Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-06


clnded. Tho next day the papers were
| 10 be prepared and the transfer duly
made. aud the following day Mrs. Lowry
| was to start on her return trip east.
Jerry was in an ugly mood that even
ing. and even his most intimate compan-
ions let him severely alone. For three
hours he sat at a poker game, and during
all that time he did not utter u word ex-
cent to sullenly name his bets. call for
his cards and demand his drinks. He
drank heavily and lost heavily as he
drank. In the subsequent expressive
language of the barkeeper. Jerry played
the rottenes' game that ever disgraced
the house. He's worse than down on his
luck. Since the widow come he's got 10
be a-blinkin, blasted ijet. lie ought To
swaller n few ounces OF nitrosiyceril
an then set down hard on rock. IL
might knock some sense into nm.
| When Jerry, his last dollar gone. arose
from the gaming table, he staiked
| straight out into the night. Inc stars
| were shining large ana luminous IN that
clear mountain atmosphere Inc air
was cool and sweet, and high mp on tho
inountainside the tall pines were peace
fully dreaming in the shadows. But tho
glories of the night had no attractions ior
Jerry. His mind dwelt solely upon tho
| widow, and irresistioly his tcet turhed
up the narrow tran that lea 10 her cau j.
The fascination that Mrs. Lowry Lad
exercised upon Jerry, and all III the snort
space of one week, was thing that no
could not comprehend. Her beauty, heT
magnetism, tho scent OF her clothlng.
the familiar and confidential tone OF
voice with which she invariably ADDRESS
ed him, all Mad conspired to infatuate
| him completely.
| For the last three days nc had gone
bout under a spell, Had he been hyp.
roii2ed he could not have been more
rompletelysubiectt to her influence. Tho
tboucbt Of her going away was to him
something worse than death. Tho camp.
the mine, tho blue sky above him, all
his surroundings. had merged themselves
| into that one wamau. and with her exit
they would melt away and leave him
tao center of n black and dismal void.
sncb was his feeling. and being by ma
turc rnintellirent and coarse it served
only TO madden and brutalize him. 1t
,,.s =, sburt limo in which 70 be ,ne,nmor-
nboscl from a free man iutou slave. from
q thoryh,less contentad. Woodworking.
se,.;i ,rav.c,re miner into n Worrying
| ,,rIv miserable do nothipp. who could
.,n r thing in the world but one woman.
| .na !, Who's, mini was room for Int :,
| sinr,, thongbt--that he was about 10
r,~c her
But men Of intelligence. refinement
,nlv,ido cx,crionce, With women and tho
,.orld have had tbeir heads turneJ in
evrn shorter time and have done even
rrazicr thinys than he. He no longer
r,,,,ylad b;D,solf over tho ouestion Of her
identity. Was in trntb Lowry's wild
W IL did NOT l,now Int mother did
he now caro- lind he seen ,,,,t face he.
fore9 Possibly Int II bo had II was now
. matter ~ Indifference 10 him when mr.
,,baro ar under What c;rcn,nstapces He
|, .,,,d mo, 10, bar ,,o .,,,y nv ~ sba wont
ina y,s det.rr,;,oJ tn On With nor And
sa he str,,,I,I,a ON ~, tbo ,ra;I ,e,,no
,,,;+,, lava on1 Tcrnr
I, ,.,e hnrrs net hadt;,,o and tboro
,,..,s nn ,;,,It ~ ~. ,v;nJn,, no Iorr,,
,,,5e tbo turn In tho trail that brought
H., ,,,,os+ ,r, ,,ocob;, 1oor srdAanlx
Lu colli5a1 ,s,;,h ON ohia,t IT,. .,a,,.a
,,cl, ,yi,h an oath on1 ~ tho s,nao time
Id he'd am oxcIa,not;e,,, 90 .,,r,,r;s.
A man stood bofore him and In tina
hr;obt s,arIi,,,,t Ierrv cnrlJ seo that II
y,as pradforJ The ,,,nhler Iorrv,s
hand went 70 b;s ,,;etoI WHIT tbo
Te,I vo,, do;n bora aud NJ ,,;s time a,
,;yh,g, ,.,I,a Jarrv ~ a yoico lilo tho
v,,Ios;on ne :, Mat
"Yop sra.l;ng snv t,ko tbatm cr;ed
pradsord sudde,,y snr;n,,;ng foryord
and stril,;ng him , blow in The face tha,
conf him s,ra,yI;po Rrt over, .s tbo
i,low was ,trnck .Jerrv thrust b;s rigl,t
hand inward and forward there was n
l,Iaze ~ fire. and the still n,gbt hecanc
,I;yo Nth tbo roverhar,t;n,, ochoos ~ !,
,ig+ol chef
To,dIono dou-, tho s.oa,, +ro;, ov.,.
Je,,v,s bo1v foil Rradford utter;n, !,
.ipyic crv.-"O C;od,. And there he Law
,neccbless motionless his face nrone i.
Tho Iuat
The shock Of the blow and of his fall
nd tbe re,,ort Of the ,istol ;pstantIv
,ieared away the fumes from Jerrv:
r,ir lint before h. copl1 arise bo beard
sbrieL tba cabin door Ao,y o,,on and
;gnre clothed in white came rnnn;n.,
io,yr tho trail col,;n, ont il, tonoa -
error. "Jobn ynbn, Oh what IA ia
ION, wba, bas b.nnepedy, And Tim
.oIlin, and rrnnipg In a fe,v .oconJ
Urs I'oyyrv cIo,beI only in ber n;gbt.
,ross ,ras dnu,, Inc +r,ii s,onr;n, Tvo,
40 tue rros,rato for,ns so,,b;n, ,,o.n
~, and crv;na for beln
.Ierrv ashamed half fr;obte,ed c,osed
ie owes and Law ouiet Tho widow
,brdjer;ng gave him /. Glance and ,ho,,
aupy herself nnon Dradford,s bodv And
hero sbe Law fondl;no b;s lIoo5v faco
.niro,;ng bor frantic t;ssos ,,,;,h -, zoe,
onon the nm who sbot him until a.
,as. .,l,a s,;n,oa
Ie,rv v,os ma coword INIT tho ,nev
,ec.. i ,noc,;ro With IT, ,ra,;caI ,es,,It
,ad rnrarve3 him Tie o., M md
.t,e.lrbilv hurried awav Besidrs bcr
~. tsa emf him 10 The hear, Uer
,.,,rsas har scn-n har r;nd,o,;,a ra,,;n',