St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-16
s.IIeave! What fort"
He pointed 1t George and Sighed

He pointed 1t George ana slghed
He krows."
George seemed seartisd- oanfased.
and conscience-stricken Ill at once. but
he told true tale. -, -, - -
"Yet. father. I love her. concluded
the young man. Il can not help it.
and ! know she loves me"
Gasdeu remained silent, and II
seemed 70 Tin - though his faoe slowly
grew stern. The old man overcome
his sufcrings in . determined effort 70
talk.
'.H'it wuz all wrong. I know" he
said. md when Isced Toad liked him.
tho't she md me had Orter 60. But
now. ez we're sGfll Ayur. I'm tdl yc 9
sump'n erbout mysslf Yurs ssnd yuFt
ago went to Californy, md lef wife
md daughter in ole Kantuck. Istayed
on thar a diggin' gold md tradin'
eroun'. 'twell ] saved up long erbout
g. COO. Then 7 started home in ny ole
cloze. d had all my money in 81. 600
bills in my pocket IthOt. We see. I'd
surprise the folks ut home, a lettin on
ut fust like l hadn't nuthin'. Wal. ]
got ercrost the plains all right. nd woR
on the train 'twix St. Louis nd Kansas
City, when dozed OF fer leetle while.
Min you! I'd got my pile right thar
safe md sOund-ez thO't"
Old Tim paused for breath and
strength. Ono OF the servants gave
him some wine. Gasden was standing
motionless. his eyes fixed on Tins face.
his own very pale.
AFTER a spell walked up." resumed
Tim. feebly. Ind then-wal. WIZ
robbed my hull pile WIZ
clean gone. 1 up md raised a rulkus,
md tole the kainducter. nd thar WIZ Q
greet stir up in the kyar. nd they all
greed tor be searched. fer nobody he'd
coined in er gone out But hit wern't
. bit uset. The money was gone, md
comb nigh q goin' plum crazy over 1t.
l hadn't the nerve to 60 home then. nc
face my wife md gal. so went back ten
Californy. nd there ] knocked eroun
fer awhile. but It didn't do no good
somehow. Then my wife. she died
md my girl nd her man. they died, 6
leavin' Of thish yer pore child; md
went back md TUX 'er away. I'd he'd
sech Bad luck. every one thar seemed
ter be down on me. md after that,
we'uns took ter trampin' 'twell We met
up long o Mr.. Gasden hyur. What
we'd a done If we hadn't pulled yOu
outer that shaft, nd you TUX US home.
don't know. You've ben-seemlike-
the only real frien' we've hed-hain'I
he. Annis? md fer her to be marryin
Of your only son. in this yer way. wu'
Jest more'n / could stan.."
Tim" asked Gasden in Q whisper
startling from its intensity. 'when-
did this-robbery you speak of-wher
did it take placer"
Wal, lemme see." Tim spoke a;
though half asleep. Hit mus he'
ben eighteen-twenty-yes. sir; hi
wur jesttwenty-three yur ago come mex
April"
Gasden fell back with such deeI
sigh. that Tim seemed surprised. Thel
he recovered. and hung over the injuret
man solicitously. until the latter slept
after which he retired to his own room
seemingly very much depressed. Aitel
that, watchers were stationed - th.
bedside. and tho great house was quie
once more.
The next morning Mr.. Gasden dis
not come down as usual. and servant
going to his room. found him seated a
his desk, stone dead, with bullet hOl'
in one temple and an empty derringe
upon the floor. He had shot himself
though no one else heard the report. a
his room was distant. and the wall
were thick.
Two freshly written papers lay befOr'
him. one labeled: My confession" tn
other: MY will" In the first he state'
that he himself had robbed old Tin
when asleep in the cars. and had sc
creted the money in the lining Of hi
valise. He had then come to Alabam'
and grown rich with Tins money
George, he wrote. was not his own son
but wait whom he had adopted +
cheer his loneliness. A tOrmentinl
conscience-which had never slept
was. in the new light Of Tins story
now too burdensome to be borne. As
kind of reparation. however. he ha
made q will. which he adjured hi
adopted son to see fully executed.
In the will itself every thing Gasde
owned was left to Tim. absolutely an
Internationally. As all his wealth ha
been derived from the stolen money. h
did not think even George was entitle
to dollar.
There vas . fine state Of cOnfusio
| for awhile, after the true state Of affair
came out Old Tim refused to touc
the property. while George. thong
much cast down. was equally firm i
determining to abide by the terms
/ his putative fathers will Annis q
last came to the rescue.
George" she stammered, "I-f
marry you lift you'll have me; the
we can all enjoy the money"
| IL am the same as the son Of thief.
| he said. mOurnfully.
IAN l not the grandchild OF
tramp" she returned. I'VE ca
neither of us afford TO Be too puncti
ious"
OF course. Il was all settled in th
way love desired IL to be settled.
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