The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24

Bodily and mental su6effsg had done 10
i work. The plunge from the upper story o
the great house on that night just q fort
night before had given the man . shocl
from which he could not recover, and h(
was slowly and surely dying.
'There is no help for you, Captain"
] Hush! Do not utter that title. It wa
- false as my life has been. Where
where is Austin Wentworth! He ought t6
be here"
'.He is still behind prison bars" answered
the doctor.
And for my crime. Yes, it tcds mine ]
meant to get rid of them both when I fired
that shot. My aim was not good. / was
nervous, I suppose. Dropping the pistol
fed, and making a swift detour, came upon
Austin and Grace from the direction of the
house. Ihcpe he may be set free. And
Grace"
''She is improving"
IL an glad"
land now," said Karl Vandible, tell Us
about the others, the will, and
Every thing said against me IS true,
even 20 forging the name of your brother
TO that will. He never would have changed
the 1rst one had he not supposed You dead
never
The dying man was breathing huskily.
Soon he opened his lips and told the story
of his villainy, coEfcssing every thing.
'Now-now, can you ever forgive me for
the wrongs I did, Karl-Karl, you who
were once my friend!" faltered the dying
man at the last.
Karl thought of his own sufferings, of the
dead brother FASTENED to his grave by
poison administered by the hand of the man
before him, and remained silent.
"YOu a mott" groaAed h dying man.
"a higher power may-look there, not to
me,'' answered Vandible, in tones of SOL
emn gravity.
Then the sinking man gasped, attempted
to speak, but failed. A convulsive shudder
passed through his frame, q gasp and then
s~ilence-the man of evil was dead.
With his death comes the ending of our
story. We have no desire to prolong the
narrative. Through the efforts Of Lura
Joyce, assisted at the last by DIR. Cotton,
retributiOn had Overtaken the man who had
staked his soul in the struggle for q fortune.
He had meditated the destruction of the
last Penr0y in his eager desire to gain the
wealth of Major VandIble. Caught, he had
fallen and died a miserable death.
Austin WentwOrd was at once released.
The forged will was cast aside and the gen.
uine prObated, which was satisfactory to
all, Mrs. Penroy having the promise of
ample pin money as well as a home while
she lived, and Grace the snug sum of twenty
thousand dollars a year. This was enough
to marry on, WentwOrd and Grace believed,
and they consequently acted upon it and
were united early the following spring.
Lawyer Gripes, fearing prosecution for
his part in the transaction with Lawrence
Brandon, left Stoneield and was seen there
more.
Mother CABRERA and her sons were arrested
on their temperance at Lone Hollow and
were sent to prison for aterm of years.
Lura Joyce!
Yes, what of her who had proved the
guardian angel Of the Penroyss She won
DIR. Arthur Cotton, certainly, and became
his happy wife q year after the death of the
wicked Brandon, alias Starbright.
On the wedding morn Karl Vandible as
tonished the bride with a certificate of de-
post in the StOnefield Bank, in her name,
for the snug sum of twenty thousand dollars.
Il owe every thing to you, brave little
woman" he said. gravely, land You must
accept this in slight recompense."
Improved the nest-egg for 4 future fortune.
THE END.