would
be inclined to abdicate, in favor Of
the author of that letter, as the one
best qualified to rem the internal
government"
''llush, Eddie! that is wicked Ian
guage. Go Q if the carriage is
ready, while l get my hat and cloak.
You will first go with me to the
Jail; leave me with Viola; then go
and see MISS OIattermouth about
the proof as to the handwriting
then return to the Jail and remain
with US to dinner, and fetch me
home at night. There now, you
have the programme for the day,
aud remember you must sharpen
yonr wits, before yon tackle Miss
| Clattermonth. She Is a clever lit.
tie detective herself and will get