Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-11


nothin' but pitched in, and | struck as
knew how to, too. He feel like log,
and in a minute [ saw why he didn't rise.
He was dead. I'd killed him
The awed tone had sort OF savage
satisfaction in it, vet the great wide eyes
and intelligent forehead indicated Il no
bier feeling. Somcway | gr0spcd lis
hand.
" so we run. We got away somehow,
and we have been a-gittin' away ever
sincc We never got anywhere that we
didn't have to leave in n little while III
saved mp quite n sum loggin-this is
the end ont, and he pointed TO The mon
ley he had laid before me, 'aud now I've
news chat they are on my track Ggln
This time, doctor, she can't go. [ dout
know where I'm a-goin or anything about
it. She understands We have parted =
and great sob again shook his brawny
breast, and if she dies--shc says she's
lagoon to--there's nothin' in the cnbin-
I built it and own it-let it go--l shall
never come back to it-here's paper
with my real name-you'll know what to
do, you're dedicated God bless You.
must git Good-byN and opening The
door he was off like shot
II, too, was off like shot. My mare
| ANullNC JtlSt lltN. llt lllOOu WIS DIlRiiI
as day, and when we got on to the straight
road fell into strange train of thought.
The situation was weird. Here ] was.
going to attend on young girl all alone
in the house, whose father, a murderer.
was flying for his lfe-whose names were
unknown to me, for had instantly lock-
ed the paper he gave me iii my writing
desk, and it was nearly midnight l can
not tell you what it was, whether pre-.
monition or natural excitement over the
sudden interview, but, gentlemen, | felt
lqueerly, and confess if, -
| The daughter PAUSED and slipped his
wine.
81 drove up to the little cabin. he soon
resumed, "and went in. \ low fire gave
n soft, warm glow to the room. The bed
was n low cot, and on it rcposcd the form
of the young girl. l was amazed ut her
beauty Her face was spiritual in the
extreme. She was somewhat emacintel.
but only sufficiently 70 to give her III al
most unearthly loneliness. II was rs if
the spirit, instead OF blood, throbbed
through every vein She slightly turned
her head as / entered, and said in q low
voice, "Doctor?" | answered. eyes.
dear child. / came us quickly rs / could.
Your father. Yes, he told Won all. I
heard him. I went with him. | shall
never see him on earth again.
81 thought the speech singular. bat
fancied she might be slightly wandering.
Her pulse had hardly pcrceptiblc beat.
As | took her hand, it seemed almost TO
melt out of mine. | said TO myself 4
should almost think her materializel
spirit, if there could he such cling.
She is the least human = any being ]
ever touched 1 proposed simple rem
edy which | knew to be almost useless
for | snid she cannot live more ihnu nm
hour, and soothing her with some com
iortlng words she smiled and closed her
eyes.
Death hath set his mark upon her
features-but oh, the immortal beauty Of
expression which accompanied his uninis-
taxable sign! The very tones of her
voice were like music-faint, ethciial and
soft as summer breeze. She opouod
her eyes at intervals, and the Sroat blue
orbs, full of glory had never before
seen III any eye, seemed to pulsatc with
light gained from some celestial fire.
Poor father was not to- blam,. ,ho
murmured softly. Mother and nay.
long ago won his pardon
Your mother is she livinr?'
" oh, yes, III heaven, she answered.
gently. we asked the Lord to pardon
HIM long ago, and when he joins me f..
night he will be crowned with e, because
he has SO repented and rulIorsd.'
" Join you Tonight / said, with a
sort OF trerlor passing over ne: my dear
child, what can you mean?'
I" He is going with me. dear. aeo,
father. Yes, when we 60 we rhcI; 90 TO-
gether His going Wiz he quick. mine
slow, but together, dear father, II
She ceased, and putting ont her arms
as If 10 embrace him she so loved, she
sank back. l knew that she would never
speak again. The Ominous sound. so well
known to us, faintly made itself heard. |
knelt by her side, and, bowling nv head
IN prayer, prayed with great earutstness
Tor her passing SCULPTOR her father
somewhere ont III the night, speeding
away from her loved form forever [ held
he/ hand III mine, aud as I raised nv
ffad L felt 1t seem to melt out of nv
grasp. looked hastily ut her face and
saw something like faint mist instead If
the human lineaments / sprang to NV
feet and gazed III fascinated horror on the
pillow, and there, before NV ewes, the
last trace Of the golden hair the lovely
eyes, the exquisite head, faded from my
vision l caught the coverlid and drag
ged 1t away from the cot-the form w9s
gone! She had melted into air
81 could not believe nv own sonsos
Like schoolboy pinched mvsplf to sea-
If were awake. When I came to the
full conclusion that she was really and
actually gone, l sank into chair faint
and ror-stricken, the drops of swoot
; standing out all over my body WhaTc
had she gone? 1t was simply nnnollinr
But soon the consequences Of this Jison,
pearance, rs it must affect myself, came
up foremost in my practical mind, #
called upon to show the body. what rnlli
say? If her father should come back
and demand to see his daughter. vhnt *
cuse could l give, what nnpy,er conld :
maker Would any ono believe ;ho trntL >
Gould say the girl died and in dving
"as translated and disappeared from The
ear'h MY situation was literally horri.
PIE. All OF sudden remembered what
,, the man had said If she dies, there $
nothing IN the cabin. built it ana own
~ be, IL go. l never shall come back
olI instantly my resolution was talrc,,
l went outside and glnpccd cross the
Pralrie' For two miles in any direction
there was not another habitation. Down
,he 'cng road was absolute silence T
looked at my watch. 1t was l;15, Tho
girl had died at l O'Clock precisely
l again went inside. examined that
iittle CABIN III every nook end corner I
climbed the rude steps into the loft iI nnon'
e9 uh ca trunk, which contained the sim
PIE wardrobe of the young girl | looked
INTO the little closet, with its nor, ara,
OF utensils / satisfied myself that H.
value OF every article in the place woniJ
f nIt amount to $50, and then, actually