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Show C0L0NCL mmRmfWW AUTMOH'b NOTE. Th mtpnal f.ir.tt tr thu (orf ol circuwtrtftit fvdte ( are rtr,iwn from tn at.tu.il re I 8 of numit and Ice' color being S made a to retrove them from f 0 Iht eiamfit.ition of ley, re i A ports to that cf f'tt on. All the r Q ttaential pomta of evidence, C X however, art retained fi , 1J IIK fiiir Hkin i lull hml n- I ry .fill II lur wna In hla in . ii-lolinil '"V i V '''"" "'"w- ' ('i' l "" llllll Winn tin milt Inn Iniallii-aa wila III! lahi-d Hit- i hHlruiHU ritM' lind anld W'n How will heir fr.nii Jn.i;i-Hloakia Jn.i;i-Hloakia who wn IiukI Inia n alory rcla llvn lu rlrciiiiniliinlllil i-vl-li mi- .lu.li;. Hiimki-a ' -ludgn HI. nik. a. a liui-i- mini of dig nlfli-il pri-ai-nn-. wlioni- nllvi-r In, I r aloni- biMiki- hla ;.i )c.iih man inn I bi-giin My alory la of II,,. ,,,iil,li., ,!, In Mlaauurl fiillnwliig ll.li I he , IHI war. when raciinmii rnninr nilll run high ami Ihn rumiui rur im.l the nm iunr.-. live,) tiiK.-lh.-r I tr, amliy but with ,.. rel a.i,lcl,,n I had Jtini hung up my ahlnul" In u llllln town lu the aoinhern purl of the atiiti-'whlcli hml h.-en I he hot l,.d of fiicllunill wiirf.nn, tiuw cnptiln-il by l.)iui, now held ,y file... mid m l.-llleiy pr-V-, I lp,, ,y ,,. rVng lunula nf Irriviihita uf ilihi-r hln Among the lunal m.l. .1 le.nlei uf llu-ai-Inller wna Cul lliu Knriur. A lining i the nuilhi-rii tupiillili-ra In- wn I cluaaeil with nun. 'II und Ihn Youn gi-ra. hut when I In- atrui:i'.li wua over hn anilleil down ipih-tly In Hu lltllu town of Chiller, mid lila lull f.nlii. hla tliiwliig muiialuclicH. hla i-iiuiiili:ti hut mid lung runt hem hi in n III rualumn did ninny another wurrlor of Ihn hml ruuan. "I'nl. Karrar'a hnua-hulil i-uiialali-d nf hut nnn duimliinr, 17 ynnra nf ugn. nnil of Hint rnni iyp of lienuly which an otli-n rrupa out In an ailvunluroua I mid wm y k-i alutk. - llat..juiuu- w I T.llrnill kiiT a, Kin h.na I ho lu uii of i-vnry yi g man la a flnmo. I my- an If fell at thai II rut gliince. and aa I hHik back down Ih lung atrotch uf yaara I can ana tha hlurk hulr. th may Hpa and Ihn Itiialilug i-vi-a nf l.u rlln Knrrur a 1 watched her In allent adurutlon In Ihn iiiti-tlng liotian, uimn Ihn atri-,-1 or living nlung un lu-r auiy which ai-i-meil a full of llfn and aplrlia aa lla fulr rider. "Ii wu allent ailuiullnn iiihiii Ihn purt nf ua all. fur never a glnucn ill.) tin- f.ilr I. in lie huvo fur any uf ua Hut when .Mulvln 1.1-aaurn riiuiu tn ('healer II waa illAVri nt. Houu-ililug In lu-r wumaii'a lii-urt inuat lime ilinv.ii lu-r luwnnl him. fur ull thu In-dlfferi-ncu and ull Ihn acurn wniu gun and lln-y gnvu thi-manlvt-a up wlllluul) In a Inv ihul ipilckly run t tic uninul fioiu puaHlng liiturnat