The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05

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''Mor Oh. | am Clr.na. and ! have ri
ways lived lnrc. oaly TO bs beaten and
bsatan by that iann-ho Win mo some,
tlina. aupposol' hhe raid ia { drcsry
iltiis voice. where p!.lfal despair seemed
giving way bsforo the hope OF death.
stayed there all that night, About
daybrraii the old man pulled himself to-
Eether. looked at us for moment. and.
EigttrFing curses. turned and went oil
do~l among tho trees. But when ! too
would havo lef, tho poor child clun2 10
ne. and begged and prayed that should
not leave her there alone.
lilo Is only hiding down there I'll he
see1 You go: then h- will como back
and I'M nie'- she whispered. trembling
Enl fearful 1t tho thought
~ | stayed. wca BY tho glorious beauty
Of thoas eyes.
aud that day. and the nest. and yet tie
neat went by AMI found ile there. con
,pnt Carfaa soon forgot her terror. ami
l-n.hoi IN happy CLEO ns rho IA, beside
n, under IA. stilly trceI And ! forgot
my comEais- up tho loas r5.yinc. and I'll
ny F1ll i.''ans failed frofa my r.ind. ioI
rh. loved the wildwood dover ! had
found beneath the pines. mud fho-oA.
tho rlcnory Of her love for mel
She told no ~ herself IN thnss swee,
,lzya. how she lad sirzys lived thcrc wish
that A-nd. seeing 40 other face Tat Ills,
huafinr. %, salai bnt thl sliriil cry u tho
panther through tho daE.s ls wore "a
llt.lo ll5ltt ~ her bg~zai, with tho faeu
Of Z r-ufiHn Va la e. 80 beautiful n u"
nn-o!s. with cvcd li-r taFl-'s own Her
flti =. sic ..li lad told lss once l. Ws7
Ito face - her u0iAer. who hal dili al
tiHaa'. llrih ".'al then 10 struck tae.
Eal wrEi 81. nul stayed for many days.
clio said. t'iycrinr With the memory o!
lis brutal bioNu | e1;af1Etcd hrr N bsa,
could. rad iia;rruI On
Ono lugulng. oIs f.B-t %! ycnlsCn re-,
ting low. started oil SCALA Ia scarci u
gaiae, ClfIl stool Ia Ito doorway and
vatehed lne out Of SIGHT. ! had god
n ~ that DAY. and urrl huFrying huale
ward II tho twill 'hi llFivuinG 90 catch
Il-s Grsi ns;ss a. Erggllng rlrs. bui all
WIS siill-,DD sil.l. | thought Then,
.'idi~uiy. there wss ofis long. Wild
srrriai. ono ruri as called no 10 her lido
bg.0rc. and know ;Aai tho ncni bad
eoH- lars iiushluf ms!ly forward.
rlAri.cl tho door Va gllo 80 ssr tho villain
seize -iy 'isFlinF by thu ;hFu1; ard plunge
ion;: dirs knife iuta her LFrast. ,a sro
her '';tcE. f-li heavily. sai thaH-,aca
i2y fsnrrs lcft TIC. aiii lacw nothing o!
wha; ! ;.1is doing for snfsr ilfnr.
Wien rrcav.rvi Twas lnrs!ln- l.f1rp
tho dad body u tho FlFl loved. -hiie
e!1ln TO - lay her tigrlesvr. with tho
l1aF EHii, In hlf b,aeteacI hezri-ioE !.
too. boru tho riar.. u Gala
.samghnw-! LnrT Hli bow a,afrcrssi
To rly ivg;. si.l tilsit.s iy Eua. woni out,
i-y!as The dead ilssiAes "a the sosarsod
hat.
