Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-06-06

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and, with wild cry, plunged headlong TO
the ground below
IL feel that am not long for this
world, Karl"
The voice was faltering and low, aud the
| lips that uttered the words blue and
shrunken. Beside the couch sat two men.
DR.. Cotton and Karl Nandible Outside the
| first snow Of the season was sitting softly
down upon the gray roof az Lone Hollow.
One would scarcely recognize in the enact.
ated man on the bed our old acquaintance,
/ Captain Starbright.
Bodily and mental suffering had done its
work. The plunge from the upper story OF
the great house on that night just fort
night before had given the man q shock
| from which he could not recover, and he
was slowly and surely dying.
"rhere is no help for YOU, Captain
| Hush. Do not utter that title IL was
as false as my life has been. Where
where is Austin Wentworth He ought TO
be here
"He'is still behind prison bars, answered
he doctor.
And for my crime. Yes, it ,eds mine /
meant to'get rid Of them both when | fired
hat shot. My aim was not good | was
lervous, suppose Dropping the pistol /
led, and making a swift detour, came upon
Austin and Grace from the direction OF the
nouse Ihcpe he may be set free. And
Srace'
''She is improving.
IL am glad,
"And now, said Karl Vandble, tel us
about the others, the will, and"
every thing said against me is true,
/ axrnr u ha s,F
to that will. He never would have changed
the first 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, confessing every thing.
"Now--now. can you ever forgive me for
the wrongs | did, Kari Kari. YOU who
were once my friendf" faltered the dying
man atthe last.
Karl thought Of his own suffcriugs, Of the
dead brother fastened TO his grave by
poison administered by the hand Of the man
before him, and remained silent.
"You can not" groaned the dying man.
"A higher power may Hook there, not 20
me- answered Nandible, in tones Of SOL
emn gravity
Then the sinking man gaspcd. attempted
10 speak, but failed. A convulsve shudder
passed through his frame, gasp and then
silence-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 DR.. Cotton,
retribution had oyertaken the man who had
staked his soul in the struggle fora fortune.
He had mcdtatcd the destruction Of the
last Penroy in his eager desire to gain the
a, -
fallen and died a miserable death.
Austin Wentword was at once released
The forged will was cast aside and the gen.
une probated, which was satisfactory e
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 ana
were united early the following spring.
Lawyer Grlpcs, fearing prosecution for
his part in the transaction with Lawrence
Brandon, left Stoneiield and was seen there
no more
Mother CABRERA and her sons were arrested
on their temperance at Lone Hollow an0
were sent TO prison for n term of years.
Lura Joyce
Yes, what of her who had proved the
guardian angel Of the Penroys. 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 NanGible as.
tonished the bride with certificate OF de
post in the Stonciicld Bank, in her name,
for the snug sum Of twenty thousand dollars
II owe every thing TO you, brave little
woman he said, gravely, 'and you must
accept this in slight recompense.n
Improved the nest-egg for future fortune
THE END.