Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-25

VI WuOhe NHke i wOulO nave tmuefIIcd my
very soul: Her great. brown eyes were lifted
% my face: the creamy complexion had
blanched to n deathllkc. pnilor her golden
mass over her shoulders the slight form was
bowed with grief. and In her eyes, fixed upon
unuttcroble. horror too deep for words.
came TO the side of the PROSTATE body,
and STOPPING. began to examine the wound.
,,.n uher. WA" no hop, Of .oying him lie was
rectiiy through his hear. ana he had lad died
INSTANTLY. In falling; hts watch. being. "a
h !, pocket on the side upon which he feil.
over the white, cold face was upliftcd to the
gllminering stars which studded the nky
had pointed 10 : quarter past Six when the
works had ceased to revoiye. and the mcchnn-
Ism Of the watch was riillcd forever. Soi
!, was now nearly nine. Mechanically. /
noted these facts. Joiting them down Ia my
Eciher by The light Of a growing b"iia .ys
lantern.
silence. deep. unear,hly silence. n.
Paul Ernacline.. and carefully noted every
point Of interest In the case. Silence. only
az Eamr cro'ch~d "po% tho "'r pnn% hcs s"S"' ~:
dcal man. her face Hidden In her hnnda.
MY heart grew numb md cold NJ ! watched
well had said In my madness two hours
ago that could make my sacrifice for her
superhumnn sncrI1rr may be In vain.
Ny brain wa" dizzy, and I grew fnlni. My
% nn"I,, 'hf"n'ed %maiy, f"', as " , wn.
nearest coroner, ana we must not remove the
body In,,l a hna,y ln9ues, should he held:
aud h"if p"r"iyssa: Al at once FAR "w"y,
-" -; , II "'r% %.S ,, " v ,h", . ."ma."e my MY. 's sr.1, ind
II new arrival upon the scene.
Slowly HIS words reached my brain aud
siol: to my understanding
ARE you sure T. heard M In u IJcum.
"Y"", nlr; sure" ahoo'in' !" cnm" q" an;
"T"u.ca H My.el ,"f from S' T.. i { ,"%r," w, rg"' m..
stealing over my senses nnh %bcnumbfng my
ia'%'''s", !, pulled myself together and l't-
yes, air, ! can Sw"nri 10 H." The man
was rcpcnting In n scared nor, Of voice. with
certainly dId hire a boni +" a fellow to run
over 10 bend Mans Point 10 meet Mr.. Paul
lIns'',n", Th" man said h" had business.
II. El'sa, md seen Nm pm oM, iro.
hnll pnsi nv" this "v.nln'. It's a good nftccn
minutes row over here from my pince. About
hnlf Inat ak la" cam" bnck lookin' pale and
ErnHrlIne. md hr give m" n look lie looked
mnh enough I" bite u ten penny nail In two:
n mrna, II s"' %n y" = "' yiI,n my INV" "w" d n".,' v"1 to TN" Ss
shot. There certainly WINS hard fe"iin's no
tween the two. HIr and and the man amt
nlrf Yes. sIr steve steve Wnrdour. n nah.
rrmnn by lrnh" ~ ten you all about IT,.
hlr. you see Whih"Wrh got u unhHbter -
huby " hrr nam" u mighty pretty Rlfl Ahe
u, too We'll, u" been u lhinkin' thn' this
MT ErnS,I'n' was " 'nmih thef" 100 ire
Ihehi of lntr-to the .Wnrdonrs' cottage. I
means ana ! know mn" ruby vet great
hior" ny MIN ~ short, Alr. Nh" loved him To
hiHtrhciion. on, .lis cruel In n man. q gen
iieInnm ''kr Mr. Ernnc,ln", to 'rine WIN mn
Innocent giri,. ,Whh'"V"r 'h.r" whs between
them, don't know. nIr,' "" man went IN
WIN y hwlit g,nnr" y, ~" direction 81 Fame,
nut ] kn"" 'i'" Hnhy Wnrhonr mas LETT
home. ANA nDbDdy seems 10 know where the