The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-02-24
NUMBER 5.


into a moose. He knew peTte tly well
what he wIs doing. lie is my cousin,
lat / bear h!m no goo Will on that ac-
c1uut. Shall / tell YOU a fact or two ?
You NAV ave hearl the story before,
bu: m, version viii At least give you the
other si i. Rudolph Bran 1t ha a
GaGglt"r --DUr mD.h.. h..r-WhD ran away
AMI married contrary to her fathers
wishes. Ihs tyrann.cLi OH man cars "A
her nam, and swpTs h. would never
again look upon her living I .c'. II. dis
CharLcl his servants shut hims Ii ~ in
this rat-bON, and live ! tAn lie OF her
init. Two years went by, an Eul lie
AMI her husband were bo,h dead. They
dlcl Wlt.ln two DAYS OF caCl other,
stricken down by au infections f."rr..
TIL ru'G-r cams TINT ara lu.IIt child
hal been lr.J behind. mol. Bran tt
he Is nay uncle at tn s.cOal ra"Ovc-
had r.irated to 4 certain extent. Ilc
sent some one To lnycs..G.lt. the report,
ant tl' man came back with the living
story that the child also ha died but IN
failed TO bring lOcket, an hairlpOm, that
EGialie hal worn away, au the fathers
suspicious We're aroused. lie began 4
ugid Investigation. hut he could only
learn that the baby hld been spirited
gway-nobody could tell by whom or
where. My father was living NJ the time.
AS EUstace Dare and grew to manhood
ourselves with our misery oil relative.
L. N1Ia. l:e was srarceiv c.yIl 10 us, an
op..iy az elgrei that sI hiS wealth
~hpul bs E'p. intact i1r Eui.tiI-S
dIu sItnr, If Gpl hlI spare I her precious
life. &ow you are ready Tor the cni OF
my story. Eustace icarEeI where You
were I know now. uore was an
opportunity 10 gam possession Ol the
Br u Il mllion. lie kept his secret
soG-5. yoE ont and male you his wife.
This is th' story IN anut-sh-ll. You can
Ju i-r.' io~ yourself whether love or avarlcc
W. tn isp s.llnE u.O.ivs.'
ba,SyS head drnop-.I. AMI she took n
m"n.1i rr.i.w o. IN. circumstances cOa-
Hcct@l with L-r to hI~rv marriage.
Nc~, It nE=y bcrrla -i.u-t.lc. had married
her Tor her fortune. How strange that
she had not suspected q selfish motive
from the first
"Why not punish the wretch As he 50
richly deserves ? Richard Langley
whispered, an evil glitter in his ewes.
''.~au- way viii suggest itself. | can help
Won, perhaps BE watch:ul. and don t let
him impose upon you with h.s tender
speeches
lie would have sail moro, but his
q-Iick ear hal caught the sound of ap-
preaching footsteps. With a last warn
ing glance lac turned and glided into the
Il was Eustace himself who came
swiftly down the path. The anxious
look lett his face as lie saw her ami hur-
richly approaching, he slid his arm about
uer waist.
i missed you, dear, and came in
search Of you. Don't come out here agIin
"Why not:" she asked, colIIy rcIea5-
ing herself.
because il Is unsafe
What can harm me '
." ! on have au enemy OF whom YOU do
not dream. ! .iij not wish to tell YOU
this, hat il may be better That YOU should
know. and be on your guard. You ra-
mcmacT the wounded stranger VIC let
in oil Dcb's hut ,"
60 les.
THAT man is my cousin, Richard
Ian. cy. lie has 'Ong coveted the for
tune OF my Uncle Rudolph. Until you
were found, he AMI ! were the nearest
known heirs. lie is Jealous ana v!nIic-
tive lie has sworn that the Bran it
million shall never come into my p)S> IS
sion. J lear he VIII transfer his hatred 20
You, my darling, and work you personal
HARM"
The young mans voice was husky. his
lace grave and sal with fgreb0ding
Poor foolish Daisy. Au hour earlier
she would have clUlg TO him in a tempest
I
Llug.er WUrls still ringing in her ears
she lanricd he WIS playing upon her
| fears ana closed her hear. against him.
Il am not afrai l. There can be no
real danger" she sid, turning away,
E."starc followed, pale with pain and
excitement.
What is it, Daisy? Why do YOU treat
me 80 coluy? What have l done 10
| offend yDI
she lI1.lir m, e,-esf,-. ,,,e,,-.r. .,,, ! ,,,s
! sing cn swiftly entered the house. He
! should not know how SOrcly pride AMI
! love had orcu wounded.
That afternoon Mr.. Quill the family
! solicitor, Ms summoned In hot haste
Il am going 10 make my VIII Mr.
! l'ranAt sal. turning upon Daisy on. OF
! his rars snIlnS ful, Di loving tenderness.
! delays ar dangerous. AM uov You are
| restored - nn, why shoIlI ] lose an
| ho1r IN setting my Affairs in Tri-r? 1
| shall leave everything 10 Won. my dear"
Palsy heard the viii read when ii had
! been duly s.EncI an witnessed. one
clauss STUFFED her. In the event uf her
death E"stare WAS to inherit everything;
! AM II hc died without heirs, tia money
Was to cnlow charity. In n event
was Richard Langley TO receive NOR
! than fifty dollars with which to bug
| nolrniu. mug.
! " hat. strange PROVISION She eN-
| elaine ], hall bitterly, thinking her hus-
Ian had prsjulic.i SIR. Br.iuit's mind
| agalno, n.s cousin.
| ~ W.S one the Old man answered
! IN mean. NJ tone.
Tho night was very close an sultrv.
| n3hle t. sleep, a.sy sat at the open
/ window of her CrCssIUg-room, alone in
! the darkness. Bitter thoughts came
| croTd.ng upon her mind. She almost
| haiei The wealth thai had so suddenly
! id.l"n 10 her possession.
| Il was happier without it, she muir
INJURED. thinking Of the blissful DAYS that
| had lollowei her flight Then there
were no objTuding doubt ignorant of
/ the very existence 90, the Brandt fortune
! she had Tel, sure Oi her husbands love.
| lHi something stir ia the garden be
! low she listened moment but not
! even leaf rgstlai; AMI her thoughts
! upWel back INTO the Old channel azlin
suddenly "a shrll, unear,hv or. echoed
! through the house. paisv sprany up
! qulverln- with fright and horror. The
! cry was Murder" All lie s.rmeI I,
! leave her aS she took IN the dreadful s!g-
! nlhemcc oi the word For some moments
sh- s.opl root .d 10 the spot
| -IHa sound came from NV grand
! faith rs room, SIC thought. suddenly.
! AMI all htrs'rcn th came back She hll
/ only 10 descend the corridor Shpr. dis
! tanre ip reach his door. It stool wii,
/ open VIA II She got here. AMI a lamp was
/ buTaluE IA th. room. she Stop on tha
| th-e~h'iA uau-iNei with horror At the
/ sight which .Ict her -aze
! pol couch in one corner of tn.
! apartmcn, lay the stIrk, still form OF
/ Rudolph Braadt; and STOPPING over him.
| III the very act OF drawing hloodstainci
dagger from h-s breast, she SAW Eusta.e
| Dare.
lie flung down the weapon at the
/ SOM OF her footsteps, and confronted
her, his face awiully white in the flicker
inG lampiight.
10 back, Daisy he said, in a husky
whisper This Is no place for Won.
Murder has been done. Poor Uncle