Laura Brayton — page 136: what you’re looking at

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he tin ei lg SI Ea 8 elie NV iN GE arte Acs fies is Oe TT Roe i ale)” eT \ | * i - veal > son 4 e v . “ LAURA BRAYTON. 127 try to get Laura Brayton out of my hands. What it is I will soon know, and I have taken precautions to arrest him for assuming a false character. He is even now putting on a garb. I expect, to play the part of a parson. I want him to die, not at once, but slowly and miserably, and she to be a witness of his suffering without the chance to aid him in the slightest way.” “Well, I reckon all that can be did.” “And he has made afriend in one of the lower class, a fireman—he, too, and all connected with him must learn that it were better to enter the cage of an untamed tiger than to cross my path to annoy me.” : “Well, boss, to shorten in everything, all you have to do is to point out what you want done, pay up as you have all the time, and you know it will be done. ButI don’t hear nothing about the man with the red scar to-day.” “We-will hear if he is not found before that cursed trial comes. up. For I know he is at the bottom of that,” said Sharp. “And now to arrange for to-night. Tshall fix the hour for the marriage of Laura Brayton and Jake Bartram at nine to- night. It will be dark now in a little while, but there will be plenty of time after that to arrange my plans. I will have a real magistrate, whom I know, and who will do anything for money, to act after the false person is carried off. But to be ready for all emergencies, I want you to have at least qa half-dozen fellows who will do what they are told to do at all hazards, no matter what occurs.” “Wiohting stock, eh?” “Yes, [care not how rough or how desperate, so they do what they are expected to do.” (E(@) Eomichoo cS