Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-08-18

only chance is to send : penitsntial
letter. only : line Or Two. d=hear ior
yourself"
Low indeed had the brother ! pow-
eFs sunk in the slough Of debanch to
hear, even though the words fell with
vague meaning npon his mnddled
brain. that sisters pure name spoken
BY polluted lips in q place 80 deefad-
ed. After much difficulty the letter
was written, Dayton guiding the trem-
ulous hand.
This letter was never sent; IL was
.Q2ly ! preliminary step in the fend-
~ ecoine q necess;-
AEoFlkly Was IL
- % get sober enough to compre-
hend what had taken place in refer
ence 10 the letter, and when the inter
val had elapsed during which an an
swer was reasonably expected, Dayton
again made his appearance, and with
an air of guardian interest inquired If
he had heard from home. repeating
the precise words he had spoken at
the time Of the writing and conclud-
ing with:
"You believe me now, I suppose,
old boy You see your letter is not
noticed. sent it prompt, but as /
have been to Chicago since saw You,
| am not prepared to tell you what
sort of stir it made in your old par
adise," lied tkis creature, ranked in
the catalogue Of being as man.
Morley was sober enough to feel
disappointment,a and Dayton was alarm
ed for his plot at the sensation that
manifested itself in the humid eyes
and sorrowful expression of the bloat-
ed features. But a glass Of brandy
soon did its work, the poor fellow NUT
tering as he began to feel its maudlin
effect, ''it is right, it is right; no
drunkard must come near" ieal-
Gus instinct seeming to guard the name
of sister from passing his lips in that
sink Of vice. Had his reasoning pow
ers not been clouded, he would have
questioned the honesty of Dayton's ac-
tions in the matter despite the circum-
stances of the letter, but as it was, he
was only clay in the hands Of the pot
ter. and ready to do the bidding of the
man whose fiendish vigilance gave him
no time to recall his former enmity.
"You must write again, old boy, and
put it stronger" said Dayton, placing
paper before him and debating the
letter We have seen received by Lucy.
Morley was scarcely conscious that
he wrote at all, nor did he remember
the act afterwards, or miss for some
time the ring which Dayton took from
his finger when he fell into the stupor
that followed the writing. Thus
armed, Dayton thought success GER
tain of getting Lucy into his power,
and watched with blasphemous impa-
thence for an opportunity to send it
upon its wicked mission. In the mean
time, his dark soul Matched scheme
that might have served to add to the
elemeats Of Inferno.
"The letter is sure to do its part. /
shall get my hold upon the immacu-
late sister, and with the arrangements
| have made, it will be easy for me to
carry her off to some foreign place
to the African desert if necessary
and trust to her sense of virtue to be-
come my wife. Ye gods I'd rather
possess that girl than all the mines of
the world Her dislike Of me ia evan
charm that infames my entire be-
ing. I'll defy the very gallows to
make her mine. I'd like to see the
heart of that fellow Mobray wrung
and for what / care, his devilish neck
too. | have not the smallest hope that
] shall get smile of reward from the
beauty for the restoration of that won
derful brother Of hers, and don t rel
ish her pious blessings when a kiss
would do me more good than an ark
full of the tame things. But if crime
were added to his fall and she be
called upon to saue him, / believe /
could succeed without farther trouble.
Though I lied SO nicely to the poor
DEVIL know she would wade through
the foulest slough of degradation and
clasp him, clad in filthy rags to her
heartily Jove, she might save me-
and | believe she might-yes, she
Esnegifce her pure self upon
y. I'll try it. by tu-
Such was HE sol;Io.,,., -,