The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-13

And so the following morning SEQ
out again as I had set out before.
Now, gentlemen, you will not thlnN
ne a very soft sort OF coon, hope,
when I say the nearer I got to the little
village with the small white church IN
the naidst-the village to which Cate
rina's fathers chalet belonged-the less
resentment I felt FOR the old mans past
murderous attempt upon my life. | car
ried "a scar or two as the result OF tba5
knock and that horrible tip over tho
cliff, but was more affected by the
thought of seeing Caterina again And,
sure enough, soon saw her.
The man was toying with an ak upon
a pine log in front of tho house. saw
his teeth CLEAN at me while | was yet
some little distance away You SEQ, L
had made myself into a middle aged
person of great responsibility and APP
parent wealth, a German botanist or
geologist or something of that kind.
flattered myself should prove an ire
sistible bait
And SO I did.
my friend" inquired Of him be-
fore he had the chance to speak. ''is
there not short cut to Berisal from
here?''
eyes SIR" he replied promptly. Il
shall take the liberty Of showing it to
you.
had changed my voice as well as
my appearance. 1t seemed to me I'M
likely in the extreme that Caterina
could recognize mo, and yet ere the man
could get his coat and take his stick, a
villainous sort of club, who should look
out but Caterina herself
tell you, gentlemen, was near Civ.
ing up my little plan of revenge at sight
Of her or at least of compromising IL
then and there. She was tho same Ca
terina, with difference-there was
more sadness in her than before. And
when she cried, "Father, do not CO."
this time also it exacted all my self
control to help me to dissemble.
We began our climb. When we
reached the old mule track, I declined
to go first. We had little wrestle in
politepess, as it appeared, but won the
day.
My gentleman stopped nearly at the
very spot which had seen my misadven-
ture and turned upon me, with plea
of fatigue. 1t was just here, too, that
designed giving him his punishment.
'Yes, we will rest" said. And
then in my natural voice, as I covered
him with revolver and held out with
the other hand the bracelets had bought
for the purpose, babe him slipih
wrists into the things.
I could have enjoyed the rascal az dis
comforture if he had been any ons's IA
Their except Caterina's. AS itwas, I
had to keep my wits about me- When
he had got over the first shock at the
sight of me (and it was genuine shock
to him), he was clearly bent on trying
to get me over the precipioe a second
time
But I did not allow him the smallest
opening on that score. I had him hand
cuffed and then set him to return before
me to the chalet. Els 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 I had thus
brought him back to his domestic hearth.
Look, grill" he cried to his daugh.
ter, raising his manacled hands when
we were inside the house.
AS for me. could only add, sit is
T." and I blushed as I spoke.
Caterina seemed for moment thun-
derstruck. I might if had not been
in love, have expected joint attack,
in 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 I lived than there was sorrow at
her fathers predioament
Watching her, forgot her father and
cared nothing for the vengeance had
craved. I was, as / had believed, pas
sionately in love.
Well, gentlemen, it only remains for
me to tell you that I married this vii
lain's daughter, and that have never
regretted it, If criminal instincts are
hereditary, as our wise men nowadays
tell us they are, there must be excep-
tions. My wife has been a'suocess, and
my children do not promise to be e2
traordinarily bad in character.
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The young listeners to this story SEEM
ed surprised at it's issue.
''But, SIR" said one Of them, "what
in goodness did you do with your IA
Their in-l aw?"
II arranged for his emigration to
America.
"Not North America, do hope"
ooh, dear, no-South. Million.
Defined.