The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-02-11
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Ten years Of LIE In The Australian
bush lad worked great changes In
Thsd Fsircsmp. but u had worked
them easily and naturally, tor he had
proved 70 be very At subject he had
taken with great rest and willingness
70 the Wild wsys Of this life in the viii
dernea, which. a. IN untame horss
struggles against bit and rein, rebelled
At the restraining touch Of so-called law
and order. His ranches, lying for miles
about Waldeck hill, strange tosay, had
not enriched him, for In order 10 main
tain his position - cattle king he had
suffered his band Of retaine1 TO become,
- 10 were, sharers of his ill74otten
property. In this he had little choice,
for, owing his existence a. he did at Tie
outset 70 their protecting arms, he now
hAlf-marauders, hah-hrmers, who re-
an interest in this vast estate, which
the most adventuresope pioneer1- In
Of ownership to this valuable property
nought save the patient and skilful
hands Of the law would b able 70 I'M.
tangle the twisted and ansyled skein
and trace back the ownership to the
golden sources of the FsiTcsmp mil
lions, which Thad, - guardian, had
born away from San Francisco.
Janet Taircamp, the mistress Of Wal
deck Hill, had, a. the years went BY,
passed more and more under the domi.
nation Of her husband. Always weak
and irresolute woman, she had been
swed to servility by the high-handed
measures, the deeds Of violence Of their
early life In the Australian bush, and
more than all by the knowledge Of the
terrible fraud perpetrated upon her
sister-in-law-a fraud which abe her.
self had made possible. The presence
Of the child ever before her eyes or
within her hearing now kept a
sense Of the wrong, like al
spike In helmet Of torture,
forever pressed upon her brain, and this |
was the punishment which had fur /
rowed Jsnet's cheeks and stresked her /
dark hair with white. When news Of /
the coming Of Helen Faircamp and her /
lawyer reached Waldeck Hill Janet had
summoned mp resolution enough TO Il
throw herself at her husbands feet and
TO implore him TO end the wrong they
had jointly wrought by restoring the
child TO Helen. For once she seemed
able TO brave the lightning of Thad's
Dark eyes and to dare to stand un-
in his presence. |
"Thad," she pleaded, listen TO me.
They win be satisfied to get the child
back again. They will not seek TO rob
you Of your home in this farsway cor.
ner of the world"
Thad sprsng upon the knseling woman
ike . panther with uncovered fan6s
md foaming jaws
Never! never! say" he Missed out
That woman embittered my brother
gsinst me. She shall pay for Il, now
hat have her In my power"
Janet rose TO her feet and In delirium
4 courage advanced upon her husband
IL was thunderstruck by the spectacle,
nd backed away from her for once In
Is life, swed by q righteous indigns-
ion.
"Hear me, Thad Faircsmp," she
whispered hoarsely, "if you will not act,
I'LL me II you dare, but when they come
hey shall know the truth and the whole
ruth"
WIN = AcoElul ootu 1heo OuIot out. / q
Turn traitor against your husband,
Till you; betray me, will you, ct this
ate day. Then you shall get your
eserts; you shall get what . false wom-
n merits at her husbands hand, and
hat Is death! You know me, Janet,
nd IL you don't, by heaven it's time
on did; and you know I'll keep my
1ord when say I'll put bullet In
our heart II you betray me. You
now my plans, Janet; help me put
hem into execution, or take the con-
fhad Faircamp met his brothers
'idow and Col. Barstow with Q we'll
layed dignity, . well-feignsd comPos-
re.
In IN almost judicial manner, before
hich the outlaw quailed In spite Of
imself, Barstow stated the main fscts
the case upon which he based his
narge.
81 hardly know, madam" replied the
,cused, turning to Helen with . sneer
nd q convulsive twitch Of the fingers,
what reply . man should make TO this
retched business, instigsted after al