Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-06-06

belong. You forced her 90 dcspera.
ton: Won made ga o1t'cw oi ne. ]
am colny to make g dead mll OF yon.
By SONS sucn reasoning Is THE !
does the desperate crimtnal almost /
always seek 90 Justify h.s attitude. +
Rarely, indeed. 10 $50 sind q man, Z
whose deeds nave made Lin tine bore /
ror OF mankind, whose name D. suf.- 4
cicas So semi shu iler through che /
world. vlo-c waolo record is hiacs /
with Orlragcs against the most sacred /
rights OF o.hers -rayely 90 we FAD /
such g man puttiag upon himself the |
blame ofshis condition and attitude. /
Somebody. he fancies. or pretends 10
fancy. has driven hum from the path
of honesty and honor.
As Barns stood there facing the
worker of all bis misery, he presented
the other side of the Inscription ot
lie. His had bccn career OF right
doing From his youth 60 old age he
had Thoughts little % himscif; his chief
F happiness bad been derived from do
ing good TO others and from perform
F ing the duties Of his holy calling.
| T .se most Scotch p-csbvtcrians. ho
he'd placed his faith IN God with a
seriouraess aud hteraincss that
brushed aside doubt Ss the dust Of
death.
Now. rs I'm TINS supreme moment.
his thoughts rau back over the the
past. lighting mp the strange route of
toll. anxiety, distress. delay and de-
feat by which ho had at last come INTO
the presence OF Kirk MacCollough. IL
seemed Co him the very despair of all
f de-pairs that this man should be able
90 SIT there, proud, vigorous. painless.
"A superb specimen Of the animal
man-and from his silver mounted
saddle. as from a kings throne. fins
Che fiat OF merciless fate into his
face. Tor the first time since his
Youthful days "a sudden whirl of pas
sion possessed him. His frame disc
tended itself, bis eyes shot out a wild
light. foam sprang 90 his lips and
flew ont iu q iuc. white spray as ho
exclaimed
Imp of SATAN Liar of Liorsi 10
your worst If my God has indeed
forsaken me. nay manhood has mott /
lam not afraid Co die, Shoot. you
poor. pitful lying coward. shoot.'
rae tore open his coQt and barred has
shaggy. emociated breast as he spoke.
: The attitude. the look. the whole
presence az tine man flashed out a
+ spirit which. ou the stage. ia mel0.
drama. but which in real liic Is des
perate her0i m- Tie was eIpande 4
and rigid with uncomfortable. costa
tic desperation. HIS chin was tlrus
far ont. his hands were clenchel. his
arms stood akimbo. But for the aw
ful STRESS and sincerity ot his moo,
the whole thing must have been Dr.
, dicrous. AS 10 was. however. th
magic circle OF the heroic. the extra
; ordinary the picturesque was draw
a. around it. and it was set apart for
ever as one 90 tho focal points OF hu
man passion wherein self-forgotful
ness and courage merge into absolut
feariessness.
Pierre Ramccu looked ON withou
any change OF expressions; but d.
could not fail 20 recognize an Z. I'm hi
own way. honor the old mans spiri,
The cool. alert, thoughtful OUTLAY
felt. however. that this very coureg
p made Burns "a most dangerous enem
= 90 be running ~ large. What migh
= not such a spirit, goadel % desper.
=, ton. find 10 possible 90 accomplish
% Self-prescrvation demanded the deaf
ot this man, and wish Pierre Eamea
there was mo- such thing as hesitauc
- or faiterinr
Tie raised his pistol, took deiiberai
C aim and sent au ocnce ieaden ba
straight Cor the heart os Max Burn.
q The old man hung no his arms an
A. fen without groan.
.o When the lond report of tbo weapo
had ceased % chatter its echoes IN ia
hollows of the wood. Rameau ga,
the crumpled body OF his poor ol
victim g steady, searching took till
= ceased TO culver. then rode away
% the direction taken 10y his men. lea'
-, ing Burns's horse standing stool
still, with its nose against its master
:" shoulder
Y 4 dark cloud had crept mp the we.
.o meantime, and now a dull roar, heav
~ and ominous, Jared the air. Ligh
ming twinkled across the chasms b
=. tween great tambled masses
Z vapor.
- When Ramcau saw the approachii
storm q change came over his fac
?" A close observer could have iii
, covered that this strong. crime-har
~ ened heart was afraid OF the spil
- that roCe the hurricane.
He urged his horse TO a swift gall
~ along the trail, reloading his pistol
2" he went IL was quite out of q
. question for him 10 reach any hou
&c hof,~a tha an.u, ~ an ,f tla Mind a,