South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-10-18

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Ium m Il. The d3eoelion e hts
hroeher's hotel. aud 49, uhesled
about 80 ran back 20 The bridge.
Hi 6ul IEpolss Vas 10 throw hin
ell inCo The siver. "A. =
II am fcolr 10 sasd. i0dieide
will NOT rsstore the m0nxy, l mnst
b : mn now q there = Any man.
hood II Ne 8 s'. s. - -
ssAsroa tho fivsr. and OYER he hiil.
the guilty IA :ltivs Ned. Mile amer
mile be walked like : madman.
Tia, hghts Of ths. oily disappifed
from yieV, and Tom feuld 6le6eif
wandering il en- uifs milisf lo6Sllty.
Assia the river csme in sight. and
ghe 1retched man decided 60 follow
70 courss. II wss moe taf 20 thu sea.
He vould 90 On 20 the nearest port
aad chip - Z sailor.
Anything TO get beyond his broth
er's reach and the eyes OF those who
knew biml
Thus the light Of day fou:d him.
bot Il uss nos likely any one along
the riverside would recognise him.
There were few dwellings. and the
people be met were farmers, Who we're
NOT disposed to be unpleasantiy In
| qIisissve.
So the half crazed man rushed on
through the day. ill at rightfail he
liuped wearily into . small seaport
town.
Henry Dyson made every effort to
find his missing brother.
When he thought of the panied
look in Tome eyes the night the poor
fellow left hs reproscbed himself for
allowing him TO 60 away without .
kind word Of encouragement.
The detectives took the matter up.
and tho newspapers published an ac>
count Of Toms mysterious disappear
ance.
But Il Wss Of NO avail. There
was no trace, no clew, Ard after .
year or two the merchant came to the
conclusion that his brother was .
dead man.
Henry Dyson continued TO pros
per. tie married happily. AMI in tho
course OF time little children came to
make bic bone still brighter.
Twenty yeass had rolled away,
when one night the merchant found
himself alone In his Office writing a
letter.
| As be leaned back 10 his chair 10
take . moments rest he thought OF
the night . score OF years before
when Tom bad yisited him there to
make . last appeal.
Tears came into the rich mans
eyes.
| He was ny only brother, ne sob
bed. and ] acted like q brute. How
easy would IL hsve been for mo to pay
his little debts. Then I could have
watched over him, and in time my
4 love would have touched his heart,
and he would have turned ou: al
right. Butt IL too late NOW to think
OF these tbirgs.'
4 The door opened With hardly 9
cresk, and the merchant would moi
have known 1t but for the rush oil
cool air.
He rose from his chair Just in time
to greet visitor WHO walked into tts
Office without even o knock on The
door TO herald bis approach.
Henry Dyson looFed upon him II
speechless asto nish ment. Ifhe cou't
trust bis eyes, this was Tom Dyson
but not the Tom Of twenty years ago
He was an old man with wrinkled fac,
and white hair.
.Brother.' eaid the visitor holdin,
! out his hand. ARE you glad to SCI
me2'
, With . joyous exclamation the 9th
, er caught him in his embrace, ant
then seated him in chair.
Il, rTbis is o glad hour for me, Tom.
he said, Il had given you up for dead
; aud | have all these years been re
r preaching myself for my barshness u
you that night, you know
. Hold on r cried the other, excited
e ly. You must not overwhelm ID
, with such kiodness until l have mad
! restitution. Here In this packag'
; you will find the money to replac,
the sum took from your safe Ia th,
. little Tin box. IL has taken thes
, twenty years to make 1t, bot here
} Is at last.
But do not understand inter
rup'ed Henry.
ooh, but son must replied hi
brother. When you turned away u
. get your coat that night clipped tb'
box out of the safe and concealed u
Then you closed the safe unconscious
, Of your loss. AMI lsit you.'
bat the box was empty, shoutet
Henry.
Impossible.' replied Tom, for you
told me II con.si ,cd twenty thousand
dollars. Well I rushed of With the
box but repeDtod, and was on my way
TO return IL when I careIessly let i
clip into the water when crossed The
river. Now you know why ran y
way and concealed myself. l bad but
one object--to mske enough money
10 pay you back, and then would
ask your forgiveness
oh. what foolish TON, said Hem
ry. Why, man, I found in the morn
ing that my book-keepsr bed taken