The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-31
CHAPTER TX.

o cruel shade And now Seth's werk
done,
What further mischief in thy cold hear
lies
Must ruthless tumult to the guiltles
crime,
And innocence be sicklied Ger with lies
o superstition at thy muttering tongu
Wake direful terriers up in human souls
The forced con fession Ia by torture wrung
And rage, unhOly, through the natter
rolls.
a short time after Edwin left tht
church Father Dusatov entered the
vestry through eide door. He saw
that the candles had been lighted
tut wondered why the bell was not
tolling as usual for the midnight
service
After waiting a short time the
people began to enter the church,
and still the bell did not toll. 'EWhat
Is tbs mat err Where Is Seth p
thought tbs priest. he felt more
unE asy.
At last ne Issued from The We try,
walked down the church .aisIe and
went to q low door which opsned
into the belfry. He opened il AMI
peering into the vault saw the sex
toms lantern still burning upon the
floor. But where IL Seth? All was
still. There was the tel ,-rope hang
ing over the coffin stool. Where il
the sexton? The priest was Just
turning to re enter the church when
his eye fell upon q dark object Iy-
ing upon the AOor. He gazed for a
moment, but the light Of the Ian
tern was t o dim for him to distin-
guish what it was. He stepsed
forward, picked up the
light, held it over the OBJECT, and
examined it. Holy Virgin! 1t is
poer SETH All, pool CT blOod A
CHASTITY wound In his head Oh.
horror, what does this mean? Has
Seth been murdered? And by
Who is there that could
harm Seth Morton? Ia he deal?
The priest turned over the body,
opened his clothing and laid his
hand over his heart. No, he still
oreRthes. Then putting his mouth
close to Ssth's ear said. s'Seth, my
son, who has done this ?" A slight
silver passed through the dying
mans frame; he opened wide his
lalf-glazed eyes. "D0nel done!
Oh, Go not, do not say it againp
''Say what? Oh, my poor Seth,
eli me who has done this ?" "Done!"
hrieked theagOnizsd man. sob, Ed.
vim! Edwin Marsden! Ed" The
words faltered and trembled upon
,is lips, the eyes slowly closed, the
limbs gradually straightened, the
leart ceased to beat-Seth Morton
vas dead.
During the time while Father
)asatoy was in tbs belfry thirty or
orty persons had assembled in the |
hurch, and among them was Ellen /
dortOn. The solemn Cccaslou, the
our Of the night and the unyste-
lous fantRsma and vagaries associ-
ted with New Years eve spread q
sll Of awful solemniEy over the
title audience, and the church was
. quiet and still that the football of
I'D Father Time himself might
ave been heard walking out into |
ne shadowy past.
Every eye was turned downward.
nd every heart was engaged in
rayer when the belfry bell door
pened and Father Dusatoy, pale "a
spectre. emerged from the vault.
very eye was raised and fastened
pom his face. He walked slowly to
le middle Of the aisle, when he
0ppeds turned round and faced the
After q little hesitation
2 said with a tremul0us voice:
Children, this is q solemn occas.
q. | am drowned in grief, and the
llows Of sorrow roll over my souli
mat mine eyes have seen, aud
nat mine ea's have heard IN that
ac9 lpolntlng towards the belfry),
IA What is there now has horYi- |
Sd"
An, the phantom priestr' shrieked
veral of the women.
All tne people instantly. stood up.
me star ed for the door and the
hers hurried toward the speaker. ,
Hold! peace ba with Won INV
ildren. 1t is no baseless fabric Of :
Vision. Would to God that 1t wsre {
mere is e win Marsden ?'' +
: Edwin Marsdenp echoed sevarsl ,
ices; and each looked at the other
q then around the church,
Edwin Msrsdenl" cried Ellen
,her?' WIZ
The stricken man gazed for a nao-
INT at the alarmed girl, then COW. +
q hiE eyes with both hands 4
on, father what has hannened +
EDWIN and Ellen took hold Of +,
hands. o'N u "
lie drew her close to him. and F.
sslng the maiden to his bresst h
d "My poor caildI your father y
0een cruelly-lnur-murderedIl f
q Edwin Msraden is" 4
MOI no!' shrieked the oir1 =
amer! father! Edwin where V
your Where is my father ~ Il
sprung from the priest, looked f;
1ly around, and then ran to the n