The Osceola times., 1882-07-22

The captain was thunderstruck. He
looked from one to the other 10 utter
amazement. He peered into Harry's
face and then into Frank +. Then the
yhsle thing seemed to dawn on him.
$50 you wanted to get the girl away
from her brother" he said 10 Frank,
who saw that he had been out witted.
That Young gentleman ATTEMPTED to ex-
nlain. Int he was cut short by the girl
herself. who was clinging to Harry. For
the next thirty-six hours poor Frank
was in state bordering ON frenzy. Not
only had he lost the beautiful creature
herself. but her fathers sheckels IN the
b.roain. When the vessel laGded at
Kew West, the conscientious captain saw
no other course than to band the trio
over 10 an officer. There teing no charge
on which to hold them, they were per.
mitted to depart, and took the train for
Augusta. Here they waited for two
days. each of the young men waiting
for an opportunity IA rid himself Of the
other They stopped at second.class
hotel on State street In the the after
noon of the secon day Marie WAS look
inc from the hotel window when she
was horrifel TO see her father ap-
nroachipp. Harry saw him almost as
ouickly. Throwing a cloak over Marle's
shoulders. he fairly dragged her down
stairs and into the side street. A cab
was hailed, and in a momeni more the
guilty pair were Jogging toward the
railroad station. When Senior Garcia
stepped upon the portico the FIRST per-
son he saw was Frank. + lraged beyond
measure at this turn of affairs, Senor
Garcia lost no time in making formal
charge of abduction. By a speclous
nromise OF forgivness on the part of the
| 'Spaniard, the young man was induced
10 return 10 Cuba. where he was imme-
dia,ely tried and sentenced to three
vears' imprisonment. Henry with his
/ loving yonng beauty, made bis way west,
and Obtained clerical situation in Chi
coyo There he remained for four years
and went TO California with Marie, who,
| bv the way, was then mother but not
wife. Frank, after his release from
prison, shipped on board vessel bound
/ for the Mediterranean. In 1871, aiter
having travelled many thousand miles,
he returned to his home, and was re-
ceived as one from the dead. On last
1 Thursday week. young man, brown,
bearded, ana nanusOHc, Ndiheu lhto
the Cropper heme and saluted the gray
haired little lady with a resounding
kiss. She looked up, thinking it was
her son Frank. At that moment the
kitchen door opened and counterpart
of the bearded stranger walked in. Then
the little mother tainted away, and the
two lonc-separated brothers held her up.
An hour was spent IN going over the
events Of ten wears, when Frank sudden
ly asked where is Marie ~ Henry
answered only single word, but it
covered volumes. Dead" said he, and
then Frank added "With broken
heart" The answer seemed to infun-
ate the other, and he answered with
some passion. So the matter dropped
then. but later the men care to blows
in front Of their own house. 4 nine
teenth district officer arrested them,
and when taken before the magistrate
your correspondent chanced to be pres
ent. Their fine appearance and singu-
lar resemblance, together with partial
explanation of the singular canse of the
afray, resulted in a discharge with a
trihing inc and q reprimand.