The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-07-13

osb sceofd' sm passsbiy Young, bs'
health snd strength. hsve land croas
to wiring living from, and 10 Decemh,
sm 10 marry the sweettst sirl 10 q
Scotland, ], is much TO live Tor is u not
With eyes riyeied ou fiIEoy's
0eptlemeu, interrupted their siaiste
hostess. am bid 10 make up beds here
or do you propose 10 take TO the rosd'
McDougall hesitsicd, Fist show ~
how my horse Is lodged, be said 10 th
old! dame, Scarce hSd they disappeared
together into the dpsky doorway OF 60
dilspidsied clubhouse before the womsi
sped eagerly back to FiiEroy QaioF, sh,
whispered. pulling him into the honse
Here producing pistol from the euI
board It's bic, cut il from bis bolster
whilst you suppod. You need not iesl
bin now. 'ris y coward. suyssy,
'Tis brave mani flashed Fi,zroy. Ye
il he slept here ! need not, Womsu, be
faa i.e-- ~. --- liak A-s ~ ----Ii
have dined me Of the Golden Goblet, had
dsred show myself there.
He hath reekoned for the supper a.
rea iy, gfinned the crone. lsped back tc
tell you where he carries him money.
Iu bis ssddlc-bags,
Nay, 'tis in q little buckskin bag with
10 bis coat. II clinks most am zing heavy
nor would be pull the slriu9 After al,
'tis 3 trust and must no, be touched, he
said. and paid me out OF another pocket.
Why hang you back, ,slrf
A sudden sound smole the higwsy-
mans ears before be conld answer the
sound OF horses hooIs splsshing on swet
road. Eresklng TO the door, be saw q
horse and rider making furious haste.
His prey had escaped him,
Qnick, fool. my horse be cried, ding
ing himself irsntioslly across the beast
when she brought IL, and extending, 10
stead Of eood-by hssty hand iot the
purloined pistol. He couId scarcely &C
count for bis change OF mood. Chsgrn
st being outwitted, fear oil remaining as
tame sport for the old woman's gibes,
pricked him on. His iresher horse quick
ly outrsn the travellers more iadsd one;
which at the sound OF o shot from behind
threw his wounded rider in the thick
IN nd and eslloped on, mad with terror,
In the one instant OF Fitzroys di,mount
ing the hurt man struggled to his feet.
Come on. sir, be said, with gbsstly com
posure. You have not yet dipped your
hands 10 blood. You dipped them last -
in my dish : you wretcbed betrayer =
coward As be fell in the vain attempt
to pull his adversary down with him, one
sharp cry OF pain. OF buman dependence,
quivfred 10 the sir, preceding deadly
stillpess: KITTY
The face bending fercely over him
blanched at the sound, more than at the
scarlet stream which soaked the grass
where be fell.
Why need be shrek that2 muttered
Fiizroy. 'Tis strange, Ii faith, would
bis Kitty had him, and ! the bnckskin
bag.
Recalled to the need for haste, he knelt
down and iumbled for the bag; opened it
end then laughed loudly and hoarse!y.
O4e, two he counted thirty,
and bis hand shook. He wished nightly
il had been any other number, even =
esser; aud could not have sworn that the
pale, dead. scorniul lips beside him did
not repeat: 'Tis bit OF Judss.work." In
he bag lay letter, whose address:
To Mrs Dorothy White,
Durham.
truck him with vague, unpleasant
ense OF familiarity:
DR.. Aunt. ii read, these 800. will be
handed you by brave gentleman And
rue, Mr. Duncsn Mehongall. OF the
place Him | nm to marry 10 little
inc, The eilver pieces are for you to add |
10 thu / gave you for wedding gown |
which you, honoured Aunt, promised me
% by for me. Send /, back by him, aud
,rsy yr, cortesy TO love him as you do me
or love him as do mJ Salf, Yf. m roast
Iutiful peace,
Kitty Fitzroy.
Ttilty pieces OF silver, hupg in as many
directions, splashed into the little road
ide bitches. l have betrayed the limo
ent blood cried Fltzroy.
His face was sshep. He peered with
yes OF horror ct the still thing at bis feet
! bad business be muttered. Brother.
al sw, could wish you better part
d the play than that Of my FIRST victim.
He heard horse. e.boofs, and trembled,
he an aspen. Hastily wiping his fingers
0 the moist grass, he mounted bis horse
nd rode of, With savage spurs 10 his
Ides.
The hoois followed then abruptly
topped where the wounded man bad
risen on one elbow, Watching
be highwsymsn's fleeing figure. AT
lmilisr neigh. be smiled grimly End pain
1lly fret gsncing at the untouched
snniers OF the Bsllsntyne kinks good
old, which Icy on the faithful creatures
sck, then. at the muddy cons scattered
,und him. His stunned senses rallied
owly.
Ki.ty'll never cry for her coins, be said
,ebly. Gin live to come back, Ay, I'll ,
We. Were no better kirk officer than
on poor craven makes Of highwsymsn,
would go illl Why call be me 'brotheti
And Fizroy, speeding ifanlicslly on 10
the dusk, scourged by visions Of Last
Judgement, when be should s.snd with Z