The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-17

Jasper Crane. the brother Of the desert
ed wife. Visits Radford at this time an.
produces proofs that bis sister had Died
only fftoen years before. leaving q son.
Allen Foater, who 10 now employed By
Radford az foreman Of the works. and
consequently that the son Erie Il bai-
iard. Crane places these proofs IN the
hands OF his nephew. Allen. and. hav-
ing thus accomplished hls revenge. de-
parts. Allen generously destroys the
evidence Of he pLrentage Ia order 70
hide his fathers crime. who has beeA
a good master. and 70 shield his brother.
whom he promises his father always 70
protect. Eric. the proaigaie brother.
has betrayed Brenda. the daughter Of
Mat Craven. one OF his fathers work
men. Craven discovers that his daugh-
ter Is In trouble. but Eric manages 70
make him believe that Allen "a the be-
trayer. and Il Is upon him that Graves
seeks to be revenged. To retrieve bis
falling fortunes. Radfofd desires Erie
10 marry his ward. Cora Dane. who Il
wealthy. but she prefers Allen and will
not give Eric any encouragement.
Needing money 10 continue hls prohi-
gate easier Eric now robs his father 4
safe. abstracting a number Of bank
notes. one OF which he gives 70 Brenda
who Is arrested with Il upon her per-
son. In order 10 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 rigat consequently TO give
Il, TO Brenda. Thla however only
strengthens Craven's suspicious thai
Allen Is the botrayer Of his daughter
and he now enters into a plot with
other men about the works 10 eBtlcs
Allen there At night. lock him In the
cellar and set Gre TO the plsce. Ella
cnven's blind daughter. discovers THU
plot, and 10 save her father from such
crime. and partly out Of love IN
Allen. reveals Il 70 Cora. Cora files q
Aliens aid. and reaches him Just as b.
confronts his enemies at the works
Craven offers 10 spare hla life n he vii
marry Brenda. but Allen refuses. deny
Ing that he had betrayed her. and h
and Cora are locked IN and the place ss
on Ere, In the face Of death Allen tell
Cora the whole truth concerning hi
parentage. and how Eric ls the guilt
one. and how he had shielded him be
cause he was his brother. Ella. M
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 accusing
an innocent man. Craven ovcrhear
them. and filled with remorse for hi
own act and anger AZ his daughter
perndy. takes her 10 Radiord's house
where both make a fun confession. u
the confusion Of the bad brother. Erie
and the Justification Of Allen. who mar
rica Cora and redoeMs the fortunes o
bis father. while Eric afierward re
pents and marries Brenda.
Ada Van Eta closed her season Il
Gloriana" IN Plttsburg. Pa. on accoun
Of sickness. and has gone 10 her HON
in Buffalo. n. Y. Manager Chas. !
Young has accepted 4 position a. busl
ness manager with the Calhoun Oper
Co. and lcf, for Chicago to join Their
al once The rest Of the company hav
accepted engagements. except Bell
Russell, who has gone to her home 4
Cleveland. Ohio.
Manager Henry G. Miner and Ami
O'Neiil we're married recently az n
Church OF the TRANSPORTATION. Brook
Ign. n. Y. the Rev. Father Kieiy OH
ciatlng.
Olive Thanot.