Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-12-10

meant she M realize 'hrn
verified when one short week ter,
the m-u came To- her WiIh triumph
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ZION a NhoI rhr namr rang like
cl4iiun rh cush the camp, tn her
,r> like dirg 8 nc II WAS the
name ot the mn ste had l"vrh
and rrusred-Rnger BJllins
Working in his claims he had
cried ont that he had discover q
gold and the men, rushing to The
spot, found his words indeed true;
bat on further investigation, tn"
gold was found tn have been pldc'
ed there. aud when removed from
its temporary bed-sO rnsklllfulIy
deposit, Il AS TO make detection al.
most ine, itable-JOhn HlberI 's
long lost treasure was revealed.
The murderer, by bIs impatient
greed, had betrayed himself. de
bad only looked agha>t whe" t"ld
of his crime, and silent aud pale
Law bonnd awaiting his spredy
tIial his cerlain death.
Meta listened shuddering to
their wOrcs, each falling Ike
dull blow on her unprotected head;
then with "A moau a. OF some strlck
en- animal, she buried her head IN
her bands, refusing 10 be comfort
ed. Tue memory of his pallOr AT
her idie words again rose before
her, lis Ger ain hope that fortune
wonld COZ g to him, hut over al
and through all a something IN
her iunermost soul declared his
innocence
1t was nightfaIl. TIE camp
slept, save when the litde guard
alert ana wakeful, surrounded the
prisoner, when slddenlS a ghost
appeared upon the scene and "a
challenge rang out on thr night
air.
It's L. replied voice. NAV
say word to the prlsoperP aud
Meta Hubert stopped in their
midst.
Yes they answered, and with
out further parley she approached
the spot where he lay feitered III
chaIus.
'Yon herer he questioned, rails
ing haggard face to hers.
'Yes Roger she answered very
gently. i am come to tell you
believe you innocent. Nothing
can save your life. fear, bnt
want to gi y"u proof OF nv
words. l want 10 br your witt
before you die
Meta! exclaimed tie Dung man
.Thauk heavenl Not as ID, wlie,
darling. You shall I've no f-lon'S
widow even IN mans sight IL
Gods sight | am innocent. Ii
ONLY knows how that gold vas
placed witnn my claim, butasl 500
shall be summoned to Bis presence
It never soiIed my hands. Yon
words have wrung thls from me
else 7 should have gone silent to
the grave. Now, darling, leave
lest YOU unman me for che m r
row.'
The trial Was very short, he
testimony conclusive, aud the
verdict that the next morning At
da, break Roger Rollins shonlh
die, In vain Meia protested ner
belief in his Innocence; in vain ap-
pealed for mere. They thOugnt
or ief had unsettled her reason,
when, as the shades OF enening
we're gathering a man staggered
into camp mortally wo 'nied. He
had wandered beyond the guards,
and. i'm an encounter with two or
three stray IndIans, met his death
He was one of tier number-a
surely, silent fellow. but one now
needing their attention and care.
Two of them by his bed at the
3 slow hours wrote on, aud ole
bending over him, said;
You won't see daybreak, old
! fellow. If you've anything to say
i any message to leave--say il
s now
| so soonP he answered in a bro.
/ ken voice. Il am gong now where
r 1 sent poor Hubert.
: 'WhatP they questioned aghast
Yes murdered him not the
boy you have out there in chains
7 Then did not dare use the money
1 aad after a time l learned to love
1 the girl, Sne spurned me-would
b not glye me even a kind glance
n and one night / heard her tel