Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-08-15

manifest that this child is none of mine;
vet the law will give me no relief. What,
! then, can we do but defy the law?
"a But said /, where you came from
they will know that your wife had n child
and the law officers will make inquiries.
High heaven has helped us, he re-
Piled The wife OF This gentleman, who
Is my brother, his wife has recently gave
birth to twins, and the birth Of only one
child was declared. This infant viii take
the place of the intruder and at the same
true my brothers wife will be seen with a
child. As though to favor our designs,
my little nephew is very dark.
"'You should understand, said one of
the brothers, that we are Spanish En-
glish people, and that we come from the
neighborhooA of Gibraltar. My lady
here was seized by Riff pirates, and re-
manned for some months slave among
the Moors. But Of ali this misery they
know nothing whence we came.
II nodded my head, y continued Tom,
'and went to the brickwork and finish
cd it,"
Zone of the terrible men now APP
preached with two or three cans and
brushes, and began to paint the fresh
bricks.
I'm few minGtes the newly formed
wall had the exact appearance of a brick
wall that had stood through twenty years
changes of tie easons.
81 was so tngrossed watching these pro
ceedings, that did not hear anyone ap-
proach me-
Suddenly "A voice said Look before
you in the glass;
"A something to brighten me almost
gray. and something to make rue feel
yet among the living.
The first was gittering knife, held
over my breast from behind; the second
was the smiling face of him that had
spoken,
81 turned.
Ibid you think we were going to kill
you aIso?' he asked, almost cheerfully.
at looked like it, | said.
wanted 10 prove 20 you, said he,
that wo do not, and did not wish you any
harm. could have killed you. but have
no desire to DO So | would rather take
sou by the hand.
He shook me by the hand heartily.
You have earned your ESQ well, said
another; and we will not count the money
very carefully-wiIl we?' addressing the
brothers
"They shook their heads
" Is all done?' asked the lady.
can"
'And then she broke down.
"a sudden cry; stretching Of the arms;
and then she fell senseless to the ground
1.-The carriage is ready, whispered one
who had not previously spoken.
"The poor lady was raised, a heavy
black shawl put about her, and
very tenderly three of them carried her
away.
Then the fourth, as though his
gentleness had been borne away with
the lady, turning to me, sand, 4 will pay
you,
He opened a~ge purse, shook
handful of gold out, put it on a table,
added a second, and said: All this is
yours.
Then he added: Fifty pounds will be
sent you yearly as long as any of MS are
alive But the least attempt at confession
on your part and you are dead man
We are kind to those who are good; we
are implacable to those who do evil. Shake
hands once more Now let me blindfold
you.
And he took me away as had come.
"But | was a changed man from that
night All my feelings OF freedom and
liberty were over forever
Two days after, the man ! had first
spoken to met me in the open day; he
was dressed for one of those garden par
ties, and he smiled and looked pleasant,
"a be said, you are IN accoulplice of our
number now, for you nave not informed
the police on becoming free. Good bye,
dear friend. You will have your money
forwarded to you once quarter
NV neither 1t ever came or not, | never
knew. What / wanted was to be free Of
them, and f9It ! could only do that by
hiding any face; and then it was thougt
of becoming "A Mr.. Merriman, for ! had
been fond Of that kind of thing as a boy.
And as | was good carpenter, also
good hand at . needle, why soon got
circus, and never show in public except
with my face got up as clown; and,
mark you, have always spoke In voice
not my own.
There, I've wound up, for | know I'm
on my death-bed; and feel that | can die
easy. New York Journal.