The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04

is Lew? | can just remember ha,
ne used To white boats for me whel
| was u little hoy. remember ,h
morning he ran off. and how afie
that vou always wanted To mosl
West. Poor Lew. Where has h,
gone:"
His mother opened the door Of tn,
little bedroom and he'd out the bro, h.
| er.
What Burchard:" cried Morton
"Wha, does this mean: Are YOU
Lewis Goodwin
II am.'
That's why YOU gave me back m,
horse and gun when YOU found on,
who | was. That's how YOU saved
me that day at Brewers Hole And
that's why YOU warned me at Salt
Fork, and sent me that other warning
Well, Lewis. would he glad to see
you, anyhow, but ought TO be not
only glad rs brother, but glad that
] can thank YOU for saving my life. :
but I've been q worse man than
YOU think. Mort
"What of that? God forgives,and
am sure that it is no, for such a sin
ner AS am to condemn YOU. Ii YOU
knew what desperate thoughts have
tempted me in the last week YOU
would know how much ! am vonr
brother
.lus, hero Bady knocked at the
dor and pushed it open, with u
"llowdv. Misses Goodwin Howdy,
MIR. Goodwin !: and, Morton, how'd,
do::"
"TIis is my brother Lewis, Mr..
Brady. We thought he was dead =
"Hcigh-ho. The prodigal's come
back again, eh: Mrs. Goodwin. con-
gra'ila'e ye.
And then Mrs Brady was introduce
ed to Lewis. Patty, who stood be-
hlnl, came forward, and Merton SAID:
Miss l.umsden, my brother Lewis. "
"lou needn't Introduce her." sid
Lewis. "Shc knows me already. IL
it hadn't been tor her | might have
been dead, and in pcrdition, sup
pose.
"Whv. how's thar" asked Morton.
bawiderea
..~ha nursrd IN" in sickness. and
read the parable Of the Prodigal Son.
and told me thar il was my mothers
favuri:e chapter"
$50 it is, = said rsGoodwin: "l've
read il every day for years. But how
did you know that, Patty
"Why" said Lewis. "she said that
one woman knew how another woman
iicl;. Bat You don't know how good
Miss Lums,icn is. She did not know
me as Lewis Goodwin or Burchari,
bat in qli;c different character. |
suppose I'd as wei make clean
breast of it, Mot, at once. Then
,hcrrll be no surprise, a.tcrward.-
And il YOU hate tne when YOU know
ii all ! cart hello H." With that he
s,epicd INTO the bedroom and came
lUth WIN ioilo itdI'i anu "oil-Snii
ap.
"Wha .P,nlev?:' sad Morton. with
hor ot.
The pinacy,hat you told that big
preacher To krck down. and then
hunted all over The country TO find.
Seeing Norton panied expression
al lh,s discovery of his brothers bad
character. Patty added, adroitly:-
"lhc i nhey that saved your life,
Moron
Moron got up and stood before hi,
brother. Give mc your hand again.
Lewis. am SO glad you came home
al last. God bless you."
Lewis sat down and rested his head
II his hands. II have been very
wicked man, Morton, bu, ! never
committed murder. am guilty OF
complicity. ! got tangled in the nei
Of Micajah llarp's band. ] helped
them because they had "A hold on me.
and | was too weak to risk the conse-
quences OF breaking with them. That
completely has spoiled all my life
But the crimes they laid on Pinkev
were mostly committed by Others
P,nkcv was IA sort of ghost al whose
door all sins were laid. =
Il must hurry home," said Patty,
II only stepped to shake hands, and
she rose to 90.
Miss l.urnsden, said Lewis, ''you
wanted me to destroy these lies. You
shal! have them to do what YOU like
with WISH you could take my sins
too.
Patty put the disguises into the fire.
.'Ouly God can take your sins, she
said
Even he cant make me forget
ihcnl," said Lewis, Will, bitterness.
Patty went home in anxiety. Lew
is Goodwin seemed 10 have forgotten
the resolution he had made as Piullcy
to save Morton from Ann Eliza.
Bat Patty went home bravely and
1T though ; Of pr, sent duty crowd
out ilpugh's Of possible happiness.
Size bore ,.e peculiar pa'elnal greet
j, Is OF her father; she installed her
st,t "A, once, and beoan, like "A good
genius. to evolve order out of chaos.
BY the time evening arrived the place
had come to know its mistress again.
Tn he Ia,y;,,,y.8l