The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-11-22

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window of the carriage and then drew
in his head, sank back into his seat
with sigh and began 10 review the
events of the last few days.
"Wilful murder against some person
or persons unknownl"
And he had to break this, as well
as all that went before II, to those
two women at home. A gre wsome
task
Well. so much the worse for the
man who had been the cause OF it all
So much the worse for him when the
day came for reckoning up accounts;
the day that would see him In the
criminals dock; the day that would
place moose round his neck And
the young man felt that that would
be a day well worth waiting for, even
though IL might be indefinitely pro
longed.
But he would never rest, and never
give up, until he had helped to bring
II about; for II seemed to him that
revenge would be incomplete and
robbed of half its sweetness unless II
were his foot that helped to dog the
murderer and his hand that helped
to hurry him to a felon's doom. oh.
yes. he must be an agent, II not the
chief, at any rate an important one.
He hoped among his fathers letters
and papers-contained in sealed
packet, which he carried about his
person-to come upon something
which might help to set his feet in
the right track.
Then the thought struck him, 10 fvp
could find that letter. The one that
came less than a week agol II IL had
not been destroyed And why should
1t have been? Unless-and he re.
called that, at the time, distasteful al
fusion of DR.. artwright's-unless
there were something compromising
in it,
But he rejected the idea now. as
he had then. No doubt he would be
able to find the letter It was most
probable that II was included among
those other papers which were even
now in his possession.
Meanwhile. at Magnolia Lodge, the
days had dragged heavily along. Mrs
Burritt having once taken to her bed
Ia recumbent position being looked
upon by her as the most proper and
becoming one in which to encounter
afiiiction) Immediately upon receipt
of the sad tidlngs had not since SUN.
ciently recovered herself to leave II
again. Grief" she said, always had
a peculiar effect upon her spine, and
she didn't know whether 1t was the
blinds being down, or the sight OF her
widows cap, but she couldn't help
feeling that she was not long for this
world. Anyhow, they must not grieve.
but be sure and bury her by the sieI1
OF their dear father" All this coul, Il
scarcely BIO said to add to her daugh
ter's spirits, only, there was so much
to be done, that she had, fortunately
little time in which to indulge iiI
morbid reflections on her own behalf
There we're letters to be written
dressmakers To be interviewed. and =
host OF other things, which mus bel
done whether the house be one od
Joy or mourning.
1t was about halfpast .seven on
Tuesday evening when she heard the
sound of wheels. She FASTENED into
the hall and met her brother. The
first glance showed hef the alteration
that had taken PLACE in him. He
looked very worn aud full OF trouble.
much older. and she thought, much
sterner. She had been in the habit
of regarding him as a boy-was he
not barely thrde years her senior?--
now he looked a man, every inch OF
him. A hasty greeting passed be-
tween them. And then she went to
prepare heYmother for his arrival,
Mrs. Buiritt was doing, and her
daughter hesitated for moment be-
fore rousing her AS she stood, wait.
ing, she heard heavy footsteps ascend.
ing the staircase-footsteps OF men.
who we're carrying something OF great
weight. She knew what 1t was. They
came on slowly past the door of the
room in which she was. Then, after
short time, she heard them descend
ing the stairs again: the door OF the
house was closed, and at the same
moment her mother woke.
Ito be continued.)