The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-13

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really my fathers willg HIVE you
| read ita',
Yes, sir. You shall read it too, pres
emily. have already shown it to q law
| yer, and he pronounced 1t correct and
perfectly legal +"
s.But why did you net tell rs Of II be-
fore?''
~ have only had it few days, sir, and
wished first to crush or capture this rob
Der.
Hadn't ye better let me take him off,
STRIP said the sheriff 'sHe's done enough
to take him afore the grand jury. Besides,
we have another bitter bill against him
down in the village.
mo- said Mr. Franklin. ssLet him
stay and see the will It may interest
him to know that all his villainous plans
are utterly overthrown. y
Shut up, you whelp, said the man in
the chair.
s.Shut up--ye, y replied the sheriff, adj
ministering stout cuff to the prisoners
ear. Ye best hold your tongue man.
Just here Alma and John returned with
the lantern. Under Elneris directions
they hung the sheet over one Of the win
dows, and then the young man prepared
his apparatus for small trial OF lantern
silent and wondering. He knew not what
to say or do, and watched these prepare
tons with the utmost attention.
Mr.. Sheriff, il You please, you viii
stand near Mr.. Bedford, to prevent him
from attempting mischief when | darken
the room. John, you may put out all the
candles save one
Alma took her fathers hand and
kneeled upon the floor beside him, as If to
aid and comfort him.
Now, John, set that candle just out
side the door in the entry
A sense of awe and fear fell on them
all as the room became dark, and none
save the young son of science dared
breathe. Suddenly round spot of light
fell on the sheet, and its glare illuminated
the room dimly
Before show the will, Mr.. Sheriff,
wish you to see photo that may be of
use to you in that little matter in the vii
Iage of which you were speaking"
Two dusky figures slid over the disk of
light. They grew more and more dis
tinct.
Great God It's Alice Green.''
A passion of weeping filed the room,
and Elme, opened the lantern, and the
room became light. Alma. with her head
bert upon her fathers knee, was bathed
III tears.
ssPoor, poor lost Alice!''
"And the fellow with her. Who is hes"
cried the sheriff.
s'That is Mr. Belford-Mr. Lawrence
Bedford, y said Elmer with cool confidence.
ss4'hat picture was taken through tele-
scope from my room on the morning Of
the 18th. y
''The 13th9 Why, man, that was the
day she was missed
Eyes. Mr.. Bedford was with her that
day, and perhaps he can explain her dis
appearance.
The prisoner groaned in abject terror
and misery. He saw it all now. His
dream pictures were explained. His de-
feat and detection were accomplished
through the young mans science. That
he should have been overthrown by such
simple means filed him with lnortifica-
ton and anger.
lyon shall have the picture, Mr.. Sher-
iff. You may need it at the trial. And
now for the will y
The room became again dark, and the
figures on the wall stood out sharp and
distinct on the sheet, Then the picture
faded away, and in its place appeared
writing-ietters in black upon white
grounds
SALMON FALLS, June /, 1868.
|, Edward Denny, do hereby leave and be-
queath to my son, John Denny, all of my prop
erty, both real and personal. All other wills I
have made are hereby annuIled. My near death
prevents more formal will
EDWARD DENNY
Witness: JoHN MAXWELL, M. D.
My fathers will. Thank''-
There was a heavy fall, and Elmer
h law T<
much for the old man. He had fallen
upon the floor insensible.
A light, John, quick''
They lifted him tenderly, and with Al
mas help the old sheriff and the serving
man took him away to his room. l.
The moment the two men were alone,
the prisoner in the chair broke out in
torrent of curses and threats The young
man quietly took up his revolver, and said
sternly:
Lawrence Bedford, hold your peace.
Your threats are idle. You insulted me
ontrageously the day came here | bear
you no malice, but when you attempted
your infamous plan to capture my cousin
and ruin her father, sprang to their res
cue with such skill as l could command.
We shall not pursue you with undue rigor,
but with perfect JUSTICE
"Oh. MI Franklin, have mercy
upon me! Let me goi Let me escape
before they return. will go away-far
away! Save me, save me, sirl l never
harmed You. Have mercy upon me?n
Had you shown mercy perhaps might
now. No sir: justice before mercy.
Hark-the officer comes.''
They unfastened the ropes about Bel
ford, and released the wires, and In silence
he went away into the night, broken
down, crushed, and ruined man in the
hands of his grisly Nemesis.
The young man flung himself upon the
lounge in the library, and in moment
was fast asleep.
The red gold of the coming day crept
up the eastern sky. The storm became
beautiful in its aeecy rains in the far
south. AS the stars paled, the sweet
breath of the cool west wind sprang up,
shaking the rain drops in showers from
the trees. The birds sang and the day
came on apace
To one who watched it seemed the COM
ing of fairer day than had ever shone
upon her life. The vanished storm the
fresh aspect of nature moved her to tears
of happiness. Long had she watched the
stars. They were the first signs of light
| and comfort she had diernvared and r,nov