Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-12-21

Il
feront hotel. did not care TO run tho
slight risk of being detected in my dis
guise. II might have been awkward,
you see.
Aud 50 the following morning | set
ont again as had set out before.
Now, gentlemen, you will not think
me a very soft sort Of coon, hope,
when | say the nearer get 10 the little
village with the small white church in
the midst-the village TO which Cate.
rina', fathers chalet belonged-the less
resentTeE, felt for the old mans pass
murderoC' attempt upon my life. ] car
ried scar OF two as the result q thai
knock and that horrible tip ever the
cliff, but j was more affected ly 'ss
thought Of seeing Caterina agai. Ana
sure enough, ] soon saw her.
The man was toying with AZ NJ npon
n pine log In frolt Of the house. Isaw
his teeth CLEAN at ire while vas vet
tome little distance away. loa rec,
/ had made myself into middle aged
person Of great responsibility and ap-
/ parent wealth, German botaniSt or
Reologist or something Of that kind.
fatterod myself should prove an ire.
/ sistible bait
And so | did
my friend" inquired Of him be-
fore he had tho chance TO speak. sis
! there not n short cut 20 Borisal from
| herey'
"Yes, SIR" he replied promptly. 81
shall take the liberty of showing il to
You"
l bad changed my voice as we'll as
my appearance. IL seemed to me I'M
likely in the extreme that Caterina
could recognize me, and yet ero the man
could get his coat and take his stick, q
villainous sort of club, who should look
out but Caterina herself
tell you. gentlemen, was near Civ.
| ing mp my little plan Of revenge at sight
Of her or nc least Of compromising 10
then and there She was the same Ca
terina. with difYerencc-there was
more sadness in her than before. And
when she cried, Father. do not go"
this time also it exacted all my self
control 10 help mo TO dissemble.
We began our climb When wo
reached the old mule track, / declined
TO 60 first We had little wrestle in
politonoss, as it appeared, but won the
day.
Ny gentleman stopped nearly Mt the
very spot which had seen my misadven-
ture and turned upon mo. with a plea
OF fatigue IL was just here, too, that l
designed giving him his punishment.
Eyes, we will rest" said And
then in my natural voice. as l covered
him with n revolver and held out with
the other hand the bracelets / had bought
for the purpose babe him slip his
wrists into the things.
could have enjoyed the rascal's dis.
conjecture IL he had been any ones ia
Their except Catorina's. As IL was, |
had 10 keep my wits about me. When
he had got over the first shock at the
sight Of me land il was genuine shock
to himl he was clearly bent on trying
10 get mo over the precipice q second
time
But did not allow him the smallest
opening on that score. / had him hand
cufred and then set him TO return before
me to the chalet. His cloak gave him
cover for his shame in case we should
meet any other travellers
There was some fine drama in the
scene that ensued when | had thus
brought him back TO his domestic hearth.
Look, girl" he cried TO his daugh-
ter. raising his manacled hands when
we were inside the house.
As for me. could only add, 1T Is
j, " and ! blushed IA l spoke
Catorina seemed for moment thun-
derstruck / might, If had not been
in love, have expected a joint attack.
i'm which / should assuredly have been
annihilated But had not misread her
interest in me, There was more joy in
her face eventually at the realization
that | lived than there was sorrow at
her fathers predicament
Watching her, forgot her father and
cared nothing for the vengeance l had
craved, was, as / had believed, pas
sionately in love.
We'll, gentlemen, IL only remains for
me TO tell You that ! married this vii.
lain's daughter, and that / have never
regretted it, II criminal instincts are
hereditary, as our wise men nowadays
tell US they are, there must be excep-
tions. My wife has been success, and
my children do not promise 20 be ex-
traordinarily bad in character.
The young listeners TO this story seem.
ed surprised at its issue
"But, sir, " said ono of them, "what
in goodness did you do with your IA
ther-in. law|
II arranged for his emigration to
America.
mot North America, do hope.
ooh, dear, no-South. "-.Million.