The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-04-12
CHINESE AVENGERS.
STRANGE STORY OF SECOND
SIGHT FROM CANADA.
Vision Gives the inbnbinnts Of -
ontario village Keasop TO rhink hat
an Oid Man va. Wandered aud That
~. Death ne. ucen Avenged.

dolphiu Times cores Ondunt by the
parish priest Of Warwlckville. On
tario.
Ten years ago Old man Dci.oro was
locally famous a. miHcr with much
wealth, and likewise horc the reputa-
ton Of being In league with the devil
So VI was every one, school.childrcn
and timid grown folks alike. Stunned
his house aud company. he hal but
two friends; ono a huge and vlllainous
bulldog. the other dissolutc young
man named Castor Dsvroul. who had
como TO Wurwickvlllo some years be.
fore from Montreal, and was rcpuicd
90 be- the old mans nephew Dcyroul
did no. 1.-Two with his uncle. but
boarded with u border smu gglcr now
dead. and IL was hint,d the only work
he did was to occasionally hclp his
host In his risky trips to the state,
unl return with dutiablc goods
on Dcl.orc was accustomed TO tal,c
trips sometimes NJ two or thrcc
months duration, and tho general
supposltlon was that at such limos he
was either In communication with his
satanic partner, or was over tho
border on smuggling oxps lition.
so No comment arose when Il was
noticed In the wintor Of 1883 that his
house was closed aud apparently nm
occupied.
Whom the spring turnil 10 summer
and summer to autumn. however.
without tho return Of tho miscr. his
long absence became the topic OF
mild and quiet discussion. II was re-
mcmbered that Davroul had not bscn
sccn In the nolghborhood for several
months. but whether he had gone
with his uncle. or had wandered
away on his own account. no one
know or cared.
Somewhere about tho holidays Of
1898 stranger came TO Warwick.
VILE AMI II was soon known his namc
was William jonas OF New York. and
that no was SoolSing "a dwelling. None
could be had, however. and ho was
about TO depart whom the Del.0rc
house attracted his eye AMI he at
once declared II TO he exactly suited
10 hia needs. The tales Of the viii
layers he pronounced rot, and hc
oven laughed az their statements.
whcrcat there was general shaking
OF heads and consensus OF opinion
that ho would regret his rashness
sooner or later.
Jones' renovatlons were slight aud
he made no additions to tho scaaty
furnishings excepting In tn, way ol
bedding and lincn. There vas
something mysterious about Jones.
After village gossip had lulled he
came and won't unnotlccd but every
body knew no lived entirely alone IN
his strangely selected abodeand II was
rnmorcd that he had crossed the from.
tier In great hurry 10 avoid "a Yam
kee sheriff He made no friends save,
oddly enough. the village priest, u
kindly man OF French birth. who was
ATTRACTED oy Jones apparent loncll-
ness 70 open an acquaintance which
rlponou iht, irlohlShlp' not on ac.
count OF relgion' Tor Jones prolessed
10 Do frotosuint' hut Tor the reason
that inc now conner was educated ana
a gentleman, something rare enough
In tho priests limited sphere.
Ono day Jones met Father Lar
nlon ana begged him to come ana
spend tho night with him. Tho
father consented albeit som what I'M
easily Tor Canadian superstltions are
firmly rooted even In clerical bosoms.
When his guest was thoroughly at
home, Jones told him the reason for
his unexpected hospitality. just one
year ago that night no had witnessed
n strange spectacle outside; the sight
OF an old man struggling In tho
clutches OF younger, who threw him
to the ground and repeatedly stabbed
him, while mingled with the horrible
bowling OF dog, rose the words In u
fear'insplrlng tone; Zone year more
One more, and then revenge, no,
vcnge."
Even as no spoke the hoar4e bark,
ing Of a dog broks fortn. apparentlv
at the doorstep. Jones leaned from
the window, dragging with him IN,
bowilderod priost. Tho night wa.
pltehy dark. but In a space about ten
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