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The Record Newspaper 17 June 1899

Page 1

OUR

STORY.

Darkness

Through

"

THE

ALL

(tT ANT"

STEEL

SECTIONAL

CULTIVATOR

(By

in

Bitter, the

the

Sacred

Messenger

of

This

Heart.)

Machine

of

Implement

kind

its

the

on

Market.

the

Best

write

more He

perpetually

pondering he

some

The fact to ascertain and

ants, their

want

be

to

even

before.

was

was

no

brooding.

us,

that he had taken no steps of his assail the identity to have for them punished

to them appeared signi had gone abroad report two men he recognised of the that who and yet Jim had beaten him were still Marston McGuire and " Dan's Black gang of working in miners, and he had given no evidence

assault,

The

ficant.

.

.)

BEST

he

that

moody than

dark design, for observant of their delinquen longer for hours at a time but remained cies, in solitary, from them absorbed away

& SEEDER

PROVE

CAN

be the

to

You ( Continued

and

on

to

WE

P.

men

sullen

seemed

Dawn.

John

by his

;

doctor amine

woman

stawart to his

arrived

hour

an

ous

cuts

and

and

two

of his

sustained

numer-

his

bruises, were ribs

that

he

TIMBER

was

hurt,

his

keep

for

room

CO.,

Head

was

Office

several

CEDAR,

MERCHANTS,

JOINERY

WORKS.

LORD

:

Branches:

DOOR

IRON

&

BALTIC

KAURI,

and

KALGOORLIE.

DEALS,

FLOORING,

GALVANISED

SASHES, MATCHBOARD, MOULDINGS, SKIRTINGS,

ARCHITRAVES,

IN

etc.

etc.,

a

was

so

the

men

' has come over Black "What Dan?'" asked each other. they " com he received Has the thrashing broken his spirit ?" pletely,

peeped into taskmaster, the error, of "

Dan

was

ideas

The

so he had long enter vengeance definite tained had at last assumed an shape, and he was only awaiting

of

SIZES

ALL

animosity

Forgiveness to his character that foreign were lost in wonder.

to

opportunity

Timber

Building

SHELVING,

IRON

the slightest

have If they could but of their the dark mind have realised they would " this for Black notion, merely biding his time.

PERTH.

STREET,

NTLE

FREMA

"

of entertaining them. towards

&

WOOD,

STEAM

so

obliged to weeks. as This was it unfortunate, gave him the base abundant time to brood over he at the had received treatment hands men. more he of his The of the affair, the stronger thought his desire for The grew revenge." in his nature assumed evil complete over all his faculties, and he mastery in planning schemes spent his time of vengeance. seriously

l'KKTH.

LIMITED,

arm

right fractured.

Dan"

ST KELT,

COOMBE,

ex

discovered

"Black

Indeed

to

later,

was

it

WILLIAM

call

obliged to neighbours carry and when the room,

his injuries besides havine-

that,

to

was

128

& Co.,

.

distracted in two her son

PURSER

.

RICHD.

he managed to How reach home knew. Never that he never night reach it he did, to fall faint theless, of his mother. feet The ing at the

them

put

into

execu

tion.

Specialty.

;

One COUNTRY

ORDERS

PROMPTLY

'

Telephone

McGuire and Tom Marsan he felt especial work hatred had given them at a time when in the Avondale they were out of employment and were want. from actual For suffering to him was an maltreat these men act blackest for of the ingratitude retribution no could be which fitting "Black Dan" found. Whenever an evil conduct, pondered on their his and his scowl darkened brow;

ATTENDED

TO.

Perth.

280,

particular, for he

W.

