Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-14
THE GREAT 55}1}bD1S) RIB ! z)F GI5YlQlH
 BY e.
,,os f.-rnn QUEST OF THE GREAT RUBY.
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.n2,, i.--lnn :JUEsT OF THE GREAT RUBY. crowded. of course, with holiday seekers; but the only person that noticed at first was the man sitting directly opposite 10 mc-an hon est, rcd-faccd countrym"n, evidently on his way home from town, and at present deeply occupied with n morning paper which seemed to have a peculiar fascination for him, for as he raised his farH h,&rT|@ were 1ul of h'rr"". l paid little attention to him, however, ut. having the corner seat facing the engine, watched to sec that Colliyer did not change his compartment. Hr did not appear ;.-,ln. ,.nd in a minute or two the whistle Shrirk"d and WN were off.
 At first the couEtrymGn opposite E&Ic such lrodigous to-,!o with his piece of news that l could not help watching him.
 Suddenly tn" cpuntrymun looked up and spoke.
 ''I~v're seen this bit O ncws? Astonjshin'! And her so pretty t0t:"
 ''Nhat js i;:' 1rsknd vacantly
 For unswrr h" pushed tic l,;,Hcr into my hands, amt witt. hi, tNumh-n&iI pointed to a column headed 'sirf EIHLE TRAGEDY IN A THuATul
 ,'Au' t. th'p!,, , lie continued rrtlrttiv'ly, ''!s how .:,w her wi ny own eyes but :hrre V-,ht~ ha"k. a" ;'"'in' so l"",'N, too! l"Tb! | made me r"y ike any sucking ch!!d: tN1u- tiiul it was- jus, hn&u-t;-.,u. Here's q story to t"il my niSsus V
 took the 1@.NGr and read:
 ~,rrnnIBg.r rR>Gl.DY IN A wIu.>rEf. sUIC.@EoF A I'A-ttrS AUrHTSS.-La~' evening. the l'rrinrN!- anc" of thH r.w nnu popular tragedy, Francesca, .,t the Coliseum. WIS Interrupted hy scene Irr"n;,, thr most awful "NH" M'rn presented to l!.., i,uy-.nlu, puhiir sinister fat" er, ms t0 itavH pursued tht~ 'ly from tA" ort~"f. Ii will b~ wit.iu n}.r2o,y "r a: ;hHi it~ Err.n@ "'*i -,ftsd Htllu,r wG~, tIr ny mi-lt of i" I'r''- d,lrii, r ~:I k @ ..l -i!:l!:i> in ;l,' -',, t'y an u;,A3,.wI, n&u,j which t:v police ht,,'' ..,; >rt S,,,,, ,,.,i iu tracing Ir~, uigrl's tragedy WIS even ni,H" lr'ri"ir. tla-''Nil i-',H'h'f'' "s"'@' namC--
 U.., wanted tn r,,d no m"r,. To the cu.i!,, rynaiUS ;;>ttii~hM mt ,s' iHp"T SI}iT'"! !r":H IVY I:S't ',.~ !'.H'"~. "'lt ''"" m"r" hN @"x: >""I:r" :;' '..' r.:.~,.' w.:.i'w: tl4;. .,. i,., %t,,- !: n,.-, lls, rr,lvI in th ,.li2.:-,,- s.r''r .;r,:t..r |! '.v ,,t""V EEe train Gr1-!;'N tnr"u"h ( '&""r! :: M"uId "' ti=-.t ip't r.. ,:ry.nrhrt .rurNa. ar. Flow W&ttr v;.s, at hulf-l :.,,t eleven. Sh"uH w. h1 jn ,:luI?
 It wa. ulrn,dy h}i-le3S; r' ;i,;,,. Wrrl".n,,A rl;r train at Truro. Uron 5H" l....t'"r,u SAW hilr again. He was hcuNU> c}uul>rI aMl nnG- meath ti},' low hrim of his hat | ~rW the I."':. bIar.; eyes G!ramin4; Wi5h inlI0tirnrr. {" ,,t last uilc,' more We started.
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 IIuulS,I at my watch. It WAS ri:.,, o'clock :: more than an hou" ;,i" half lutH. liv tAr u.,!N from tine carriage N,lu1u, -!W lin! ~;r, nut into >n' Sh",!"W "t th" platform. I"'- lowed. iirrr ;,5>,r N:.+A t.!,,r' crowd l,':.r.
 
 ~rt" Was Gu:r!:> '', .}s.''d l"-i.s" ;>A,; '''". C"jllv,'r WIs c;isi,, . aia5'"0 III l.."'.:nt. .:ad in another h!G j,,l:. ed into a c@"ss'.,' waiting there W,,I | ,' f""S'v', and "' :. ,.. Hpthr hill beneath ii :!,!GuW of the ,'.i,..>' lii l,y folly haH l.'=Ivttrn that E@ ': h' nave .,.trs-.&f,.I,I f! horses, tu nl,r1 .5; |. However. lhn c',,,,h Y.,:, !.si and cru+l i".;. tru.:. Hc.~;;.H. i c',:sp'r r,N up tN th' tv:'. ,,>rr ~;; '.;i ;t ;dltr.,Is:>' nl"vnted the "'N, ~!l- ri> his r,'ll!:,. and Were ,I?.
