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

thought il Was GrounuWlg. Ills big.
black. glarinr eyes pierced through my
very heart. ana dreamed he was kill
IN ne when IOu came ana caught him
by the throat, and then through his
cl,,lcncd teeth. he Missed in !, whis-
per-
~ win tell Mary Nordrum you are
Charles Manning and not Louis P;2ttec-
SON and then | awohc. How good
God Is 10 ill or bit1v~c~t cups with
dreams.
Charlie, taking Mary, hands in his.
looked STRAIGHT into her ewes as il to
closely +tudy her tnor1hts and failing
10 detect the las, suspicion in hcr
mind that it Wa~ tot :; dream. iml)lored
hen. to compose herself and let such Il
trightful fancy pa, forever from her
thoughts.
II va, BAT = drcaI0." lie said. "a
horri,E and Il strange Grc,An. Its
strangrnt-- makes, the more adrraln:
and were every 81 lrr dream that every
mortal ~huuld dream hereafter /" come
true. the one my Mary drramt never
could Lei Heaven I've praised.
".tmrE." RESPONDED the timid girl,
who had been dcyourinr each word as it
fell from Charles, Manning's lips. is
though HEY lover were 4 saint or 1iend
and SHE hne" not which.
Then the Old aunt. who had been
aroused from her SAUNDERS by the un-
usual 1umlllt. came. and Charles.
placing Mary in her care. kissed the
pale check Of the still frightened girl
and bidding her goodnight Went ont
into he darkness. where he met. Us
he knew he would. 10th the woman IN
black and >>lla, Grn!lndwi4.
For Il moment neither spoke.
Charles broke the silence by de-
nanding OF Grouniwig the paper he
had forced Mary No.s,l'unl to sign.
Grolndwi" did not possess the power
10 resist the demand. but plead the
! privilege OF burning the pape".
Manning consented.
I The document Wc- produced. thnricS
examined + he signature. saw il Was
in he trembling hand of Mary Nor-
drum. then lighting I. match. set the
paper on fire and Watched il burn
until only Il little spot of black ashes
and :>ia, GroundWig's black heart
3 knr " the paper : c0nJr nt~.
! "SiEas GrounUwig" The name was
! barely whispered Charles Manning
! whispered il bat it va, one o. those
whispers that devils might envy the
arr to utter.
"\'ou are in my power: You know il
! better than do. | niurn5" ROW TO have
:, little plain trlk with You. You SIN,
me !, drift when | was Il El'.rr lad. be
cause | was from Out OF WodlOck. This
! i the first time for many Ecar- that
have net you and tina. woman to-
gcth"r.
"l'ourwi lie, | ol,;+ Patterson : mot her
! i; dead. Iour husband the lying lHrk
man. who y .rillrcd his soul in the vii
r,ls.'. has lied from Justice and viii
never return. and besides. your mar
ria4t with him was illegal because Il,
had another wiz, II tt" time You mar
ried hin.
Il am !, justice OF the peace I wan
you 10 join hands. Don't hesitate
Don, protest. There is no legal i'm
pcdilnrnt III the way of your marriage
sea you understand me.
$50. Joining hands. by virtue of The
aut horitv vested in ne 10y the laws of thi
state pronounce You man and wife
Thi, act remove, from mo all faint O
illcgitilnucv. | can now hold up IN,
head and say to the world. | am man
DO not 70. Silas Groundwig. have
more business with You. Iou hav,
heard the story OF my meeting Loui:
Patterson. Don't start. You ncct
net he afraid Of him Yet. You have
also learned that hrcamc madiy. pas
>ionat"iy. inSanelE in love with Mar,
NordrI!n.
''I.uuiS Patterson has only himself t,
blame for it. He told to me the stol.,
Of his love. not only once. bat Il hun
urcd times. and. as he dWrlt upon he
charms. her loneliness o. person. he
beauty of character. il Was my fate +
love. | could not resist that fate.
: >Wort 10 marry her.
: That | mig hit 60 50 have sacrifice
my ho1ol and whatever good name
: may have cVcr had. am; all the hope
> ever po~>r,~cd Of life beyond tn
: grave. Bu; my love is sincere an
pare Ii uaur1:II ever haI for woman.
cannot MAKE. myself believe otherwise
u have told y"n before that Loui
peterson was dead, ANA you have rt
Il ii over II because Your life WAS j
! i hands. should he return.
T Nov. >iiu9 Gruundwig. let mo tc
: ynu that l-n;,i- Patterson lives. an
! We'll don't interrupt me. and pray don
faint. faintin- i Woman's pri,
iIr4r when shocked. not that %
. strong man: hear me through he vi
land in New York in less than 4 werl
4 and will he here in three days aftr1
: ward. This vast continent i, not ii
= enough for both you ana he to live O
: together. He will hunt you Down :;
=. the SON hunts the assassin Of h
mother. lpuand / both havea like il
: rele>c ii preventing him from lpav II
: New York.
F.. "-\h, sec YOU comprehend the Iri
/ of my remarks. It i we'll. | see 20
: are willing 20 undertake I'll" ioh an
: your lr,si-5ul mind already has Il pia
I tor lis accomplishment, Bu- tnoI
: must b. no TRAGEDY unless the dram
: viii not satisfy -hs, audience.
: Non understand me-.
/ ~ o. are - proceed a once 20 "
York and Iec.1ln Louis Patterson tl1et
/ anti, after the marriage. The tim
.ix.& Jor that i only ten days Distant
:. MARY and have IL >a.e of our pvo]
I cry nearly completed. Immediate.