;

his in

,had

was

she passed many God- on beseeching

in

half,

and

Blessed to the particular

offering

Virgin latter

novenas

up

and,

Saint

,

as

especially,

:6'f;'. patroness over the sins

Helena JUNE HANDICAP, 5,000 at 5, run 17tli 1899. Vale, June, at Henela CORONATION 5,000 at 5, rnn Vale, June 28th,1899. HANDICAP, GRAND NATIONAL at V.R.C. 10,000 5, run HURDLES, July 8th. Flemington, NATIONAL at run 15th. V.R.C. GRAND STEEPLE, 5,000 5, Flemington, July COOLGARDIE CUP, 10,000 at 5, riin Coolgardie, August. run KALGOORLIE at CUP, 10,000 5, Kalgoorlie. August. MENZIES CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Menzies, August. GREAT METROPOLITAN at 25,000 STAKES, 5, run Randwick, September. CAULFIELD October. CUP, 25,000 at 5, run Caulfield, MELBOURNE CUP, 5,000 at 5, run 7tli November. Flemington, CANNING CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Canning, Boxing Day, December 26th, 1899. ANNIVERSARY at 5, run 25,000 HANDICAP, January 26th, 1900. PERTH at CUP, 50,000 at 5, run Perth, January 1st; 1900.

Bank

Reference,

of New

South

was

Monica;

Wales.

nearer to the As he drew alley's in anticipa mouth his soul revelled tionof the vengeance he was about demon to reap. An evil walked at

side,

ree

for

Sight-Testing Spectacles.

CLARKE

&

OPTICIANS

AND

and

all

human

calculations, sin.

God

his plunge at that Yet,

soul

for

his.

working

was

to hur

was

very

salvation.

SPECTACLEMAKERS,

he turned into the by-way In the dark with a man. ness the neither could recognise sudden contact with other but this " a human in Black being produced Dan the effect of an electric shock. He started sense back with a peculiar of fear, of the and in the nervousness withdrew his hand moment, right from his pocket and let the revolverto fall the ground. clattering as

Just

Perth;

Arcade,

8 Royal

he to

precipitately

moment,

a

wicked flame. According

into

damning

to

thoughts, passions of

the

starting nature

into

KNAPP,

of

his

rying

mind

his evil

prompting

succession

quick

solitary his be to the

mothers

he

frequented nightly, they in the direction of the dark hurrying and lonely by-way to conceal himself and its shadows await their among coming.

his

eternal

being'

:

,

to

peril result of

soul's

woe,

hours

rowing

his

LIST

'

was

a

the

on

depended

PRIZE

Realising

through

crisis,

spiritual

which weal or

aside.

cast

passing

after sup immediately a dark per, and bent his steps toward on and narrow flanked each lane, side by the coal-blackened cottages of the miners. His cap was pulled of down over his eyes, and the collar was his miner's turned up jacket ears. about his His left hand was was while his right thrust clenched, coat into his the grasping pocket, handle of a revolver. Knowing that McGuire, Jim Marston and his friend, the lane would have to pass through to in order reach the tavern which

he

the

collided

.

.

ous

he he

he

home

,

.

:

con

unremitting nor she did his conifort, bodily remedies neglect to suggest spiritual and perverted mind. for his diseased her But, accepted though her son attentions with affectionate loving he her gratitute, repelled harshly she attempted to lead his whenever re back to the God and thoughts ligion that

Perth.

Barrack-st.,

after

.

'

patient her ministrations

CHARLES).

J.

MONSTER,

.

valescence,',

107

suggest

his mother

TATTERSALL'S (G/o

A demon

eyes gleamed' dangerously. of his took possession soul, of murder. ing thoughts of the period During

A.

.

in

his

left

Towards

ton

a about week evening, to work in the colliery,

return

his

;

sor

"

of

wayward

DRAKE

sons.

God heard her. prayers and wise./and answered them in- His own wil., inscrutable way, prqnfclyM.,apV'7 ,'pear.

and

Ironmongers

BTIIBB

Importers,

S

Bay

351

,

Perth.

Street,

'

That

&

BUILDERS'

GENERAL

IRONMONGERY,

BRASS

GALVANISED

TUBES

&

FITTINGS

PLUMBERS

.

&

REQUISITES,

'

ROLLED

STEEL

GIRDERS

(All

&

FITTINGS,

"Pardon Sizes),

"

Dan Black re-; covered from "hifeinjue3,anj|ret;ura)'" It wis observed to work in the mine1.

grave

"

National Library of Australia

Agents

for

Merryw'eather

John &

Danks Sons',

& London.

Son, Fire

Ltd., Brigade

Melbourne

;

Appliances.

Alston's ,

Windmill.

Telephone

358.

kindly

me,

sir

voice,

knocked something me to pick it Allow

aexclaimed believed I from your hand.

!"

"

up

I

for

you."

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