Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-05-04

"Madder than wildcat still. She
missed you before you were gone ten
/ guess, and, just as quick as
she could, got Simeon and his man Rufus
out after you. They had not got back
when left this morning, and seeing YOU
here, | don't suppose they have caught
you yet. Your mother, instead of cooling
oil, seemed to be getting hotter every
hour that passed, and. indeed, i was glad
of good excuse to get away"
Uncle David beckoncd John to accom-
pany him. and the two men left the room
together. Outside, in the inn yard, af-
ter looking carefully around to assure
himself that he would not be overheard.
the giant whispered hoarsely:
mo, they haven't cor back. And
they never will"
Newer will! What do you mcan!'
Just what l say, my boy; and I'm
much afeared 1t will make the old grudge
between the Mulveis aud the Camcrons
worse than ever"
II don't see why they shouldn't return
when they haven't found u.s."
Dead men don't come back
Dead mcnI'
That's what I said. You don't know
anything of what has been going on, do
Won? or course not. There was moth.
ing In the world, and nothing was going
ON. but you and Hetty. Well, I'll tell
you something that may shake that no.
ton, The ice In the river broke I'M last
nirht. I suppose YOU know that much -
mo. How shonld II I crossed on Il
Yesterday"
YES. I came over to-day on the horse
ferrybont that IL running again. On the
way over. one of the men working on
the boat told me about n two.horse sleigh
nnd two men breaking through the Ice
y,s,er,loy. From his Dissertation of the
team and the mon. I believe that was the
las, of Sim Niulvcii NM, Rufc Goldie."
"If so. I'm sorry for them. but I don't
300 how I nm resnonsih,e for their fate.
rs you seem to think, by the way you
look nj me-"
ar Won hodn't RIM off with Hctty Aiul.
veil. Il wouldn't have hnppencd."
"Ob. II II comes 10 that. ia rim uet,y
off and marry her IL the Monongahela
river were plugged with Mulveils on &c.
count OF It,"
marry her eventually, yes. That's all
right enough. But 80 long as that ire.
vocable step has not been taken already,
IL you will be advised by me, John. you
will postpone II Il little while. until this
thing sort Of blows over. and 1t will not
be SO likely to cause bitterness Of feel
ing, as 1t would now"
"Why, Uncle Davy, I'm not to blame
for what has happened to those two
chaps--if It really was they who were
drowned. l didn't invite them to follow
me-"
THAT'S all very true. John: but you
know what the Mulvcils are. They feel,
but they don't reason. When man mar
rics. II bchooves him to do all In his pow
or for n peaceful life. for the sake OF his
family II not for his own comfort. just
think what time Hetty would have of
1t II all her breed were to be- pecking and
clawing ut her every time your back was
turned"
But, say. maybe the chaps who were
drowned were not Sim and Rufe, after
all"
"yye can settle that soon enoucb. Tb,
man ON the fcrryboat said that one of
them had been dragged out of the eddy
hollow the Point ana taken TO Mungcr's
iron acknowledgements that may be--for
the coroner 10 sit on him, The thing for
ne IN do Ia To go and see IL I'm right In
suspiciopipg what l do. The coroner NAV
sir ON II or IL may sit ON the coroner. for
ali l care"
IAN right. Come along! Docs Mary
Elder know about what you've told mo 7"
"Not word, as vet"
Ry the time the two men found Mum.
GERS sheds, the coroner had arrived, i'm.
panelcd n Jury and commenced the In.
oucst. The body was stretched out on
n board, supported by n couple of tres.
ties. Its face was of a CHASTITY, blush.
white tint; It's clothing saturated, disur.
ranged and spongy looking. The board
was so narrow that To keen both feet ON
II. the logs had been iuuntily crossed
and tied In place with bit of rome, The
arms hung down. with the knuckies living
In the mud ON ench side. and the thumbs
pressed tightly into the pnlms of the
hands. The eyes were half omen and the
law dropped,
There were no seats for the iury. 50
they stood about that extemporiZed bier.
and. though wruppcd I'm their great coats.
shiycred, The wet corpse seemed to dir.
fuse a chill, and the air was certainly
made colder by the presence of MANY
tons of round. square and fnt iron bors.
standing on end In great piles all around
the walls, All the light In the place
came from the big square door, against
which the misty, whitish-brOwn day
seemed To lean sulenly.
One witness told the story Of how he
pulled the body, with "A boat hook, out
of the eddy. Another recognized the body