Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-09


stood to him. should recognize either
could see them"
The letter was written, but Of its good
results they could not tell.
One day there strolled into their town a
rough old miner. and as he passed quietly
along he was nearly paralyzed by pretty
young girl seizing his hand and exclaiming:
Aren't you Peter Oh. / know you must
be Pete"
"Bless your Jurty face, my dear, Of &C ..rse
pm Pete"
"Ohp she said. half crying, half laugh
ing. IL never saw you but once, but
knew you. DO you know they are going TO
hang Neddy"
Hang Neddyw he repeated dazedly.
eyes, oh, yes, for murder and robbery.
They found sl 900 on him and thought he
stole IL from man that was killed lie
could not prove. you know, where he did
get it, he could not find you, and we have
tried and tried 70 find you, papa and /.
Hang Neddy-the brayest boy that ever
worked pickt Well, ] just guess they'd
better notl'
But they willl' cried the excited girl.
''There's papa lie will explain"
1t took a good deal OF explaining, but at
last the old miner understood IL all per-
fectly.
"I've e., 900 now" he said. Reckon itll
help me bit. I'll find the real murderer,
or I'll know the reason why. How long
did you say hadt"
"Three weeks, but in case you don't dis
cover the real criminal 20 To the governor"
A week later rough looking, peculiar
individual forced his way into the gov
srnor's study.
III must see him." he said to the servant.
"It's matter Of life and death"
The governor looked up, annoyed. He
received "A number Of visitors that were
bores, many being Office seekers, and he
was tired.
IF you please, your honor. you are a-goin
TO hang an innocent boy"
II am not going TO hang any one, curtly.
''No, but yer jist a-goin ter let some one
do 1t fur you. I've got somethin particular
TO tell you, an you've got TO hear" dog
gedly.
"Be careful, or III have you put out"
81 don't think you will. All / want is
your attention few minutes. come from
the mines, an | come TO save an innocent
boy"
"They are all innocent according to their
own tales"
"Wait," said Pete. Back thar 'mong
the shadows Of the Sierra Nevada a man
came To our little camp hungry an poor.
We was hungry an poor, too. but we di-
vided up, an when he died an left bright
lad we took him in rs full partner, me an
Jim. Maybe you think IL wasn't a fair
show fur US, but IL was, fur the boy could
read like parson an talk like book-his
father had been an educated feller, so we
got along amazin well. Once Jim fell sick
with the fever, an that boy took him
through, same as he did me when l cut
my leg an came neard yin under the shadow
Of the hills Reckon we did not begrudge
him the partnership, not much. We only
regretted 1t when he took his thousand
dollars an left Us, an We felt like we'd
never have stock company agin after
that"
Pete glanced up at the governor and saw
that his face was full Of suppressed excite
ment.
"See II ! can find Pete or jim, Dut I'm
afraid there won't be time"
"Oh, yes, there will-there must be.
They won't hang Neddy when l know he's
innocent"
But II Pete OF Jim were in the land II
the living they could not be found, at least
% it seemed Rose Clayfeld and her ia
ther were indeed trying to reach them by
every available means.
"They could not clear the boy Of murder,
but they could prove how he came by the
money, aud that might stay his execu-
tion, !" said Mr.. Clayfeld. IL am undecided
what to do, but will write to the chief OF
police Of the city where our-friend Neddy
was arrested and tell him all / know re-
garding the boy and what know Of Pete
and Jim and the relation In which they