Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-28

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Cool evening NJ Parker. Jr. .ald
Tom
-who ln-usat Coli Aurs~
T1m hsL t.,n siartiol ~ the ipok -
v,lI tsrror ani horrur that came over
the young mans face. and be- sas that
u was caused by the sight u fountain
Do the dead ri.e againl Alive! You.
Fountain. alivei Am I drvaming-or
mad Alive, ! killol you In Union
-Juarc. and yet alivcT
The man Nas evidently horror stricken
anil dii not know What be was doing.
Fountain replied.
Il am alive. you did not kill me-
"Bui they buried your
Put the handouts on him., ordered
Tom. I'VE have the murderer at last
You are great man. Tom" cried
Chief Ilanforl, jubilantly "Once more
Tom Bryan. the kcencst newspaper man
In New York and Ilanforl's Detective
agency. l-ai th" regular police
NO" sail Tom. not hccling the chief
You did not kill Fountain. but YOU did
Tcmplcton But how can YOU have con
tinued 10 believe that II vas Fountain
you killed. saiI Tom. much confused.
when the papers announced the death
Of Templcionf
The young man had recovered sufii.
cisntly from the fright and consterna-
ton into which be had been thrown on
SEEING Fountain. and began 10 realize
What hc had been saying-thc confession
be- had male-and - would mo-, reply.
Tom rrIratcd tile question, bat re-
c,iycl no answer
The chief. llanfOrl. saidi "All right,
my man. bat you've confessed. and 81
lencc won't save you now"
"Well." said the murderer dOggcily.
Il thought Tcmpleton was his night
name and Fountain false one he used
among the girls"
"Dy JOycl' said Tom."l never though,
of II bcforc. Doyo know. Mr. Fountain.
there i a strong resemblance between
you and Templetonf
II have heard II noted before aid
Fountain. ut Is not strange; the same
blood ran in cur veins"
The OLD man Parker had b-en strug.
Cling and making unintelligible sounds
In the other room
Tom ordered the removal Of the gag.
lie struggled 10 his sou.
Unhappy boyl What made you com
nit that cTimeg'
Il don't know that your hands are 30
white that you can afford 10 throw
dirt
"oh. he reproaches meme
"Reproachos you. yes. Shut up. We
played a big game for a big stake, and
we've lot. Well. stand game TO the
lat"
"Bui this murder. boy. this murder;
that was not In the game"
"No. IL wasn't replied the son with .
bitter laugh. 1T Was . aide issue Of my
own. That man Fountain. curse him,
stole my girl from me- -Marian-and
had Il In for him. That's all. Now that
Tm done for. Id give every day ! yet
have 90 live to get at him once.
"siarian. What MariAny The Marian
who lives In Hudson street nowy'
"The same" said the son.
"what tangle IL thisy' moaned the old
man. "she has the girl Annie's mother
In her keeping now. and she herself IL .
daughter of James Preston"
The number in Hudson street, pssAsef'
said Tom.
There's little uss In concealing any
thing now. It's No ="
"Let me handle that part OF the cass.
pleascY ssked Fountain. "Ill guarantees
- rstam hn Tsnp'stoa afsly."