The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-06

share the Stff't WITH 'At''tti "l'ii =
and GrouudWi4: ] swear no" ana
ct rnaIlE.
"Thrn hear me. Louis Patterson i
not dead.
80 do not start or interrupt me-.
Enough fCl. lou 10 know hn h;.- lent Il
message here that three day ~" nc
would sail from Liverpool Tor Ne"
! ork.
IN Xix day. u" will land in that city
~ on SOC Brociolj- time has already
been lost. IN two hours the east holnI
limited expires, i due here. w So
nal il and you must get aboard. ana
make all speed t. deliver Ground"i@
my letter.
West.
"Wc.t.. What Great crime is he plan
Mug in the West?
$50 matter. don't care. In three
, hours The mail train 20, west. he
! ready 70 take that. How far West is
he: How long will It take You t. reach
| him: Woman. I must know that
! speak | pc,ctrh YOU, speak quick.
don't vast another precious moment
trembling d. though the night air was
chilly when the heat is really opprcs-
sivc."
The woman was now 80 agitated that
/ it was with difficulty she could utter Il
word. For the first time she threw
aside her veil and with Il wild dcmoniac
! look. exclaimed:
! '.Groundwig is this moment at the
house o. Mary "
The :mpo.tor did not wait for the
sentence to be completed. He knew
| too well what Groundwig's presence at
nj Il
crossed his path and he had sworn to
| he rcEcngct.
With step, ncctcr than the deer he
impo~tor bounded through the forest
and was not many minutes reaching
the house. 1t was past the hosW OF
midnight Not a light to be seen any
where. All was still a. silence itself.
The door opened with the turn Of
the knob. and Il, topencd Il man sought
to rush Out The imrOstN" quickly
grappI.d him and held him AZ in Il vice.
He knew we'll vino his prisoner Wa
and calling him 10y name. demanded To
know the purpose OF his visit. Not
wait inc fol. an answer. but Wit n one
hand .l;tsping the fellow by the throat.
with the other he struck Il match ana
lit Il lamp he S"w standing on the
table \ glance revealed The whole
situation.
Mary Nor'lrum lay PROSTATE on the
floor. inscIl7ihIe and apparently mani
mate. lrrh.;ps dead. killed by the vii
liam. no. 10y anot her turn OF the hand,
! could u. sent to make his peace with
| Heaven.
The turn wa not m;,dr.
one m-rrcant had further us" frt
the other t'linging him To the t'onr.
and telling him ii he moved Il tngel
he would choke him to the death. h,
ben, over the girl. and. satisfied She
was alive. lifted her in his arms ;tn'
laid her on the sofa He then noticed
IL pen in her hand. He knew what tina
meant.
Silas Groundwig was up to his oil,
tricks.
There WIS not minute TO lose. The
fellow was in the act oi rising. Crap
ping him again. Charles d"mandc,
) the paper he had forced Mary Nor
drum to sign. Denial WAS useless.
Ictthe denial was made. and tharle~
) forcihly thru,:ing his hands into h,
fellows pocket. pulled out what 81
pearcd to bc II legal document. Eu
before he could open it TO asccrtai'
: how wicked the plot the fellow WA
engaged i'll this time. Grounding spit
; ting 1T the words. with y kissing li>}
whispered III I: voice which ~uundt
: IL though it call,r from the throat ri
-: iinnd from the regions below, hldc TIL
/ young man.
Pat back that paper and let me =,
on will tell Mary Nororum you ar
: Charles Manning and not Louis PATTI
SON
: Withou, Il word IN rcplv Charlie
| handed him back tn" paper. and Nj.;
/ GrounUwlr went out into he nigh al
I di~lnpcat'rN in h. forest.