The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-11-17


villain; villain, Mary, who will rob
me of I know not what, before / get
them back. Don't ask me any more,
don't tell any one what I have said.
must have told some one, or l should
have died. Don't speak to me about it;
must think-I must think. Oh! never
in all my life before did have to think
so hard"
He could eat no dinner; this mornings
business had taken away all desire fc-
food. He made pathetic illusions to the
workhouse
Come, uncle" said Mary, "you will
make yourself ill If you fret. You have
said for six years that you had lost this
money, and now you find that you really
have lost it, and you cry over it as if it
was a new thing. Nonsense about the
workhouse; you are as rich as you were
yesterday"
MARY" he said, David has been here
again. He says it is all judgment"
"All what, uncleY'
"All the trouble that has fallen upon
me-the fall from the pony, the loss of
the papers, the very paralysis; he says
1t is judgment for my taking his land.
Do you think that it is a judgment,
Mary? Perhaps was hard upon the
boy; but one couldn't stand by and see
beautiful piece of property going to rack
and ruin without stepping in to secure
1t. If l hadn't lent him the money on
mortgage, another would; If l hadn't
sold him up, another woodland it is all
In the family; that's what David ought
to think, and not to come here swearing
and threatening. If it is a Judgment,
Mary" He paused for a word of
comfort
WELL UNCLE" she said, 1--WE are
taught that we bring our sufferings upon
ourselves; and be sure, If everybody was
good, there would be a great deal less
suffering in the world. Nobody can deny
that"
But not such lot of judgment, Mary.
All this fuss because David had to sell
his farm, and bought it! 1 can't be-
lieve that. Why don't other people get
judgments, theu?"
Patience, uncle. Think-whateve
happens now about that money, that it
was lost six years ago."
"Ah! you keep on saying that. You
don't understand what it Is to have the
thing you had despaired of recovering
dangling before your eyes and then taken
away again. What does a woman under
stand about property? David laughed.
There's something come over David He
Is just as slow as ever in his speech,
and in his ways, but he's grown clever.
No one could have guessed that David
could go on as he went on here this morn
ing"
oxytI kr A. "a
cle?'
with the property? Nothing, Mary,
nothing" he replied, hastily Don't
think that he has anything to do with
it." He groaned heavily, remembering
how much, how very much, David had
to do with it.
"Can LIDO anything? Can George do
anything?'
George would like to see me wrong
ed. 1t is an envious world. There is
one thing he could do. 1t seems a big
thing, but it is really little thing. If
George would do it, would would
Il would-no; because / should only
lose the money another way"
You mean you would give your con-
sent, uncleP
"No-no; can't do that. 1 couldn't
yesterday; much less to-day, Mary"
well, what is this thing that George
could do for your"
"a villain has got my property. Mary.
George might go and take 1t from him.
II had the use of my limbs, I'd dog
and watch the villain. would find out
where he had put the property. / would
tear 1t out Of his hands If could get it
no other way. Old as / am, I would
tear it from his clutches"
George can hardly do that for Won.
uncle. Especially when you refuse your
consent to our marriage, and are going
to drive him out of Sidcote, as you drove
David out Of Berry"
tits business, girl; it's business. How
can help itT'
swell. then, uncle, If you are in real
trouble, send for George. and let him
advise you"
George, advise-me! Mary, my dear,
| when begin to want advice of any man
send for the doctor and order my coffin,
might use Georges arms and legs; but
my own head is enough for me, thank
you. There is another way" he said
"But doubt whether you have sufficient
affection for your uncle to try that way
us 1t something that could do? OF
course will do it, If I can"
"Will your It's this, girl Hush! don't
tell anybody. It's this: David has go,
secret that want to find out Now
his voice sunk to a whisper, David was
always very fond of you, Mary; and h,
Is that sort of man as a woman can d.
what she pleases with him. Pretend t.
let him make love to you-pretend thai
you are in love with him. Wheedle tn,
secret out of him, and then tell me wha
| it is"
"And what would George say while
was playing this part? Uncle, If yor
have such thoughts as that, you ma.
expect another judgment"
He groaned, a good deal shaken anc
agitated. Then he dropped asleep. Blu
his slumber was uneasy, probably by rea
son of his agitation in the morning; hi
head rolled about, he moaned in hi
sleep, and his fingers fidgeted restlessly
At four o'clock he woke up with a star
and scream, glaring about him wit
terror-stricken eyes, just as he had don
once before.
"Helpw he cried. "Helpl He wi
murder me! Oh! villain. l know 20
, now! l will remember will remembe
Il will remember" Here the terro
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