The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-22
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1888.
were farmers who we're not disDosed to
be unpleasautly inquisifive-
50 the hzsfcrased man rushed OF
ti,rouzh the day, til II nizisffa.l ne limp
ed YEARLY into small seaport town

De u1c-eaSanfly lDqulslflEe-
50 the hzlf-crazed man rushed OF
through the day, til at nizhffa.l ne limp
ed YEARLY into 3 small seaport town
III.
Henry Dyson made every effort % find
his brother.
When he thought OF the pained look
in Toms eyes tsie night the poor fellow
lefs, be reprcached himself for allowing
him 70 20 away without kind word oi
encouragement
The detectives took the matter up, and
the newspapers published an aeeoul. Of
! Toms myzterioas disz ppearsnce-
I But il was Of no avail There was No
trace. no eleE, aad after \ year or two the
merchant came TO the conclusion that his
/ brother was dead.
! Henry Dyson continued tn prosper.
1 lie married happily. and, in the s,urse
I offime listIs children came TO mske his
bone still brighter
( Txenty years had rosl,i away. when
one night the merchant found himself
alone in his ottice writing letter
AZ be leaned back in his chair 10 take q
moments rest ne thought Of the night a
sore ef years before when Tom had yis-
tied hi.n ;here TO make a lsist appeal
( Tears caale into the rich mans eyes.
He was nss only brother. he sobboi,
and acted like brute. How easy il
would have been for me 10 have paid his
little debts. Then could have watched
over him and in time my love would
have touched his heart, and be world
have turned oct all right Bat IT Is too
late nox 10 think Of these things
The door opened with hardly ereak,
and the merchant aould not have known
il bot Eor the rush of cool ar.
He nose from his chair just in time 70
greet a visitor, who walked into the Office
without even knock on the door to her
aid his approach
Henry Dyson looked upon him in
speechIess astonishmeHi If he couid
4
trust his eyes this was Tom Dyson, b1t
not the Tom of twenty years ago He
xas an old nlan with HrinkIed face and
white hair.
Brother said the visitor, holding cot
his hand, are you glad 10 s7e mes-
With Joyous exclamation the other
caught him in his embrace, and then
seated him IN a chair.
This l. a glad hour for me. Tom, he
said had given you up fos dead. and
have ali the~r years been neprosehing
myself Tor ny hasshness to yoa that
night, you kpoxr
Hold on cried the other exeitsily
: Yoa must not oversheim me with such
kindness until | have made restitution
Here in this package yoa VIII find the
money to replace the sum took from
your safe in the little tin box II has
taken me these twenty years 10 make il,
but here i, Is zt last
But do not understand interrupted
Henry.
~0h. bat you must, replied his broth
er = When you turned away to get
your coat that night / slipped the box
out Of the safe aad concealed it. Then
yon closed the safe. unconscssus Of your
loss, and Ieft yoq.-
But the box was empty : shouted
Henry
Impossible, : answered Tom. fSr you
told me that il contained $4,000 Wei.
| rushed of with the box, buf repeuted.
and was on my WAY 70 return il when
careicssly le. II slip into the water when
crossed the river Now you know why
I ran Away and concealed myself had
but one otject-so make enough money
70 pay yoa back and when I would ask
yoar forgiveness
Oh, wIsat foolish Tom said Heary.
= Why, man, found in the morning
that nv ts,ekksePer had taken the mon
ey from the box and carried 1t back 70
the bank that afternoon, when he found
tina: Was not going to use it until the
next day | missed the empty box. bot
l never connected that wifh your disap-
pearznce-
Then the money
Is voslrs,' said Henry but even If
you had lost my money, as you supposed,
Tou shoaId have come back to me.
sometimes talked roughly 10 you. but
you ought TO have known how loved
yoa. Tom
The two white-hairei men 81, there
I'LL midnight. talking about old times
and making their plans for the fafare.
You musf hive with me, Tom saisi
Henry, as be took him home. Il can't
irusi 700 cut Of nay SIGHT again
And Ton gaze isis promise Al the sane
time thanking the god Lord for blessing
him with ssich a big-heaTied brother
These two knew no misunderstanding
and No parting until death came 10 sepa-
rate them. and il all the city 10 man was
mo,c respected and more beloved than
Tom Dyson. His big mistake made a
man Of him--Walter P. Reed, In -ittaHfa
Constitution.