john3859
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was
talking with other men on the shore. Seeing the priest slowly coming
this
stranger approached to meet him.
You are connected with the mission here?" he inquired.
I--am.
Perhaps it is with you that Gaston Villere stopped?
The young man from New Orleans? Yes. I am Padre Ignazio.
Then you will save me a journey. I promised him to deliver these into
your own hands.
The stranger gave them to him.
A bag of gold-dust he explained yilai:
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dictation while he was dying. He lived scarcely an hour afterwards.
The stranger bowed his head at the stricken cry which his news
elicited from the priestwhoafter a few moments vain effort to speak
opened the letter and read:
MY DEAR FRIEND--It is through no man's fault but mine that I have
come to this. I have had plenty of luckand lately have been counting the
days until I should return home. But last night heavy news from New
Orleans reached meand I tore the pressed flower to pieces. Under the first
smart and humiliation of broken faith I was rendered desperateand picked
a needless quarrel. Thank Godit is I who have the punishment. My dear
friendas I lie hereleaving a world that no man ever lo
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