Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-11-26

aBack, eh?s uttered Caleb, anxiousiy.
~I3een to the city and sold the bonds"
sNO.s
aNO.s
Caleb Marsh sprang to his feet with n
look OF disappointment ut the word.
Nm, there's something wrong Some
one has found ont that the stock was
wstered. that the company was q fraud,
and the bonds that stood ct par yester-
day were quoted IT twenty to-day. with
no one to hay 1t that.
Caleb Marsh turned CHASTITY: he waved
his subordinate from the Office, closrd
and locked the door, and for over All
hour paced the floor. q prey To emotions
that lent to him the appearance Of n
mia abDut to be a~pprehcnded for some
terrible crime.
@It's despcrate!r he mattered at last.
Il played 4 bold game and have lost
two-thfrds ef my entire fortune. l in-
vested IN the bubble Of speculation.
manipulated the stock, and now--l0ss,
ruin, and perhaps the ~p,nitcntiary! No,
no. There III Dne h~ope--night! ] hold
tho deefis for the barton homestead. and
l shall dispose Of them tonight. / have
q few thousands In the safe. ! will ar
range everything for flight The we'd
ding shall take place 1T early dawn.
Then I will leave for sOma distant city
ct once
The wedding? Yss, the plots OF the
schooner wore we'll nigh to frnitiOn.
Within . year he had caused Eunice
, Harton Il believe her lover false or
| dead, and by threatening her old mother
with h0melessnAss had gained 4 heart
broken consent to TIM marriage.
ROcktOn little dreamed that II was
| tho intention OF its chief magnate to
bid u : long farewell that bright, eheery
Thanksgiving morning, n Caleb Marsh
FASTENED down the street to the home Of
Ennice Rart0n.
In his pocket he had the results Of the
sxla of the barton homestead, which hc
had acquired through leaning money to
| Emnice's dead father. He knew that the
Clergyman hsd preceded him to the
house. Hc would hasten the wedding,
and take Ennicc and her mother away
ON the frst train, to cyade the possibility
Of arrest for his crooked dealings in the
defested stock scheme.
Ten minutes later, white as . lily. her
broken heart In her mQurnfnl eyes,
Ennico Barton WAS about to speak this
words thst made heF Caleb Marsh's wife,
when . quick Voice ut the door spoke
l St1ItttAfktys SStuSsSHbys 44$ n
.IIold. forbid this maFriagc!"
ttieorge Worthington..
Her lover? Yes. changed. pale. thin
ner than Of yorr, the alleged cmbezzlcr
had appeared In the doorway. and be-
hind him was 4 dark, hronxod an
l'aptain briggs,
AT both Of them tho electrified Caleb
stared. Then, ~ he saw tho lOv0-light
la George Worthington'A eyes, the re-
turn glow Of hope In the face OF Ennice
| Barton, he shouted:
ARREST that man! Take him from my
house to the jait.n-
sYour house," interrupted Gcorge
W0rthington. with stern eyes. sMy
house. I bought II from your rascany
accOmplice last Night. Eunice, my
darling. my love, II n your house again!
Caleb Marsh, IL is not | who goes to Jail
but your
And then. In r few rapid words 70 the
fofnpany assembled, George Worthing-
ton told tbs story Df hts prescriptions.
"A ltels r4ysd the discnMlted Caleb.
.Trnfh!.s cFiDd Captain briggs. sNo
llse. governor: / won't 60 back on tho
msn who saved my life, and that man u
ticnrge WOrthinat0n, t0Ok him away.
We wcrn wrecked. and l was nearly
killed. He nuraed me bask 10 health.
WO struck an tsland-R0.d! Va esca ped.