Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-01-29

VI sCcuC anu All
Two years passed, and the Polands
were almost reconcilcd to the scpara-
ton by the comforting letters they
constantly received from DR., Bradley,
Rupert was growing up Il strong,
healthy boy. He was wonderfully
sharp and intelligent, and had by no
means forgotten his parents. The
Bradlcys were living near Tunbriugc
Wells, as London, they thought, was
not good for children, and the country
air suited Rupert topcrfcction. Mrs.
Poland almost lived upon these letters,
in which her little ones life was so
minutcly and faithfully depicted that
she was tempted to forget the drcary
waste of sea which lay between them.
In another year the colonel would re-
tire on n good pension, and then they
would be again united. Rupert had
had only one misfortunc-his old ma
tive nurse was dead, but Mrs. Bradley
said that she had found an excellent
substitute.
Only six months were wanting to
complete the colOncl's term OF service
when, by the same mail, arrived u
couple of letters from England, one IN
II black-bordered envelope, addressed
in Stil', formal hand, and the other
from DR.. Bradley. The colonel open.
ed the black edged letter and handed
the other to his wife The first was
from Il lawyer curtly informing the
colonel that his father and elder
brother had both been drowned on Il
yachting trip.
"Good God, how awful cried PO-
land. His father had been his worst
enemy, and his brother had never
raised his little finger to help him.
But blood is thicker than water, and
the good man was gricvously shocked
by the news. Az he stared at the open
letter, he suddenly heard q loud
shrek, and starting round found that
his wife had fallen, fainting, to the
ground.
"Whv. Bessie, what is the mattcr?"
he exclaimed, and then his eye fell ON
the letter from Dir. Bradley. Picking
it up he stroyc to revive his wife as he
began to read it. The first few Sentcn-
ces turned his bronzcd face white to
the lips.
Rupert was lost. lie and his nurse
had DISAPPEARED, and not trace could
be found of them. Detectives had
been set to work still nothing had re-
suited from their eXertions but vague
and unsatisfactory cIews. Rewards
had been offered, and scores of children
had been inspected, but Rupert was
not among them. DR.. Bradley wrote
that he and his wife were almost be-
side themselves with anxiety, and
dreaded to meet Col. Poland, who
would never forgive them for having
been the innocent cause OF this un-
lookcd-fOr catastrophe.
Poland called the servants to take
his wife to her room, feeling utterly
stunned and helpless. One thing only
was clear in his mind that he must
sail for England without days de-
lay, whatever the cost might be;
and then he suddenly remembered
that he was now n rich man, and in
the bitterness of his heart cursed his
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that the detec'lVeS were Prac'lcally
certain that they hau gone 10 LoRHoh n,
ana theIc uisaP Pc"it" "''eiH' " n.
had induced the woman TO take thi'
extraordinary step Dr' ana MIS-. brad
ley utterly lailcu 10 imagine onc hao
always been 4 steady honest girl, ah'
the mystery was oel onu thelr Cohipre
hension;, So' with mighty euort' th'
poor colonel iorgaNe ms friends ant
settled down INTO me spent IN Mn
remittting, toilsome, ana eNer-lantallz
ing search Tor the lost enid. III
spared neither money nor trouble u
the one object OF ms existence 1T
searched every work.housc' hospital
inlirmery and school in London unti
his eyes were weary ana his hGart slcI
with disappointed Longing, lie mad
fruitless journeys all over England il
search of fancied resemblance, o
led by the plausible tale of an impostor
And after n year so spont he wa
forced to confess to himScll that III
chance of success grew more and NOR
remote. Mrs Poland's health ha
somewhat improved by the change G
climate, but she. too, had small pleas
ure in life so long rs her son could nc
be found.
The colonel's relatives laughed q
him behind his back for his useless pei
} sistence.
"Of course the little beggar's dead,
remarked to his friends young Marti
Poland, who, by the way, was tn
colonel's presumptive heir. "Alway
was weakly brat. just imagin
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