Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-18
HARDY'S REVENGE. =


pink as wild roses and clustering golden
locks-a little enhancing vision all suffi-
Gent to turn the head of every swain in her
vicinage James Hardy, dark, handsome
and graceful, fell at once victim to her CO..
quettish wiles. And then, ah, sad the day
and hour! John, too, was thrown in her
way, being likewise enamored of her fas-
citations.
Susan Joyce, finding herself supplanted,
made no murmur Of her pain, silently bear
ing as we'll the torturing jibes of her re-
lentless sister, who had never had lover
and lost no chance to deride the weakness
of those that yielded to the folly of trust
ing perfdious man. Between the brothers
there never had been anything like real af-
lection, though to all intents and purposes
agreeing upon questions concerning their
mutual welfare. The siren at first smiled
equally upon them, driving both to the
verge of madness with doubt and passion.
James announced one morning to john
as they loosened the oxen from the sled at
the meadow bars, that he had won the
promise of the blond beauty to be his wife
John turned pale with rage and jealousy
and said nothing, but he went without de-
lay to question her about the truth of the
story. Learning the fact from her own
lips. he denounced her trifline as desnic-
able. like many another man forgetting
his own infamous BETRAYAL of innocent love
and concluding:
81 doubt NOT Won will have nil the bann;-
ness YOU deserve. NV revenge can wait.
but remember that it will come when II f
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Then he babe his mother farewell, assur.
ing her he would return a rich man. A
settlement between the brothers had re-.
suited in the knowledge that John wou]d
become entire owner of the property at his
mothers death. hut James was olloweI the
rse of the nlace rent free with the solemn
promise exacted that the mother should ha
we'll cared for until the forner,s ratnrn
Then John Hardy set bis face toward Tho
new Eldorado of the west and was heard
of no more until Mark Madison. in passinp
through the neiebborhood a wear after told
how poor John Hardy had died at Black
Cat CANYON and was buried under great
rock at the mouth of the minen
And now as Susan .Jovce 10 vears later
came through the dewy meadow she saw
smoke curling lazily inward from the
chimney of James Hardy,s kitchen. where
she doubted not a poodlv sumner was in
course of preparation. for Josenhine was a
notable housekeeper. though the neigh.
bors called her proud and extrayapant he
sides.
When the great railway was surveyed
through the little farm its situation nroyod
a kew to adjacent land md On was honobt
at a fancy mice exclusive of tho litt,a cot.
taoa and .Tanea Handy wos tharohv an.
ahIed ia build a handsome house for b;s
stvl;sh vito and furnish It. m hon. sot;sfao -.
t;on ~ w. ''''-'''0
in the old home, now almost a wreck TO,
the naughty Josephine had no desire TO in.
clude the queer old woman who had al
in thu new Mans and .1,mes sae;n, on1,
thrnnch his w;fa,s aves arread IN the CON-
clus;nn that tbo rlocs rbara sha hod 1;,ad
90 lono would ha the ban,,;ost snot e., Nv ~,
doclin;no vows ri'N''' 'p0' -0- nv
1T - TO hole o.ro,oss ot.on.,o =.
sor,,an+ ~ +ho ho,,sa ham oond;4;an -;
5ont ~ hod;Iv ;nfrn,;t, nna ,roa,,a ano
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t,a,,,o h,,t for ~, ,,,s,,,a,,,.;,r aa,'..;o,, -
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ia Ln "y har - hsr hanr,;an 49, S,, w..
Ia. nAo .,,.na.l. 10 na's. ou ~.
49, u 49,, n. -; -. s' y. sase wa
rha1 sho hearJ that doinro S'Sp nhant "1.
,ros ,ot NOW, to bar h,,t oi,'rans sr .a4i,.;
NJ sI;oht swar;n,, ee,r T., tHe pSe.I
ar,ncha;r grooming M o,rnf,,ilv ~ tho ha h;
m her hreast~a rag bahv tha+ sbs o,,r.T.
Hs,no n sleen,, IN Tho t1v;,;aht md ,,,."s'
IL her hed Of nioht r'''0N>
Thara seomod IN Iva s,oh ro,, oon,,,. :,
tho care of tba rag manikin tbat snSo, :,
Iovca h,d not tho beort 70 ,,,dao . IT,
even n II had heen noss;ble to do so ~
..Tohn ia asIeen " she wopld saw sm;l;,,
v.contIv -'>> '''
SYes.H ALWAYS answered Susan THINKING
Of that lonely grave under the great rocl, II
BLACK Cat CANYON.
One balmy afternoon in lime death
stalking abroad. found James Hard v in tn,
full flush of manly yicor and strairhtwa,
summoned him to the final bar Of account
"Heart tronble, - thew called f. h,,t n,
matter for the cause or name of bis off
taxing Josenhine and the twin bovs wer,
snddenlv left alone
Fate seemed to have noo,ed with .1obr
Hardy to furnish the revenge he had wishef
and prophesied. He had not died at allin thu
canvon' ma Mark Madison had said tina,
aandac;oms friand thhn1d;n, ~ f.o ,A. ~
tho wanderars nrosner;tv WV law "
..Mothsr y said Gobn HARDY o,vr;oh ~
,o-tIn 81 hova como hocL ~ ro,, y Liss;n ~
b bor Nth Grad cbeeks
n.tt., 80 y. ,H-.N. 80, =. eno ne.
~ hor GOOD fortune lad be hson ,oora nor
NC So ~ ~ .io.o 'o 'Il