Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-16
CHATTER xxx.


police. what would the story he coulc
tel, avail against Il word of gentle
man? While thus revolving in his mine
his perilouS position. he took out hi'
pine Searching in his waistcoat pocket
for match, he felt some smooth, hard
substance
Ii was the locket that Mr.. Porter had
hand d him. and which he had entirely
forgotten His thoughts were too grave
ty engaged 20 give any heed to it now
But in taking it out of his pocket, the
Better to catch hold of a match that
-eIjtded his fingers. his gaze fell upon
size back upon which was engraved the
initials f. b. and E. NJ, Joined togeth'
ecr by true lovers knot. A cry OF as
a@nishmcnt burst from his lips: he took
Il 10 the widow, minute.y examined it,
passed his hand across his eyes, as
slough doEbting their evidence. Then,
wlth trP:hhling fingers. he tried for the
spring At last he found 1t. Upon one
side was ie miniature of a beautiful
woman; upon the other. which had once
contained another portrait. a lock Of
dark hair.
He sank into q chair, trembling as
with an ague fit, and gazing wildly upon
she miniature. But soon bis face soft
ened, the tears gathered in his eyes, and
his chest heaYed with deep sobs. He
kissed the picture, and murmured words
OF passionate love over it. In trying for
the spring, Mr.. Porter had bent the case
"A little. As Montgomery pressed II to
&is lips the portrait fell out and dis
closed, neatly fitted at the back, . scrap
of paper. There was writing 1pon III;
gut the characters we're so minute that
ne had great difficulty in decipIering
chem. At last he read these words:
The child upon whom this is found is
aSiias MOrant. son OF Francis Morant.
whose portrait this is, OF Tie Willows.
z8erts."
For some seconds, both strength and
Consciousness deserted him. At first, his
kAeughts came back broken and con us
ed. This portrait Of his wife in Mr..
R0rter's possession! How came it there
- chlld of whose existence be was is-
norantt Silas Morant-Silas CarstOn
and Madame Berne interested in b.m.
Great heaven! this boy. then, whom he
had given up to his bitterest enemies,
whose lifelong misery he had seq led,
fNH~A~ h@ Nas on A"F DtAHA VI t"LSt5aIA'S
q sn awful death. was mis- own son.
Ssaek upon his soul ike the blast Of
x12zapet rushed the parting words Of
HLa9ame Berne-that vengeance was
Fksld by n higher power than that Of
puny man
Fer the first time since his childhood
Gays this hardened nan Of sin knelt
down, and trembling and appalled, at
WIZ hau Veeh' Nhat Alsht uaVe of'u'
Aiid "hat ulght De YET prayer 10 heaven
40, ,,l pdruon ana To- sucCor;
Aal vas 20 oe aone II ne eo"ii Se'
@:ieaF 81 t''e mousse there would oe no
Ia1a-t ulty' nut ne hhd "eaFu i''"N ven
GoeA lhe uoof oehihd nun, AH' 'te WIN
~lo"- ~ was freheh one opening
Ap~h eAraeA' II was uhlaStehed, ne
could see the back door before nm. The
AaeAe moment he was IHeFe' ne e"aIu
mot open II.
Inc uoor IS i9cRed' s'F saia VOICE
soen4hd ulln'
Montgomery started, and uron look
lng round saw a bur!y hooking fellow.
dressed Ike groom, sitting under
tree VIII you have the kindness to
open it for ms9' he said, In as uncon-
cerBed tone IS he could assume.
Can't, sir was the answer. MAS
ter has ief- me here with the key, to
see that nobody passes out whatsom-
ever"
For 4 moment. Montgomery entertain
cd the desnera+e idea ~ trying : tussle
fnr the kew. but fhn nowerful buid Of
che fellow. and the faought Of the misc
IL would create. quickly dispel1od j.. An
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a,raiu.
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man he sail II DOM moan hv Ief-
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