The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-05-31

cocdcd hour ana WINS undi sturhed. AZ
length my wrnrInos8 uvcrcame my fears
and I slept when I awoko % was broad
daylight and I prepared 90 leave my
room. HAD I been merely Che Netm
OF a fcvcrcd fnncy2
"Wcll stranger. hope y0u cnl0}'1
yourself was the blum greeting Fit 10
me ty the head OF the house as ! enl-
tered the sitting room Both his WI.
and daughter were present. J. survey 'l
The three nmnzcdly, aa I bowed anu
said that I had not fclt quite well dur
ing the night
Indeed. sir." remarked che dau1h-
ter you do not look no " you had
Gould this calm. beautiful Rrl Dr. tn'
one whom had thought insnnrl ] was
confused with the two idenH That Clt-
gumstnnCcH had forced upon me, hlt
which now seemed equally unfuuud, j.
! was 10 no danger ~ being robbed unl
murdered. ana that young girl cpull
surely not be- mad. HAD I gone mhu
MYSELF I could trik mo- more na ! hhd'
ana became silent and reflective. ! soon
saw that those about mo were nll play
Ing part-thnt their minds were trou-
blod. ! had not wholly deceived myr.I.
ala not then know that the mono.
mnnihc iH like q sensible person uhtl
one subject comes into his thoughts.
was again amazed when ai me
breakfast table my fair via-n-via be-
came distracted ana leaned toward her
mother with thu question. 'Did !
mamma
The mystery OF the household became
hurdcnHomc to me-. To solve % there APP
pcarcd Impossible. Even the expression
Of the hlun father froze the words upon
my lips. na my manner Indicated lhn'
/ was about to hazard question.
Soon after breakfast I started FOR the
town I wished 90 reach. which was but
ten miles farther on. and through whieh
r. railroad passed. ! was there when IN"
noon train dashed w. aud among those
who took seats therein, I noticed my
late host and his daughter They must
have lott the house some two or three
hours after I ana.
I hastily accostod n railway Official.
and pointed them out Did Dc know
thcm7
was sure the lndy'a beauty had at
tructud attention. ana was not surprised
To- iind that the official was acquainted
with her history.
The Bnrtonr were from New Jersey,
ana had been possessed Of some wealth.
They had gone to Iowa a year before
because OF "A great scandal IN which
both son and daughter had been IN
volyed
II seems that the daughter had
formed an attachment dianpprovcd ~
by her family. ana very justly; the
youth. though handsome ana well cdu-
Gated. was gambler ana drunkard.
She was infatuated, however, ana a
midnight oiopcmcnt had been planned,
In which n rope ladder was romnnticnl'
~ TO figure Young Barton. entering
the garden late on the appointed night,
came Unexpectedly upon the lover ac-
ooatcd him. received no answer. and
engaged In "A acuiile. during which a
/ pistol carried by the daring acupe-
grace was discharged ana shot him
/ dead.
The fair Amelia had rushed upon The
scene. ana the truth became known
She fell unconscious upon tho ground
ANA brain FOYER auporvencd. She hat
never fully recovered from It's effects
ana was tormontcd by the thought tina
she was the cause ~ her lovers death
From what 1 had overheard the pre-
ccsiinH niHht now Judged that tins
father was conducting his child 10 az
asylum. and have since learned thai
I was right. and that IN less than 9
year she was restored to her friends
completely cured.