The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-25
between Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons and the
gentleman Of whom Mrs Parsons had

viz bst Va -s'N 1850
written.
Thcv were 10 receive two thon.an!
dollar, ca.h down and TO 1--WE imm-ii-
ate possession: and On the morniuE but
one following that on wh ca i.gc, Soc
ond letter VA ma led. john Parsons
started TO town with the deed made out
and -i"ned b. has wife.
He was 10 meet he purchaser q: The
court-iouse in fhipp-burg. deliver the
deed and receive the money. provided
the IT'LL. Wa. found 10 be clear. o. wh.cn
there was no doubt in the minds OF
g thci party: the Abstract. which blaSc
gave to Parsons when he bought the
prop .ity. having been shown q. proot
Of :na; fact when %neeotIat on. for the
pur, base and sale were iIr-t O-guu-
III. -ky looked cioudy aud threaten
ing when he left home. but i would 10.
do 10 fall Of being Al IA" appoini"i
place on time. and he ki--.i hI, GRIP
pied boy aad his wife and let IA good
spirits. promising TO be back by dar@-
On reaching Town he put out rs
horse, saw that lie waS properly fed.
and 1 on started for The oIrt hou-"
On his wav there he hal - pass tn"
p~ost-officc. and. stopping I" INQUIRE II
there Wa, any mail Tor hsm. was handed
Lucy's letter 10 her mother.
He recognized the post mark and
opened il a: onc"-no. = common pro-
ccelng with HIM. for n, eve, were 10
Longer GOOD. AMI even were letters
came addressed to himself Iu>t"ai 81
his wife. hc usually preferred 10 vat
mall L. 49, k,. .n.l si.n I... iEr
read ITEM aloud Will" he ate supper or
smoked his pipe and res'.i.
BIT now something Impressed HIM
with In" thought that he had better
| open IN. letter. H.. I'D a feeling mat
perhaps all Wa not "ht at the slough.
Perhaps it was because IL had locn
ONLY a few days since they ma -cc".vr
u lc ter from there, ami 80 wcr. not cN-
p.cting anothcr 50 soon.
Tearing OF the "nyc!oo' lac b .gan 10
read. Gu. had not proceed. II iar before
hi> hand lrrmb,ci so tina ne could not
hold I g paper still enough 10 see the
~icller-. and he folded il mp and PET II
into hs pocket
He had read enough. however. T.
understand what had b~cfliicn h, ch.l-
dr"n.
lie knew that they wcrr 10 b. orI.cn
from their home, y, ne and they had -
o.;cn been before. b, the mc!cIl,ss creed
d >~onl!c-s corporations. or comnirIt."n
Of rich men whose hearts had lurned IL
stone beneath The weight of then mi
mcnse wealth.
For moment il SCENE 20 him That
he should de right there. aud those
who wrr" lopkin" say h III >tagGrr / H.
a drunken man. at hc rallied 1t II
and went out without u wori.
The though; that the cottage on the
mountain ~idc was still their, and
would ahori an asvium for tie ci,i 'iTcn,
had come 10 him. :.nd IL wa '~>icning
/" tell the wouli-Ac purcnaS I ,nat nn-
der tie circumstanc $ they cou..i no;
lct him haze the place.
IL wa> fortunate that the barga n wa'
not closed. h. thou ht. How luck :ha,
h-Sad opened the letter in,tea | OF wai;'
ing until he got home,
They could ali live comfortably IN tho
COTTAGE together. and he and Marty
should have those dearest always with
them the little while they -hou,i con
tinuc Ia live. and Nv them - close tGcr
eve, when the, died. and no one would
81 sturb them on the mountain SiIr.
winch was % secluded aud lonely iha.
harlly anybody appeared To want "a
live there. irS. it, was very !or,unai"
that the bargain had not b cn c'o.cd.
and he would pay trc maa tor h.-
trouble and as< To be- rc:ra-"i.
En.crnr the court house he went d.
81 .. IL. D.I a.,
The gentleman whom he expected 10
meet was already T. ere. al! in co.npn.
Nv with the Recorder was lookIn" Over
In" cords.
Wi'hout 20 much rs bi,i,lin" them
good morning. John lar,on> bean &
sav that ic had chan ."d his mind and
wished 10 bc released from MS verbal
contract. bat before he could ma>c h
meaning IN 'c-Slooi IN gentleman who
hai contra ted COR The pace. said:
"!i"w l. this. Mr.. Parsons ! find 4
mortgage % N you- place. In !~crs.ooI
you 10 say it WAS c.ca o. ali in-ulh-
hrauccS.
"N-a NOR, are"
The words came in Il whisper from
lips that were bio pdi"Ss. which the other
did not no..cc. ;or his eyes were upon
the volume o rcclriS, and ie
answered:
Yes. \ NOR gage or fifteen hun.
drci dollars with inter- 1 Tor SIN wears.
unless it has zen pad; making u total
of about the amount | was to pay Won
for the pi,cn. TIL" mortgage seems IL
have been given bv Mr.. Blake IA a Mr..
Jon =. al san Erarci>co. and
But he did not conclude the sentence.
for at that instant the two men at tie
drSN i"ard = yroan. and turning. saw
JOHN Parsons tall la III floor aSi: dead.
They picked him up AMI lad INN on
= bench. and on" of them ran Tor ihe
20 tor. while the other attempted "a
pour some whisky down hi, throa, from
\ flask.
In a moment he revived. and when
the doctor came running in. followed bv
4 crowd of business men and idlcrs,
was sitting mp with his head leaning
upon his hands. his elbows upor his
knees. As the crowd entered he looked
up for an instant aud then 4, summed his
former position. but that in>,an; Suiliced
10 show Ia those present 4 ia" so hac.
gard that not u non them al
recognized IL As tn" fac. of John Par
sons. the owner If the mountain ranch.
The doctor advanced and laid 4 hand
upon the wrist of tlle stricken man. A
il 10 feel his pnise.
Then John Parsons again rasei his
head, ani with an effort arse 10 his
feet.
~; amt no u>c. Doc" he sail. roco~.
nlIn- the phyS elan ~ ose WHO had ~
tended Johnny N Ms recent; lines lii
amt no u.s." nc repca;ci. lis Eve
heart that's ailn' IN there ain; 40
medicine ihs:'ll 10 it any good; least
Wis uo'hln' you kn give. The chill.
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