Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-03

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secret as my own Why do you ny
from your sick daughter, never to
cone back / promise to follow your
directions to the letter-but l wish
YOU would trust me, as man to man
lit is my duty to keep strictly to my
self every confidence reposed IN me.
lDo not 90 away with some terrible
burden upon you Let me help you II
| can
"'You carnt you carnt; nobody
kin! But yes I'll tell the truth If |
Idle fort, and then I'll 90. I'm back
woodsman down in Maine. That is, |
was. Ny little gal, she came up into
the woods one day to bring me a few
little goodies from home. Me an
another chap were off, some, from the
gang. an while | went up to the cabin
to put by the things, this Dan Wal
lice. he up an insulted my daughter
the worst kind She cried out and !
come a runnin' to whar she Stood the
tears a-rollin' down her cheeks. |
never SAID nothin' but pitched in, and
/ struck as | knew how to, too. He
fell like a log, and in minute | saw
why he didn't rise. He was dead. I'd
| killed himn
The awed tone had a sort of a savage
satisfaction in it, yet the great wide
eyes and intelligent forehead indicated
a nobler feeling Some way | grasped
his hand.
80 we run. We got away some
how, and we have been a-gittin away
ever since. We never got anywhere
that we didn't have to leave in little
while. I'd saved up quite sum a
loggin'-this is the end ont, and he
pointed TO the money he had laid be
fore me, and now I've news that they
are on my track agin. This time,
doctor, she can't go. / don't know
where I'm a-goin or anything about
lit. She understands. We have part
ed, and a great sob again shook his
brawny breast, and if she dies she
says she's a-goin' to-there's n0thin'
in the cabin-I built it and own it.
let it go-I never shall come back to
there's a paper with my real name
you're dedicated God bless you.
/ trust you. l must git. Good by p
and opening the door he was off like
a shot.
II, too, was off like a shot Ny
mare Nance Just few. The moon was
bright as day, and when We got on to
the straight road / fell into a strange
train Of thought. The situation was
weird. Here | was, going to attend
on a young girl all alone in the house
whose father, a murderer, was flying
for his life-whOse names were I'M
known to me, for had instantly lock-
ed the paper he gave me in my writ
ing desk and it was nearly midnight!
| cannot tell you what it was, wheth
err a premonition or a natural excite
ment over the sudden interyiew-but,
gentlemen, | felt queerly, and l con
fess it.
The doctor paused, and slipped his
wine.
81 drove up to the little cabin, 'he
soon resumed, ''and went in. A lew
fire gave a soft, warm glow to the
room. The bed was a low cot, and on
it reposed the form of the young girl
/ was amazed at her beauty. Her face
was spiritual in The extreme. She was
somewhat emacated, but only Sutli-
GENTLY so to give her an almost I'M
Earthly loneliness. 1t was as if the
spirit, instead of blood, throbbed
through every vein. She slightly
turned her head as entered, and said
in low voice, 'DOctOrF ! answered,
Yes, dear child. | came as quickly
as | could. Your father--' Yes,
he told you ALL heard him. ! went
with him. | shall never see him on
earth again.
II thought the speech singular, but
fancied she might be slightly wander
ing Her pulse had hardly percep-
seemed almost to melt out of mine.
said to myself, i should almost think
her a materialzed spirit, il there could
be such a thing. She is the least hui
man of any being | ever touched. |
proposed a simple remedy which |
! knew to be almost useless, for | said
she cannot live more than an hour,
and soothing her with some comfort
ing words she smiled and closed her
eyes.
Death has set his mark upon her
/ features-but oh, the mortal beauty
of expression which accompanied his
unmistakable signl The very tones
of her voice We're like music-falnt,
ETHEREAL and soft as a summer breeze.
She opened her eyes at intervals, and
the great blue orbs, full of glory |
had never before seen in any eye,
seemed to pulsate with a light gained
from some celestial fire.
Poor father was not to blame,
she murmured softly, Mother and l
have long ago won his pardon
Your mother! is She living2'
g" oh, yes. in heaven. she answer
ed gently. We asked the Lord to
pardon hun long ago, an when he
joins me tonight he will be crowned
with it, because he has so repented
land suffered.
Join you tonight ] said with a
sort of tremor passing over me; my
dear child. what can you mean
He is going with me, dear, dear,
father Yes, when we go we shall go
together. His gong shall be quick,