The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-11-14

have since ascertained. had my suspic
ions. ! rifed Amory's private desk il
order 10 secure further evidence for wha
| knew | would have to divulge, and
, have succeeded. As q desperate and
wronged man, have resOrted to dePperat
measures, but l cannot be more than
criminal, and am willing to suffer in or
der that Edwin Amory may be brought t
justice, and unmasked"
1t will be remembered by the reader tina
In the opening chapter Of our story, Ed
win Amory went from Paterson to New
York city to obtain a certain package o.
letters from a man whn had held them il
trust for him a long time-one MartiI
Gibbs, an old second hand dealer IN Grol
Lane, in New York city.
This it will be remembered he took tC
the river, and tying weight to It flung II
far out into the stream, believing that il
would sink. But the stone fell OFT and the
package of letters hoated down the rivei
and away out to sea When the tramp,
James Mayhem, in his despair attempted
suicide on the beach at Long Island, and
when he was rescued in the " aterby Robert
Parton, he clutched among the straw and
wood floating on the water at this package
retained it in his grasp, not knowing what
1t was, and he afterwards, when he was re
stored to consciousness placed 1t in his
pocket. This package contained letters
relating to the past life of Edwin Amory,
and WAS the first clue which the e1-tramp
had obtained to his true identity, being
the identical package Of letters which Ed
win Amory had attempted to sink in the
river in New York city, and which had
Aoated down to Long island, and had there
been found, rs has been related by James
Mayhem. This explains the entire allu-
sion to the affair by the ex-tramp.
be now proceeded to say
81 won't keep you waiting long to tell
my story. That man there" pointing to
Amory, lis really Gordon Carson and
Robert Parton is Robert Eversley!"
At the mention of these names, both
Robert Parton and Mr.. Tremayne started,
Edwin Amory sat with his face buried III
his hands, in tremor Of terror and abiect
humiliation
. Ten years ago, that man, Robert Par
ton, vas a resident of the Golden State
California, mere boy, and the only son Of
Captain Eyersley. MIR. Eversley was q
wealthy mine owner, and resided in Sacra-
mento City. He was a man of rare busi-
ness ability, of keen tact and generous inn
pulses. tie dealt very extensively in
stocks, and was considered a very wealthy
man. His wife had died some wears be-
fore he and his son Robert EversIey had
permanently been located In Sacramento
City, and at that time that man, Edwin
Amory, under his right name Of Gordon
Carson, vas the confidential clerk Of Mr..
Eversiey.
Such men as Gordon Carson are not
slow to improve opportunities that may re-
suit III their own benefit and Gordon Car
son did not fail 10 comprehend the entire
mlnutloel of his employers business affairs
Robert was then boy Of eleven
One day James Eversley invited his
clerk and confidential secretary, Gordon
Carson, to a consultation in his private Of
tce. Once there he proceeded TO unfold
story, which the clerk at once listened to
with curiosity and interest. Old Mr..
Eversley proceeded to state that his ventures
At the mines had proved most disastrous to
him pecuniarly, and that there was not left
To him one dollar, except n small bank ac-
count. All had been swept away. He
was going to the mines, but as the roads
were very dangerous, and the risks very
great he wished to impart trust to him.
He told him that his only source Of call
Was his young son Robert. He knew that
If on his Journey to the mines, he should
meet with any accident he would leave his
son IN condition Of almost entire poverty.
He wanted MIR. Carson to take a certain
package OF letters, which he hal ded to
him to an old friend Of his, a Mr.. Ire
mayne, who lived in Paterson in The State
of New Jersey. He was an old friend, he
was bound by ties Of personal respect, and
gratitude to him, and he would gladly re-
ceive and welcome his son. He told Car
son to 60 with his son, to give the letters
to Mr.. Tremayne, and then left him some
hve hundred dollars to pay the expenses Of
himself and friend to the east
1t proved as anticipated. The party
Of which he formed a member was attack
ed on its way to the mines, aud he was
killed in the atfray, and to cap the climax
the mines we're flooded, the stock depreci-
ated, and the house Of James Eversley
found itself the possessor of nearly hftv
thousand dollars worth of worthless stocks.
Its credit was not impaired for the loss
caused by the depreciation of the stock
which it held was only loss directly to
itself
Gordon Carson closed up the affairs of
the house at once. He followed out his
employers instructions, and then taking
with him the boy Robert Eversley, he
engaged berths Oh a steamer, ana was soon
on his way to New York city.
The boy was then but eleven or twelve
years old-a quiet lad Of very studious
disposition and habits, and not sufficiently
interested in his neT guardian to note any
popularity OF manner IN him. He was
grieved at the loss Of his father, and when
the steamer touched in New York, and
his companion took him to the Astor
House, leaving him thore as he said for q
little while, the boy did not question him.
de was in q measure in the dark as to
what his fathers intention in sending him
to the east was, but he knew that Gordon
Caason was the bearer of letters to some
old friend Of his fathers in the east.
The man had told him this, and when he
did not return the lad knew not what to
do.
Gordon Carson, that boy never saw
again for many . long year. A man who
pretended to be an old friend Of Carsons
came to the hotel, informed Robert that
his companion, Carson had been accident
ally drowned on pleasure trip on the bay,
paid his bill at the hotel, and giving him a
purse containing but q very few dollars,
told HIM that "a he was now alone In
the world, the west was the best place for
hun to seek a livelihood. The boy took
~e"sern train, worked in the west, and
nnally short time ago came east.
That nan who has pa.aed himself of
as Edwin Amery, but who Ia really Gordon
Carson, came 70 Mr.. Tremayne, Mr.
Eversleys old friend, "a told false story.
He referred to Mr. Everslsy's death, told
that young Robert had also died, and SO
won the ve~6aence of him that Mr. Ire
mayne made friend Of him at once. en-
tirely upon his representations Of friend
ship 70 Mr.. Eversley. To this day that
man, Gordon Carson has retained possess-
ion Of the old stock of Mr.. Everslav's oold.