The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-31

a section of his shoulder piauo "
made a desperate wound.
Guards have been hired by heasan
or his friends to watch his house hlsn-
and day. II being feared that Very OF
one Of his sons may attemId to hnlsh
the work attempted by the deapeIaU
father. Il has been discovered tha'
Reagan had gotten an inkling Of Yer
RVS Intentions to attack him, and hau
preparations partially made 10 ~
away. He was engaged to ieach 'n'
district school the coming year pu.
nevertheless had mortgagcd the CROPS
on a tract Of land he was farming Auu
was 20 have received the money u u
believed that II he had not been wound
ed by Very. he would have been seek
ing safety In flight before this.
The most affecting feature 10 con
nection with the tragedy Is im cause.
the alleged betrayal Of the young ana
beautiful daughter Of Mr.. Very 'y
Reagan. who was formerly her teacher
In the country school In the Very dis-
trict. Lillian Very is now AGED 10 ana
has Just budded into womanhood. She
Il very beautiful and accomplished
girl. who has had every advantage TIA,
wealth and the love Of fond parents
could give her. For some time past th'
nelghborhood gosslpers have been
talking Of the attentions paid 90 Lillian
by Reagan. The latter IL aged about
30. lie has a wife and three children
and lives not Oar from the Very home
stead. lie was n successful teacher and
had the esteem ~ the people and tho
affection Of hls pupils Mr. Very had
been receiving reports that clanies-
Zinc meetings OF Reagan and h.s
daughter we're Of frequent occurrence.
Il was said that they frequently met
10 a lonely part Of the timber and re-
manned together O. long time Il Vas
known that Reagan and the girl had
met IN Pekin. where q teachers ins;i-
tate was held. and that their actions
there had been exceedingly lndifcreo,.
and that a similar occurrence took
place on the occasion Of teachers
institute ~ Mln0.
Mr.. Very and his wife dId not. u
seems. ohiec, 20 their daughters going
with Reagan on these aud other occer-
Ions. Tnoy trusted him implicitly. be-
lleylng that he entertained for biz FOR
mer pupil only the most honorable
feelings. According 20 Information
from a friend Of the family. the school.
teacher had been writing letters OF an
improper character 20 the girl. and
some Of them fell into the hands NJ
both families. The letters had been left
IN a log IN the timber. where she called
for them. and had been found and
their contents made known TO the
Verrys and to Mrs. Reagan.
From these letters aud other lnfor.
nation Mr. Very became satisfied that
Reagan was a scoundrel. and he re-
solved TO be avenged Such resolution
does not comport with Mr.. Verry's past
life and conduct. for he has always
been a man Of pcaceablo ways and gen.
ne manners This determination vas
the result OF the overwhelming lnd.g.
nation that overcame him when be-
learned the awful truth a. 90 hIs
daughter and the ylllalny OF the
teacher The evening OF the tragedy
Lillian told her parents she was going
10 the woods 10 pick Wild hlackhorrlos.
Her father uspeciinF her object ln 20.
Ing 20 the timber. followed her De
took with him the old army musk,,
that he had carried In the union army
during the war he secreted himself
and watched the meeting OF his daueb.
ter and her botraycr. Re waited until
the glrl and Reagan separated. Reamn
had mounted his horse and was riding
away from the scene. when Very
stepped from behind a tree and bla7ol
away.
Ills aim was good and the biz bullo,
hlt Reagan IN the left shoulder. the