Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-25
HIS HEARTS DESIRE.

We drew rein on the summit Of a
low, fliDty hill. where the great iron
bark trees with their corrugated stems
ioOued grim and awe inspiring in the
moonlight in the heart Of the Austria
Ian continent
There It is, 90 exclaimed my compan-
ion and friend, Mr.. Jenny, as he point
ed with his whip TO a spot In the vail p
below, that's POrter's farm, the place
I told YOU Of Wen get a royal well
come there and, by Joye, We want it
after t0-dav'5 ride
The mGn we're going 70 VISIT said
he. rs a man | think you'll be well
pleased with. He's In many respects
different from the ordinary run OF sheep
farmers ont here. and O cut above most
Of them. He's an English gentleman
cultured and accomplished. and he
came out here with plenty Of money at
7 his disposal lie simply transferred
his home from England 10 the Anti
poles.
What ala he 90 II for" asked.
"Weu. it's "a painful story" said Jer-
my. ia a feeling tone. and few may
/ say n0ne-Kuow of it. or know there's q
story at ALL BUT I happened 20 know
/ it: In fact, / knew the POrters In Eng
/ imd-they weren't P0rters then By tho
way. they were Carmichaels. which Is
/ their real name-Gud l dent mind tell
ing II 10 YOU, Hurst since / know i
won't 60 any farther
"P0rter-or CarmiChaei-had q good
r.~r.~,-r.rr- Trfifor1- r--rar, Z trr,tr-rt
/ him. He had also seven sons; SIX of
/ them are here with him as good felloWA
I every one OF them manly, upright and
honorable, and not one Of them under
six fcet-Gs you'd like to see.
But the seventh son, Tom. the
youngest OF them ali, the mothers pet,
the fathers pride. the white headed
boy, proved a thoroughly bad lot from
the very beginning.
Before De was twenty he had broken
his mothers heart and turned his faith
ers hair white. and then he finished his
.career-at least, for a while-by COM
hitting homicide under circumstances
rs closely aQprOXimatin6 90 wllful muir
der as things could we'll 20.
Fortunately for him. he got on with
zen years penal servitude But the
father and the family were so cut up
by this misfortune and the shame and
disgrace attending It that they actually
sold their property in England and
came ont here % Australia. They
even changed their name, as told you
sad story. isn't it,
IL Is, indeed" I answered. But
what has become Of Tom, the scape-
grace?" I inquired,
"No one knows" he replied, land tho
uncertainty OF the sons fate is killing
the pCOr father. Tom was released
from Jail az the expiration OF his SEN
tence. about d year go. On his rcleasA
he simply vanished; disappeared rs
completely as if the ground had opened
and swallowed him. and since then It
has been found impossible to discover
where he went or what become Of him.
And. rs I told YOU. the mystery Of his
fate is breaking his fathers heart
We drew up at length at a house
which. as far as ! could make out in
the obscurity, was larger and better
built than any had yet seen III the IN
terror or Australia We diSmCunted al
the door and beat loudly thereon with
The butts Of our whips.
All right, said q gruI voice from
within the closed door, you'll ind plen-
tv of straw In the slab hut Oh the left.
and we'll send YOU out our tucker
fooO. How many of YOU are there
They take us for tramps.' whispered
Jerny. in q tone of amusement Tel
SIR Porter" he continued aloud 10 the
unseen person within, "that l am his
friend. Nj Jenny. and that 1 have an
ENGLISH friend along with me-
We heard the bars and bolts being I'M
done within. the door opened. and we
found ourselves in q large hall receiv-
Ing a warm welcome from a tall good
looking man. who. It presently APP
neared. was Mr. POrter's eldest son.
How are YOU. DAM said Jenny:
This Is my frieIM. Captain Hurst"
he went on. IAN English officer, who mas
had the good taste to utilize his leave
Of absence in making q tour OF Austria
Ia. We are on our way across coon-
Try To The Ya-ra-Y ARA.
In O few minutes we were seated ar
weu-furTishcd table and Going ample
Justice to the good things provided
"The fact is. MIR Jeremy" said Dan.
Graham didn't recognize your voice
when YOU spoke o- first, and. besides,
we've taken 70 De very much on our
euard lately. since we heard that the
bush~augers have appeared In this part
o. the country.
"Ycs." said his father, "they robbed
the gold escort and killed several or The
men two nights ago
But that was a $50 miles away" my
friend remarked.
(Which makes a 100 reasons for eX-
Meeting them I'm our district ar any mo,
ment. Nfr. Porter returned. It's John
sons gang. and the tactics Of that In
formal cut-throat consist In flying from
one part of the country 70 another.
miles away. with celebrity that battles
pursuit. However, If he comes here
hen catch q tartar"
The conversation now ran entirely on
bushranging and the exploits of the nos
torious IoAa<oD I'D his gang Of rob-