Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-08-04
AN AMPLE REVENGE.

| shall not go into details suffice il To
say that George Hland had done me an
injury such as few men ever forgive and
many sell their souls to avcngr. | have
never forgiven bim. and never shall but
were he in NV power to day ! should moi
lift a hand against HIM. The experience |
am about to relate has periorcc made me
one Of the most magnanimous Of men.
Bland was holiday making in Guernsey
when his wickelucss first came 10 my knowl
edge. and that same night | started ior the
Channel islands The water Was calm as a
forest lake, and Ill night paced the deck,
nursing NV fury, hut far too cNcitcd 10 form
plan Of action. | merely determined to
bring him TO my feet. and trusted hhndly
that when We met the inspiration Of the
mnunut would stand me m good stead.
When morning broke heavy INST rolled On
the sea, and We remained stationary m mid
channel for nearly I? hours.
- far from cooling. this delay augmented
my excitement 10 such a degree that | could
s,arcrly keep my hand ot the captain
throat: and when. at about seven O'clock.
uc landed IN Guernsey. II was well Tor hotl
bland and myself that Ne iil not com,
a,ross each other took a room in IL,
Chief hotel. and asked the proprietor:
is a gentleman called Eand stay,Ur
! here"
YES. sir; George Bland. ilut he wont D.
here 10 night he's IN the country. He'll O.,
back some time tomorrow. slrr-l'li let Nou
know when lac comes
II was useless Ia search for him that even
ing. 50 | took NV scat at the dinner table
the only indn dual si,ent and GUM aud az,
1 Ia g., 4 q
on - hours After dinner s,rollcd on N,
pier: hut a strange iamtncss overcoming
mr. turned in nj about nine O'Clock, tool
a strong glass Of soda and whisky aud *,
INTO bed.
must have been asleep some hours, wh'l
suddenly started up WIDE awake. aud WI
every nerve tensslv strung. Beside my he,
the short candle burned unwavering'y, an,
heavy silence rested On all things. For Q
second ar two listened breathlcssly iorsom,
human sound. aud. hearing nothing, f"'t .
wild inclination 10 scream. Sitting II viii
difficulty. leaped out Of bed and dragged az
ny clothes The silence and inactlon tor
tured me. could not stay in my room; /
sound were denied me, movement | mus
have movement. aud the shrcwd night an
Ia a m ,ment OF two had passed into III,
/ street and was walking rapidly IN the dIrCo
ton Of 81 Martins Long hree1es blew from
| the sea, and the night was full 81 stars. Thu
| few people saw IN the town seemed To moy.
away like silent shadows a. ! approached
| and when stood on ST Martins hlgh ron,
with the dirk, solitary fields around me
the sudden bdying of a dog startled M,
SO that | screamed as have never screamc'
| before.
After my voice had trailei away into tn
| distance a great relief came over me, ar
| for the first time that night the remembrance
| Of my wrong. returned. bringing with then
! the mos; terrible sensation have ever felt
| grew quite cold and thought Of my cncml
with a hatred void Of excitement, hu; NOR
! dangerous, more intense than the wildcs
! dcir1rm. Then suddenly my viii seemed Il
J iar,akc me. and nv limbs move to the die
tatrs oi some eNt.lncous power, While iel
a strange certainty that every step wa
! bringing me nearer to the man ] sought.
/ might have been ,ntranced or hypnotized
only my senses were preternaturaly eX
! quisite. and my every faculty fully alive
| After walking rapidly for some time ! dl
vcrgcd from the high road and turned dow
some lanes which meandered toward tn
coast, till the low moan of breaking wave
caught my ear.
Next moment stood on the cliffs and saw
the sea, a wide b.ackness, crawling far be
meath. Without hesitation | walked up 4
| the edge and then commenced rapidly skirt
ing the cliff Twice my foot dslodged
stone, and the abyss to my right must hav
been profound, az the Sound of its faI
reached my ear after few seconds and bu
family.
Then the moon rose slowly out of tn
water, and when its neither rim rested o.
the sea felt an impulse to stand still. for
| though | never heard nor saw him. ] knel