St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-17

| tionable to even her angry heart But
| then. she said to herself, Fred was Ger
tainly attempting to test her temper
right to show him that he could not al
ways design and execute his maneuvers
without considering the feelings of
| others. Thus she tried to comfort her
self, hoping all the time that the loi-
terer would be found before they left the
city. 1t was proposed to stop at Fred's
home and inquire for him, but against
this the irascible maiden protested SO
indignantly that the idea was aban-
doned. Kate soon began to feel how un-
comfortable 1t was to make An odd num-
Der of a merry party that for her pres
| ence would be blissfully divisible by
two. She could not resist feeling like
an interloper. She missed her lovers
solicitude and merry companionship,
and wondered if he might not have been
obliged to remain at the Office. Per-
haps he was even then poring over a
brain-racking account trying to make
it balance; Or-and she grew sick at the
tbOught-what If something dreadful
had occurred to him, who-she thought
fondly to herself-would never trifie
"ia Thu. n.'i i. wa. a ver discouraged,
weary, heartsick girl who answered the
gOOd-nights of her companions OF the
frOlic and entered her fathers door.
Mrs. Howard was coming down the
stairs, and Kate called out:
Are you up yet mammal" and then
as her mother turned upon the landing,
Kate started and cried: sWhat is the
matter? You are as white as a ghostr'
The elder woman put her arms about
the younger and begged her to be calm,
for the girl was trembling and sobbing:
20 mamma, something has happened
to Fredr'
1T is the Lords will, daughter"
Kate moaned and entreated her moth
er to end the awful suspense.
Fred Bradley's mangled and scarcely
recognizable remains had been found on
q railroad track in a distant portion of
the city. Notification from the city
authorities had been received by the
stricken mother of the young man, and
she had sent messenger to Mr.. Howard
begging that gentleman to bring the
body home.
Kate heard the agonizing tale with
sObs and self-accusations, and when her
mother had finished, she said:
Il am going to Mrs. Bradley; how she
must suffer! 0 mamma, my heart will
breakr'
Mrs. Howard hurriedly made her
and calling Thomas, the
stable boy, to bring the carriage imme-
tho women waited, the mother
with anxiety and sympathy
the grief-drawn face Of the girl.
Thomas drove the ladies up to the
Bradley residence just as the patrol off,
GERS, who had arrived few minutes be-
fore, were carrying up the steps the
body Of the unfortunate young man.
Kate, shiyering- With nesYaaaEsiEht.-
% she could scarcely stand, but still
defying her weakness pushed deter
after the silent group entering
the door
As the hall light ssfeamed into her
face, Mr.. Howard, standing in the parlor
door. recognized his child and caught
her arm as she was passing him. The
officers were now laying their burden
upon cot which had been stretched in
The library. Kate wrenched her arm
from her father and ran to the side of |
her lovers body; but one of the officers |
held the blanket over the object it COW
cred and interposed his own burly form
between it and the girl.
YOU'D better 60 away, miss"
20, let me see him?" tie poor girl |
begged.
Mrs. Bradley's lamentations reached
the ears of the witnesses to the heart |
rending scene in the library. The be-
lady was stricken with nervous |
prostration and could only lie and mourn |
for her boy. The officers protested
against Kate's wish to look at the face |
Of her lover.
1T would give you the horrors all the |
rest of your life, Miss. Why, he's SO
smashed up this gentleman couldn't |
identify him for certain"
Kate screamed in agony at the blunt |
words, but caught excitedly at the faint
hope which her tortured heart had found. |
She leaned heavily against her father |
md whispered brokenly:
"Iiom do they know it is he. papa?"
There is no positive evidence: yet we |
dare hope. One of Fred's busi-
ness friends happened to be near when
The body was found and thought that he |
identified it, Several of Fred's cards |
we're found in one of the pockets and
upon one Of the cards is memorandum
hat is i'm Frcd's handwriting; and then
his absence"
After a low consultation with his |
laughter, Mr.. Howard turned to the
,fsicers and said:
"Miss Howard thinks il you will allow
her to look at one Of the hands she can
IDENTIFY the body"
The officer reluctantly turned the COW
,ring up at the side and displayed a
hand that was terribly bruised and cut
The girl leaned forward and looked ear
,estly at the pitiful object. Her drawn
md pinched features relaxed.
Poor fellow! that isn't Fred" and
With these decisive words she slipped
through her fathers arms and fell in .
aint upon the floor.
AT seven y ClUCA tuC ucAt "otuiuS VIC
servant Of the Howard household brought
@ Kate, who had not yet risen, note
which had been left at the door by
who said that the letter had
,een given him the night before. but he
lad been unable to find the place. The
rirl saw Immediately the missive was
rom her lover. and lost no time in plac-
ng it in her hands
The message ran as follows:
M NJ Z hnpA vour die1Nnoint