Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-10-29
CHAPTER XXX.

/ he was wanted in the far west with all
the money he could raise. and it further
Informed him lhat Valentine Kyle was
! living. and that La should como pre pared
with all the papers and power necessary
for arrest So far LaNryer Blisslhad sue
ccs fully coraharad the efforts of tbeccl-
| lateral heirs torasz- tle-rs- Ives uf the
vast estate Of old J.ll Weldon the
| patriarch - Tho sole ezeelt-r Of tl-1 Js-
tate defeated them at every point with
! the one argriueu thct The clatmaat IS had
no proof that E 'm Hne Weldon cr bis
children were not then diving.
If tlora z-c-e ever s5as who deserved
to b. called chips ri rha Old block.
Sim and Tom BLies were tLe mon La-
ther ana s-r5y y-,-e az much aIireas two
OF las, years r.-3 -rceoueuy with ono
of the wear a.fare. E'rou man who
! had deserted from E7atalE E party and
was making his way 30 .le settlements
| Lav.vrr Bliss learned the v vher7aboUts
of the KYLE and Blanchard families
Though not sure Of IT, he f1lt confident
that the formlr were tho missing well
dons. The lawyer brought a guide with
him, and this guido led linn TO the can
you, ut the entrance to which they left
the vehicle in charge Of the driver and
continued down through the pass on
horseback.
Lawyer Bliss had 10 men with him,
and his son and self made l2. They
| all armed, but the shIeWd old mn
placed more reliance in the legal proc
esses which ho carried IN his pockets
than IN the aggressive orIesistlng power
| Of his party. They entered the valley
after the fight was over and Captain
| Brandon and the Prophet hdd gone TO
the cave.
The hiclcering light from the altar
fell on Henry kvle's face ard revealed
Deaths uumistG lzable Dlll0t. From the
, brave breast the red currCnr was 00Mng
! He clrng to the hand.8f tie diving girl
beside him. and her glazing eyes were
turned to him with their old fond ex-
preston DR. Blanchard had examined
| the wounds OF Henry and Kushat, and
when he rose and shook his head sor-
rowfuIIv Mrs. Kyle threw herself on the
floor beside the son who had so bravely
redeemed his errors, and she cried with
that hoartbroken ageuy that only
| mother can feel:
"Oh, my son, my son! Would to God
that I could die with you or for your'
Brave, dear mother, " he gasped
s'Kiss me and saw Won forgive me. -
.eFarc,fva won. NV sonl Oh. yCn never
sinued against NV love! Tome YOU were
never falsel I knew you would come
back to me and back to yourself! 1t was
/
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Iif. 4t for zric - W, y@, 80 .' desiee5 P-t
ro7, zT,;1l IiveJn,- have J5ov 11nst 1ivel
Nv Kisses win warm vour cold browl
nj, L. ~ ,,rt 1.s,-o mo nov, tl,at
~ -, - - - --
when vonr fi1.sl c1v-tbe first cry of my
first ciild-told me I was "a mother!'
Poor mother! The bullets chat passed
through your brave boy found a lodging
place in you1 heart.
.yyhere i; father?'' Henry managed
to ask and with unexuocted strength
ne turned his head and looked up at the
anvious faces clnsteI.%,o arouDd.
81 o,,, bera INV bovt' cried Valentine
Kvlo and he va beside him. I-ueeIing
| with tine same exDregsfon he wore when
he knoll beside T.onis and told him the
c,.i,no t,ot ,reie5od ca beoviIv on his
sa,,1
Al that moment t17e moor youth TO-
called the story Of the Prodiqal Son,
which his father had often read TO him.
and he siobed.
'l',, M w father fo4bcr have sinned against
heaven and in thy sight and I am no
more worthy to be called thy son "
"Bravoly have you compensated for
the SHINING" " and Valentine Kyle kissed
his son and wept.
''Can Kushat be sayed?'' asked Henry
feebly
Il am beside you, she said ia low,
sweet voice that in no way told Of the
agony she must be suffering. II am be-
! side YOU, Henry, as I said / would be
when the hour for parting with all 9th
ers came. To me you were never a bad
man. You were to other mon as the
summer sun to the stars. -
| He giveth his beloved sleep, broke
in the Prophet solemnly "But from
that sleep there shall be glorious
awakening.
He went to the altar, put fresh fuel
ON the perpetual fire and added OIL to
! the lamps burning on the corners.
''Nora-Louis?'' said Henry, with a
questioning expression.
eve are here, dear brother-here be-
side you.
kiss me, Nora. Take my hand,
Louis. " They did so, and a sweet smile
passed over his face, and he looked to
be enioving pleasant dreams in q calm
sleep.
"TIeilrv,' - Whispered Mrs. Kyle,
"your uncle Blanchard is here and your
cousin. Would you speak to thmF'
Calico Blanchard?'' he asked, with
sudden energy. is she here? Would
she speak to me and forgive mc?'
Mrs Kyle looked pleadingly at Alice,
and Alice. her checks tear stained, came
and l1nelt over him.
"I am here. Cousin Henry, praying
heaven ia snare Won. And bv this Kiss /
nress ON your forebcad"-sho kissed
him. and her tears fell ON his faco-.'I
! assure YOU Of my affection and forgive
ness -
"Can she help but forgive, when
! from the first his heart has gone ont to
her?" said Kushat.
..And Brandon-bravc Captafu Bran
don-is he safe? Does he know that 1