Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-12

career was one of uninterrupted pros"
perity. Within the year he became u
partner. The same miraculous for
tune followed other ventures latey
He was mill owner, mine owner, bank
| dlrector-a millionaire He was pop
ular, the reputation of his brief
achievement over the desperate kept
him secure from the attack of envy
and rivalry.ss He never was confronted
by the real Fowler. There was no
danger of exposure by others-the one
custodian of his secret, Tom Flynn,
died in Nevada the year following.
He had quite forgotten his youthful
past, and even the more recent lucky
portmanteau remembered nothing,
perhaps, but the pretty face of the
daguerreotype that had fascinated
him. There seemed to be no reason
why he should not live and die as
Shelby Fowler.
His business year later took him
to Europe. He was entering train at
one of the great railway stations of
London, when the porter, who had
| JuSu uol)OSlbSi HIS lOl lphl1Hbedu III Il
compartment, reappeared ut the win.
dow, followed by a young lady in
mourning.
''Beg pardon, sir, but handed You
the wrong portmanteau. That be,
longs to this young lady. This is
yours"
Flint glanced at the portmanteau
lnf "a ii ~
was not his, although it bore the in
itials ''S. f." He was mechanically
handing it back to the porter, when
his eyes rested on the young lady's
face. For an instant he stood petri-
fed. 1t YVES the face of the daguer.
reotype. 81 beg pardon" he STAN.
mered, 'but are these your intials?"
She hesitated, perhaps it was the
abruptness Of the question, but he saw
she looked confused.
"No. A friends"
She disappeared into another car.
riage, but from that moment Harry
Flint knew he had no other aim in
life but to follow this clue and the
beautiful girl who had dropped it.
He bribed the guard at the next sta
ton and discovered she was going to
New York. On their arrival he was
ready on the platform to respectfully
assist her. A few words disclosed the
fact that she was II fellow country
woman, although residing in England,
and at present was on her way to join
some friends at Harrogate. Her name
was West. At the mention of his ho
again fanciad she looked disturbed.
They met again and again; The in.
formality OF his Introduction was over
looked by her friends, us his assumed
name was already respectable and re-
sponsibly known beyond California.
He thought no more OF his future He
was in love. He even dared to think
it might be returned; but he felt he
had no right to seek that knowledge
until he had told her his real name
and how he came to assume another's.
He did so alone-scarcely u month
after their first meeting. To his
alarm she burst into food OF tears
and showed an agitation that seemed
far beyond any apparent cause. When
she had recovered she snid in a low,
frightened voice:
you are bearing my brothers
name. But it was name that the
unhappy boy had SO shamefully dis
graced in Australia that he abandoned
it, and, as he lay upon his death bed,
the last act of his wasted life was to
write an imploring letter begging me
to change mine, too. For the in
famous companion of his crime, who
had first tempted, then betrayed him,
had possession of all his papers and
letters, many of them from me, and
was threatening to bring them to our
Virginia home and expose him to our
neighborg. Maddened by desperation,
the miserable boy twice attempted
the life OF the scoundrel, and might
have added that blood outlines to
his other sins had he lived. did
change my name to my mothers
maiden one, left the country, and have
lived here to escape the revelations of
that desperate should he fulfill his
threat
In u flash Of recollection Flint re-
membered the startled look thaU had
come into his assailant's eye after they
had clinched, 1t was the same man
who had too late realized that his an
tagonist was not Fowler. "Thank
God! you are forever safe from any
exposure from that man." he said,
gravely, "Gnd the name OF Fowler has
never been known in San Francisco
save in all respect and honor. 1t is
for you to take back-fearlessly and
alonel"
She did--but not alone, for she
shared it with her husband. New
York Advertiser
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