The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Jssper Crane. the brother Of the desert
cd wife. visits Radford al this time and
produces proofs that his sister had died
only fifteen ycars before. leaving a son.
Allen Foster. who Is now employed by
Radford as foreman Of the works. and
consequently that the son Eric Il a bas-
tard. Crane places these proofs In the
hands Of his nephew. Allen. and. hav-
ing thus accomplished his revenge. de-
parts. Allen generously destroys the
evidence OF his parentage In order 20
hide his fathers crime. who has been
good master. and to shield his brother,
whom he promises his father always TO
protect. Eric. the proflgate brother.
has betrayed Brenda. the daughter Of
Mat Craven. one OF his fathers work
men. Craven discovers that bis daugh-
ter Is In trouble, but Eric manages TO
make him believe that Allen Is the be-
trayer. and Il Is upon him that Craven
seeks to be reyenged. To retrieve his
falling fortunes, Radford desires Eric
to marry his ward. Cora Dane. who Il
wealthy. but she prefers Allen and will
not give Erie any encouragement
Needing money TO continue his profit
gate career Eric now robs his fathers
cafe. abstraetlng a number Of bank
notes, one OF which he gives TO Bfeada
who Is arrested with Il upon her per-
son. In order to shield her lover she
says that Allen gave her the note, and
suspicion consequently falls on him
Radford. although believing Allen
guilty. shields him. by saying that th'
note Is one that he had given him. and
that he.had a right consequently 10 give
e. to Brenda. This. however Onll
strengthens Crayen's suspicious tina
Allen Is the bctrayer OF his daughter
and he now enters into a plot will
other men about the works 10 eptici
Allen there At night. lock him In th'
cellar and set Are 20 the place. Ella
Crayen's blind daughter. discovers thi
plot, and 10 save her father from sucl
a crime. and partly out Of love n
Allen, reveals Il 10 Cora. Cora flies 4
Aliens aid. and reaches him Just as h
confronts his enemies az the works
Craven offers 10 spare his lie II he VII
marry Brenda. but Allen refuses. deny
ing that he had betrayed her and h
and Cora are locked in and the place ~
on Ere. In the face OF death Allen tell
Cora the whole truth concerning hi
pareniago. and how Eric is the guilt
one. and how he had shielded him b.
cause he was his brother. Ella. th
blind girl. arrives Just In time. beat
down the door with an axe and rescue
them. Cora now seeks Brenda. charge
her with her crime and falsely aceusin
an innocent man. Craven overhead
them. and filed with romorse for b
own act and anger az his daughter
perhdy. takes her to Radiord's hous
where 10th make a full confession.
the confusion OF the bad brother. Fri
and the Justification OF Allen. who ma
ries Cora and redeems the fortunes
his father. while Eric efterward Z
penis and marrles Brenda.
Ada Van Eta closed her season
'Gloriana" In Pittsburg. Pa. on accou
Of sickness. aud has gone TO her hor
In Bunalo. y. Y. Manager Chas
Young has accepted a position as bui
ucss manager with the Calhoun Ope
Co. and left for Chicago to Join the
at once. The rest of the company Ia
accepted engagements, except BE
Russell. who has gone to her home
e Cleveland. Ohio
/. Manager Henry C. Miner and AM
IL O'Neill were married recently az I
r. Church % the TRANSPORTATION. Broo
70 Ign. y. T.. the Rev. Father Kelly o.