 ,.' Were going H''W '- :. GaIop, and from !@I l.rrn r.';tsd }.>' '!,' yellow light of tie i w"s LrNiuE lnI":;,> a!"nG the road for !. >,.su rI VntIiNtr'~ ,:lr.'I!s". Ii" NHl~. nH| ordered good horses t,.r l ~;.r E",i,n "f i.' ;,- y.. St"N, A~ N.' :,t.: |, IT,. >.!l:t .n|- her anu swung an {" iii .>..!'-H. :,..u ',:rlta ] th"uIHt lSi!''sj juF r: N'." H ''.;''N 'A'Hrj moving ou the univ,"el F',.i'. "~, 1t nu-; h. he; did ;!.;,:iu uiI tir' "l--.~ f ,'!. W!m h";,.',i ;;,, cau, "Tr-ni->nt to-.l-sht Xii. hi.M kill uim ! Kill"
 Crash. Ni;h H nt..yy ;.:.U -u.!,"il:,4; !urc! sideways in" ,,'.";t lar . .'.r An h~tai.j, t,t' tered. i:Nd ,H<n i..dI.''! oTrr ui' itS el' ! ilinginG me clear ''l th.. ..: -~''r' >.h'h i''t " tN uUd rattIHu Rftrr l.',''-..' .':r . ~ ''," .- ru~u"d tO N,tp in s,.' is4~ | , ,lal .l' -. SluGNt Nut niN null,..''. r. "t | t-,i4,l% " 2, ec ulf ;lt q run t.''''.. :t. t-.> road. truC!' 1 wait now for llu Hitt.
 1 Parting. l GaiHr,! G..' ',' O. II" I'I ;,|. | iI;i!;,y,. @''"u the >. >:; ' i!.'' l. ~ '. 'Tlrr,>, d; ''t.e Au-''!" -,',l E., ir,-,-tI;'~ ', | ;lIr, ,.it,; srt "I vtt'' I"''ir. i"'} ':.,: @. | jnIt d ytul,r!uHn l.,i wi h '.:,''> 'i;''; about half :.u hour '-...'' ;.I'' ~",.'' ;.'r-'f: 1 the Li..;:Tl, uI.'r je'..''"j'.~> r., >'> .' alat,sr. H,,E ;n h'U": SIoa+t ',% .,' ! l tim>?
 Il,ait .,2r', in the r:u,;s.' and l'on j.1''!. i Mir" hy art 'i." ~i' '..' < r";N "r",.-' |" ullI5. When l It.. .rl.u ,a H 1 WrU "t" tic carr ,}.;' and l. >' .' nIE feet N!rr' ..ivt> ! The fresh horses W''.-' j',IVriiu-; t!-,.
 ii the p,. rI..l::.; .'< <. Ii .>v1S l~Jp.i" t:r l cljrHSr, ;sNu ~t;r.'t fl HI'N". Ii h} l.. " a,.l,>; tt:r. -tu':.-, :t." 'o: track i"..'. iii | s;u.uh,iu.. A!iFi :;.~, "t N:;h ,v';N .. d" ~'..,njn- ,..u-,'!>-.~.5r' l :i,' I.iIi at", r',> It.H Il V & i'j~, s..,h3 5''l tI,' ';"ss'' I'" ~hin.u., u'.,' &,..'A !.,.nN. ;n!d r@'rJ ;:"', f,lr v:iNs toa;,'.;~ l.a..,ri.;. guessed tn. I,,?\,r N,:Hit ,.,,.l?,, ...:, pu,kEuhru B,;.cl -u had ;.'.r3..:i0,.d lu d.. ;rvrh h. [, K fr1- ln' uo"l, ,rn ~.''. U> , t |,'N-A 'n'y t]'' | At tie d l'S IuNt ?' t,~,r! ,,I}u looked urE"N
 Mans E:~'N scared u? a-,i.'9i the m"'..,. 'h
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 u;ile Covr utiH ;.,T', jEirg;-h tho urrhW.l
 on {" Pu.Einhra N.n,.~. AnW sparkling in i.
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 No. ii ~,,ui ;n ,:..:t! 1 slipped of my sio,
 and ilo!tHE llv", ir ny r~l1 l".la!, h'&5;l
 softly ,t!,i colt:":iN :" ascend ii" rock.
 ..iiu+t t!l" <. ii l"j.-r: crcpt out along ii |
 ia. d. tir Ill.,; ni+5,., u''d on the clasp, an
 il,l. Iu,.,,u to rj;nh again. This needed car
 +,r ;;., ascent vn lh" north side Wds harder
 i.l,t tl.iM on tic other side, and could H. 1 [ Ut one iIauH witt ease. Slowly, hnW,.Nu
 Il ! with i,n otiom i iuilrd myself ui t.. ;l.r; otoIv uut to,t;l,.s the face until l r'u
 ,-,Mtnanl view If Eoiiimbra Beach. Still could see n"o"Gy. l pulled out my watch.
 w;e close cn li!I-I;,et eleven, inc hour r dead low water.
 AS looked uI again l thought I saw spCrk aj,prOuchng over the sands Yes,
 was not mistaken. l set my teeth a!
 cruurhvd down r"a:,'r {" the rock, Over Il
 sands, beneath the shadow of the cliffs
 came, and aS ho drew nearer, saw that
 carried something ru .a;~ shoulder, dOUht!' , the sp;.,tc and ptNdN1. \ moment nor ii he turned to sec that no one WaS fOllnWin
 A he Uiu so, the moon ehonc full in his fG,
 and l SEW, strppc&t HOW of all disSuiscs, T
 face of ypy enemy.
 opened tn" tn box and took out my 'lniI
 1 had cau%Hd lhH thin sharp blade, found
 my dead fathers heart, 10 be- fitted to ;, hV
 handle in!r N.!iri! II shut with all Urtlino