The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-25


of the blanket, and throwing up his
arms, the man sprang up In a slttlhg
posture and gazed wildly around. FoI
a second the light of intelligence Deamea
over his eOuntenaDce, ana one wofo
escaped his lips, then he fell back I'D
profound stupor. The word he uttered
was, "lnnocen p
Tie man who had been rescued from
the gibbet lay upon the bed wrapped III
warm blankets, and as all now belleVed
that the stupOr would be succeeded ny
perfect convalescence, the giant turned
TO the cavalier and SAID:
$50 you've reconized him at last, new
youp ,
eyes, in that one CLEAN of intelligence
| recognized the features OF Mortimer
Glazen, for several years my faithful
valet in my travels through Europe"
"Ips rather lucky that your lordship
was driven here by the Storm" said the
giant, leaning back In the chair with an
air of satisfaction.
81 was called back to England by a
rumor which reached me, that my
younger brother, Richard, was about 10
seize upon my estates, and"
sThere lays the first vlctim," intel
rupted Waddy, pointing to the bed.
chow W exclaimed the Earl.
"About the time that your willain0us
brother took that highwayman sort o.
notion, you discharged Measter Morti-
mer and sent MIN AOme."
"Yes-he expressed a desire to see
his sister; and, as l expected SOON to
follow, gave hlm leave 70 return" said
the Earl.
"But you didn't give him no charac
ter."
mo what"
"No writln to tell that he be's 6
gen' Of good CHARACTER, and thai
you'd sent hum home cause he wanted
ITO c0me," said the giant, amDiguonsly
Il did not think he needed any" re-
piled the Earl, with some embarrass
| ment.
"rhe first thing your brother did,
| said Waddy, by the way OF explanation
''was to circulate report that you were
dead; then he tried to get Meas ter Nor
timer tO swear that he'd seen you die In
| France, without Will, and you hayin'
| no children he was the heir to the estate
| Measter Mortimer wouldn't do 1T, an
! was going to write to you about 1t, Whel
they seIz9d ON him and tried him f0
murderlR you. The poor fellow hadn'
| a scratch o. pen, nor nothiW but YOU
presents to prove his innocence, Whll'
| your vagabUnd brother brought up iortl
witnesses TO swear him black. He wa
convicted aud hung; but there's som
people as knows m0re'n the nuks."
Inc rustllng Of the bed-clothes at
tracteu their attention that way, ant
Mortimer GlaZen rose up and loOket
around, with the full beam OF conscious
ness IN his tace.
y
Oar space will not admit of detailed
account OF the explanations which fol
lowed, to enable the young man to un
derstand how he was still alive, and Il
the presence Of his old employer, th
earl. He stood, once more, in the old cot
with one nand grasped by the nobleman
and the otner around the waist Of hl
sister.
81 am yet weak, and almost bewi
dered at these strange eVents," he salG
"But, surely, it is u proof that PROV
dence will not desert The faithful an,
virtuous. Pray, tell me, Waddy, hoy
came you to think OF the possibility {
my rescue, and explain the means b
winch 1T was accomplished"
! "By hangman's hocus-p -pocus," sal
The giant, with quizzlcai smile. "pI
one o those straMs W ot the wind blow
keerlR about as much. l was born /
81. Giles, London, an never knew VIII
my parents were; don't know how
grew up, but IL WASN'T particularly hol
est, I'm aleared. Wnen was twenty
was engaged as hangman Tor H0lborr
OH account y my size; and there
learned some secrets which the beal
are too honest, nowadays, to learl
One was, that a man needn't be hange
when he had more money than VI
, officers. 1t was VERY easy to use Il
| big skeleton So that the sore
| wouldn't tech him. When got tired
| that business, l came TO the countr
t you and Miss Helen learnt me to be no
est, and went 10 work i'll the torge b
; below, for Jud's master. Wnen
) heard you was TO be hung, Jud and
5 worked O. nights, and made your armc
= L bought Oft the London JaiIer-an o
crony-to use iton you an that's all"
e IL owe you my lie, Waddy p said II
young man, gratefully.
f "P'raps you do" replied the gian
d "and owe you my honesty.
"But are you securely safe now
V asked Helen, anX!ously. "Uan they Il
arrest you againY
"No,' said the Earl. "Bv the laws
! w hSu 1nC puSo
. through the tortures of eXpiation, a.
S escapes by any miraculous means, he
l free. Besides, am L not here to pro
e his lnnocenoe?'
II de gave his nand to Mortimer.
"4Ou have passed through a territ
1t ordeal, my Irlend, but you snail be rio
s Iy rewarded. L shall soon bring ii
y usurping brother TO his just punisnme
IS and, once more ruler OF my own {
e mains, all shall receive my boun,
d Your giant friend, this boy, and yo
~ self shall have higher statlons-whl
N Tor your noble sister, she shall nave
K mate worthy her puPlty and beauty"
The fire flashed up in the CRATE,
ID each returned thanks to the earl, and
le storm lulled suddenly without, as if
give omens OF bright r9alizalit
le There was a vast d ference in the
VS. Jeliectull grade of those who gather
around the cottage hearthstone II
lie night; vet, who shall decide tne diff
ne ence between their moral wor
ne Strange mysteries sometimes prest
le inscrutable phenomena, whlcn can ol
I'd be unraYeled in the hereafter.
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