La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-15

showing the palm plainly There ID plain
view were the three stars and tho letter u.
II reckon you've led wild life. Gus"
said tho mate seating himself on locker.
''Sccms to mo heard something OF that
yarn myself. Didn't you promise TO marry
her and do your bcst to make. her set her
heart on you. and then leave her letter
70 say you were never coming hack
why, yes. Perhaps ought not to have
to her. Marry her, wouldn't do Tint,
for had wife in Bedford But didn't
tell her that-oh. no. nor
And then hc broke into q careless song
such q one rs sailor loves, and the mate
got up and went out. with such look rs
] never saw on . mans face before. and
never want to 500 again He didn't say
anything to me, and l noticed he never
lookcd 1t Gus Williams ngain.
knew evil would come Of It, and I
didn't know how I could stop 1t. but II
GUS Williams had known the danger he d
drawn on himself think he'd have jump.
cd overheard
Things went on all right until one Sep.
tember day when we were lying OIL the
Alaskan coast, tho captain scnt three boats
ashore for sc me timber he wanted. and
went In Toms boat. Gus Williams, who
was hnrpoon in the second mutos bout
went too
saw Tom come up and speak to vii.
inms after they landed. and they went
away together, and something PIT II in;o
my head to follow them There had bcct.
. light snow, and 1t was easy tracking
them. and after had gone u milo heard
their voices in n little gully. and crcpt up
close
.'You told queer story the other night
~ h.
mate was saying. about girl named
Mary Blake In Nantucket. Was it true
why, yes, as far as this; l made her
think WAS = single nan and made her
love me. and then ran away from her.
Didn't you know CT didn't you hear
that she had u loyer-a man that would
have died for her II she asked hlmy''
1T seems to me. Low l come to think
Of It. that did hear something about
tar that had u fancy for her But what
did care for that. wanted my fun.
did you mover hear what came Of 1t
thcnS'
No: never bothered myself about it
much, I've wondered sometimes II the
tarry jacket came home and married her
I'm tell you the end, - hissed Tom
when she got your cruel letter. she
dropped and faded, and when the man
who loved her truly came homo from "A
cruise she WAS very near tic grave Then
ono day when the burden of her life grew
too much Tor her to bear. shc t0ld him OF
your deceit. and d ,scrbed you. and then
died with her head upon his bosom Then
he took u vow TIM: IL you and he ever met
he'd kill you
"I'm glad wo never met. = said VII
lams, laughing
1--WE have metz cried Tom I'm the
t..R d. s..l
and now mean To keep my word Down
upon your knees and pray. ior you have
not five miruscs to live
Then l saw spectacle such ms hope
never to SEQ ngnin. ns Tom slowly drew n
revolver and waited The hnrpooper fell
on his knees, weeping and begging for his
life. hut that stern face never changed
The self appointed Judge and exccutioror
did not know the Hnmo Of mercy The
wretch cruwicd upon the ground and
buried his lace In the snow mt Ton's feet.
and couldn't stand It and stepped uut
In view
Don't come nearer, Jack ',atlin, s. cried
Tom, ''or, az there IL u God above. I'll
give you u shot This man is doomed, and
he shall die .
20 Ratlin, beg for mei' cried the nblect
wretch II am not fit to die l cannot
die now until have repcnted.'
Tom" said. before you fire think u
moment. Yon say you loved Mary Biake?'
''You'l never know how much. .Iack-
words cannot tell -
''Then listen to me They say the good
and pure. looking down from their bright
homes above. ure witnesses Of the actions
Of those they loved on earth II your dead
love beholds you now. do you think it
would mako her hnppy to see you stain
your hands with the tlood Of this base
wretch, Con you hope to join her up yon
dcrY''
He stared nt me- u moment. and then
raising his hnnd to heaven. he cried
"Mury. do what you would have done
Scel forgive your murderer and leave
his punishment to God Go back. Williams
From this moment you arc sate from my
vengeance
The man slunh away. shaking like =
leaf. and deserted at tho f1rst port we en-
tered. And Tom Dalton, with now light
on his face. the hope of meeting her he
loved In u better world than this. did his
duty nanfully until his death, three years
after. In battle with giant wi ale He
has entered into his rest VIII, ther Gus
Williams lives or died do not know, but
his two victims are safe in port.-Spare
Moments