Telegram-herald., 1889-06-10

Ior Jne souI OF rne man VINO betrayed YOU
"And now am aimlessly tramp.
Ing through the frontier territories Of
America. The last Of Simon's blood money
is spent My life, G.failure from its start,
is drawing to its close. May be who reads
these lines judge me mercifully. Ia al
these deeds OF wickedness l was but tho
unconscious instrument. And vet they
have brought me to want, 10 misery, to
degradation, from which there IS no escape
but death. Before another sun sets l wiz
meet my Maker.
"DeHverance is night Farewell, Fare
well! PKosPER De BELAMY."
Were / q sensational or untruthful story
teller, / would close my narrative with tho
Chevalier de Belamy's signature, and allow
the reader TO ponder over the sad fate Of a
wrecked life. Truth, however, c0mpels me
TO add another chapter.
4 few months after had prepared this
story for publication, and while the impress
sions created by the confession were yet
fresh in my memory, visited friend at
Moville. Ia the course Of my rambles
through the streets OF that beautiful city
entered the lobby Of the principal hotel for
the purpose Of buying cigar.
Imagine my surprise when beheld lean
ing against tho cashier desk tho form Of a
man resembling the ill-fated chcvalier. At
this moment the man turned his head
His eyes met mine, and knew that / had
made no mistake. Had the unfortunate
fellow repcnted his suicidal resolution and
had ne concluded to resume the struggle
for existcBcei These were the questions
which presented themselves TO me While
thoughts like this were rushing through
my head the Freuchman approached me,
and b0wing with the same grace that had
characterized him at the Nebraska railway
station, sad;
''Glsd n meet you again, sir.n
] will not punish tie reader by repeating
our convers ati9B, which was closed with the
following remarks:
s'W hen met you I'm Nebraska rrfstook
vou for q ten1erfoot from tae East " 10 had
cope V-estto invest in land After handiar
vou nv confess ssion-an excellent document.
ns voa sgin adrnit-I followed you % your
destination l stopped o. your hotel, ia a
room adjoining yours. The next morning |
found ont that / had been a fool in other
words. that instead q being q capital 81 you
were nothing bus 3 poCr ser.oD.er. ] knew
that it would he useless - try and bleed
vau. you cans squeeze b.Go1 Cut o.
furniu. yea know. 4 aF iei SOD, re0ret-
fing the loss o. ~ EeatT-rri'feH manu-
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