The Meeker herald., 1892-09-17

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snry Tor me To have partner. nnd
knew him to b- n cool workman aud
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" WIS evident that he. Ike myself,
had once moN,sl in "a very d.IIt.r-nt
.nlirr- of life. hut that mnttrr.I not.
| VI, w.r, only ,nru,nt,r- and buiId-fB
| then. md "A. such W., wcr, oblie,,l To
earn our liyin. or .tnry-.
N-ith.r John nor mysrli had any
| iAmi Y, 20 We liir-I n room in u .lt-np
lo,I.in hott.. md took our meals AT
n ~ i.hbor,ur lunch counter Tor u
| numl,.r ,t wears. lilo WINS always
/ .N,,.,Iiu.ly r,tir,ut niout III. pp-t
| lie. and 4 never knew uli,r.. IA cnnt.
from. or even II M,ui-y urr- his iriic
name. However. i,- at, ended closely
to bu.in-.. aud IL mntt,icl it,i-
whether lie talked or not. a dumb
| man could drive nails or -h vr n fore.
plane just n well n the mos; enrrul.
ons chati..boS a!ivr-anI perhaps
better.
Gradually strong bond of sympl
thy established iisclt between my
gloomy. mi-nnthrcpic partner aud
my,-i and after long time Ia. BE-.
came almost confidential with me.
felt ccrini in that lac really ltk.-l M, in
ibis singular, moody fashion; but con.
corning most arr rulnrs OF his pa 4;
history lac was always dumb.
soon made up niy mind thu, this
singular man WINS monomnninc. or
cls. WAS overwhelmed with rcmor-c
for som. dark deed committed in the
past. a Terrible sccr.; seemed haunt.
Ing him com inunlly and prryinr upon
his very life from day TO day. Perhaps
both thee sunposiiion- were correct.
IL hav.s dark aud fearful secret in
my past lifc." lie said to me on more
than one occasion. and characterization
,lu. M. fora black sin once committed
will Yet over;ake me. No human eye
saw mo do tina, terrible de d, and no
human ear was listening; hut the eye
o. God was upon me. aud the hnnd OF
heaven il swift for vengeance. Sooner
or later the ny.n ing blow that
IL threatening mo will fall, and when
it does shall cxpiat. with my hearts
blood the terrible crime that has so
long overshadowed my life"
tried TO reason " In tho man but
1t was all in vain. His hidden secret
was evidently wci.hin. him down
like the hand Of doom; and he believed
that heaven mcnnnced him with it's
direct vengeance. though never was
nil, IN di.covcr ,h.. .xnct n,ture nj
the crime which he had committed,
or f,,ntic,l that ne md.
III. grew mo ehn,,nrd md widowed
from ,Iny TO dny. thounh he still mt.
tended 10 business with nil the dor.
ccdrcss of despair, while he awaited
vengeance from, on hiuh.
Al last became convinced that my
partner must b, hnrmlessly insane,
md that hi dark secret existed only
in the wild .anci,s of a disord.red I'M !
urination.
"rhe blow will soon fnl now. vii.
liam.n said he to me one day, "thc |
VENGEANCE of heaven is at hand.
Deeds like mine may remain conceal |
ed from all mankind, but there is nm
eye above that never SAUNDERS, and |
rstribu,ion is sure and certain in the
end. 1t may be, and often is. delay