Daily Republican., 1881-08-19

cOuletfe wants nnSDdnu, ltb ner SHel
elsewhere than in the family of tn
Van Dams. She is unworty to ente
it,"
Marian recovered as these word
were uttered, and seeing Howard eav,
the room, knew at once that her chan.
ces in that direction were hopeless.
| ''lf you will call assistance, Miss Du
val, will take nv leave" said Robert
81 wish to Sc. your father properly pro-
vided for, but after that must depart
forever"
"Oh, Robert, you, too, are
not false . say you forgive him -
81 cannot remain here after the insult
have received" said Robert calmly,
'and cannot al,v myself with any one
who claims kinship with such brute,
If | ever said aught which can be CON
strued into protestations OF love, cou-
slider it as unsaid,"
The poor girl buried her face in her
hand and wept
Som one entered, and the OLD. man
showing signs of RECOVERY, Robert left
the house never to enter it again.
Old Duval was sick Tor week, and
was as savage rs q man well could
he, whicL greatly intertured with hisre-
covery.
He threatened to prosecute Howard
Van Dam for assault, but reco!lecting
that by 80 doing he would be laying
himself open to an action on the same
ground, Drought by Robert, heconclud-
ed that 1t was best to say nothing about
it,
Neither Of the brothers came near the
house after that, and soon an incident
occurred which threw the whole neigh
bornoOd into an intense excitement.
THIS was no less thar the finding, one
morning, of the dead body of Robert
Van Dam in the woods, with every IN
dication that he had teen fouly mur-
dered
Then the old man came forward and
said that he had heard the brothers
qUarrclling the night before, and that
Howard had threatened to kill Robert.
Later in the evening he had seen a
man ans wering to the description of
Howard, emerging from the wood with
a gun in his hand still smoking
He accused the young man the next
day of having shot his brother, and
Howard was arrested.
There was Lo evidence bu. that of the
Old man, aud this was purely cream
$ antial.
The body had been quickly buried,
aud but few saw it, those VINO did, how
ever, swearing positively that it was
that o, Robert Van Dam.
Howard was placed upon trial, and
the old man swore so clearly that he
bad heard Howard threaten to kill
Robert, and had afterwards seen him
come from the very woods where the
latter's body was found, that the jury
were almost prepared to convict him in
their seats.
! had become interested in the case
and had prepared a surprise for all con-
crrned, and will now proceed to relate
how it happened.
The prisoner had been sitting all this
time with his head bowed not once
looking up, as if overcome with grief.
"rhe two brothers were very much
ney for the defense.
yes thty were Twins.
"Scarceiy to be told apart "''
eff they had both shaved close you
could scarcely tell them one from the
other"
"Robert had a scar across his face,
made by blow from Il whip, had he
MOI ?"
The old man turned scarlet while the
witness answered in the at1rmati"e
HAS any one described such scar as
ulon the face of the dead
body? 2"
The testimony was read no one had
it,
"nld y see the body ."
eyes"
"Dd you see the scar o"
81 don't remember---I think perhaps
very likely | did" stammered the
witness, the old man looking him in the
face.
ANSWER me, yes or no."
81 think did"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"You know the body was that of Rob
ert Van Dam -
eyes"
"You wcull swear to it?"
eyes"
"Will you please look at the prisoners
face "a moment "'
The prisoner here raised his head,
and the witness ouked at him.
There was an Immediate sensation.
Across the prisoners face was a vivid
scarlet MARY, ~ if it had been branded
with a hot iron.
"Robert Van Dam himself!' broke
FROM every throat.
"fou say vou are positive the body
wal that of Robert Van Dam %
II thought So
"You said you knew it was. Who is
This man >"
"He looks like Robert"
:" '"prisoner Ar the bar, what is your
'lAme ?" asked the Judge.
Howard Van Dam"
"lJu see, your h nor" said the at
1orney, "the witness cannot tell one
from the other.
If the prisoner were Howard, he GER
tainly looked like Robert, for he waS
clean sbaTcn and the very image of the
man said to have been murdered.
81 have one more witness continued
the lawyer. "Snow him in"
A door WAS opened and man enter
ID and stood in fr mt of the prisoner.
Howard Van Dam - muttered every
)ne.
The prisoner was sworn.
"Wtat Is your name ?'
"RObert Van Dam !"
Supposed to have been murdered 90
"Tes."
"Explain tue mystery of your strange
appearance -
The man suddnnIy put his hands to
lis face, re moved pair Of false whis
.rrS pa-sti a handkerchief aero - his
"peks, anu stood revealed-Robert Van