New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-22


have had my own doubts and fears,
horrible ones; but no certainty, no
certainty. ss.e -
"Certainty enough, as you are
standing there, and for the matter o.
that, when a mans attacked it's all
right and fair enough, and l wouldn't
have been the man ever to speak a
word agin it, or to let on OF what I
see, but" ~ 80:
"You saw-you saw my husband
killed! oh, Heaven! and you
''Stepped in? Nay, mistress you
forget which side I should have
been taking, and as I say it were
Master Franklen as gave the first
blow, leastways as far as see."
"When and where?" Tell me, for
mercy's sake! tell me, and ask for
what you will"
lit was the night of hegreat storm,
as you'll remember, Of course, by what
happened.
She made a hasty gesture Of assent
"1have been up and down the coast,
on and OH-nO matter on what bust
ness Of my own-it took me, however,
into the Chine, and a precious dreary
spot it was at such times. had a
mate with me, but his party lay more
down below.
chad treason for noting who might
be stirring wasn't many, you
may be sure, such a night; so Noticed
the more when I marked the figure of a
man coming with long strides down
the face OF the upper cliff, like from the
~ fcl, o,~
| stood in the cleft. He come right along
to where the Chine sloped off from the
Deepgang, and watched him, think
| ing he might be on the lookout, but
he wasn't in that way, soon made
out. He walked to and fro, and up
and down, like man out OF his mind,
and with his hands clasped above his
head. Once he went to the edge Of the
| cliff, and made as he'd ha' thrown him.
self over where the sea boiled up like
thousand devils cauldrons below"
Nelly groaned and hid her face in
her hands. Without varying tone or
manner, the ruffan went on
elm a bit, as I watched from my hid
ing place, l see another come along
from the Deepgang way, and
knew in a minute twas our captain,
Saul Meghorn. He came slowly up to
where the other was hurrying to and
fro; l could not hear what words were
spoken, but l saw the first man turn
sharp round upon Saul Which spoke
first, or what was said, Icouldn't tell;
but in two minutes I see the first
| Franklen it was-aim blow at Saul.
couldn't tell whether he was struck,
but the capt'n wasn't one to stand
nice about that, and he returned it
with interest, I do expect, for the fish
erman reeled, and then they closed
and struggled like two demons Well
matched they were, and for a bit it
chance as the other. But Meghorn,
with quick wrench and a turn, all in
a moment, flung the other over the
edge, and with the force he reeled and
stumbled himself. Franklen grasped
his leg and in another moment would
have drawn him over. was startled
at seing the captains danger, when he
drew his sword, and, quick as light
ming, drew it across the other fellows
hand"
Nellie uttered loud shrek and
dropped backwards in her chair.
"Oh, merciful Heavens!'' she cried
in an agony OF grief.
But YaWmans went on
'sThere was no cry that I heard, but
the man fell back from the edge OF the
cliff, and I heard the crashing of the
ferns and bushes as he fell and plash-
ed into the water below.
"Saul drew back quickly, for it was
a near change for him, but he looked
down and saw that all was over; then
he hurried away, and [ made off tC
where I knew he'd expect to find me. d
"Oh, man! you saw all this and new,
er made one attempt to save him, OF
for JUSTICE" she said, family. ~
"Bahv' said the ex-smuggler, with
an oath, "was it likely? It was q
troublesome customer got rid OF. He
, lived too near our own run to be
pleasant. Ye may be sure which side
I took in the matter; though I didn't
speak of course, for it WASH my place
, to NEEDLE in the capt'n's private mat
tiers. I did go down when the tide was
3 out, to see if there was aught to b.
seen, but I expect the sea made short
work OF the BODY
"And he?" Nelly asked, after {
pausein a broken voice, "wher els thai
, horrible man, and why are youhere?'
cts long story, mistress, the way
I'm here; but where he may be dom
know; and what I do know won't Civ
you much clue, though you'r6welcom
to it, for [ owe the capt'n nothing
/ now; and it's little good an(
much harm I've come to through
t him: 3: -. ~. -r
1 ."You may have heard, perhaps, 9
, the skirmish that we got into will
+ the coast-guard DULLES, as we wa
leaving the coast after he'd race
7 about the country like mad a-seekin
l Of you and the child?
+ "Saul got badly hit in the fray; i
:; went hard with him, for the wount
t ranked as l never saw mortal Wount
to rankle afore, and he give way Xix
j. any one but himself. However, W
g did get clear Of the land sharks, am
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