The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-08-07


Ing restraint between Mr.. Henry and
my lady, q great Joy 10 me.
This action nesu,ted In the masters
return 10 IN, great curse to the
household; for In all matters Of con.
tention, though Mr.. Henry might be
right. the master had tho trick Of set-
ting him In the wrong. He still de-
minded money, and. To satisfy him.
the entnil was broken and n great
piece of land sold: and ali the while
he ceased not to lay siege to the henrt
Of Mrs. Henry, carrying II on no dcftiy
that scarce knew II she Was aware
OF II herself. she whom I doubt not
still loved him.
This brings me to the night when
he laid the most unhcnrnble of Insults
On Mr. Henry. II never know won.
nn," said the master, "who did not
prefer me. nor--l thinkWhn did not
continu, 10 prefer me 10 YOU Al
which Mr. Henry coldly struck him on
The mouth.
~ blow :" crled the mnsicr ~ VIII
sot take blow from G0d Almighty
must have blood COR this"
They fought beyond the shruhhory
bringing the candles fnr them. From
the first MI. Henry showed himself
the stronger. which so surprised and
confused the master that he tried fonl
play. but got onlss The length OF Mr.
Hcnry's sword through the body. He
fell. apparently lifclcss.
Mr.. Henry shook with sobs. ! led
him into tile house, and told the old
lord aud my Indy but going back to
bring in the body found u gone. a
good radiance, thought. whether dead
ar gliyc. hut the flights work threw
Mr, Henry Into n fever and his mind
WAS never ngilln the saine clear mind
as Of old.
The old lord died. and TO my Indy
and Mr. Henry. now my lord. was born
boy. and To that hoy my lord became
a slave. which had not been so with
his first child. Katherine. He would
pass by his wife M though she were q
dog before the hearth 20 come Mt the
UVls NltHout UVuUt tltN MuN tt'
nhture of judgment on my lady. she
who had been so cold 80 mnny years
10 every mark 81 his tenderness: hut
10 me II wns monstrous. and ! wns en-
boldened much M I loved him, to say
so; but my saying so only served 10
send my lord sick to he'd and TO earn
for me from my lord the word that ]
was no better than an old maid.
This brings me 10 that morning In
April 170f, that the master returned
10 IN again. this time with an Indian
servant. With his return my lord and
lady. I urging them on. took ship for
New York. where my lady had prop.
erty through her father. T'hN voyage
80 I thought. VIII at one stroke rid
them Of the master aud weave then
closer together.
Twenty days II fook the master tc
learn where they had gone; where
upon he also sailed for New York. and
l on the sam. ship. praying that she
would 40 down. even with myself
with her. II II would but take
the muster also. ] looked forward
with woe TO the day ne should set foot
In New York hut our ship was slow
sailer. and other ships which sailed
later arrived before us: NO IL hap
pened that my lord had word Of the
masters coming and prepared for him.
There was suspicion of more tbsr O.re
murder. II seems. to the rs.slcr's hand
during the earlier stay be made In
America. aud ~ now he found II bet
ter business o. leny. New York DnG
hunt In the wilderness for that trchs
ure which he had buried 80 many
years before.
Al iliis time an the cvll the master
had done seemed borne In Hood upou
my lords brain. lie became moody
and took to drink. There has been
talk that he conniySd with the crew
which the master had hired for his cx-
pediiion. brlblng the leaders 10 make
way with his brother. Therc III no
masters Indian servant 10 ahve his
life. nv he said. did bury him alive.
with the intent 10 rcsurrcct and re-
store him later by the agency of some
secret oriental trick.
My lord aud a party. I being Of II.
followed the master. and II was when
the East Indian VAS lifting his body
from the grave that we came upon
thom. thought for a moment that
the cyelids fiuttered. Others say that
the lips strove to speak. that his teeth
showed through his beard, which may
have been, for l was busy elsewhere.
for at the FIRST disclosure Of the dead
mans eyes, my lord had fallen Ia the
ground. When | raised him he was a
corpse.
l buried him there; my lady MID
an equal stone TO each; and there
where ,hey died, side by side, they lie
10 this day.
Copyright. 1919 by Post Publishing Co..
The Boston Post)
Water Telescope Finds Missing Body.