The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13

asns fat yer IS 4 risky !, eost
H6H saved my Nfes 80 u will take this
Iiak fe save VA! from the crushing penalI
ret AMI from the eoaat, IL t4t y6itl have,
landed; rs soon dis possible, change your
hame ind nppeara nee az much III You
though it il NOT kelly; II ever / 8i6 hear
of you again, let Il bS III such Il way that.
will do you credit, and repay me- for Eiy-:
ing you your freedom tonig hf. 8
he tears stood iii the convict eyes M
he thanked his benefactor, and CRASHED
his hand. '3 I'5s
brutal treatment i have suffered-for. I.
don't think killed that gamekeeper. but
even il ! did, it was purely accidental.
You have proved to me that all the kind
ness and gratitude are not vet gone out
OF the world, and hope some day to be
able to show yon how appreciate it, SIS:
Within few minutes more the boat
had landed him on the mainland He.
watched 1t return to the ship, and then
departed. =s.=s Sc. * IS NJ tzss
s,'s@.". III. .>:zr II. 81.
1T was six years after this that, with
money made In cheap farming, Joseph
Thrne1l. the former convict, turned up ut
Ballatat Just al the first rush Of the
gold fever Occurred. 1t was Turnell who
bought the great tract Of land which was
afterward discovered to be almost wholly
gold tiildet the surface, atid who sold it.
after getting Some thousands out of it.,
for a very large sum. But. nobody. in
England or Australia; ~heti Joseph Ttfs
nell's name was mentioned; ever thought
for q moment that he was the escaped
convict about whom such 4 stir had been
made ut home, both on his escape, and
later, when adying tramp confessed that
twas his gun shot that memorable night
which killed the keeper. : 5z
Joseph Turnell was wealthy, and had
married dear girl in Victoria. who had
borne him daughter ere she died. Need
30 on Emily? You have guessed it all!
He came to England and took the name
of Henry Vane, owing to having had
some estates left him, as he told his
friends; in reality, to throw any chance
old acquaintance off the scent. There is
no fear NOW, Of any discovery or disagree
able thing happening. i felt nervous the
who know all this are you and I, for
even the good old captain is dead. So,
you see. was imprisoned unjustly after
all, but it has turned out good thing
for me in the end. And, now you have
wealth and beauty, l wanted, for my
own ambition, to see you lady by title
and position. and the Earl of Seacroft
could have no finer countess, nor you a
more desirable husband"
She sat pale and agitated, yet smiling
now, for was not her dear father free of
that awful, even if unintentional, crime
which had made her feel SO sick as he
told her the story?
$50 you think must choose Lord Sea-
croft?' asked she.
NAY" replied Mr.. Vane; Il have
scarcely. done yet. Hear the rest and
choose for yourself. AS you know now,
all l have l owe to that good captain
my freedom, my wealth, my fair fame.
promised-and God knows I have tried
never to forget him and his wife,
Emily, that captains name was Hubert
Wells, and this Hubert Wells is his son !!
l found out all easily by my agents. 1
have never repaid the father, never can,
nor the mother, either, for what they did.
Ny own. dearest darling can. if she
chooses-and l half suspect it will be
agreeable-sacrifice with me our am
bilious hopes; and repay the son for his
fathers sake"
He stopped and looked at her. Emily
Vane's eyes wandered thoughtfully out
in long gaze over the sunlit sea; then
she turned with calm smile and whis-
pered:
Yes, dearest papa, and she WILL ~
God bless you both,' said he. '',The
captain though far away, will be as de-
lighted as am" -Tid-Bits.