The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-11

An oyster suppe . ZEN. !. "a, -, ano
sors sosH night at the res6I 49, . ''''''' ''
siInship, in honor of.-s 49, ,.....
bera foreaves his ; 10 e,,,,tin,,ei. .s.,,,s
your father sARes her ailments to heart, and
cannot always be refusing him We are
great friends, your father and I; he was very
kind to me long ago-sen years ago.
A strange stir came in Johns heart An
this while had be been thinking only of him
selfl All this while, why had he not written
to Floral In penitential tenderness he took
her hand, and, TO his awe and trouble, It re-
manned in his, compliant. A voice told him
| this was Flora, after all-told him 50 quietly.
| yet with thrill Of singing.
"And you never marTieiF said he.
"No, John: never married, she replied
| The hall clock striking recalled them to
| the sense Of time.
"And now said she, ''you have been fed
| and warmed, and have heard your story,
and now its high time to call your brother"
"OhT cried John, chapfallen; do you
think that absolutely necessaryF
81 can't keep you here; am a strangr.1
said she do you want TO run away againi
thought you had enough Of that
He bowed his head under the reproof She
| despised him, he reflected, as be sat once
| to despise a man; and strangest Of all, she
seemed to like him Would his brother
despise him, tooi And would his brother
like hims
And presently the brother appeared, under
Flora's escort: and, standing afar of beside
che doorway, eyed the hero Of this tale.
$50 this IS your he said, at length
ssYes, Alick, it's me-it's John,r replied
the elder brother, feebly.
'iAnd how did you get in hereT inquired
the younger
aOh. I had my pass key says John
sThe deuce you had p said Alexander. t'Ah,
you lived in better world There are no
pass keys going now"
"Well, father was always averss 70 them, /"
sighed John.
and the brothers looked askance at one an
other in silence.
s'Well, and what the devil are We to dor
said Alexander. Il suppose IL the authorities
| got wind Of you you would be taken upf7
SIT depends on whether they've found fhs
body or not,7 returned John And thea
there's that cahman, TO be surer'
ss0h, bother the bodyr said Alexander.
81 mean about the other thing. That's ssri
ouz1
SIS that what my father spoke aboutF
asked John Il don't eEsn know what Il Is
aAbout your robbing your bank in Call
fornia, Of course replied Alexander.
Il was plain, from Flora's face, that thf
was the first she had heard Of II; ft wa
palmer stilI, from Johns, that he was limo
can't
saI~ be exclaimed. II rob my banki III
GOdI Flora. this is too much; even you mus
allow that
aMeanine yoa didntgs asked Alexander.
81 never robbed soul in all nay daJs'
cried John; except my father. II you cal
that robbery; and brought him back th
money in this room, and be wouldn't e'sel
, | take itf
LOOK hers, John, said his brother; s1e
, / rs have no misunderstanding upon taiz
, / Macexen saw my father; he told him hInl
. / you had worked for IN San Francisco sa
wiring over the habitable globe 20 have 70
coIIared-thaf It wns supposed you had male
thousands; and ft was dad certain you i,a
. nailed three hundred So Maceuen Eid, An
wish you would be careful how yon anssFei
! rmny ten you also that yo1r father paid th
/ three hundred On fhs spot
Three hundrcdF repeated John nThrs
hundred pounds. you meant That's hftse
hundred doilarB- Why, then, fBs Kirkmanl
I, be broks out Thank HeaVenI can q
I plain al that gave them TO Kirlman
! pay i for ne The night before left-1ftee
( hundred dollars, and letter 70 The nanaesE'
Z / What do fhey suppos would seal hftee
4 hundred dolIar1 for1 I'm richs struck
A rich IN stockz It's the ziiIiet stu1 eyg
bard Of All that's needful IS to cabs
! Tie manager. Kfrkman kas tie ffteen ku'
drsd-fnd Kfrkman. He Hn4 fellow eler
o. uline. and d hard cn1es but 70 90 him ~
z fice ! didn't think BE- ~ as bard n1 tII1