Tli- arx; r,w weeks a-p q hi-as TO nc.
bg, iiy old friend Tu,'ra. ;oil Go that
ons day was fornl ~ a1m- hHassrs
'.sur>' dead th1a Iiyr. IN slna. far 81
frur! ;h- blpoty rrcar- They said ! l.sii
lps; ray ,szy. sni had i-iHied from sia.vss
ton. whore they ioaaI tho. Hs,ar told
them otherwise
Turro years after tia, I was In san
Fraleia-p. liyins with a friend. q erea;
criminal lawyer sherp. Ito tod mo Of
rsassy ,hinsfs and Ia lila eosscr1sii.u atasv
a ,a,sag RI! aseasel Of ,anFJcr,as her
father. Tben tho iEis cane ogi-
". isF,in; was not dr4ai. Es ! supposed.
shoa ! LEI; hrF. bui rn;hcr IA ihai G-fui
suoo;i ss..Ich T. twin s.s;cr To death :
I.riy % miner. p.ssla.s dnua tho rauyu;,
rlfsso days after tls tsz-.rly. rau Ii,
cabin hid n'iu1s the Yln'-i. rui rQ.n: Ia
icsii.! tho oil ,.-a ly.ll dad ca -. Aous.
With Tho siE! eTugchlgE lsall, liss
When qgosilpa1i. g'!o ,slt.ii answer moth
ing. b.; that tie efiEns VA, hers. i
Li!icl hln. Yes. iIisi litl. d1ut yaa
sc1f- Nzs. ri Ehs ,slI when they
spoke 70 Lcr. 20 shr w, taken 70 san
Francisco. ;fici and t-a;caord-y-,. scl.
icaepJ to prison cell f1r life. COT tho
erEcl murder Il le. ia,l.rT' Such IA tho
usual jBE.lr1 % cur land. She navtr fsi
icssi. never vEycfcJ through all tho slow
ipT.us,,, of ;hoso terrible days. shielding
Tho ii-a shc loved al tho psiCg q her own
sogl. lowing hrF Fi1rsuus hedi % tse &C
cursed blow. boring tho i.-npziny sad
dca;hiraa shane Of crime. simply. tina,
tho oar uhc l1vrsi-a1i who d-fcsfcyi'Efr
-;aighi live On IA honor and escape the
s'ors5. for she rsw fae. saw her lover,
strike tho fatal blow.
And rhc. does she ,tiii iiycs-' rafpci
out. Ga tho lawyer paused 4 noflcas 20
pour out glass Of ulrr
'Ah. no. 10 ,sii. "sh, fain;ci uhSa
tho rcGtcnco v-ss psuaDungrl. aai va
car.icI nrsuat the tiTr,i 20 Ito hospital.
whcfr sic dicd tho mex, uig,S iVCai
over TO 40 her them gld. fest - tho san
went down ahn EHlf rusc up. put og; her
hand. ~ " reaching toward g1.nr ono In
tho dark. t1griagrsl i name. HaI then loll
back. nalccpi'
- iamcl wha; nafnci" wlis-crci.
io- rly yolen had deserted ne. and hc was
watching IT,. qui=zis5lly. " no; Auspi-
eiou.ly
"Wi4a, nanr' WHY. strangely cuourl.
I, was your own lic said. aud thea;
''oool Col. Jasper. what's tho rzaiicr.
i1ani Hers. drink this nEd come out into
the air.
| drink tho brandy 10 ruurci or; f1r
nc. followed llfn oct into tho sun hino
that has over since boon 10 ms soul hut n
rh.dou, cut among III, janElins tolls Of
tho solgJ and marry laurli.F Of this
rn,at. busy world. only t. hear ever.
nrlid.; u all. tho dying meanings of tho
Hoflan tha. loved.
- have ! lived. doing Yh-t littlc I
could In NY oun -t5Ea!-s way. TO drni' ul:
n life. blyiunril with this double curse u
Celia. without .fgwiDg rny other human
Heart within tho awful rhSd1w Of ny sin.
And 80. tonight. E1 tho rgNat srl pcc1
down lc,Ii1l The purple hill t'n1. stretch
cat ry hands iatn tho darkness. md.
touching hcT1, usIr clean By this. ny
trtio confession, Of rny shade " Cgilt. or
slnr1c. | turn ny tised f=-1 toward tho
waiting stuf5. aud with her own swcct
nt;lo upon iay dying breath. 80 TO meet
lcr IN that "llBi beyond -. Wordsn
Ia Aiatrican Magazine.