Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-10-18

Then, touching the bell, he Summoned a
boy, whom he dispatched in search for Cor
don Grey, who was stopping in the hotel
Now, Grey" said Harry, when that
young gentleman, who had grown so stout
with good living and pleasant quarters that
you would never have recognized him as
tho emaciated figure of q few weeks past,
snow, Grey, want you TO do me serv-
ice. This young gentleman is about to con-
duct me to a house in the city, where / wish
TO make q call, and as he is TO wait outside
till l return, and might, perhaps, get inn
patient and run away in my absence, / shall
take it as favor il you will accompany
him. and if he makes the slightest effort to
| abscOnd-n
'Oh, yes. III take care of him for you,
old fellow Come along, Mr.. What s-your-
name, and please TO remember that you'll
hurt yourself If you try to wrench asunder
the Siamose twin-liSe bonds Of affection
which will link us two together for the next
hour or SOL was the light heartcd reply, as
the trio set out, the two younger men arm
.n-arIn, with Harry at q discreet distance in
the rear.
Vice held high rcvel in Washington in
those days, when the city was crowded
! with mon with pockets full Of back pay, and
had gathered there FROM every great city in
the Union, so that there was scarcely a
/ block in certain quarters which could not
boast its "hclln Of q more or less disrcpu-
table character; but worse even than these
open sinks Of iniQuity were tie dens in pri-
/ vatc houses, which abounded on all sides.
Number fourteen first fat upstairs, y
/ Plat cried to Harry, as they approached a
modest house in an apparently respectable
row Of toncmcnt5.
Harry went upstairs and rang the bell
| A slovenly young woman appeared who
would have been handsome, but for the signs
/ Of dissipation and recent weeping manifest
\ in her pale face TO her dress chung sweet
\ little girl, perhaps two years old, hiding in
4 the folds Of her mother gown, and peeping
at Harry with big, frightened blue eyes.
/ sam ! speaking to Mrs. Chattertonln
/ Winthrop said, gently, for the womans
tears and baby's innocence melted his saw
I age mood.
"Comc in" she said, "and close the
door, There is no need to let ali the neigh
/ borhood learn the nature Of your VISIT
Somewhat astonishcd at his reception,
Harry stepped inside the little chamber.
Yes, young Platt had told the truth. On
bed with a white sheet over it, It lay, and
Winthrop know that he was in the presence
of death.
The woman lifted back the sheet
ayes, look at him y she cried Tho best,
the modest man who ever lived, and see
what you, and such as you, have brought
him to. You have come like the rest of
Your gang bringing ne offers Of money, but
tell them as tell you, your dollars are
stained with blood and viii have none Of
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bury him. Loohl Arc you satisfied with
your worl1gn
Yes, it was the body OF William Chat
terton, whose guilty soul, Harry thought,
with shudder, might even now be cover
ing before the accusing spirit Of his muir
dered friend. Then, as he looked once
more into the white face and the thought
flashed across his mind: vengeance is
mine, saith tho Lord, / will repay he
turned away with a sigh of colnmiseration.
NAY, madam" he said, .do not mis-
judge me. / am not one of your husbands
boon companions. / knew him some time
ago, but have not seen him for many
months. Will you not let me play the part
OF the Samaritan and relieve your present
necessitiesln
She looked searchingly at HIN for mo-
ment.
mo-" she said, 81 see you are not one of
us"
"Then may help your
'Not in charity For, base as williams
friends would tell you that am / could not
bear the thought that he was laid to rest by
other hands than mine"
o wonderful love of woman! Even this
ruffian had found heart to love him and
believe IN him
"Perhaps I could purchase some little
trinkets that belonged to himr' Harry
said, blushing at the policy Of his sugges-
ton.
"Would your the woman asked, eager
ly. "Now, there's his watch and chain.
meant to sell them, and the secondhand
dealers give so little for such things"
As she spoke, she took from drawer a
massive gold watch to which was attached
the very chain Harry had so long been
seeking. must write to the governor for
some more money, Harry thought as he took
the precious baublo in his hand.
"They are worth two hundred dollars"
the woman said, "but shall be thankful
if you will give me a hundred and fifty for
them"
mo" Harry said; cit Is not q time to
take advantage OF your necessity, here is
the amount in full
The prize was his. He FASTENED back TO
the two young mon, and to Platt's intense
satisfaction dismissed him and left him free
to prosecute that glorious career in the far
West he so gusmngly assured them would
crown his efforts for reformation.
"rm deuced glad the little cad is gone,"
said Gordon Grey, 4" for there have been
scores of quite the incest girls passing, and
it was not the giddy height of pleasure to
think they believed we two were chums."
"Oh, the concoit of the cobbler's dogp
Harry laughed, but his thoughts were with
Barclays widow and children. wondering
how best he could befriend them.