Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-05

ker from being hung did think Of leav-
ing IL on the steamer, b.; I might change
ny mind about jumping overheard ana
guess this is the best way. The clQ hes |
wore and the natcnct | did i vi are IN
der the woodshed buck Of Polhenus' HOUSE,.
Henry Ramsey"
l sprarg to my feet with yell jim Bar
ker was my brother, now lying in prison
under sentence Of death for he murder u
Polhemus. all the circumSfan t!aI evidence,
and there WAS no other, had been against
him The note was dated eight months
back. On, cruel fool OF Il murderer
The shark was thrown overheard. ami We
made best speed 20 port. and before the
end Of the afternoon J had pm kamseys
note into the hands of the lawyer WHO had
charge of my brothers case.
Fortunately he was able 10 identify tae
handwriting and signature Of Ramsey. a
man who hau been suspected Of the cr.uH,
but against whom no evidence CJu.- .
found. The lawyer was almost Us -S-
cited rs | WAS by he contents o. Ac uu,yS
and early the next morning We stared 20
gether for he house of the Pu.hrmus
family. There under the wooi>hti. we
found carefully buried 4 blood stained
SHIRT AND yE>r. AND me HAr,uET.
My impulse WIS 10 fly 10 my orc l-r but
this my lawyer forbade. tie would ;ahe
charge Of the affair. and no false hopes
NE that my brother was Is good - free.
Returning 10 the city, ! thought MIGHT
Is well make my report t. SIguurI kr.''.!'A I.
Inc lady WAS IT home IN. SAW ne. SO
showed the most intense interest in what
told her. and insisted upon every detail II
my experiences. As l spoke OF the shack
and the subterrIncdn cave she uc,ry
tainted from Excitement, and her maid tad
to bring her smelling salts. When | had
finished she looked n me Stead!.y Tor
moment, and then said.
Il have something to tell You, but l
hardly know how 70 say l.. | never lost NY
bracelet intended 10 wear il at the cap
tain's dinner. but when went % put i q, i
| found the clasp was broken, and - | was
late hurried 10 the table without tho
bracelet, aud thought of II no more until
when we were all waving and cheering, l
glanced AZ my wrist and found II was not
there. Then utterly forgetting thar ! md
not put it on. thought il had gone into Tie
sea. II was only this morning that oper-
ing what supposed WAS the empty box, |
saw it. Here il IS"
never saw such gorgeous jewels.
Madam" said l, Il am glad YOU though
you lost it.fOr have gained something be-
ter than all these"
'.lou are a good man, said She and hoa
she paid ME literally for my service.
When this business had been finished, SIZE
asked:
Are you married." I answered that
WIS not.
is there any one you intend to marry''
YES. " said |.
What IS her name" she asked.
Sarah Jane McEirOy."
wait minute" said she, and she r.
tired into another room. Presently she r.
turned and handed me 4 little box
Give this to your lAdJ-loye,' said she,
''wheu she looks Al il, she Will never forget
that you are brave man
When Sarah Jane opened the box, there
WIS q little pin with "a diamond head, and
she gave u scream OF delight. But ! SAW
no reason for jumping Or crying out, for
after having seen the SIgnora'S bracelet.
This stone seemed like u pea In u ouShel Of
potatoes.
Il don't need anything" she said, TO re-
mind me that yOu are Il brave man. am
going 10 buy furniture win II.
l laughed and remarked that Every little
helps
When sit with my wife by nv side, be-
fore the fire in our comfortable home, 2id
consider that the parlOr carpet and the
furniture and the pictures, Gnd the h,-! AMI
stair carpet and all the dining room furH.-
ture with the Oh n and the gllss and the
linen, and al the kitchen ulc:.sils. aud ,y'O
bedroom suits on the second story, both
hard wood and all the furniture and III
tings of u very pleasant room for single
man. the third story front, We're bought
with the pin that the SIGnora gave to Sarah
Jane, am filed with profound respect for
things that glitter. And when l look on
the other side OF the fire and see JIlu
smoking his pipe jus; as happy as anybody,
then / say TO myself, that If there are
people who think that this story is too
much out OF the common | wish they would
step in here and talk 10 Jim about il. Ihere
is fire in his eye when he tells you how
glad he is that il was the shark instead of
him, that is very convincing.
FRANK X. STOCKTON. "a.
1880 y