Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-04

that. You recall naysteriously disappeared
from Upton shortly after yonder lads father
diedP'
Yes. I remember it, replied Gregory.
somewhat impressed now with the convio-
ton that Dobbs had an object ia his strange
midnight visit.
Gabriel Marble was a schemer and
thief. and for years I'd been his trusty slave,
/ until knew too much about his business.
/ and he got afraid might in some drinking
/ bout tell what knew went on Dobbs.
Then he mad done WrOng2" murmured
( Mrs. Gregory.
Had" snorted -Dobbs; we'll with cheat
I ing estates t7y fraud and forgery, shaving
/ notes at fifty per cent, and other crimes. hs
was just at the doors Of the penftentiary.
/ and one day he come to me and told me
that he wanted me to leave Upton and
/ never come back again, and he gave me e
/ thousand dellars. and said if I ever told
! any one about his shady business he would
make it bad for me. he did
| How" queried Gregory.
] Il went to New York. got drinking.
/ lost and squaadered every dollar I had
/ wrote Marble to send me enough to pay my
/ fare to California. and I'd never trouble
/ him again. No answer. 7 wrote again.
/ threatening to expose his secrets if he
/ didn't. That brought him. He came. got
me drinking, and next day, on a trumped-
] up charge of robbery, was packed Of to
/ States prison for three years.
! What dreadful mani" shUddered janet
| nesting closer to her lover.
] L kept quiet then; I had to, proceeded
/ DObbs grimly. BY and by, freedom came.
| 1 wandered around; time had changed nae.
1 became tramp. and about a month ago
found q motive in life.
And that was ?"ventUred Gregory.
! @Reyengel"
-On Gabriel 8Iarble2"
who else? Hadn't he made me thief
an ~ 5-T~- a
Upton. Yesterday, at the next village, I
| learned the run Of town gossip. I was
sort Of confused when stopped here for
/ food. Twas hungry, too. Then I remem-
! bered ye all and what I'd heard OF We. 1t
started me thinking; for if there was one
| game for which I could put the clamps on
| Gabriel Marble. it was for cheating William
Tyler and John Gregory"
"Ah, at last, the brutel" murmured Cecil
! Tyler, eXpectantly.
Mani man! can you right my wrorgsgs
| cried Gregory. eXcitedly.
| Wait and see. Truth was, the night that
| Tyler came back to Upton he had $1,000
with him. He came to Marbles, and paid
it to him"
Are you sure?"
Il saw him. Marble pretended the notes
/ was at the bank. but Tyler said to never
mind, to give him a receipt, and the notes
/ later. Just as he handed it to Tyler he
tainted away. Marble hooked the receipt.
and the next day Tyler died; and Marble
bribed me to silence and claimed that he
never received the money"
Why, Dobbs, your evidence alone would
bring Marble to timel" spoke Gregory.
Trust me trying it on that crafty old foxl
No. wanted tangible evidence. When I
left here to-day I wanders into Upton.
Mrs. GregOry's food aud drink enjoyed
at the town tavern primed me for work.
hung around Marbles old house. He saw
me, and never recognized me. Finally,
ventured to ask him for work.
And got it?"
YES. He was moving to his new man-
sion, on the hill"
Il know.
so he gets me to help him. BY and by
it comes to moving his desk. I shouidered
it. Once out of sight, logged it to a thicket
| I had a lantern Of his with me. For AN hour
I searched over his papers, you betI ]
broke open drawer after drawer. Then /
carried the desk to the new house, got a lot
Of abuse for delay, and a stingy dime for all
my work; and then TO the tavern, and then
t-hereI"
And the papers?" queried Mr.. Gregory
| suspensefUlly.
They'll fix him" chuckled Dobbs. @He
kept every scrap he ever had. I'm going on
to the next town to see Lawyer Roberts. 1t
won't be safe for me when Marble finds the
| broken desk. I'm going to get Roberts to
!
forgery and fraud. Oil III have my re-
! Yenge."
! .Dobbs arose to his feet He looked quite
serious as ne glanced at the farmers wife.
"1Iissus." he said. you gave me food when
you needed it. I'm glad to be able to show
my gratitude. Among Marbles papers
fOUnd-that!"
That" was a time-WOrn document. around
which the eager quartet crowded.
The receipt for the money paid by my
father to Gabriel Marble. and. stolen from
him by Marblel" cried Cecil Tyler, tumultu-
ousIy. "Ohl farmer. the old place will be
mine again. All that Marble has defrauded
you Of he viii have to repay with interest.
The dawn has come at last.
Yes. light had come amid darkness; the
receipt proved everything. With Dobbs'
| evidence it placed Gabriel Marble in the
/ dock as a common sWindler and periurer.
Upton knew the truth ere the Christmas
| sun had crossed the meridian, and when the
county sheriff tapped the usurer on the
! shoulder. and told him that his crimes were
| well known Gabriel Marble did not delay ia
restoring to Gregory AMI Cecil the prop
erty Of which he had robbed them.
The tap Of the tramp's hand on the farm
house door had won him charity that he
repaid nobly.
The tap Of friend at that same door later
! was welcomed with loves delight. for Cecil
was never to leave Janet again.
The tap Of the hands Of justice on
Gabriel Marble S shrinking shoulder brought
viIlainy home to him, and right triumphed
over wrong.
And those three taps made the gathering
! at the Gregory farm house that Christmas
night the happiest and brightest in all the
broad land.
GHRRiTY BEGINS TT HOME.