The Morning herald., 1877-01-12
CORD AND CRERSR.
CHAPTER Xxx.
FRANKS STORY.

FRANKS STORY.
er you left" said Frank, "all went
hsion. Potts lorded it with a higher
Ian ever, and my father was more
Ter infatuated, and seemed to feel
Vas necessary to justify his harsh
ward YOU by publicly exhibiting
[conf1ence in Potts. Like a tho
! vulgar and base nature, this man
ot be content with having the pow
bowed to exhibit that power to III.
me for years become one long
Ia hundred times would have turn.
! the scoundrel and taken vengeance
wrongs, but the tears Of my mother
he TO use self.control. You had
iven off; alone was left, and she
ID me by my love for her to stand
wished her to take her own little
and'go with me and Edith where
1t all live in seclusion together; but
would not do Tor fear of staining
d Brandon name.
grew worse and worse every year.
as a loathsome son Of his whom he
bring with him, and my father was
ID enough to treat the young devil
same civility which he showed to
/ one. Poor father !! he really be.
) he afterward told me, that these
e putting millions of money into
s, and that he would be the Beck
is generation.
a while another scoundrel, called
ppeared, who was simply the coun-
II Potts. OF this man something
kular was soon made known to me.
hay l was sirolling through the
when suddenly, as l passed through
which stood by a ti,h-pond, heard
nd saw the two men l hated most
earth standing near me. They
b naked. They had the audacity
hing in the tish-pond. Clark had
turned toward me, and saw on
the neck. three marks fiery red, as
hey had been made by a brand,
ing a pencil, Frank made three
looked at this with inten,e excite
have been in New South Wales"
Ink, "and perhaps know whether it
! not that these are brands on con-
true, and on convicts of the very
nd."
|ou know what they mean" !
tw
the worst are branded with a sin
SO you may imagine what triple
licates. But l will tell you the
OF each. The first is the Kings
on those who are totally ire
e and insuberdinale. The second
runaway, and is put on those
attempted to escape. The third
a murderous attack on the guards.
icy are not hung, they are branded
mark ; and those who are bran.
his way are condemned to hard
chains, for life"
Is about what l supposed" said
uietly, "only of course you are
Fticular. After seeing this | told
r. lie refused to believe me.
led to bring matters to a crisis, and
Potts, in my fathers spresence, with
pg with branded telon. Potts
urned upon me and appealed to
Fr's sense of justice. He accused
Eins SO far carried away by pre.iu-
ot to hesitate to invent a foul Sian
pit an honest man. He said that
buid be willing 10 be put to any
could not, however, ask hill to
lniself-it Was too outrageous, but
mply assert that my charge was
hther as usual believed every word
Inc 4 stern reprimand. Louis, in
ence of my Ilother and sister |
y father on that day. Poor man
soon fell. 1t was in 1916 that the
ne. | have not the heart to go in
now. l will tell you from time
pereaiter. 1t is enough to say that
fnny was lost. We had to leave
and took little cottage in the
bur friends and acquaintances stood
My fathers Oldest friends never
er him. Old LangheIti was dead.
knew nothing about this. l will
more Of him presently.
Pei Lionel Despard was dead. His
tenay, was ignorant OF all this, and
fy ia the North of England.
ks Thornton, and | can't account
FACTION. He married Langhet.l's
TOO, That is u mystery" Il
are all false, Frank"
looked up with something like a
not all; wait till you hear me
drew a long breath. eve got
e, and pott, had Us taken to the
be. There we all prayed for
J only my fathers prayer was
The rest of us lived on. /
leIy had my father been buried
It's came to take us away. He in
we should leave the country,
Pa to pay our way to America.