The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-13

enrth. rushed after tho murderer bu'
could not ovortake him.
When I returned W the tr08ie spot
found the dead man lying. whore 10 fell. I,
aoon awoke tha inmates nt this houses thu
wtrs nsnr. Ihoy gathered around the body
was.
What's this matter lhera2' drisd d dissi.
patoa young man. coming up ut TINT mo
"a young fellows GOT hils last dose, an
awered ONO Of the bystatdera.
let me SEQ him. and the d~issipatod
individual fores1 his way through the
crowd. Az he aazed upon tho deAd man he
uttered m exclamation OF lstoniah,nent.
XIII men
"'WhoY' / exclaimed.
willy. Arnold Chalmers. Yes, thnt's
him. Poor Arm! I wondsr VINO dosed HIM 2
Tint man, then, was Arnold Chalmsrs.
and wHH glnd that Emma was not his MUIR
asrer. We carried the body to tho police
station. and Mt the inquest ] gave n descrir-
ton OF tho murderer, who WINS thought ia
have been one Jim Kelly, Il young man who
hated Chalmers and had sworn to take hia
lie. Rewards were offered for the arrest
OF Kelly, hut he was nowhere to be found.
When entered my friends house |
met Emma North, and said:
"Mmma, have you heard the newsT
IEG5 ! Ods NH AluOA nhB Jutb LONA III F7E.%
"'Well, Emma, the Lords vengeance
overlook him quickly
Eyes; and what n terrible death, with
all his sins unforRlvan. But now | am
ready to return home. ! want to SEQ my
dear parents nee moe
what! SO goonY
" sYos, and yon mnst 60 with me-, Harry
she smilingly replied.
1T WAS the first time that she had ever
called me Harry, and my heart beat faster
than ever before. l took, her hand and
pressed 1t to my lips.
30, Emma, I love you; is my love re-
turned?'
"'Yes, dear Harry And she imprinted
a kiss on my cheek. I was happy.
1.-The next week We were on the cars
bound for he sunny south. We reached
her tather's plantation, where Emma was
received with open arms; and whom she
srolse about me. l too was Welcomed.
asked Mr.. North for his daughter and he
replied:
Take her, Harry, and guard her we'll.
God bless you both!'
"a month afterwards we were married.
and abe made me happy for four short
years, when God took her 70 sing the songs
watch over" And Harry brushed the tears
from his eyes. "A few moments before she
died she called me to her side and aaid:
De Harry, do you know who killed
Arnold Chnlmersv
"'Jim Kelly, I reckon
mo, husband, Jim Kelly is innocent. !
killed him. .
What! you, Emma2' / cried.
Yes, 1T was l whom you pursued. ]
took his life. God has forgiven me-
"A Few moments later my wife was an
angel. And often do I see her standing
upon the battlements Of heaven reckoning
for mo to come. [ am going. and ere long
! hope to grasp her hand as ! enter the New
Jefuaalem." And old Harry gazed upwards,
while my wife ana I turned aside to hide
our fast-falling teals.
where is your daughter, Harry?" !
asked, when he became calm.
"Sile is married to Colonel Thomag, and
1s living on her grAndfather's plantation.
which was bequeathed to her. Tomorrow
leave tho force forever and 60 to spend
my last days with my daughter. So I have
come to bid you farewell" said Harry. with
a great effort to control his emotion.
We retired that night with aching hearts,
for Harry was about to leave US, perhaps
forever. Yes, it was forever on earth. He
RESIGNED his position in the police force and
went south. Three years later I saw the
following III q Macon paper.
"DIED.-At the residence Of Colonel
Thomas, Harry Gongrel. aged So years.
He died with the hope Of q glorious resur-
%rection. Peace to his ashes"
The scaldingStears fell upon the paper,
and my wife kissed my check and said:
HAIRY is gone, Tom; wo shall meet him
in heayen."-W. Ell. in New York Sunday
News.