tu pua alotiiitu ilevoiloii. "Thn very iiu-tilton of a autlor fur hla tl.iiighter'a hiitut wua aiilllcli-ul in iii-uil tol. Kitirar lulu n i-agn tnrrlhln tn witneaa. Iln iiotnil ihn growing lullllliicy of l.uclln and Lnaaurn with leuloua utiger. Ilul tin t-uiilil nut watch her alwnia. and many a llmr- when In waa awitv Inoktng alter Ihn liitntnata of hla cxteiiftlvn planl.itloii Hour thn (own we lena rorliituiln ynlltha Haw I.eaKiirn atuttlng un lung wnlka with l hi' l.ill l.uclln Melvlll l.uaautu Itillerllril all 111 iliey InipulaUelieaa of a long lint, uf l-'ieiuh uiicealry ainl wua nnl tho .mull In luonk long Ihla iimcrtuln euti-uiu of hla loi'iiiiiklug Iln hml n hlg . Iulil.lt Ion anveiiil mllea frutll rheati-r ainl hml moved mtu luwu fur Hi.' nocllll lliltutltlluea th.lt looked i.it-n lo ua then. II- wua utnply nhln to aupport riiitrltnoiiy lu il atvln ,-iiunl n Ihn lu-Kl In Ihn conilllliully. lie vua huinU-Miic. atuilliiua und comtly ii hla mmineta ami aeeuicil lu he IlKlhli' ri .Mil illiv point uf view Thn local Miiiliimi' lirumly i-nuhl find nu . iik,. n why Melvln l.t'aauin and l.uclln l unar wci mil a noTfoclly niuichi'd -niipU Hut Ihn ruck on which Ih.-lr happl-iei-a aeelued ilcatlneil lo lil'euk wua hul of factional rancor I'ol. Knriur .ua of Hit- Houili unteconHtrui'ti'il mid ililecoualruclutiln. t!iiHillld l.eaautn, Melvlua father, ha. I cnat hla lol with In- north, and hml dleil at hla own !....m iiv defemlluK hla properly ualiial the utlemlea nf lila mloptcil l.llt ' .Melvln l.eaauru wna nn inntch for ..I Jllll lu I, i a All ur hi, I. tel. bill hn licnttuii'd not to go lo him with hta .-.ill. and the alonn he provoked I glvn von na II wua Inter recuatiui-ti'd iIiioiikIi thn acutchltiga (if Ih law. "Never, ,y lliu Almighty, nvver!' ioutl',1 lll.l colonel. Ilefoli) wolllll acn my duuKtuer murrled lo onu of thn itccitiand UHNUHMlua of my couiuiy I wniild aluy her with my own h.in,la. lint out of luy alKlit anil unvcr duro lo ratao your nyna tu a ilaiiKhler of 111,, r'arrara.' 'Melvln l.i,ire at.Hla h while fucn. rleliche,) h.lll.l mi, Jtle.l Ic'tll while l.uclln threw lur I at her I falher'a feel und wiH-it, hegi (l nnd Impliireil him In (l ine ihn hiirali a, nl, 'in e Ilul i.-f i ,al fu-r rtnli'ly fruiu lit in Willi to,,-, and. Iiiriilng tu l.eaauru w.'h ajniir In lila ne, ant, I : ' "Vim dog! Vn1: ".m ii dnuitln tnr yuu! why, I allot to fnllmr down In rold hlonU Imx iiii ImllfTered Willi inn , llll, nil). laj to, think I'll ilu Inaa fur y nl (ur Qyln tu rub tun of my duughler?' '8u II wna you whtir.J my rather.' reluriH'J l.naandr'f Maw .. wnrain trir qui, I or wl.trh lay h l, nan fixe. In, aa of a aiern, unlaxiillug reaolve. 