The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-18
AN ORDEAL.

| "hN.a hou hhoWh tis u boy, was To DC
transported for life, went to see him,
Tom recognized rue mt once and held out
his hand. He was never ashamed of him.
self, which was one characteristic he had.
We talked over old times was CAPABLE
OF approaching what merits Mr.. Claypcr
possessed, now that had seen more of the
world, and he was certainly an extraordi-
nary fellow. As was still young enough
to be pleased at hearing adventures and
as Tom, now that his career seemed closed,
was gratiiled in relating his had Tom $
history before we parted. Its finale seems
to have been this for Tom was rather shy
OF speaking about certain matters q De-
culiarity have noticed in some Of your
rips: He had his feelings of delicacy where
women are concerned. A rather pretty girl
was in service at the squire s-Squire pell,
think l told you. To her Tom paid
court. He was richer in presents than In
reputation.
| l fancy the girl gave him reason TO
think she liked him. At all events she
did not return his fneries. One evening
Tom met the colonel in her company
somewhere about the grounds, Tom as,
sured me that he passed them civilly, but
tho next time he came across the colonel
he was surly and managed to insult him
and then to speak his mind, which was
| none OF the cleanest. The colonel you
| must know, was engaged ut the time To
DO married to Squire Pells only daughter
| Honey, but no beauty. So he let Tom
get the best of him, but from that day,
Tom says, he felt he had an enemy and
knew who that enemy was
Wasn't he a coward Ia HINT n roor 10,
low like that in the darkYn said Tnrn 4,
Inc and declared he knew the col,ncl ,,ss
n coward and was determined II, IN, IA.
yeuged and satisfied of IT
One night the colonel was In hed and
heard his door Weld its look nnd oman
You shall hcnr the rest in Tow :, ,.n,d,.
II knew that unn was n coward S;r. so
once in the bouse and .urc RI Me ro,n,
knew | Ind him IEnn,y tbn ho,ri,,,,a 80
the bed Watched how tho Iiont ra,1 s t,, ",
or three NIGHTS lefora Tba ,,,o,unnt
opened the door threw tho muh, nan,i,d
n dirk lnntcrn.-tbre,y tho Iiaht oI"naa
his face. I saw him st,rt Nh a. l,o w
omen his eyesp Depce , hit Clon+ a., so,,,,a
ns tennence larohod +o ,,,Usois WI .s
he Ind GOT nm ;tid h.yo ho,,1 sa;, -
glo between nc and roLha, , ~
should "a, been R,It an,,na,, III, AZ, -.
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