The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-10

,,id that IL w,s no NV. a,I,
as H. il pcn,r,llv rolicdI wh;nL, h,.
,one This. I lovcl NV ann, Nv INC L.
" childhood even in enrlv
\ happv DAYS. lnpp J,pnr tnI d" lie .irhs
| INT IL shall he nrovrr tb,. 7 nm me,
J guilty OF the crime" he ndds almost
Corcn,, ~ ~ "N''" ho'
"I hone so. As y,s .,r;,, ,or,
friend, Mr.. Takcr. is working So. von.
I, ,y,s l., 49,, ;,,,ra. 81
Adrian DIXIE"
"Ilas n discovered ANYTHING spcox
tell me uuickly," '
The doctor bcsitatcs. no docs No,
know how to answer Ur hrs rron.
iscd the detective that hc wn,iJ nn,
sneak TO any one. lie is nbout to ,;yr
AN cyasiyc answer when no IL snsrcJ
the troublc by tho doc, bninr oncnnd
Silas Watson n i'm hc ]onnnin~
"Mr. Adrian Dykc vould lil,r to 500
ronn '"' N' 'o'''
All. his brother has come.
,.ln n moment. ,Lan ~ H., coro,,
"You did not answer nv orrstion
'.Tal,cr will tell Won: I have No ,iuo
BE Of GOOD heart. / am WILLING ,o T..
yonr friend" and no leaves thn coli
eS"Tal,er will Toll mo p,rh,nsL o h,s
discovered something: wonder wIoi
II can no Sbo,, ,n ra.L". -
saws to Silas Watson who bns s,cnrnd
aside TO allow the doctor to mass. Int
who is now waiting in Tho donrvr,-
Your brother docs not err, about
coming To vour coll h,vc y;vcr III,
permission TO sprnli to Won in Tho n,r
Tor" r'
.,Dons not want IN 500 ,bc ;ro, b,rs
pcrIaps." bjttorIv. ..vcr,, y,olI. I,,J
on"
Tie sheriff stands back. ollovyipr tbe
prisoner To s,co ont of his cali and
then conducts him along ,Ls corridors IN
the front part OF the honsr Ito
tbrnv,s onon a dn,r 10 ,ho &c, -
Franklin Dyke. entcr;pr. sccs his
brother awaiting him.
II shall be outside" announces the
sheriff. and leaves them, The brother
is sitting. as the door oprns ne rises.
"EranlNin." he muruurs. .tbis is
AWFUL
Meaning the death or Dr lin 80"
sarcastically.
Yes. all-vour incarceration. thc
evidence AGAINST Won"
"Your doublc-faccd trcocbcry." adds
franklin, forcibIy.
The brother rccoils.
MY trcachcrv, | don't understand
on.
'Is il not treacEery to stand y, be.
fore n coroner and ii,rv and withhold
that which would east the blame. tho
suspicion, from your brother. placing
il where it he onps?''
He speaks haishly. bitterly. The
brother looks upou him with wonder
1T would be If such had been the
case. | did not do as Won say. oven
tried to keep back the fact of your be-
inc in Wcst Chcstnrth,, dov,nJ NIGHT
the circumstance of your visit TO me,
| feared it would 20 against Won when
first heard of the discovery of the
dead man"
~ have bcorI all this bcforc pcr-
hans yourc conscience did cnusc vou IN
try and shield me n I,ttIc ms louG rs II
asa n,t e., "Sn"7 u.
why did Won not tell ain the ,ruth9
If YOU had done so. should
not be here. Some one else
would he confined behind the iron bars
Of the West Chester inil."
The brother does not grow angry
only wonder. sorrow in his eyes de-
picisd upon his face.
n told TN, truth." he says o~uiot1v
hrmiy. Il did not do so willingly, but
ulI speak truly
The brother seems astonishcd. He
looks upon the II of the other with
snspici ous eyes.
cannot understand you,' lie says, |
at last You know, You knew at the
r!lnc you testified, that ] was an inno-
rent man. lou could have proven, be-
yond doubt that did not commit this
iced, but no TO shield yourself, YOU al |
lowed them to fasten the crime upon
me. You sacrificed your brother to
save yourself
''Franklin Dyke, what do Won mcano |
You say ! know, knew at the time,
mat You were innocent. How should
| how Why should ] Try to hang
N"u' my brother? To save myself En-
pam; II You did not murder DIR. VIII
bur who did?'
"fou!'
The word is ont. With a groan and
"a white, Mortified face, Adrian Dyke
stag.crs bacl, and catches az a chair
for support. His cyc.balls are turned
toward the ceiling, showing only the
whites; his lips are trembling, The
brother looks down upon him with
hi,fpr .r;rn,l l;Il , Ia,