'Then. t'ul. lunar, I 1101 ynu thut 1 will huvo yuur dii,n.'hti-r'nlid I will avnngn mv father At y.aj mine till ileulh. l.uclln'" 1 "'I am youra till deiilli.' ill, I tha girl aa ah went ovnr and placrd hnr arm pi'oiully nhout hla nek. "Very lltt la wua urn of In-aaura In town afinr Hint and II wal whla-pered whla-pered Hint hn wua aiming out on lila r.iiin nnd keeping mil uf lla- Irnto rolonera way. "AImiiii two week, afiiv hit iinatic-rnaaful iinatic-rnaaful Iniervli w with Karrar, which wna nnl-,, I uhioiul aa audi lliluga am lu a anuill loan, l.uclln KarrAr dlanppeureil. nii.l Ihn I, in (ii. -a ut'gan to wag III urncat. V hn for 1 wrn'k ahn had nol turned up tlu- inana people, peo-ple, who hud llltln h.ve for Ktrrgr At heat, wnrn ready lo hellr-vc anything. Ilia Ihreiit u.ialiial hla daughtnr waa known nii.l Ihn hohler oma did nut healtnln tn whlaper Hint hn hud put j It lulu i-xecutliiii. Then- hlnia look , form hy ilegreea mid at laal a witneaa intiiu furward who t 1 .1 nf piaalm th roloiii'l a liouae. ai. inited on thn edga of town. Into .u tiltht. nnd of hearing Inw innmia nn.l t'lii.liiii:i. "At laat hu-,i, i,.i, to,, .h frre runt Hint Ihe him irr li,.ai.-d an In-leaili-nilng p.utv r,, .iira IU away mid llu-y li.nl I run ul th liruiii- Ik,. a "Thn aeiirch I, , t0 nvu m tho aide uf the hill, on,.' uaed na A M'llur hut lolllt allli-e a',.l:,,i. ThlTO Ihey found i, iti plena ,,f drfa. A bloody lunch,-! ami ,. itlll(i,.d lock a of I, lack halt .It, ,i. h, , ,,, bl.Kid. The ilteaa nn, I th.. ,.,r ,nrc mially lllelllllle.l ua l,,.,,i, .!.. , ,.n Kur- rnr. Ihn hatchet , ,, Olo,,riy of thn colonel "Wi h.nt.. iMii, ,) cr,n hla kueea ltet. .l ami l, i,r. fulnlnd. II ho dm ,i. -bllt ,aned mid .tied Ilk i. i, i ,lrg th trlnl Dial oIIoh,, he a-.... altinnud nd uhllv i,, i . al gl)n on. I will inltiilt i Ii.-r ih curia of In day wuiild he li'.i'l. to ,p.-,-pt ao lua,le,ualn ll mi ,,n ,,,,,., , our 1,1, in, I waa It, it in tl ilmaa And It accina In me , ,.,.t,.,i mort, ti,ttn wn ,l now Sen ice ,,,a had on I.a-aurn I.a-aurn nlnl hn ti silMe.l !,, (, f ,),n ,liartel and ihe Hue ii ,K11, filial , eM.lclicn l,tnl Hie ,,,, ,,.,, fH,rp to ,l, ll Ihey f.niu.l II., ,- v,.r,., . llMy lllld IKe.l ll,,,.,, tl;,- ,,,,., ,.m,y. "Aa ihe dav , v,-, it,,,,, .,pirouill nd I'ol. I'.lt i.ir c.i, mi, i, , ,,,,. ! "f all t total l,; tiM',!ty, llllt j whetl Ihe a'l- ll.f ,ain.' , r,,uJ t, I 'li-aili w.in.mt I ,,., thi rllMutl hla ham I lo In aveti. r u,; I " 'llcfore lu v mnkei l.,sr ,hat I am utitltl, ., .,( ,, chtM', ,,.ulh.. 1 "They led hi , tin. .u(j,,d and ton thn way he pacl pKaur,, , wlm waa a'chiii,: tl ,- ,.,.,, Mkb a hlrd (iiacmated hy a Mi.ik. Far-I Far-I 1.11' liniuealcl the alie ltl t0 (tl,Ui UJ ,,a. t.n , , i i ,i .la n -H vxlotnllliK hla Itald to l.caaur fl rlulmi',1: 'Young man. I huvn wronged yuu and I hnvt