Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-02


heart-breaking thing. and seeing all the
frightful detail of the crime, as he had
q hundred times, pass over it. s.She
didn't know! She didn't knowm be
whispered, and went shuddering back
to the stove, and opening it put the
tell-tale paper into the smoldering fire,
and with it Maun's most saddening Sc
cret. Then he went down and got q
cup of coffee at the hotel where he took
his meals, hearing every where buzz
about the tragedy of the night, and
how the coroner had gone out to cut
the body down. But he said nothing;
| to him the case was ended, and he
climbed the stairs to the Office of Bow
| er & Woodman and refreshing the
| fires, for the old, slipshod janitor had
not yet appeared. he destroyed all the
notes he had made touching the trial
and set atonce to work upon some new
business. But, though turning his
| field which he had Just left, that cry:
L" See Ivyl Snaeri see Ivyl Snaerr'
| sept ringing within him, immingled
somehow with Celeste's far-off, silVery
| singing. He well-nigh believed it a
delusion; but he could not silence it,
and got up ere long and stood at
che window brooding over it. What
| could the doomed man have meant by
calling after himp What had the
name to do with himP He repeated
it over again and again, then he went
back carefully along the pathway of
his life trying to recall every name he
had ever heard. Suddenly he started
and walked about excitedly. He re-
membered having heard Joel Whitney
mention this curious name years before
in connection with the murder of his
father. All, was he stumbling upon
the secret of that long-forgotten myss-
teryP The blood surged into his
temples, and he began hurriedly to
put on his overcoat. 1t was by no
means clear what he should do, but
something must be done about this!
At the door he met Absalom Heater.
That long-striding, wordless person
came directly in, and, flirting the snow
from his dark beard, threw his mealy
miller's hat upon the table and sat
down.
THAT still devil knowed something
you ought to know" he began, look
ing little consciously at John Earling,
who stood with his hand on the door
knob regarding him in steady silence,
land 1 wanted to make HIM splitter
out, but the boys couldn't wait; you
heard him calm to you 'sposeP"
Yes.''
"Well, I had i'm by the throttle
tryin' to hold it open long enough for
i'm to get rid of what was hurtin' i'm,
but they pulled the hemp on i'm in
spite of me. Think he knowed some
thin you ought to know. That Evil
Snare thathe was yellin' about was the
chap that got your pap's farm: struck
| mo hn lnnIUoA how 10 crOt itfD
"Did you know Ivyl Snaer?"
81 was youngster then, but l re-
member i'm"
"Did you ever see Fowler beforeP''
"Sometimes thought I had; couldn't
place 'im."
John Earring looked at him soberly
a moment. "Ab," he said, with an
imploring thread in his voice, "why
did you help do that awful thing last
night?"
Captain Heater put his hand on his
hat and moved it about on the table
with his eyes following it. "Well, sir, u
and he looked up, ''he was pisen
scrub; what's the use, kid. you know he
was guilty! Didn't the whipped pur
holler for mercy when he fell among
the chairs before you over in the court
house thereP"
eyes, he was guilty without doubt
and as far as man may Judge received
only what he had earned, perhaps, bu
the law should be supreme or it il
nothing"
81 know, and it found i'm guilty
once, and by the Eternal once is plenty!'
and Absalom hit his hat a blow tina
left it exceedingly flat, with mimic
cloud of meal and flour floating up
4 s,
bully thing, kid, but sometimes it's 81
slow it's own shadder can't help from
ruunin' over it! We livened 'er up
, bit last night, Iguess!'
'Yes, it was very lively" said JOIN
Earling, bitterly; sin the eyes of tn
law it was a murderr'
, SIN the eyes of the deuce! What
! the law but the voice of the people
! and when the peoples voice won
, work it's their business to turn out ant
tend to things with their hands. The,
| was out last night" and Absalom 60
J up and walked about in his exultfn;
J bitterness.
), John Earring stood still with hi
hand on the door-knob following him
, with his eyes. Absalom wheeled abou
and came up to him, and laid his bis
: hand on the young mans shoulder il
| sender, half-bashful, agitated way
= Couldn't help it, law or no law" b
l said. ''Me and HIM couldn't sleep il
8 the same world no longer together.
/ amt big enough! Ever since tina
=! mornin' we pulled the miss out of tn
? river he's been crowdin' me, crowdin
8 me! / know what he done; he more'l
t killed her! seen and knowed more
. Itold at the trial, and so did you. III
1 done you awful wrong, kid; more
most folks knows, guess, an
e still you tried to save the whelp'
t but l couldn't stand his crowd
b in; know what he done t
/, you and 1 couldn't stand it! 1 used t
8 nuss you when you wus a baby, kid
n and follered you out from Ohier be
r cause-because-I was afeard some
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