The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-02
A LOVERS REVENGE.
BY HELEN HARCOURT.

1ouSOu Ioi 80 iVHS, dHW never u8te
hope should listen to. Say it. little
one! Say, Charley, l love you!'"
May Morris raised her eyes shyly to
those dark, eager ones looking down
so tenderly upon her, and vivid
blush spread over the cheek and brow,
as in low, faltering tones, she whis-
pered the words her newly-betrothed
desired to hear; and Charley Powell
clasped her close to his heart, as he
bent his handsome head, until his
lips met those dear ones that had just
pledged their owner to be his wife,
cherished and loved and hOnored, he
told himself. as never wife had been
before and he meant it, too, i'm all
sincerity, for he was a man to keep
his word. They had grown up to-
gether, these two; their fathers had
been intimate friends and business
partners in the eastern states, and,
when fortune failed them they had
come together to California and set
tied on ranches within twenty miles
Of each other.
do you know, May" Charley
said, presently, II really thought you
cared more for Dave Hulstine than
for me? He is rich and am poor; he
is good-looking enough, and has GER
tainly done all he could to make YOU
fond Of him."
"You must have poor opinion of
my judgment or taste, Charley Pow
ell" said May, Indignantly, eff you
suppose that for an instant! l shrink
from the man as | would from a SER
pent, | believe he is a thoroughly
bad mana man capable of any
meanness or treachery l should de-
spise him if l did not fear him. But
come-we must 60 back to the house
1t will he time for dinner directly.
and papa will be wondering where we
are
Arm in arm the happy young
couple turned their steps toward the
handsome dwelling that rose proudly
amid grove of beautiful trees, and
as they disappeared a man crept
stealthily from amidst the dense
bushes.
Capable of any meanness or
treachery, am /, proud girls" he
muttered, shaking his clenched fist in
the direction the two had taken.
AVE, and capable of vengeance, too,
So this is the reward of months of
devotion. to be cut out by miIk-and-
water puppy! BY heaven, May Morris
shall be mine yet, in spite of him,
Keep cool, Hulstine-keep cool, ami
put on your thinking cap. Let me
see? This fellow goes home this even
ing by moonlight-twenty miles, in a
loaded wagon. He will have to travel
slowly. His man Collins is with him.
That is rather unfortunate-for the
man. There will be two for me to
dispose of, instead of one. l can get
hold of two stout men to assist me
men who dare not disobey my orders.
30 much for prying out your fellow
creatures secrets. Nav Morris, it
had been better for You that you had
not scOrned the love of man who is
not used to be. despised, and better for
Charley Powell if you had scorned
him as WELL"
Once more his hand was uplif;ed in
threatening gesture, and then HUI
slime mounted the horse from which
he had alighted but short time be-
fore with far different feelings, a proud
contempt for the young man he had
regarded as being like a brother to
May, and selfcomplacent confidence
in his own success in winning her for
his wife. Chance had led to his over
hearing the conversation that had
wrought SO sudden a revolution in his
ideas; and with man of his ungov-
ernable passions and want of princi-
pies the consequences to those who
crossed his path were certrin to be
serious
That night as the moon looked
down in all her calm. glorious beauty
upon one of the widest mountain |
passes that even grand California can
boast of, a man stepped out from
amidst the shadows cast by the over
hanging rocks, aud gazed earnestly
down the road. Seeing nothing, lie |
knelt down and bent his ear to the
ground, rising, after few moments, |
with an ejaculation of pleasure then !
he went back into the shadows, where
two other men awaited him. |
81 hear the rattle of wheels" he
said. "Be READY and don't forget my |
orders. Remember that no blood is to
be shed just here. This is the best
spot for the capture but the road is
600 much travelled to make it safe to
conceal a corpse anywhere near.
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