no wlah to leuvn thla nurili with ihn III will of any num. I aak yuur furulveneaa fur atandlng lintw-uen ynu und tuv amr child and fur Ihn di'itth uf your father which I believed In ho lii ihn Ilu of duty toward to-ward my country. "1.1-aaurn tri-uihli-,1 violently but did not reply or ruliM- lila nvea. Tint tiinrch lo Ihn aca'rTohl rntiiliiunil. A deputy waa fmceil to anptMirt thn lot-Inrlng lot-Inrlng form of Knrrur while Hm ahnrlff ndjuaii-d thu hla, k cup Then Hi ahi-rlir aten.M',1 hack and all waa In reuillneaa for thn fatal word when l.eaaiim aprang forward and cried In an iigoiilnd voice: " Slop! I nloiiu nm guilty I ulntir'' "The offlcnra uf thn law called him fnrwatd nnd ilouutiulcl an evplnuuHon. Iln dnclamd Hint l.u, lie wua ilul ili-ud but Hint thny bad run off und been married nnd lila wlfu waa then living In ciiicciil incut In SI. Uiula, for fear nf th wrutli uf lu-r father and until ha could aellln up hla uffalra and Join her. Ilul ho had nut divulged to EL- her a plan which had foriued In lila irnln' lu mvengn hltuielf uKin lu-r father Imth fur hla liiatiltliig wot, la mid fur thn death uf hla own parent Ilu hud cut off a iNirtlnn uf lu-r hair while aim alept and dipped It In th I, loo, I uf a Innih. Ilu had alao aprlnk led hliHul over pli-rna of her drcaa. I Th hatehnt wna i-aally irnrured. Tlu-an h hnd plnci-d In Ih envu dur lug nnn of Col. Kurtnr'a nutiinroua ah-aeneea ah-aeneea fruiu thn h,Hite and thr-rn alao hn hud lilinaulf eniltled thn tuonna which hnd linen beard, lift would have carried hla hnlllah pint through ! lo th end bill that Hie colotiel a plea j fur furglvem-a nt the gallowa un' nerved hlui. "1 lila confeaalon wna ntnde pnrlly at the place of ex, cull, -n nnd partly afinrwurd In Hm Jail. Aa anon na 11 liecamn clear that Lnaauru had nn hip Mirtunt ataieiueiit tu iitnke Iho abcrltf turned lo thu colonel lo take the Irr lantn of death from hla bead. Far rar, uniiliHi-rved by all who were In tent iiHin Hm worda of 1,,-aauru, bn4 Hunk Into a alttlug poaturp. Tho an. tiff atepped up tu la t ita and ralaed tl e black cai. lie waa (lend. "I.eaaitre waa Immediately placed under nrreat. He blew hla hi ulna out In Ida cell thai night with A piatol prociiied, nu unn knew Imw. I.tii'll went mud un hearing uf the tragedy, and waa cuntlned aumo time In "Jf aayluin. She reciivnim) mid nmled hV-i daya In A convent. "Thut. geiiileiuen, la my alnry." . There wna n atlrrlng of chalra and j a gcm-rii! lighting of pip, a which lia,l I n ulluweil to gn nut It, the nipt I nileiiilnn thai prevailed while Judge J Sionkca wua apeukltu:, w hi n Judgr ' I i rower nnian ami aald: "I believe, voice ihe aeiil I itienl a of the cluli In extending Htaiika In Jtnlgo Stoakea." lL'.p light, r.-o. I.y J,.,,,,:, ,1, ),.,. i |