The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-03-15

bravery and honesty had saved the
bank. Mr. Miles looked at Pinkey
and saw the glad tears flowing down
her cheeks. Mr.. Miles was strangely
moved, and dared not speak; yet
stranger than all were the emotions Of
Mr.. Brown. lie was affected even To
tears, and seemed in Il hurry To get to
Bushyillc.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Miles and family
found Walter at the residence OF Mr..
Smallwccd, where he was busy recciv.
ing callers and ngratulations.
"By hockey, Walter cried John
Miles, shaking his hand, while tears
stood i'm his eyes, "IknOwcd yc' come
out all right | knowcd ye was hon
est. d We ought 10 seed ma and Pnkey
cry for JOY when they heard it,.
The emotions Of Walter, the over
whelming JOY, are indc,cribable. Mr.
Miles took his hand and said:
"Forgiyc me, Walter; confess / did
yc wrong. rally thought yc one Of
this gang of rascals. IT all came about
by hcarn' what Joe Brewster had said
about money bcin' missed while ye
clcrkcd in the store AT Queenstown,
and bcin' ont 80 late the night Mr..
Brown was nearly murdered.
"Miss Pnkcy may II you some time
where ! was on that fatul night !
never can; and ~ for Joe Brcwstcr's
accusation, have no explanation, save
that am innocent.
Pnkcy and her mother were in the
room, but as yet She had not dared 10
even speak word of congratulatiOn TO
him.
II have something here that may
explain the Joe Brewster matter more
fully said the Californian, drawing a
letter from his pocket ~ just got 1t
from the pOst-oilcc. Opening 1t, he
read
"QUEENsTOwN, oct li-ls-rcor Sh: Yours
OF the 10th inst AZ huud, uud IN reply arm
pleased 10 stntc that ! had n young man n
short time pro named walter BrOwnhcld ns
clerk aud salesman la my store He was IN.
dustrious nui apparently honest Money
was missing from thr drawer, and there were
circumstance oiut ny 10 h gum. caused
his arrest but fniliLR in proof he was mqu'L-
ted. Doubtless, overwhelmed with the Il q
grace he lett this port ON of tn" country, aud
| could not iinI him 10 right the wrong. I
have at lat diR"ovcrcd the real thlcf-n fcl'
low clerk named james lioInrth, and walter
Erownt cid H. of course innocent I viii do
any thing can to repair the INJURY have
un~itiinply done Very rcsIcc,inlly yours =.
"Thank Cod gaspcd Walter.
"thc last stain on my character is re-
moved.
"Thgrc l. one thing more ! wish TO
speak To- you about, in the presence o!
these friends Of us both, said the
Californian
" alter was a,toundcd who was
Il is strange man, and why should he
y Interested IN himP
"Wallcr Brownfcld. whcra were
you born?' asked the Californian.
In the town of c., State oi
Illinois, answered Walter
What was your fathers namcP"
George BrownHcld; ! never saw
him. lie went to California in 1919.
and was doubtless killed. never
heard from him.
H. wa4 not KILLED, said the Cali
fOrnian; " hc was for fourteen years "a
prisoner, and to the world dead: but
he escaped n few month, ago and has
now returned To claim his boy.
Walter, your father is before YOU, and
the treasure you SO nobly aided to de-
fcnd last night in Mr.. Smallwocd $
bank is all your own
The dcnoucmcnt was SO sudden that
all in the room felt rs if they had re-
ccivcd an electric shock. Turning TO
the astonishcd Mr.. Mil :, the Cali
fornian said:
IL must ask your pardon for little
deception played by me. My name Is
not Brown, but George Browniicld, and
this young man is my son.
All stared in blank amazcmcnt. save
Pinkcy and her mother, who could no
longer restrain their tears of JOY.
Mr.. Brownlicld then said that having
escaped from the Indians. hc came East
with his immense wealth TO share il
with his son; that he learned that tho
young mans character had n blight
upon il from the affair at Queenstown.
and coniiding his identity to Mr.. Small
weed only, he assumed the name Of
Brown until be had become strongly
convinced of Walters innocence. Mr.
Smallwccd being IN the secret. they
readily understood why he was So
easily persuaded to take Walter in his
employ.
A few wcck, later, the capture Of
the burglars and death of Jack
Hawkins were thing, of the past All
six of those captured. on being ar
raigncd, plead guilty, and the doors of
the States prison now shut thrm out
from that world in VIII Ch they had
proven such dangerous citizens. Mr..
Miles bought the farm of Jack
Hawkins from his heirs, and they soon
after disappeared fom the ncighbor-
hood, never To bc heard of again.
1t is sunny afternoon in winter.
Daniel Hodge comes hurrNing into the
Kitchen where Aunt NJ rLarct is pre-
pairing dinner. Uncle Dam has thrown
of his coat a~ though it was midSum-
mcr and waves his hat in one hand
and his cane in the other. ''Oh it's n
goin to bc its a-goin' to be right
soon
"What'S a-goin' to bc?" asked Aunt
Margaret
~ wcddin'." cried Uncle Dan.
fWho?"
"Waltcr Brownicld and our Pink
cy. O bless me, wasn't ita quick match
thought | knowcd it would come
soon. The best boy an the best gal on
earth are a goiu' to be made one. an
we're both goin' To II, invited. Get
Yer ncatcet cap r,1dN, Wouldn't miss
II fur nothin'. Oh never was so hap
py nobody is happier, unless it's Wal
ter and lmkcy.
"Dan'l, are YOU goin crazN?'
"Blamcd 4 | ain pretty near it,
he answered
"Who tod You Walter an rinkcy
were a CON Il bc marrtcda'