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

In silence, she turned and led the
way to her lodging. His hat still
slouched close over his eyes, the
stranger followed hard behind.
She assembled the stairs, opened the
door Of her room, where all the little
preparations she had made for receiv-
Ing poor Agnes yet remained untouch-
ed. Mechanically she stirred the fire
into blaze, then lighted the CANDLE
and as the light filled the room she
stole glance at the man who had
thus thrust himself upon her.
We heed not here repeat the descrip-
ton which has been elsewhere given.
It was Yawmans, not improved by
the lapse of time. His hair and beard
were grizzled: a huge sabre-cut, badly
healed, scanned his brow; no vestige OF
the nautical attire, which had re-
deemed somewhat of his ruffianly
coarseness, remained; and his ill-fit-
ting garments were a medley OF all kinds
and various sizes. His once robust
form was bloated by the result OF hard
drinking, his features inhamed by the
same cause, and horribly disfgured by
past disease. Dirty and repulsive to
every sense, even that air OF reckless
daring which had formerly sat not i'll,
even upon him, had given place to a
savage ferocity, which might well re-
pei every one whose gaze CHANGED to
fall upon him.
Such was the man who threw him.
" self unceremoniously into the chair
which only an hour ago Nelly had,
con hospitable thought INTENT" set
for her poor friend Agnes.
"Hey! that's better than the rain
and the pavingstones, any way; and
now"-with a horrible oath-"giye
me something to eat, MISTRESS
"You see all have before YOU"
Nelly said, with difficulty controlling
her disgust; "help yourself and 60,
for mercy's sake!"
"Help myself will; go? no, my good
mistress; 1 have told you'll have no.
where to go, and you must i've me
shelter"
sI tell you Ihave but this one
roQm-my child and sleep here-it is
inpossible!'
f. E:Hey, hey!" the fellow said, grimly
his mouth already busy with the food
before him. "Impossible is it? Well,
you are particular, my fine marm, for
- woman as didn't stand for marry
ing the man that killed her husband"
She uttered cry.
4, "What do you mean?' she gasped;
chow do you know? What can you
tell?" T.
'Ah then you do care to hear what
I have to tell. Well, I thought you
might, and, if you care to hear, do
suppose it is worth a mouthful OF
victuals and a nights lodging, eh?"
''Tell me if your words have any
meaning; do you know anything? tell
me, quick!' = y
tsTalking and eating is dry work;
+ have you no thing for fellow to wet
his throat?' ..s-.- E..rz-
81 have nothing but what you see.
.5 I tell you am poor; drink nothing
myself but thatais on the table"
For old acquaintance sake you
might give a fellow something bit
stronger than this wash,' said Yaw,
mans, as with an oath he poured out
the tea and drank it; then he went
8 on:-fAnd SO you want to know
something of your old sweetheart, eh?
You treated him but shabby, though,
B for that matter.
ssIss he dead? tell me, !" sheexclaimed
" tell me, is he dead?
Nay, nay, don you fret yourself
he's not dead, nor likely to be, as
# know Of. Leastways, he wasn't wher
# / see him last. =
But you-said Just now-what die
you mean? / entreat you-oh you
surely You did not helpi the. muir
der OF OF 3 !. s=
Easy mistress easy; I said moth
& ing of murder. Murders one thing
fair stand-up fight and 60 down i
another. And if Saul wasn't thu
man I took him for, or. i he come