Iron County register., 1889-03-07

| court of justice or the vengeance of the dis
| reputable crew into whose hands he had
| fallen, but movement on Harry's part as
the clock struck goaded hlm to dare future
danger if he could only get out of his pres
| ent Scrape.
"Stop, I will tell you all.'' he cried,
| moistening his parched lips and looking so
utterly frightened that Harry, to whom
| cowardice was CRIME, could scarce refrain
| from kicking him; 81 lost money gambling
| with some fellows. owed them more than
could pay and gave one of them Mckenzie s
watch and chain as security, which meant
to redeem as soon as luck turned"
ga likely story, indeed. If that was all,
| why did you make such fuss about ex-
| planning matters.'
'Ah, sir, you do not know these men.
Why, if Bill Chatterton-"
"ChattertonI All, now I see it all. You
are telling the truth at last. Out with the
whole story, man, and do not be such cow
ard. will see you safe from him.
"Oh, Chatterton can't hurt me; he died
last night. He was shot in a gambling
house on Twelfth stree., and when / went
to his lodgings this morning they told me he
was dead.''
Harry,s face fell
81 don't believe this part Of the story"
he said, grimly; "however. we will soon
| ISSG us IEubu, lOT you SuSt1l SHOW uut but
way to his lodgings"
"What Go with your
ayes; but you need not show yourself"
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
the emaciated figure of few weeks past,
| snow, Grey, want you to do me serv-
| ice. This young gentleman is about to con-
| duct me to house in the city, where wish
| to make call, and as he is to wait outside
| till return, and might, perhaps, get i'm
| patient and run away in my absence, shall
| take it as a favor if you will accompany
| him, and if he makes the slightest effort to
abscond-'
"Oh, yes. rI take care of him for you,
| old fellow. Come along, Mr.. What your
name, and please to remember that you'll
| hurt yourself if you try to wrench asunder
| the Siamese twin-like bonds of affection
which will link US two together for the next
| hour or so,' was the lighthearted reply, as
| the trio set out, the two younger men arm
| in-arm, with Harry at a discreet distance in
| the rear.
Vice held high revel in Washington in
| those days, when the city was crowded
with men with pockets full of back pay, and
gamblers and cut-throats, seeming the spoil,
had gathered there from every great city in
the Union, so that there was scarcely a
block in certain quarters which could not
boast it's .sheIl' of more or less disrepu-
table character; but worse even than these
open sinks of iniquity were the dens in pri-
yate houses, which abounded on all sides.
Number fourteen-first fiat UPSTAIRS -
Platt cried to Harry, as they approached a
| modest house in an apparently respectable
row of tenements.
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 clung sweet
little girl, perhaps two years old, hiding in
the folds of her mothers gown, and peeping
at Harry with big, frightened blue eyes.
"Am l speaking to Mrs. ChattertonW
Winthrop said, gently, for the woman's
tears and babys innocence melted his saw
age mood.
Come in," she said, and close the
door, There is no need to let ali the neigh
borhood learn the nature of your visit"
Somewhat astonished at his reception,
Harry stepped inside the little chamber.
Yes Young Platt had told the truth On a
bed with white sheet over it, 1t lay, and
Winthrop knew that he was in the presence
of death.
The woman lifted back the sheet.
Eyes look at him - she cried. 1.-The best
the noblest 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 me offers of money, but
/ tell them as tell you, your dollars are
stained with blood and l will have none of
them even if have to go to the parish to
bury him. Looki Are you satisfied with
your worke"
Yes, it was the body of William Chat
terton, whose guilty soul, Harry thought,
with a 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 the Lord, I will repay" he
turued away with a sigh of commlserathon.
"Nay, madam" he said, lido not mis-
tudge me- l am not one of your husbands
boon companions. ! knew him some time
aeo. but have not seen him for many
months. Will you not let me play the part
of the Samaritan and relieve your present
necessities"
She looked searchingly at him for mo
ment
.No," she said, ~ see you are not one OF
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